Another tip is to uninstall programs when you no longer need them in the foreseeable future. I depend on having the zip or exe files on the drive and install them when I foresee their being needed.
The main programs I use regularly, of course are kept installed. Clean your registry after you un-install the software you don't need.
With Windows, the registry can get awfully bloated and it retains information about programs you have un-installed, so a good registry cleaner is importnt to have. They are cheap, too.

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