Sometimes, you can search forever for a complicated solution to a annoying or disabling problem that can be solved simply by taking out the trash. Seriously, it's amazing how bound up your computer can become from daily use. When you can't find the answer, try the following. Do this before you email me because it's the first thing I will tell you to do.

Uninstall every program that you don't use very often (never! ever! delete a program).

Goto: "Start" then "Settings" then "Control Panel" and choose "Add/Remove Programs". Uninstall them from there. When you have finished, restart your machine.

Delete all your Temporary Internet Files.

 Right Click on the Internet Explore icon on your desktop. In the menu that appears choose "Properites." The "Internet Properties" box will appear - In the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click "Delete Cookies". When it finishes deleting the cookies, click "Delete Files." - a smaller box will appear, in it, put a check mark in "Delete all Offline Content" and click "OK." The pointer will turn into an hourglass - when it finishes it will turn back into a pointer and you can click "OK" and the bottom.

Now goto: "Start" then "Find" then "Files or Folders." When the "Find: All files" window opens, make sure that "C" or "Local Drive" (you get the idea) appears in the "Look in" field. In the "Named" field, type "*.tmp" - that's an asterisk - a dot - and the characters t m p. Click "Find Now." When it has finished searching, go to the top-left of the screen and click "Edit." In the menu that appears choose "Select All." All the files will turn blue. Right click them and delete them.

Scroll back up this page and do what it says under "COMPUTER TAKES A LONG TIME TO START." This fixes a world of problems.