considerable amount of space on your PC, like getting rid of TIF (Temporary Internet

Files) and other 'useless', and not required, files.

COMPUTER 10 ict MODULE
WEEK 6

NAME: ____________________ SECTION ___________ To reduce the number of unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up
disk space and help your computer run faster, use Disk Cleanup. It removes
temporary files, empties the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of system files
and other items that you no longer need.

Disk Cleanup To delete files using Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup is a computer maintenance utility that is included in the The following procedure cleans up files associated with your user
Microsoft Windows operating system and is designed to free up space on the account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean up all the files on your
hard drive. Disk Cleanup helps free up space on your hard drive. Disk Cleanup computer.
searches your drive, and then shows you temporary files, Internet cache files, 1. Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Disk
and unnecessary program files that you can safely delete. The cleanup process Cleanup, and then, in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.
involves searching and analyzing the hard drive for files that are no longer
needed. Then it proceeds to remove them and thus freeing up disk space on the 2. In the Drives list, click the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then
hard drive. click OK.
Here is the list of all the files that can be deleted from Windows XP:
3. In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, select the check
1. Downloaded program files boxes for the file types that you want to delete, and then click OK.
2. Temporary Internet files 4. In the message that appears, click Delete files.
3. Offline webpages
Remove Unnecessary Startup Programs
4. File for the Recycle Bin Some applications are automatically configured to load each time you
5. Temporary files boot into Windows. These programs are usually represented by icons that are
loaded in your system tray (the panel located at the bottom right corner of your
6. Web client/publisher
screen). Most of which are unnecessary and tend to take up unnecessary system
temporary files
resources which often slow down your computer. Microsoft provides a tool called
7. Compressed old files
the System Configuration Utility that enables you to configure the programs to be
8. Catalog files for the content loaded during startup.
Indexer
To use this utility, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Run.
2. Type in: msconfig
Disk Cleanup is a feature of Windows that enables a user to delete system/junk 3. Click on the Startup tab.
files safely. For example, by using the disk cleanup feature, you can free up a
 COMPUTER 10
Week 6

NAME: ____________________ SECTION ___________

Activity: Internet Research

In this activity, you will learn how useful the Internet can be for a PC support
technician. Do the following tasks:
1. Research online for the importance of Disk Cleanup and when to apply it.
2. List down the advantages and effects to the computer system.
4. A list of options will appear indicates that the programs that start up each time
you load Windows.
5. Tick only those that are necessary and click OK.
6. Restart your computer. Click Restart.
If you are a Windows 2000 and Windows NT users, you can still use the same
program msconfig.exe. Since Microsoft did not include the utility in these two
versions of Windows, you have to download it. Once you have downloaded the
file into your computer, follow these steps:
1. Unzip the file.
2. Copy the msconfig.exe file into the C:\winnt\system32 folder.
3. To access the utility, click Start, select Run and type in: msconfig. Ignore the
error messages about not being able to find the following files:
o config.sys
o autoexec.bat
o win.ini
o system.ini