HP Pavilion a200 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide PAV SUM - Page 139

Increasing available, hard disk space, Uninstalling programs, Removing desktop icons

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Recover y Increasing available hard disk space You can free up space on the hard disk by uninstalling programs and removing desktop icons, or by using the Disk Cleanup utility to remove unneeded files. Uninstalling programs 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click the Add or Remove Programs, if it is present. 4 Click the program to remove, and then click the Change/Remove button. Follow the onscreen instructions. 5 Click OK when the confirmation window opens. 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each program you want to remove. 7 Click Close. 8 Restart the PC. Removing desktop icons You can remove most desktop icons from your display by either deleting them or moving them to an unused icons folder. To delete a desktop icon, right-click the icon, and then select Delete. Important: You should not delete any unfamiliar desktop icons. If in doubt, do not delete it. Instead, use the steps to move desktop icons to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder. Quick Start Guide 111

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Quick Start Guide
111
Recovery
Increasing available
hard disk space
You can free up space on the hard disk
by uninstalling programs and removing desktop
icons, or by using the Disk Cleanup utility to
remove unneeded files.
Uninstalling programs
1
Click
Start
.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Double-click the
Add or Remove
Programs
, if it is present.
4
Click the program to remove, and then click
the
Change/Remove
button. Follow the
onscreen instructions.
5
Click
OK
when the confirmation window
opens.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each program you
want to remove.
7
Click
Close
.
8
Restart the PC.
Removing desktop icons
You can remove most desktop icons from your
display by either deleting them or moving them to
an unused icons folder. To delete a desktop icon,
right-click the icon, and then select
Delete
.
Important:
You should not delete any unfamiliar
desktop icons. If in doubt, do not delete it.
Instead, use the steps to move desktop icons
to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder.