Compaq 277958-001 Emptying the Recycle Bin, Scanning the Hard Drive, To Empty the Recycle Bin

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Maintaining and Shipping

Emptying the Recycle Bin

After you delete files from the hard drive, they are sent to the recycle bin. You can retrieve files that are sent to the recycle bin as long as you have not emptied it.

Once you empty the recycle bin, your files are permanently deleted.

To Empty the Recycle Bin

1.Double click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop.

2.On the File menu, click Empty Recycle Bin to delete all files.

3.Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Scanning the Hard Drive

You can scan the hard drive to search for and repair errors.

Your computer may not have the ScanDisk application installed.

To Scan the Hard Drive

1.Close all open programs.

2.Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

3.Click My Computer.

4.Right click the hard disk drive you want to check.

5.Click Properties.

6.On the Tools tab, click the Check Now button.

7.Select the disk check options you want to use.

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Learning More About Your Computer

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Contents Learning More About Your Computer MarchPage Contents Saving Energy Understanding Computer TermsModifying the Display To Modify the DisplayModifying the Keyboard Language Setting To Modify the Keyboard Language SettingModifying the Mouse Properties To Modify Mouse PropertiesClick Control Panel Click Printers and Other Hardware Click OK to apply the changes Printing Using the Print MenuShutting Down the Computer To Shut Down the ComputerPlaying Games To Use the Print MenuClick Print To Check Hard Disk Space Click My ComputerPlaying Digital Audio To Play Digital AudioUsing the Diskette Floppy Drive Inserting a disketteTo insert a diskette Removing a diskette To remove a disketteUsing the Hard Drive Using the CD or DVD Drive CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM DVD-R/RWMultimedia Support Media ComparisonCD-R Inserting a CD or DVD To Insert a CD or DVDUsing Your Computer Drives Removing a CD or DVD Listening to MusicTo Remove a CD or DVD To Adjust the Volume To Listen to MusicPlaying a Movie To Play a MovieCreating a CD Click All Programs, Compaq WinDVD, then Win DVD PlayerUses of the CD-RW Drive Maintaining the CD or DVD Drive CD-R and CD-RW Disc ComparisonRoutine Maintenance Guidelines Maintaining and ShippingPreventive Maintenance Cleaning Up the Hard DriveTo Clean Up the Hard Drive On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup To Empty the Recycle Bin Emptying the Recycle BinScanning the Hard Drive To Scan the Hard DriveDefragmenting the Drive To Defragment the Hard DriveProtecting from a Virus Preparing for Shipping or Travel Using Power Management Properties dialog boxUsing the Power Options Properties Sleep Mode Adjusting the Sleep ModeTo Adjust the Sleep Mode Click Performance and Maintenance Click Power Options Manually Entering the Sleep ModeTo Manually Enter Sleep Mode Awaking From SleepAwaking from Hibernation Hibernate ModeAdjusting the Hibernate Mode To Hibernate the ComputerUnderstanding Computer Terms Technical term for a computer program. See program Browser CD-DA CD-I CD-ROM XA CD-RW drive Information that can be processed by a computer. See digital See Windows desktop See folder See Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer An older term for disk. See disk GIF Hardware See Microsoft Internet Explorer Hinged plastic case in which CDs are often stored See hyperlink Mailing list Microsoft Internet Explorer Arrow on the screen that moves with the mouse Multiread Program that lets you read and post messages to newsgroups Online shopping Tracks chosen to be played from a CD or DVD Brains of the computer. See microprocessor Program Right-click Scroll mouse Server Shortcut See Windows taskbar To send information to another computer on the Internet See Internet phone See World Wide Web Windows taskbar Learning More About Your Computer