Does your computer feel kind of slow? It probably is, computers tend to mess up things...

There are two effective tools to get rid of the most common resource hogs they are both built in and can be started in the Start menu.
Disk Cleanup

This will clean your Hard Disk of trash, unused files and temporary files. It is important because it reduces the amount of unnecessary files and makes your computer 'cleaner' to run. Use this tool at least ones a week.

Click on the Start Menu - Click on Programs
Click on Accessories - Click on System Tools
Click on Disk Cleanup - Click OK

When it finishes calculating what your can discard, a new box will pop up. Select everything (not the trashcan though)

Click OK.

It might ask you if you really want to delete all these file - Of cause you do! If you have several hard disks (other than C:/) you can run Disk Cleanup on each of them separately.

Disk Defragmenter

Disk Defragmenter reallocates your files in a more efficient, organized way on your hard drive. The Disk Defragmenter will sort your programs back to their rightful places and order, so that your computer can find things quickly.

Click on the Start Menu - Click on Programs
Click on Accessories - Click on System Tools
Click on Disk Defragmenter -

The Disk Defragmenter box will pop up.
Selected Drive (usually C)

Click Start

When it's done (it can take a long time), restart or shutdown your computer

It's okay to leave disk defragmenter running overnight then reboot in the morning.

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Format your haddrive and do a fresh install.

Have you noticed all the files you loose every time you do that? If you follow this guide you won't loose any files.

There are several files and folders that are important, but usually users tend to only use three folders.

The "Desktop" folder, "My documents" and "My Favorites".

This Guide tells you have to manually back up the most important stuff on your computer.

1. Copy (backup) the most important folders "My Documents", "Favorites", and "Desktop"
2. Move the Default Location of the three folders
3. Backup mail, mail accounts and Outlook express address book
4. Backup your Internet Explorer passwords
5. Split (partition) and format your hard drive

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Now you should be ready to do a fresh install of Window!

• If you copied everything to CDs or DVDs, you have to copy amd pasteeverything back.
• If you moved the files, you only have to update the shortcuts.
• Don't forget to import the mail accounts, the mail folder and the Address book.