Although it is already the world of Windows XP/2003, we know that Windows itself is a very open and fragile system. If you are not careful in using it, you may cause the system to be damaged or even paralyzed. However, if the application is installed and uninstalled frequently, it will also cause problems such as reducing the system's running speed and significantly increasing system application conflicts. The ultimate consequence of these problems is that you have to reinstall Windows.
Even Windows 98 does not provide very complete system maintenance and optimization functions, and the functions of the "maintenance wizard" it provides are really limited. In addition, the system does not provide management functions for the registry control system settings, so it will be very difficult to let users deal with various system problems that occur frequently. The following is based on practical experience, we recommend several methods that can assist ordinary users in maintaining Windows.
1. Regularly defragment the disk and scan disk files
This is the easiest and most direct way. Generally speaking, you can use the "disk defragmentation" and "disk scanner" provided by the Windows system itself to optimize disk files. Both tools are very simple. If you are a user who has a certain understanding of Windows systems, it is recommended that you use the norton disk doctor and norton speed disk provided by norton utilities 3.05. These are the latest disk maintenance tools launched by symantec in 1998. The distinctive feature is that it runs fast and has powerful functions. What is commendable is that the disk defragmentation speed of norton speed disk is more than ten times faster than similar tools built in Windows, and the program provides a lot of optimization control, making it a very worthwhile tool. Both tools are very simple to use. You just need to select the drive that needs to be scanned or optimized, and execute the commands in the corresponding program interface to start the operation. In addition, in addition to optimization and error scanning of disk file arrangement. We can also use the "disk cleaning tool" provided by Windows itself or the space wizard provided by Norton Utilities to scan various useless files on disk. They can all delete temporary files, useless files, backup files, etc. stored in each path of the system very safely, and completely free up disk space.
2. Maintain the system registry
We know that the Windows registry is the lowest-level setting for controlling the startup and operation of the system, and its files are the sum under the Windows installation path. These two files are not displayed in a clear way in a system setting, and ordinary users have no way to modify it. We know that if you install/uninstall applications frequently, the settings added by these applications in the system registry cannot be completely deleted. Over time, the registry will become very large and the system's running speed will be affected. There are also many popular automatic debugging, compression and optimization tools on the market, which are specifically designed for Windows registry. It can be said that the Windows doctor provided by Norton Utilities is the best. It not only provides powerful automatic detection function for system registry error settings, but also provides automatic repair function. Using this tool, even if you know nothing about the system registry, it can be very convenient to operate, because you can complete system error repair by simply clicking the "next" button in the program interface with your mouse.
3. Repeat the system registry
Backing up the system registry is the easiest and most effective way to ensure that the Windows system can run, maintain and restore the system. We know that the system's registry information is saved in the Windows folder, and its file name is and. These two files have implicit and system properties. Now all you need to do is back up these two files. You can use the regedit export function to copy these two files directly to the backup file path. When a system error occurs, then import the backup file to the windows path. Overwrite the source file to restore the system. In addition, if you are using Windows 98, you can use it to backup and restore the system, which is easier. You can quickly backup the current system registry by typing scanreg/backup directly at the dos prompt. When you need to restore the registry, you can just click scanreg/restore at the dos prompt. For this tool, it should be used in the dos environment.
4. Clean useless dll files under the system path
This maintenance work may not be familiar with, but it is also a crucial factor affecting whether the system can run quickly. We know that after the application is installed in Windows, some DLL files are usually copied in the system folder under the installation path of Windows. When you delete the corresponding application, some of the DLL files will usually be retained; when the DLL files under this path continue to increase, it will greatly affect the overall running speed of the system. For ordinary users, it is very difficult to manually delete the dll file.
In this case, it is recommended to use the clean system automatic dll file scanning and deletion tool. The download URL of this tool is /kevsol/. You just need to select the drive that can be scanned in the program interface, and then click the "start scanning" button in the interface. The program will automatically analyze the association between the files on the corresponding disk and the dll file under the system path, and then give a list of dll files that are not associated with all files. At this time, you can click the ok button in the interface to delete and automatically backup. I used it to safely delete as many as 7m dll files, and did not cause any errors in the application in the system, and the effect was very good.
5. Use system crash prevention tools to maintain system stability
This is another way to maintain the system. When your system is unstable and you don’t know the cause of the problem and don’t want to reinstall Windows, you can use this tool to maintain the stability of the system. This method can protect your application at critical moments, save data temporarily stored in system memory to disk, and is usually very useful when you are about to complete a design or create a work. Currently, there are many tools in this area. After comparison, I think the crushguard provided by Norton is doing a good job in application crash recovery. It provides rich functions, simple operation mode, high degree of automation, and good recovery effect. Especially when the program can automatically monitor the application currently running in the system, and when the crash occurs, the user can restore the application by clicking the anti-freeze button in the mouse dialog box. It is very simple to use. It is recommended that you choose to use it here. In addition, there is another tool that is bomb shelter in nuts& bolts, which is also a good anti-application crash tool. The feature of this tool is that it is very small and has good recovery effect.
6. Use online virus detection tools to prevent virus invasion
This involves maintaining system security, and although it is not very important, it is very necessary to use this tool if you are often exposed to data exchange. If you like to download software frequently, it is very necessary to have a good online virus defense tool. In terms of virus defense software, it is highly recommended that you use pc-ciiiin, which is a top online virus defense tool. It provides very good results, and its usage method is also very simple. The program will automatically run after the system is started and provides online monitoring. When a virus is found to invade the system, it will give a warning message and stop all system activities. At this time, you can choose antivirus or related operations in the interface given by the program. In addition, in dealing with viruses from the Internet, mcafee provides webscanx is also an excellent product. It is a tool that provides virus detection specifically for Internet file download, e-mail reception and other operations, and the interface design of the program is also very cool. You can get it from the URL.
7. Use windows auxiliary tools to optimize the system
Windows is a very large system, and the system's requirements for CPU and memory are also increasing, and the current applications are getting bigger and bigger, which is why the system startup speed is not very fast. To this end, tools have now appeared that specialize in Windows and its application startup acceleration. The most representative product in this regard is speedstart provided by Norton Utilities, which is a very good online tool for automatic optimization of system operation. In addition, there are many sharing software that provides Windows enhancements now. These tools are usually very small, but they greatly fill the gaps in the system in this regard, such as providing enhanced system right-click menus, system desktops, task bars, shortcut menus, mouse functions, and more.
8. Optimize windows itself
Since Windows itself has a high degree of automation, in principle, users no longer need to optimize settings themselves. However, we have summarized some experience during use, which is also effective in improving the running speed of the system, including the following key points:
(1) Try to minimize drivers loading in and files, because Windows can provide hardware support well. If necessary, it is OK to delete both files.
(2) Use fat32. This is also a very good way. Although fat32 cannot provide you with faster disk data access, it can provide more free disk space and is very effective in using it. It is also recommended that you use the "fat32 converter" provided by Windows 98 for operation. Its advantage is that it can convert fat16 to fat32 without damaging the existing data of the disk, which has a very good effect. If your level is higher, it is recommended to use partition magic to perform fat32 conversion. This tool provides more powerful functions and extremely fast conversion speed.
(3) Regularly delete applications that are no longer in use, which is very necessary. When too many applications are installed in the system, it will have an impact on the system's running speed. So if an application is no longer used, it should be deleted in time. For deletion operations, we can generally use the uninstall program provided by the program itself. If it is not provided, it is recommended to use the uninstall deluxe provided by norton, which is an excellent tool with the biggest advantage of being thoroughly removed and providing system optimization features, which is well worth using.
(4) Delete fonts that are no longer used in the system.
(5) If the display card speed is not fast, do not use too high display settings or too high display refresh rate settings, 75hz is generally a good choice.
(6) Turn off the cd-rom automatic perception function provided by the system (set in the "System-Device Management" item).
(7) During daily use, you should pay attention to the latest hardware drivers related to your machine and install them in time to the system. This is usually an effective way to improve system performance without spending money.
Even Windows 98 does not provide very complete system maintenance and optimization functions, and the functions of the "maintenance wizard" it provides are really limited. In addition, the system does not provide management functions for the registry control system settings, so it will be very difficult to let users deal with various system problems that occur frequently. The following is based on practical experience, we recommend several methods that can assist ordinary users in maintaining Windows.
1. Regularly defragment the disk and scan disk files
This is the easiest and most direct way. Generally speaking, you can use the "disk defragmentation" and "disk scanner" provided by the Windows system itself to optimize disk files. Both tools are very simple. If you are a user who has a certain understanding of Windows systems, it is recommended that you use the norton disk doctor and norton speed disk provided by norton utilities 3.05. These are the latest disk maintenance tools launched by symantec in 1998. The distinctive feature is that it runs fast and has powerful functions. What is commendable is that the disk defragmentation speed of norton speed disk is more than ten times faster than similar tools built in Windows, and the program provides a lot of optimization control, making it a very worthwhile tool. Both tools are very simple to use. You just need to select the drive that needs to be scanned or optimized, and execute the commands in the corresponding program interface to start the operation. In addition, in addition to optimization and error scanning of disk file arrangement. We can also use the "disk cleaning tool" provided by Windows itself or the space wizard provided by Norton Utilities to scan various useless files on disk. They can all delete temporary files, useless files, backup files, etc. stored in each path of the system very safely, and completely free up disk space.
2. Maintain the system registry
We know that the Windows registry is the lowest-level setting for controlling the startup and operation of the system, and its files are the sum under the Windows installation path. These two files are not displayed in a clear way in a system setting, and ordinary users have no way to modify it. We know that if you install/uninstall applications frequently, the settings added by these applications in the system registry cannot be completely deleted. Over time, the registry will become very large and the system's running speed will be affected. There are also many popular automatic debugging, compression and optimization tools on the market, which are specifically designed for Windows registry. It can be said that the Windows doctor provided by Norton Utilities is the best. It not only provides powerful automatic detection function for system registry error settings, but also provides automatic repair function. Using this tool, even if you know nothing about the system registry, it can be very convenient to operate, because you can complete system error repair by simply clicking the "next" button in the program interface with your mouse.
3. Repeat the system registry
Backing up the system registry is the easiest and most effective way to ensure that the Windows system can run, maintain and restore the system. We know that the system's registry information is saved in the Windows folder, and its file name is and. These two files have implicit and system properties. Now all you need to do is back up these two files. You can use the regedit export function to copy these two files directly to the backup file path. When a system error occurs, then import the backup file to the windows path. Overwrite the source file to restore the system. In addition, if you are using Windows 98, you can use it to backup and restore the system, which is easier. You can quickly backup the current system registry by typing scanreg/backup directly at the dos prompt. When you need to restore the registry, you can just click scanreg/restore at the dos prompt. For this tool, it should be used in the dos environment.
4. Clean useless dll files under the system path
This maintenance work may not be familiar with, but it is also a crucial factor affecting whether the system can run quickly. We know that after the application is installed in Windows, some DLL files are usually copied in the system folder under the installation path of Windows. When you delete the corresponding application, some of the DLL files will usually be retained; when the DLL files under this path continue to increase, it will greatly affect the overall running speed of the system. For ordinary users, it is very difficult to manually delete the dll file.
In this case, it is recommended to use the clean system automatic dll file scanning and deletion tool. The download URL of this tool is /kevsol/. You just need to select the drive that can be scanned in the program interface, and then click the "start scanning" button in the interface. The program will automatically analyze the association between the files on the corresponding disk and the dll file under the system path, and then give a list of dll files that are not associated with all files. At this time, you can click the ok button in the interface to delete and automatically backup. I used it to safely delete as many as 7m dll files, and did not cause any errors in the application in the system, and the effect was very good.
5. Use system crash prevention tools to maintain system stability
This is another way to maintain the system. When your system is unstable and you don’t know the cause of the problem and don’t want to reinstall Windows, you can use this tool to maintain the stability of the system. This method can protect your application at critical moments, save data temporarily stored in system memory to disk, and is usually very useful when you are about to complete a design or create a work. Currently, there are many tools in this area. After comparison, I think the crushguard provided by Norton is doing a good job in application crash recovery. It provides rich functions, simple operation mode, high degree of automation, and good recovery effect. Especially when the program can automatically monitor the application currently running in the system, and when the crash occurs, the user can restore the application by clicking the anti-freeze button in the mouse dialog box. It is very simple to use. It is recommended that you choose to use it here. In addition, there is another tool that is bomb shelter in nuts& bolts, which is also a good anti-application crash tool. The feature of this tool is that it is very small and has good recovery effect.
6. Use online virus detection tools to prevent virus invasion
This involves maintaining system security, and although it is not very important, it is very necessary to use this tool if you are often exposed to data exchange. If you like to download software frequently, it is very necessary to have a good online virus defense tool. In terms of virus defense software, it is highly recommended that you use pc-ciiiin, which is a top online virus defense tool. It provides very good results, and its usage method is also very simple. The program will automatically run after the system is started and provides online monitoring. When a virus is found to invade the system, it will give a warning message and stop all system activities. At this time, you can choose antivirus or related operations in the interface given by the program. In addition, in dealing with viruses from the Internet, mcafee provides webscanx is also an excellent product. It is a tool that provides virus detection specifically for Internet file download, e-mail reception and other operations, and the interface design of the program is also very cool. You can get it from the URL.
7. Use windows auxiliary tools to optimize the system
Windows is a very large system, and the system's requirements for CPU and memory are also increasing, and the current applications are getting bigger and bigger, which is why the system startup speed is not very fast. To this end, tools have now appeared that specialize in Windows and its application startup acceleration. The most representative product in this regard is speedstart provided by Norton Utilities, which is a very good online tool for automatic optimization of system operation. In addition, there are many sharing software that provides Windows enhancements now. These tools are usually very small, but they greatly fill the gaps in the system in this regard, such as providing enhanced system right-click menus, system desktops, task bars, shortcut menus, mouse functions, and more.
8. Optimize windows itself
Since Windows itself has a high degree of automation, in principle, users no longer need to optimize settings themselves. However, we have summarized some experience during use, which is also effective in improving the running speed of the system, including the following key points:
(1) Try to minimize drivers loading in and files, because Windows can provide hardware support well. If necessary, it is OK to delete both files.
(2) Use fat32. This is also a very good way. Although fat32 cannot provide you with faster disk data access, it can provide more free disk space and is very effective in using it. It is also recommended that you use the "fat32 converter" provided by Windows 98 for operation. Its advantage is that it can convert fat16 to fat32 without damaging the existing data of the disk, which has a very good effect. If your level is higher, it is recommended to use partition magic to perform fat32 conversion. This tool provides more powerful functions and extremely fast conversion speed.
(3) Regularly delete applications that are no longer in use, which is very necessary. When too many applications are installed in the system, it will have an impact on the system's running speed. So if an application is no longer used, it should be deleted in time. For deletion operations, we can generally use the uninstall program provided by the program itself. If it is not provided, it is recommended to use the uninstall deluxe provided by norton, which is an excellent tool with the biggest advantage of being thoroughly removed and providing system optimization features, which is well worth using.
(4) Delete fonts that are no longer used in the system.
(5) If the display card speed is not fast, do not use too high display settings or too high display refresh rate settings, 75hz is generally a good choice.
(6) Turn off the cd-rom automatic perception function provided by the system (set in the "System-Device Management" item).
(7) During daily use, you should pay attention to the latest hardware drivers related to your machine and install them in time to the system. This is usually an effective way to improve system performance without spending money.