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Windows Me - First basic steps to increase speed and stability

November 28, 2013
Updated: April 14, 2022
Quick overview:

Direkt nachdem Sie die Installation überwunden haben ist es im Sinne der Stabilität und Schnelligkeit sehr empfehlenswert die zwei Datenträgerwartungsprogramme ScanDisk und Defragmentierung auszuführen. Ersteres prüft ihre Festplatte gründlich durch und verhindert so einen späteren Datenverlust. Das nächste reiht die Daten auf der Festplatte so an, dass Sie schneller und effizienter gelesen werden können.

Start ScanDisk - the safety of the disk comes first

1. Klicken Sie nacheinander auf Start > Programme > Zubehör > Systemprogramme und suchen Sie sich aus der erscheinenden Liste den Eintrag ScanDisk heraus.

2. after the program has started, you must click on Correct errors automatically and then open Advanced.... In this window, set everything exactly as described in the following screenshot:

3. Click on OK and then on Start to let the program do its work.

Order and speed through hard disk defragmentation

1. Klicken Sie sich im Startmenü erneut auf Systemprogramme durch und wählen Sie dieses mal den Eintrag Defragmentierung.

2. Under Settings you should disable the option to check the data carrier and then you can start with OK.

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3. This may take a while and I advise you not to do anything else on your PC during this time.

After the process is complete, click Start > Exit > Restart and allow Windows to reload.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION:This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write elsewhere, for example for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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