I have an HP Computer with Winows XP Media Center Edition 2002. I do weekly cleanups with Norton Protection center and download Recommended updates for my PC thinking it could speed things up online. And recently I have gone down the list Removing/Uninstalling several programs that take up a lot of MB space and left the few that I recently use and the ones I need for the computer to run properly. I also run the Disc Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter hoping I can 'clean' my hard drive. I am now also considering UNinstalling Windows Media Center but I get a message saying other programs won't run properly if I proceed. Is it safe to Uninstall or not??
My biggest problem is hearing my hard drive struggle and run loudly kind of like an old engine on a car. I want to be able to watch multiple online videos at a time and stream LIVE videos more quickly so I don't have to wait so long for them to load. I want to have more TABS open with large streaming sites and have them run smoothly without lagging. I want more memory to store MORE music without slowing down the whole computer. Keep in mind that I am not familiar with these things and I am not computer whiz friendly.
So What should I do? How should I upgrade without buying ANOTHER computer? Does it only take a software that I can download online? Are there existing programs on my computer that I am not running to fasten things up? Do I Uninstall more programs? What Do I need to go out and buy and Can I install it easily myself? Will upgrading my computer be expensive? What Other questions am I not asking????
NOTE: Without giving too much away here are some of my general system properties that look like gibberish to me. If theres something else that I must know before upgrading my computer then let me know.
Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
3.00 GHz, 0.99GB of RAM
My two large programs that I run are Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (303.00 MB) and REASON 2.0 (1,118.00 MB) =[ My two and only favorite programs of that nature.
I Also have a very LARGE iTunes library taking up a total of 58.60 MB
Any guidance, advice or little help would be greatly appreciated for this computer tech handicap. THANKS
My biggest problem is hearing my hard drive struggle and run loudly kind of like an old engine on a car. I want to be able to watch multiple online videos at a time and stream LIVE videos more quickly so I don't have to wait so long for them to load. I want to have more TABS open with large streaming sites and have them run smoothly without lagging. I want more memory to store MORE music without slowing down the whole computer. Keep in mind that I am not familiar with these things and I am not computer whiz friendly.
So What should I do? How should I upgrade without buying ANOTHER computer? Does it only take a software that I can download online? Are there existing programs on my computer that I am not running to fasten things up? Do I Uninstall more programs? What Do I need to go out and buy and Can I install it easily myself? Will upgrading my computer be expensive? What Other questions am I not asking????
NOTE: Without giving too much away here are some of my general system properties that look like gibberish to me. If theres something else that I must know before upgrading my computer then let me know.
Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
3.00 GHz, 0.99GB of RAM
My two large programs that I run are Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (303.00 MB) and REASON 2.0 (1,118.00 MB) =[ My two and only favorite programs of that nature.
I Also have a very LARGE iTunes library taking up a total of 58.60 MB
Any guidance, advice or little help would be greatly appreciated for this computer tech handicap. THANKS