Well I finally got 1.24 mb of RAM on my Dell computer running windows XP. Now to finish my quest on making my computer very perfect is clearing out old programs. I know that there is an Add/Remove programs option but that really doesn't delete it completely. Any one know how?

ok, first thing, download the pcdecrapifier (http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/) then run that. otherwise do what i do and go through all your folders and delete what you dont need, its the most effective way. but dont delete stuff that looks important that ur comp migh need...like stay out of driver and dell folders.

If you only have 1.24 MB of RAM left for programs to stay resident in, it's not a matter of HD space that a simple removal of programs off the HD would do, but rather you have too much loaded into memory, and you have to shut down the programs in the system tray. See the besttechie.net forums for programs you can use to remove programs from auto-loading from memory(it is stickied in one of the forums). Chances are none of those programs are required for the OS to work - not even the virus scanner if you can trust yourself.

the only programs you actually need running are the actual os, which you dont have control over that. but i definately would suggest leaving the antivirus running...and its good to shut down your computer when you are not using it, i.e. overnight or if your going on a vacation. that lets the ram clear and everything cool down. 1.24mb (i think u mean gb) should get u far enough, thats what i have. what kinda of ram did you get, like wat brand and stuff, because i pretty much have the same setup as you, i use Crucial, its kinda expensive so i buy it from NewEgg.com.

I use kingston

for decreasing the disk space I recommend you burn all big size videos and music in a DVD and delete them from your hard drive.... if they exist!!

Try disk defragmenting and disc cleanup, both are already on windows.

They help free up space and ram.

You can find these tools under control panel > performance and maintenance

hope this helps.

Greetings

nice threath,
this helps me allot, thanx guy's for the nice links, and comments

i will try this later,

have a nice day

If it's a ram issue that you have then I recommend downloading and run RAM DEF XT http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2195.html, this little program helps clean up a lot of use memory and your computer works perfectly after running it a few times on either a dialy or weekly basis depending how much you use the computer. You also might want to look for a program that cleans and defrags your registry to clean up errors and software you never use anymore. Another awesome program is this http://www.trap17.com/forums/glary-utiliti...iew-t47717.html, although now you have to purchase it but worth the money http://www.glaryutilities.com/, if you run all the sub programs using this expect your computer to run a bit better as well.