1. Turn off all screen savers and other applications that might be running (including any running utilities, e.g., task manager, Norton utilities, etc.)
   
   
2. Run antiviral check.
   
   
3. Run Scandisk. If this cannot be accomplished, reboot into DOS Mode and then run it.
   
   
4. Run Defrag.
   
   
5. Search for and delete and checksum files named like "chk.001", "chk.002", etc.
   
   
6. Search for and delete any *.tmp files. Some will be in use by Windows.
   
   
7. Ensure you have about 100 MB of disk free space in your boot drive (the drive where Windows is stored, usually C).

Fastest Ways to Improve Performance Immediately:

1. Run Scandisk and then defrag (in that order).
   
   
2. Turn off the MS Office toolbar and turn off the feature of starting each time you reboot.
   
   
3. Turn off Active Desktop (if using MS Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher).
   
   
4. Ensure colors used are 256 or less in the "Color Palette" tab of Display Properties.
   
   
5. Turn off all screen savers in the "Screensavers" tab of Display Properties.
   
   
6. Turn off (deselect) any items in the "Plus!" tab of Display Properties.

Where Programs/Utilities are Located:

1. Scandisk: Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scandisk
   
   
2. Scandisk (in DOS Mode): Type "Scandisk" (without the quotation marks) and press .
   
   
3. Defrag: Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter
   
   
4. Checksum files: Usually are located in "C:\"
   
   
5. Display Properties: Use the mouse and click once onto a blank area of the desktop (the main Windows screen). Then, right-click once. Left-click on "Properties".

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