Before doing something risky and possibly unecessary,I would download and run Spybot and Adaware,you probably have spyware progams running in background,hth. Charles Betzler Best Electronics repair11@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tvcr9@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 11:21 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Computer question: unnecessary files > Hello folks- My computer has slowed down a lot lately (operating system is > Windows XP). One of the things I was advised to do by a local tech is to > delete all unnecessary files. I went into my Add Remove Programs area, but I'm > having a tough time determining what programs I should keep and which ones I > should remove. Is there a general, safe rule to follow here ? Many thanks. > > Bill > Bill's Electronics > Chandler, Arizona > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/