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COMPREHENSIVE
Windows Tutorial 10
Improving Your Computer’s
Performance
XPXPXPObjectives• Optimize computer performance• Monitor system tasks• Examine system information• Increase memory capacity with ReadyBoost• Find troubleshooting steps• Troubleshoot printer and network problems• Respond to software and operating system errors• Manage remote assistance
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XPXPXPImproving System Performance• After you use your computer for awhile, and
especially after installing software and saving and deleting files, you might notice changes in your system performance
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XPXPXPImproving System Performance
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XPXPXPViewing and Calculating Your Base Score• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click
System and Maintenance, and then click Performance Information and Tools
• View the Windows Experience Index base score and subscores for your computer. If these scores are not displayed, click Score this computer
• To find out if your score has changed, click Update my score
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XPXPXPOptimizing Visual Effects and Other Options• In the Performance Information and Tools
window, click Adjust visual effects in the left pane
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XPXPXPUsing Advanced Performance Tools
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XPXPXPViewing Details About System Events• When you are troubleshooting problems with
Windows and other programs, it is often helpful to view details about system events– Program events– Security events– System events
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XPXPXPMonitoring System Performance• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click the System
and Maintenance category, and then click Performance Information and Tools
• Click Advanced tools in the left pane• Click Open Reliability and Performance Monitor• In the left pane, click Reliability and Performance, if
necessary, to display an overview of system resources• Click Performance Monitor to graph system performance• Click Reliability Monitor to display a chart of system
stability information
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XPXPXPMonitoring System Performance
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XPXPXPTracking Processor Time• In the Reliability and Performance Monitor
window, click Performance Monitor in the left pane
• Click the Add button on the Performance Monitor toolbar
• Click % Usage, and then click the Add button• Click the OK button
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XPXPXPTracking Processor Time
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XPXPXPSystem Stability Chart
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XPXPXPUsing Task Manager to Examine System Information• Besides using the Reliability and Performance
Monitor to track system information, you can also use Task Manager to view information about the programs and processes running on your computer
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XPXPXPExamining System Information• In the Advanced Tools window, click View
advanced system details in System Information
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XPXPXPGenerating a System Health Report• In the Advanced Tools window, click Generate a
system health report
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XPXPXPUsing ReadyBoost to Increase Memory Capacity• Windows ReadyBoost can use storage space on
some removable media devices, including USB flash drives, to speed up your computer
• Plug a USB flash drive into an available USB port on your computer
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XPXPXPFinding Troubleshooting Information• Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then
click Help and Support• Click Troubleshooting
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XPXPXPTroubleshooting Printer Errors• Print quality• Running out of paper• Clearing a print jam• Print errors can cause problems with the print
queue
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XPXPXPRepairing a Network Connection• Right-click the network icon in the notification
area of the taskbar, and then click Diagnose and repair on the shortcut menu
• Follow the suggestions that appear in the Windows Network Diagnostics window, if any
• Click the Close button
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XPXPXPRepairing a Network Connection
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XPXPXPFinding the IP Address of Your Computer• Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to All
Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt
• Type ipconfig
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XPXPXPFinding the IP Address of Your Computer
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XPXPXPChecking for Solutions to Software Problems• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click
System and Maintenance, then click Problem Reports and Solutions to open the Problem Reports and Solutions window
• Click Check for new solutions in the left pane• Follow any steps Windows provides, then close
the Problem Reports and Solutions window
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XPXPXPChecking for Solutions to Software Problems
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XPXPXPChecking for Solutions to Software Problems
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XPXPXPRecovering the Operating System• System Restore• Last Known Good Configuration• Safe mode• Startup Repair• Reinstall Windows
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XPXPXPRequesting and Managing Remote Assistance• In the System and Maintenance window, click
System• Click Remote settings• If necessary, click the Allow Remote Assistance
connections to this computer box to insert a check mark
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XPXPXPRequesting and Managing Remote Assistance
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XPXPXPRequesting Remote Assistance• Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then
click Help and Support• In the Ask someone section of the Windows Help
and Support window, click Windows Remote Assistance
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XPXPXPRequesting Remote Assistance
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