Diagnostic
Tips
Disk Defragmentation
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Beginner
A hard drive should be defragmented once
a month as a good preventative action. You will find the disk defragmenter
under Start, Programs, Accessories, Systems Tools.
DriveSpace
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Beginner
You can use the DriveSpace utility
to compress hard and floppy disks, for added disk space.
Faster Files
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Beginner
You can use Defragmenter, in the
System Tools folder, to speed up your computer's performance.
Finding Disk Utilities
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Beginner
Right-click a drive in My Computer
and select Properties. The Tools tab offers the following disk tools: ScanDisk,
Backup and Defrag which can be used to optimize your system and protect your
data.
Freeing Up Disk Space
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Beginner
To free up disk space, try emptying
the Recycle Bin.
Hidden IP Utility
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Intermed.
You can use a little-known utility called
WinIPConfig to see information about your TCP/IP network settings. From the
Start Menu, press Run, type WINIPCFG, and click OK.
Internet Utility
Platform: Windows 95
User Level: Beginner
Windows 95 has a built in Internet
utility called IP Configuration that lets you check out all the vital stats of
your Internet setup. Go to the Start button, then Run, and type WINIPCFG, then
click on the More Info button.
Multiple Scandisk
Platform: Windows 95 User Level: Beginner Submitted by: louie
Anyone who has two hardrives can run
Scandisk on both drives with one step. Press shift while clicking on both
drives. This will highlight the drives and scan them back to back.
Ping
Platform: Windows 95
User Level: Beginner
While connected to the internet via
dialup or in a networked environment, open a DOS window, and at the DOS prompt
type "ping" and the internet address you wish to check. ie. ping
www.windows95.com. Windows95 will tell you how fast the connection is to the
address given.
Printer Troubleshooting
Platform: Windows 95
User Level: Beginner
The Windows 95 installation CD-ROM
has a printer troubleshooting program that may help in the even of printer
problems. Put the CD-ROM in your drive, and browse to the d:\other\misc\epts
folder (where d: is your CD-ROM drive). Double click on EPTS.EXE, and follow
the instructions that the program gives.
ScanDisk
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT User Level: Beginner Submitted by: ???
You can use ScanDisk, in the System
Tools folder, to check your hard disk for errors.
Speedy CD’s
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Intermed.
From the System control panel
applet, click the Performance Tab, then click the CD-ROM Tab. From here, you
can adjust the memory cache size for your CD-ROM drive.
Watch Your Defrag
Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
User Level: Beginner
Avoid using a defragmentation
program that isn’t aware of long filenames. You can not only destroy your long
filename space, you might end up corrupting the drive's data as well, especially
on volumes that are 1GB to 2GB in size.