Open your add/remove programs control panel and allow it to populate the list of programs your computer is running. Look at each program and evaluate your use of it. If you "rarely" use it, consider removing it from your system. If you eliminate several programs that you rarely use, it may free up your computer to run more smoothly.
Check your anti-virus software. Be SURE that you have a virus-protection software up-to-date and running at all times. If you aren't sure, check your anti-virus software and run a manual check.
You should only have ONE active anti-virus software running at all times. If you have more, than can conflict and slow you down. I have several tools for staying clean that I use on my computer, but only the Trend Antivirus is a constantly running program.
If your Outlook seems sluggish, here are a few suggestions from Monty.
* Inbox: Keep it cleaned out. Never have more than a couple hundred emails in there at a time. Just archive your old items and delete unimportant ones.
* Sent Items: Same policy - keep newer stuff and important things, delete unimportant ones, and archive the old ones.
* Junk Mail (spam): USE the junk mail tools to let Outlook know which items are junk - select "add to blocked sender" on those. Delete junk mail daily.
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