Deleting unnecessary files.

Making sure your hard disk is optimized and properly functioning.

Launching applications up to 36 percent faster (average).

You can launch the Windows Maintenance Wizard from the System Tool group off of the Start Menu (or look for TUNEUP.EXE in your \Windows folder). Features of the Windows Maintenance Wizard include:

Disk Defragmenter The new Disk Defragmenter uses the process of disk defragmentation to increase the speed with which your most frequently used applications run. To accomplish, this Disk Defragmenter creates a log file which identifies your most commonly used programs. Once this log file has been created, it can be used by Disk Defragmenter to store the files associated with most commonly run programs (the files will be stored contiguously on the hard disk). Placing all of the files associated with a given application in the same location on your hard disk will optimize the speed with which your application runs.

ScanDisk Windows 98 has been enhanced to run ScanDisk automatically in the event the operating system is shut down improperly or your hard disk suffers a hard error. This feature will significantly help people ensure that their hard drives are in proper working order, free of lost clusters, cross-linked files, etc.

Disk Cleanup Disk Cleanup is a tool in Windows 98 that automates the task of cleaning unwanted file off of the hard disk, increasing free space. This tool is a especially useful to help users clean out Internet cache files that can accumulate after browsing the Web. Additionally, this tool is customizable by the user to designate files to remove.