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9 Tips To Keep Windows XP Running Smooth

Here are 3 tips for keeping Windows XP running smoothly: 1. Keep your email programs and folders cleaned out to avoid slowdowns from large file sizes. 2. Make sure to have updated antivirus and anti-spyware programs installed and set to auto scan to prevent infections that can slow a computer. 3. Run disk cleanup, delete cookies and cached files, empty the prefetch folder and recycle bin regularly to remove temporary files that accumulate over time.

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9 Tips To Keep Windows XP Running Smooth

Here are 3 tips for keeping Windows XP running smoothly: 1. Keep your email programs and folders cleaned out to avoid slowdowns from large file sizes. 2. Make sure to have updated antivirus and anti-spyware programs installed and set to auto scan to prevent infections that can slow a computer. 3. Run disk cleanup, delete cookies and cached files, empty the prefetch folder and recycle bin regularly to remove temporary files that accumulate over time.

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Title:

9 Tips To Keep Windows XP Running Smooth

Word Count:
497

Summary:
According to my clients Microsoft Windows XP was the worst operating system ever
releasd..That is until Vista made it's debut. So here is some XP tips.

Keywords:
Microsoft windows, windows xp, xp tips, RAM, BIOS, Operating Systems,

Article Body:
9 Tips To Keep Windows XP Running Smooth

There are many things that cause a computer to be sluggish from software to
hardware. It can be too small a hard drive or not enough RAM. It can be anything
from BIOS and/or Operating System Settings to programs that are eating up your CPU
and RAM (no matter how much you have). Or it can be your network.

Personally, I work my computer like a young mother with a house full of kids 12 to
18 hours a day.

That mother needs to unwind at the end of the day and so does my computer and
probably yours too.

Here are 9 Tips in the order they should be completed that can help keep your
computer happy and working without complaining:

1. This is so basic I shouldn't need to say it, Keep Which Ever E-Mail Program You
Use Cleaned Out. I have clients who are always complaining, but who refuse to dump
years and years of accumulated e-mail.

2. Make sure you have a good anti virus program (Only one per computer please),
have it up to date, and auto monitoring.

3. Make sure you have a good anti spy ware program (Only one per computer), have
it up to date, and auto monitoring.

4. Run Disk Clean Up Daily (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Clean
Up - a box opens - make sure each box is checked, click 'OK' - a box pops up -
Click Yes).

5. Delete Cookies and Cached Files Daily (Start, Control Panel -if you have not
done it yet, click 'Switch To Classic View', Internet Options - a pop up box will
appear - Delete Cookies, Click OK, Click Delete Files - check 'Delete All Offline
Content' - Click OK, Now Set Your Clear History to no more than 7 Days - if you
haven't used it for a week you probably won't miss it - Click OK)

6. A very important step almost everyone misses: Empty The Prefetch Folder
(Start, My Computer, 'C' , Windows, Prefetch Folder, Edit, Select All, File, Delete
- pop up box appears - Click Yes, Close Windows Window)

7. Empty Recycle Bin. For the sake of brevity, I am assuming everyone knows where
it is and how to empty it.
8. Scan Hard Drive 'C' (Start, My Computer, Right Click 'C' - box opens - Click
Properties at the bottom - another box opens - Click Tools, Click Check Now, Make
sure both 'Automatically fix file system errors' and 'Scan for and attempt recovery
of bad sectors' are checked, Click Start. Get a cup of java (oh, black, thank you)
and Wait !

9. Defrag Computer (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter


- window opens - Select 'C' Drive, Click Defragment). Pop a top and Wait !

The last two steps (8 and 9) can take awhile if they have not been done recently.
I complete this entire routine on my computer just before I stop work for the day
everyday and the entire sequence takes no longer than 20 minutes and often much
less.

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tmm

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