dude, use spybot search and destroy ( free on downloads.com) AVG (free edition) and ad- aware, and set them just to notify you not delete. with spybot, dont emunize but do regular searches
1. back up music and vids to disk. then delete from comp.
2. same for other media or files.
3. Defrag Asap.
4.remove unused or rarely used programs, games and app.
5. desktop clean up.
I figured this being the Computer and Tech Section its was only appropriate we have a Computer and Tech Thread. I just bought a Aspire 5100-5540 and I formated and installed XP. I had a bitch of a time doing it because Acer put in a hidden partition full of vista crap. Now I have XP and I want to get the best performance. Chris 82 said in the linux thread that he had his down to using only 20 mb of ram. my question: HOW DID YOU DO IT?