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Click the
Start Menu, choose
All Programs, choose
Accessories, and choose the
System tools menu. Click Disk
Defragmenter.
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Analyze your hard disk to see if a
disk defrag is required. If so, click
Defragment.
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When finished,
close Disk Defragmenter. |
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Click the
Start button and select
Run.
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In the Run box type
chkdsk.
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Hit the
OK button. Note the three
phases a Check Disk goes through.
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Open
Device Manager.
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Expand the
Display Adapters category.
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Right click on your
display
adapter and select
Properties.
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Select the
Driver tab of the Properties
window.
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Note the Driver Provider
and the Driver date. |
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Close all open windows and return
to your desktop. |
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At the blank desktop
open the Task
Manager window.
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Click the
Processes tab of Task
Manager.
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Click the
View menu and click
Select
Columns.
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Check
Memory
Usage. Hit the
OK button.
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Click on the
Mem Usage column header to
sort the list by Memory Usage.
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Note the program that is
using the most memory. |
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Close Task Manager.
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