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NOTE: THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT FIT WINDOWS 95/98/Me.
CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS 95/98/Me.
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Caution: As you do each step, open the Weekly Cleanup
folder and check to make sure all icons are shortcuts identified
by a small arrow in the lower left corner. See Fig 4. If you do
not see the shortcut symbol, you have used left click instead
of right click and moved the item or copied the item instead of
making a shortcut to it. If it is a copy, it can be safely deleted.
If it was moved, do not delete it. Right click on the desktop
and choose Undo Move or Undo Copy
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The final step
in cleaning up your computer is to create a folder on the desktop
to hold shortcuts to the cleanup items. This makes cleaning up frequently
an easy chore. Follow the listed steps to create the folder:
- Make a new folder on the desktop and name it Weekly Cleanup.
Right click on a blank area of the desktop and choose New, Folder
from the menu. It is created and the title is highlighted to allow
renaming. Type in the title. Click the mouse elsewhere or touch
Enter.
- Open the Windows Explorer by placing the mouse pointer on
My Computer and clicking the right
mouse button and choose Explore. (If you don't have My Computer
on the desktop, Windows Explorer can be opened using the keyboard
command or by right clicking My Computer in the Start Menu).
Size and move the window using the Maximize/Restore button so
that you can see the Weekly Cleanup icon on the desktop. It should
look like Fig 1 below. Note: pictures are from 98/Me, but work
for XP.
- In the left window, select (highlight) the Control Panel.
In the right window choose (highlight) Internet (or Internet Properties)
and RIGHT drag the icon on
top of the Weekly Cleanup icon on the desktop and drop it. Choose
"Create Shortcut" from the menu. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
RIGHT DRAGGING, try the alternate method in #7.
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Scroll down the left pane of the Explorer window to find
the Start Menu folder. (This will be under C drive\Documents
and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories) Expand
each folder category by clicking the plus box to the left of
each item. Then expand each folder until you have Accessories
open. Highlight the System Tools folder to display the items
in the System Tools menu. See fig 3. Move the mouse pointer
into the right window and select and right drag Disk
Cleanup and Defrag into the Weekly Cleanup folder and
choose Copy: Caution: Do not left Drag. This moves the
item and erases it in the standard location. If you accidentally
do this, stop Immediately. Right click anywhere and choose Undo
Move.
Explanation: When right dragging folders, you do not want a
copy, you want a shortcut. The items in the start menu are already
shortcuts and can be just copied. Note: ScanDisk does not exist
in XP. If you are comparing this procedure to 95/98/Me, just
forget it. Scandisk is part of Defrag. (XP
uses the Checkdisk procedure and is typically unnecessary in
XP since the error analysis is done as a part of Defrag)
- Close the Windows Explorer. Open the Weekly Cleanup folder.
You should have 3 icons in the folder. See fig 4.
- I find it cleaner to rename all 3 icons to add a number to
the beginning of the name and remove the "Shortcut To".
This reminds me of what order to do them in. To rename the icon
right click on the name and choose Rename. Then use the cursor
control keys or the mouse to place the cursor at the beginning
of the name and add a number as shown in the chart below:
- ALTERNATE METHOD:
(For #3 above)
A. If you have trouble right dragging, try using right click menu
as follows:
B. Open Windows Explorer. Select Control Panel. In right window,
select Control Panel. Right click on it and choose "Create
Shortcut", or use the File menu, Create Shortcut. See Fig
6.
C. You will get a message that says "You cannot create a
shortcut here. Do you want to put it on the desktop? Click on
Yes. See Fig 7.
D. Minimize the Explorer window. On the desktop, move the new
shortcut into the Weekly Cleanup folder by Left dragging it in;
or Right click on the shortcut, choose Cut. Then right click on
the Weekly Cleanup folder and choose Paste.
E. Return to Windows Explorer. Scroll left window down to Windows
and select it. In the right window, select Cookies. Click File,
Create Shortcut. See Fig 8. You again get the error message in
Fig 7. Select Yes and repeat the process for 7.D.
F. Return to Explorer. In the left window, scroll down to and
expand Start Menu, Accessories, and select system tools. In the
right windows, select all 3 items shown in Fig 9 using Ctrl-Click.
Choose Edit, Copy.
G. In left window, scroll down to the Weekly Cleanup folder, select
it, choose Edit, Paste. Go back to Item 4 above and finish the
task.
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1. Internet
Options
2. Disk Cleanup
3. Defrag
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Caution: As you do each step, open the Weekly
Cleanup and check to make sure all icons are shortcuts identified
by a small arrow in the lower left corner. See Fig 4. If you do
not see the shortcut symbol, you have used left click instead of
right click and moved the item or copied the item instead of making
a shortcut to it. If it is a copy, it can be safely deleted. If
it was moved, do not delete it. Right click on the desktop and choose
Undo Move or Undo Copy
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The final step is learning
how to use the folder to actually cleanup your computer. Click
here for instructions
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