Hard Drive Health Check
To check the physical state of your hard disk it is also recommended that you regularly (about once a month) run the error-checker tool. To do this:
- Go to ‘Start’ > ‘My Computer’ (Windows XP); or ‘Start’ > ‘Computer’ (Windows Vista)
- Next, right-click on the icon for the disk you want to check.
- Select ‘Properties’ > click the ‘Tools’ tab > click ‘Check Now’.
- In Windows Vista you’ll need to click ‘Continue’ on the ‘User Account Control’ warning that pops up. In the dialogue box that appears, tick next to both options then click ‘Start’.
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