Speed up you computer, really easily. Part 1/4: De-fragment Hard Disk
Posted by: wizardcreations on: November 6, 2007
Speed up your computer in this simple to-do tutorial with hardly any cash.
Your computer not a spry as it was? There are a couple of steps to do to make your computer faster if your having performance problems and in part 1 of this 4 part guide I’m going to show you how to do 1 of performance increasing tasks.
De-fragment your hard drive
De-fragmenting your hard drive is simple and easy to do with absolutely no risk of loosing any files. Even if it does sound a little daunting, its very easy to do with this simple video guide i made below.
Video Guide on De-fragmenting your hard drive.
instead of just showing you how to do it i thought i might put the extra effort in and tell you more about why you should De-fragment your hard drive and what it really does. Now i’ve included a youtube version of this video but it may be two small for those without hawk eyes so ive also included a download from my website www.wizardcreations.co.uk. right click the link below and then select “save as”.
www.wizardcreations.co.uk/Defrag.wmv
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