- 1). Click "Start" and select "Run." This will open the run dialog box. Type in "Msconfig" and click "OK." The Windows System Configuration utility will open and you will see tabs across the top. Click "Startup." Scan through each line and uncheck each program that you do not wish to start when Windows boots up. This will use less system resources to load your operating system. Click "Apply" at the bottom and click "Close." You will have an alert box prompt you to restart your computer now or later. Choose "Later."
- 2). Click "Start," then highlight "All Programs" and select "Accessories." Then highlight and select "System Tools." Click once on the option "Disk Defragmenter." When the utility opens, highlight your system drive (which is usually C:\) and select "Analyze." Once the analysis is complete, select "Defrag now" to start the disk defragmenter.
- 3). Click "Start" and select "Control panel." When the control panel opens up on the right-hand side, click "Change or remove programs." Go through the list and select the programs that are not needed anymore. Click "Remove," which will start the uninstall program to remove the programs from your computer.
- 4). Open "Internet Explorer" and select "Tools" and then "Internet Options." On the "General" tab, click the "Delete" option to get an options box to mark each item to delete, such as the "Temporary Internet Files," browser "Cookies" and "Form Data." Click "OK," then "OK" again on the "Internet Options" window, to delete unnecessary files.
- 5). Upgrade your "RAM." Remove the cover and unlatch the "clips" that hold your RAM chips. Wiggle the RAM chips out and re-insert the new RAM chip and press down till the clips rock forward and lock into place.
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