Improving Your PC's Performance

• Conclusion

• Other programs to run:


- Start / Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Disk Cleanup ... run this weekly.
- Start / Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Disk Defragmenter ... run this monthly.





• Other tips to fix problems (Ilan’s rules)


- When in doubt, reboot.
- Google, baby, Google – there are an amazing amount of troubleshooting tips there.
- If a program just won’t work, uninstall it and then re-install it again.





• Other sites I recommend:


- http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - Other neat things to do with XP.
- http://www.firefox.com – Mozilla Firefox, an excellent browser!
- http://www.lavasoft.de – Ad-Aware, a good spyware removal program (and it's free!).
- http://support.microsoft.com – Microsoft’s support site, you can research a lot of issues here.
- http://products.secureserver.net/products/walkthrough/outlook.htm – great tutorial on Microsoft Outlook setup.
- http://www.helpwithwindows.com – another excellent help site, includes Vista.
- http://www.macosxhints.com/ - Some tips for those using Macintosh OSX.




For More Information: http://tweakxp.com/ (lots of Windows XP Tweaks here!) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/default.mspx http://www.doctechnical.com/mtbf (SCM Webmaster's Podcasts on Windows XP Hard Drive Troubleshooting) Google search on "windows xp troubleshooting"