5. Uninstall programs that you don’t use by clicking on Add or Remove Programs icon from Control Panel. Select each program that you don’t use and hit the Change/Remove button to uninstall it.

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Figure 6: Removing programs that you don’t use.

6. Uninstall Windows components that you don’t use, by clicking on Add or Remove Programs icon from Control Panel, and then on the Add/Remove Windows Components icon located on the left-hand side. On the window that will pop up, uncheck all the programs that you don’t use. Click on Next and the components you unchecked will be removed. We suggest you to uncheck (i.e., remove) the following components (unless you use them, of course):

• Fax Services
• Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Management and Monitoring Tools
• Message Queuing
• MSN Explorer
• Outlook Express (assuming that you use a different e-mail software)
• Windows Messenger (assuming that you don’t use it)

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Figure 7: Removing unwanted Windows components.