Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Just a note, Microsoft Windows 7 has a scheduled defrag anyway which is enabled by default which helps, you can change the schedule day if required. Not sure about Microsoft Windows Vista to be honest but it doesn't schedule in XP. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Denny Huff Sent: 04 January 2013 23:20 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag No problem. When you said Jaws, it sounded like you were saying Freedom Scientific. But it's not a big problem. The prefetch files are created whenever you open a program. So even if you delete a prefetch file the next time you execute a program it is recreated. Take care. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Hi, How do you know with JAWS if a particular disk is checked or unchecked for the defrag procedure? I want to make sure that my SSD is not going through defrag and I wanted to check just my mechanical drives but have no feedback from JAWS if a given drive is checked or not. Thanks, PL -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 3:46 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Just a note, Microsoft Windows 7 has a scheduled defrag anyway which is enabled by default which helps, you can change the schedule day if required. Not sure about Microsoft Windows Vista to be honest but it doesn't schedule in XP. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Denny Huff Sent: 04 January 2013 23:20 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag No problem. When you said Jaws, it sounded like you were saying Freedom Scientific. But it's not a big problem. The prefetch files are created whenever you open a program. So even if you delete a prefetch file the next time you execute a program it is recreated. Take care. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
I have read recently that you really should not touch those prefetch files. I never have at any rate and my computer works well in Windows 7 now. Rose Combs roseco...@q.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Denny Huff Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:20 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag No problem. When you said Jaws, it sounded like you were saying Freedom Scientific. But it's not a big problem. The prefetch files are created whenever you open a program. So even if you delete a prefetch file the next time you execute a program it is recreated. Take care. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Hi Mike, Thanks for trying to help but Glenn gave me the answer to my question. Thanks again. Kate -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 5:38 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Hi Kate, What operating system are you running? Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 12:50 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Hi All, I upgraded from JAWS 8 to JAWS 13 and I need to know how to run disk clean up and defrag my computer. Thanks in advance. Kate Walsh For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Does this work for vista and win 7 too? Kathy -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue saying that the disc check cannot bhe performed because the disc check needs exclusive access to some files. Do you want to schedule a disc check the next time you start Windows? Just press your spacebar on yes. Now tab to OK and press enter. Alt f4 out of the properties and shut down any open applications and restart your PC. It may take as long as an hour for this process to complete, depending on the size of your hard drive and how many errors you have, but be Patient and Windows will restart once the process is complete. --- 5. Defrag Sometimes when an application is shut
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Rich, I don't ever recall Freedom Scientific recommending deleting your Prefetch file. And, if they did, it is a superfluous step at best. Deleting the prefetch is a fiction that never seems to go away. See http://blog.tune-up.com/myth-buster/will-tweaking-windows-prefetch-folder-allow-for-a-faster-startup/ for a discussion and benchmarked results. Also, and only if you are real geeky, I suppose you might get improved boot-up time if you went into the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters and set the prefetch to only save system boot files. But, even though this might improve boot-up times, you'll wait longer to load applications. But, if you don't make that registry change, Prefetch continues to recollect that data until it reaches 128 entries. That's the max Windoes lets it hold. Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. Steve Lansing, MI - Original Message - From: Rich rcha...@bellsouth.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue saying that the disc check cannot bhe performed because the disc check needs exclusive access to some files. Do you want to schedule a disc check the next time you start Windows? Just press your spacebar on yes. Now tab to OK and press enter. Alt f4 out of the properties and shut down any open applications and restart your PC. It may take as long as an hour for this process to complete, depending on the size of your hard drive and how
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
I would not know. Rich - Original Message - From: Kathy Pingstock kpingst...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Does this work for vista and win 7 too? Kathy -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue saying that the disc check cannot bhe performed because the disc check needs exclusive access to some files. Do you want to schedule a disc check the next time you start Windows? Just press your spacebar on yes. Now tab to OK and press enter. Alt f4 out of the properties and shut down any open applications and restart your PC. It may take as long
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
No problem. When you said Jaws, it sounded like you were saying Freedom Scientific. But it's not a big problem. The prefetch files are created whenever you open a program. So even if you delete a prefetch file the next time you execute a program it is recreated. Take care. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Also usuable for windows 7? Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have Access Tech Consultant Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division Co-host of OTBS On The Bright Side www.thruoureyes.org/brightside.html jdege...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Denny Huff Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both
[JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Hi All, I upgraded from JAWS 8 to JAWS 13 and I need to know how to run disk clean up and defrag my computer. Thanks in advance. Kate Walsh For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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Hi Kate, What operating system are you running? Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 12:50 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Hi All, I upgraded from JAWS 8 to JAWS 13 and I need to know how to run disk clean up and defrag my computer. Thanks in advance. Kate Walsh For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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, then to all programs, then to accessories, next to system tools and finally to disc defrag and press enter. You will be presented with an analyze button. Press your spacebar on this and your PC will analyze your hard disc to see what percentage your disc is fragmented. This will only take a few minutes and when it is finished you can tab to view report and press enter. Arrow down and you will find what percentage your disc is fragmented. If it is more than 5%, I would recommend running your defrag. Tab to the close button and press enter, then tab to the defrag now button and press enter. This process will take a while depending on how big your hard drive is and what percentage it is fragmented. Once it is finished you can alt f4 out of the application. --- - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh cwalsh1...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 3:50 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Hi All, I upgraded from JAWS 8 to JAWS 13 and I need to know how to run disk clean up and defrag my computer. Thanks in advance. Kate Walsh For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
