Need memory. How to remove Act Program?

Question

My computer is very low on memory and I'm having a hard time with my printer. It won't scan a document anymore. I do have a program called Act which I don't use anymore and was wondering if I took it off my computer, would that give me enough memory to make it worthwhile. Should I just remove the contact info or the whole thing including the program itself. I hate to go out and buy a new computer- Don't know if buying an external drive would help me.

I have copied the contact info onto a CD as a backup.

I have 256 ram and free space is 1.3 gig. Hope that helps Pentium 3 processor.

Answer 1

That's hard to say. Do you mean disk or RAM? If you mean RAM, unless ACT has a part that remains in RAM all the time, it wouldn't help. If you mean disk, go to Add or Remove Programs and see if there's a remove package there for it.

To get to Add or Remove Programs,

1. Click on the Start->Control Panel menu item.
2. Click on Add or Remove Programs.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Download Advanced Windows Care V2 Personal from
http://www.iobit.com
Use all the options. From start up list uncheck max programs which you don't need.
Look under tools Memory cleaner . Make it resident program.
Para two : When you want to do a printing job close all other running programs
A general cleaning of the Registry also will help
wise registry cleaner from http://www.wisecleaner.com

Answer 3

remove programs:

XP:

all programs--add/remove programs--click--remove

Vista:
start--default programs--programs and features--click--delete

both XP/Vista:
my computer/computer--local disk drive ( c )--windows--programs--right clivck program--select delete

both XP/Vista:

windows key + letter R--regedit--edit these 3 hkeys,right click program--select delete:
hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\program
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\program
hkey_user\software\microsoft\program

XP:

MY DOWNLOADS FOLDER

start--my documents--my downloads folder
right click program and select delete

Vista:

start--documents--downloads folder
right click download program--select delete
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CLEAN UP:

DISK CLEAN:

XP:

start--all programs--accessories--system tools--disk clean
select os ( c )--select ok after scan--select delete--ok

Vista:

control panel--performance information & tools--select drive ( c )--click ok--click ok on disk cleanup for os ( c )--click delete files

do this [ disk clean ] weekly

disk defrag:

XP:

start--all programs--accessories--system tools--disk defrag
click analyze--click defrag

Vista:

control panel--performance information & tools--advanced tools--open disk defragmenter--click defrag now

do monthly

XP/Vista:

temp files:

internet options--general--history [ delete--temp files [ delete ]

Cookies:

don't just delete them ! MANAGE them !
http://cookiemanage.diaryland.com

EMPTY PREFETCH FOLDER:

XP/VISTA:
my computer/computer--local disk drive ( c )--windows--prefetch
click view--press delete key on keyboard
monthly

get Ccleaner to clean up deleteable files and registry seeker to manage your start up programs. disable those programs you don't need at start up.
DO NOT DISABLE:
Anti-Virus
Anti-Spyware
Firewall

things like regseeker,ccleaner,spybot,those you can disable.

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