Aren't you cute..LOL I just read your post...and..I've been working on my "Next Book" hehehe. I sure do wish these posts would show up when they're posted..whine.
I'm going to try to shorten this slightly.Ready?

Go to: start, programs, accessaries, system tools, maintenance wizard ( Note: when you click on M.W it will automatically start the cleanup)

What this will do is defragment your pc then do a disk cleanup.
-if you've never done it before be prepared because it could take hours
-IMPORTANT= when it has finished, RESTART your computer

-this needs to be done on a regular basis, depending on how much you use your pc...
-you can schedule them to run automatically using the "task scheduler" ,- you can run them separately: "disk defragmenter" and "disk cleanup", or -you can use "M.W." as described above. You can access all three methods in your "system tools"
I prefer to run them rather than use the task scheduler so they aren't running/interferring when I want to use my pc. Also...I know to restart.
If you have never "cleaned up" your computer before....your not going to believe the difference!!!

Word of advice: THOROUGHLY RESEARCH BEFORE you download any freeware, shareware, etc. online. NOTHING IS FREE, alot of them will take over your computer, mess it up totally, add spy's hidden within their program, etc. etc. Be Careful!! Especially if your not that computer literate. In general your better off to avoid the hassles, headaches and crashes by just buying the product from a store.

Well I've managed to write a LONGER BOOK than the first I do believe...and I didn't even touch on all the topics haha. What can I say....other than I hope you read this one LOL