Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP
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Deleting unnecessary document files
1. Go to
Start
>
My Computer
.
2. Click
Tools
on the top and select
Folder Options
.
3. Click the
View
tab. Toggle the option
Show hidden files and
folders
, and unselect
Hide protected operating system files
(Recommended)
.
4. Connect a USB flash disk (size larger than 1GB) or a USB hard
disk drive to your Eee PC for to back up the files you want to
delete.
5. Refer to the table on the next page for the system files you can
delete. Open
Local Disk (C:)
and type the directories in the
address field to locate the files.
• If your Eee PC malfunctions after the system file removal, use
the backup disk you made in step 4 to restore the files.
• Ensure to keep you backup files carefully.
• After deleting the unnecessary document files, we
recommend you restore the default settings. Toggle the
option
Do not show hidden files and folders
and uncheck
to hide protected operating system files.
