Total Copy lets you to stop and resume copying. Use this freeware to create backups for your data files and folders.
Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes system failures.
In Windows to start the defrag utility, click on the Start button, then move your mouse over Programs, then choose Accessories, then System Tools, then click on Disk Defragmenter. Highlight the drive you wish to defragment by clicking your left mouse button once on the drive. Click on the Analyze button, this will check the selected drive for fragmentation, the utility will then inform you if the drive needs defragmenting. If the drive needs defragmenting click the Defragment button. It sometimes takes hours depending on the size of the drive. In Windows 9x you must turn off your screensaver first.
Disk Defragmentation Utilities Reviews both free and commercial utilities.
JKDefrag Unzip and click on the JKDefrag icon or copy the folder to your hard drive and add with taskbar settings. Tested on Widows XP and Vista 32.
PageDefrag When used it on a badly fragmented hard drive with lots of files PageDefrag looks like it has crashed, be patient and let it finish. Works best after following directions to readjust the Page File size: Right click My Computer Click on Properties Choose Advanced tab. Select Preformance settings. Choose the Advance tab. Select vitual memory. Choose no paging File. Press Apply. Choose Customize. If you have a second drive choose the one that your operating system is not running on. Set initial and maximum to twice the amount of RAM installed in your system. Run PageDefrag once. Repeat when your system slows down even though you defragged and kept your registry clean. Works the same in Win 98 and Vista as it does in XP.
Expired Cookies Cleaner is free software for removing expired cookies from you personal computer if using MS Explorer. Firefox has a setting that does the same thing.
PureRa Cleans up useless install and uninstall data on your computer like backup install files. Use after you feel happy how everything works.
Smatterings: Registry Cleaning Corrupt registrys is a likely reason to reformat your hard drive. Regular housekeeping after upgrading vesrions and unistalling software keeps this file lean and accurate.
Registry Tweaks and System Tweaks Registry tweaks to enchance Windows performance.
Braving the Registry Warning! Advoid editing your registry after exhaustion threantens to guide your hand into pressing the wrong keys.
