I have XP home w/SP2 and all updates also and when I right click on My
Computer, and select properties, the only tabs I get are General, Computer
Name, Hardware, Advanced, System Restore, Automatic Updates, and Remote. I
don't see a tab for Tools. What am I missing or doing wrong?
Dave Schroeder
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Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] My questions are:
>I have XP Home and here is where mine is located. Right click on 'My
> Computer'
> (C Drive).... go to 'Properties,' when that window opens, click on the
> 'Tools tab,' and you will have two things to click on, the top one is
> 'Error
> Checking' and the other is 'Defragmenting.' On the 'Error Checking,' when
> you
> click on the 'Check Now' thing two other things will open up.... one is '
> Automatically fixes system errors' and the other one is 'Scan disk.' Say
> yes when it
> asks if you want to do this.
>
> Put a check mark by both of them. ((The first one will check your disk
> when
> you shut off your system and when it's starting up .... that's when it
> will
> do its work.))
>
> Then after you have done the Scan Disk, do the Defrag one, then shut
> down.
> Make sure you have shut off all running programs in the back ground
> before
> you start this. When I do a scan disk and defrag... it takes me approx
> 30
> minutes for both. The Check Disk, when it's starting back up, takes
> approx. 45
> min. Harriet
>
> -------------------------------------
> may be wrong, but it is my understanding that XP Home edition does not
> automatically install some of the accessory system tools. They are on the
> installation CD, but need to be manually installed. The backup program is
> one that is not normally installed. I don't know about the defrag
> utility.
>
> Peter
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> In answer to your first question - when you go to
> start/programs/accessories/system tools there should be a number of items
> of
> which "disk cleanup" and "disk defragmenter" are two. Both of these are
> built into XP and are free to use. I'm not sure what you come upon that
> needs to be purchased. Maybe some other program placed them there in
> place
> of the built in XP tools. It would be interesting if you could determine
> what company is offering these items. Using AdAware and Spybot Search &
> Destroy might find and eliminate the culprit program.
>
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