'Pruning' a notebook

Craftyscholar

As I do not have that much memory on my notebook I would like to get rid of any unnecessary programs, but, as I don't know what any of them do, I would be grateful for any advice about what is safe to remove.

ArcSoft Connect + Magic-i Visual effects 2 + Print creations + webcam companion 3
Ulead Burn. Now 4.5 SE
Windyzone
WinRAR
KIDOZ

It has Microsoft Office 2007 - would OpenOffice be better?

debitcardmayhem

Do you really mean RAM or Disk Space , if RAM then look at closed's sticky but if you mean disk space then go to windows explorer righ click on your C drive and select properties and report back what it says for free/used . Programs don't use much disk space.

TakeThis

Why not add some more RAM then? How much is currently installed?

Craftyscholar

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Do you really mean RAM or Disk Space , if RAM then look at closed's sticky but if you mean disk space then go to windows explorer righ click on your C drive and select properties and report back what it says for free/used . Programs don't use much disk space.

C drive
Used space 11.3 GB
Free space 27.7 GB
Capacity 39.0 GB

Local Disc (D:)
Used space 88.8 MB
Free Space 104 GB
Capacity 105 GB

I am assuming that will be plenty for the amount of word processing I will be using it for.

OK - really stupid question - working on the principle that the only stupid question is the one you don't ask - and I know how helpful and patient you all are to the 'computer illiterate'

The preloaded programmes obviously are on the C Drive, but what goes on C and what goes on D?

TakeThis

You have loads of space there. You can use the drive to store large and important files if you wish.

TonyMMM

Craftyscholar wrote: »

what goes on C and what goes on D?

Whatever you choose ....

I would suggest leaving the operating system & all program files on C, and storing all your own stuff (data) - documents, music, pictures etc. on D. Then if there is a problem with the machine you can restore the C drive back to its original settings without losing your data.

....doesn't mean you don't still need to back things up though, because the C & D drives will be separate partitions on a single physical drive (which could fail, and you then lose everything).

Craftyscholar

TonyMMM wrote: »

Whatever you choose ....

I would suggest leaving the operating system & all program files on C, and storing all your own stuff (data) - documents, music, pictures etc. on D. Then if there is a problem with the machine you can restore the C drive back to its original settings without losing your data.

....doesn't mean you don't still need to back things up though, because the C & D drives will be separate partitions on a single physical drive (which could fail, and you then lose everything).

Thank you, that makes sense.