Part 3. Useful Tools: 1. Disk Defragmentation Fragmentation makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your computer. Disk Defragmenter rearranges fragmented data so your hard disk can work more efficiently. Disk Defragmenter runs on a schedule, but you can also defragment your hard disk manually. I. Run disk defragmentation: Open Disk Defragmenter by clicking Start button, clicking All Programs , clicking Accessories , clicking System Tools , and clicking Disk Defragmenter . If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. II. Click Defragment Now . III. Schedule disk defragmentation In Windows 7, Disk Defragmenter runs at regular intervals when your computer is turned on, so you don't have to remember to run it. Disk Defragmenter is set to run every week to ensure your disk is defragmented. You don't need to do anything else. However, you can change how often Disk Defragmenter runs, and at what time of the day. Here are the steps: a. Open Disk Defragmenter . b. Click Configure schedule.... c. In the Disk Defragmenter: Modify Schedule dialog box, choose how often, what day, and at what time of the day you want defragmentation to occur, and click OK . d. Click OK again. Note: Disk Defragmenter might take from several minutes to a few hours to finish, depending on the size and degree of fragmentation of your hard disk. You can still use your computer during the defragmentation process. For more information about Disk Defragmentation on Windows 7, please also refer to: Improve performance by defragmenting your hard disk Disk Defragmentation – Background and Engineering the Windows 7 Improvements 2. Disk Cleanup If you want to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up disk space and help your computer run faster, use Disk Cleanup. It removes temporary files, empties the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of system files and other items that you no longer need. I. Run Disk Cleanup: Open Disk Cleanup by clicking Start button, clicking All Programs , clicking Accessories , clicking System Tools , and clicking Disk Cleanup . (You can also click Start button, type Disk Cleanup in the Search box, and then click Disk Cleanup in the list of results.) a. When the Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection dialog box appears, select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and click OK . b. In the Disk Cleanup tab, select the items you want to delete. c. When you finish selecting the files you want to delete, click OK , and then click Delete files to confirm the operation. Disk Cleanup proceeds to remove all unnecessary files from your computer. II. Schedule Disk Cleanup Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run regularly can save you the trouble of having to remember to run it. Note: When you schedule Disk Cleanup, it will open and then wait for you to make choices before deleting files from your computer. a. Open Task Scheduler by clicking Start button, clicking Control Panel , clicking System and Maintenance , clicking Administrative Tools , and then double-clicking Task Scheduler . (You can also click Start button, type Task Scheduler in the Search box, and then click Task Scheduler in the list of results.) b. Click the Action , and then click Create Basic Task . c. Type a name for the task and an optional description, and click Next . d. To select a schedule based on the calendar, click Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or One time, and then click Next . e. Specify the schedule you want to use, and click Next . f. Click Start a program , and click Next . g. Click Browse , type cleanmgr.exe in the File name box, click Open , and click Next . h. Click Finish .

3. DiskPart I. What is DiskPart? DiskPart is a command-line tool which can help you manage disks, partitions, or volumes on the computer. II. How to create a partition with DiskPart? In this example, suppose you have a new disk added to your computer and you would like to create a 10GB primary NTFS partition in the new disk. To do this, please start an elevated command prompt and run the following commands one by one: a. Diskpart b. list disk This will show you the disks on the computer currently. You have two disks, so they will be shown as disk 0 and disk 1. c. select disk 1 Select the disk you want to create a new partition. In this example, suppose disk 1 is the new disk. d. create partition primary size = 10240 Create a 10GB primary partition. e. list partition This will display the partition on the disk you have selected. Since a new partition is created on the new disk, there will be one partition shown. f. select partition 1 g. format fs=ntfs quick Format this partition to a NTFS partition with quick format. After the commands, you will get the new 10GB primary NTFS partition. For more information about the usage of this command, please also refer to: DiskPart Command-Line Options III. How to create a Windows 7 USB drive Installation media? First of all you should have a 4GB (or larger) USB drive. Since the steps will clear all your files and data in this USB drive, you need to backup them first. There are two methods: a. Use DiskPart 1) In Windows Vista or Windows 7, open an elevated command prompt and run the following commands one by one: i. Diskpart ii. list disk You can identify your USB drive by its size. For example, it is disk 1. iii. select disk 1 Select your USB drive. iv. clean Clear this USB drive. v. create partition primary vi. select partition 1 vii. active Mark this partition as an active boot partition. This will enable this USB drive bootable. viii. format fs=ntfs quick 2) After formatting the USB drive, exact the ISO file to this USB drive. If you have a Windows 7 Installation DVD, just copy all the files in the DVD to the USB drive. 3) Reboot the computer and set it to boot from USB drive. Then, the computer will boot from this USB drive and you can start your installation with it. b. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Note: You should have a Windows 7 Installation ISO and a USB drive which is not less than 4GG. 1) Download and install the tool: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool 2) Run the tool, in Step 1 of 4: Choose ISO file, click Browse and select the Windows 7 ISO file and click Next. 3) In Step 2, click “USB device”. 4) In Step 3, select the USB device and click “Begin copying”. Then, Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool starts to create the USB Installation media, this will take several minutes.

even my eyes caught this typo b. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Note: You should have a Windows 7 Installation ISO and a USB drive which is not less than 4GG. 4GG should be 4GB? ;)