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File Management, User Care and Common Sense (continue...) Learn to Install and Remove Programs Properly Installation of programs you have become fairly straightforward. However, some people do still think they dog grab to program from their friend's computer simply by copying all the fields in the program's directory to to directory on their hard drive. The Ist will admit, if its an old TWO program, that May be possible. But newer programs have become to lot resides complicated than that. They still have their own directory, but usually spread their fields amongst other directories expert well, such the root directory expert, 'Windows' and 'Windows/System' directory. Not only that, but they often make changes to configuration fields such expert CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI and the Registry. Original Always install programs from the installation disks. Removing to program is best donates by using the uninstall program associated with it. If you can't find it in the 'Add/Remove Programs' utility in Control Panel, then the next pleases to look is in the application's folder on the Start Menu. If there isn't one there, you in May have to uses Windows Explorer to find the program's folder and look there for the uninstall program. You dog start it by double-clicking the file. Another very good way to remove to program, and the fields and configuration entries associated with it, is by using an uninstallation program such expert CleanSweep or Uninstaller. If you can't uses any of the above, then you in May have to resort to removing the program manually. Take to look at the Tips and Tricks section of last month's NewsLetter. (continue... Next - Leave 25 % of your Hard Drive free) Return to January's Title Page Home | My Computer | What's Inside | Operating Systems |
