Windows allows you to check your hard drive for errors so that these errors can be repaired. This is called the chkdsk.exe or Check Disk utility. This is a task that can be easily automated with Task Scheduler. This does require rebooting to complete, so it is probably ideal to simply trigger the disk checking [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Schedule Regular Disk Cleanup in Windows 7 and Improve Performance
All versions of Windows feature the Disk Cleanup utility that liberates space on your hard drive when it is bogged down with useless data. It is important to use the Disk Cleanup utility in Windows 7 regularly, at least on a weekly basis. Much of the data that needs to be cleared includes temporary internet [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Fix The Task Image Is Corrupt Or Has Been Tampered With Errors
While testing a new program I noticed that the Task Scheduler of my Windows 7 operating system was displaying an error message on startup. It displayed “Task XXX; The task image is corrupt or has been tampered with. Up to this point I was not aware of any Task Scheduler related issues. The error message [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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The Definition Of Idle In Windows
When is a computer idle? A friend of mine asked me that question the other day after playing around with the Windows Task Scheduler for a while. One of the conditions in the Task Scheduler is the on idle condition which executes the given task if the computer has been idle for a given amount [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Schedule Once A Day Tasks
Do you perform some computing related tasks every day once? Maybe you are checking your Facebook status, bank account, favorite online cartoon, run a disk defragmenter or system cleaner. Whatever it is that you are doing once every day the computer program Karen’s Once A Day can aid you in your tasks. The portable software [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Google Update Changes
The Google Update process was the bane for many Internet users as it seemed to come up again even if it was disabled on the computer system. The process googleupdate.exe was running all the time on the computer system trying to connect to Google to see if there were any updates for Google software available. [...]