NEED HELP ..HARD DRIVE PROBLEMS

My safari window doesnt pop up and ive been told it had to get my hard drive cleaned ..soo can yu instruct me in how to clean my hard drive so my safari & etc. would work the way there suppose too! plz & thnk yu!

Miki:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
ive been told it had to get my hard drive cleaned
What?
Try starting up in Safe Mode.
Then Repair Disk
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report if it says anything but Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
Post back with update.
cornelius

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