One of the commonest complaints from users of computers is that their computers are running slow. And this comes not just from the new users, even average and intermediate users face this problem. And what's more, they usually don't even have an idea of what actually is causing the problem, let alone fixing it. But more often than not, the problems are not very critical at all, in the sense that with a little effort, they can be done away with. 

One of the most common reasons for the computer's slowness is the clogging up of the hard disk. We create, download and edit files on the computer all the time. Over time, we also end up deleting many files. The same is the case with programs. But while we can simply delete the files by sending them to the recycle bin, the case with the programs is not so simple. But users often go for shortcuts while removing programs also ' either they select the program and then hit Delete, or they right-click on the program and then send it to the recycle bin. But this method is erroneous and the program does not get completely removed. The main reason for that is scattering of files, data and information. 

Whenever a program downloaded and installed, several supporting files also come with it, which can be scattered in several of the drives. So it is always best to remove programs properly, using the Control Panel>Add or Remove programs facility. But unfortunately, even that does not work properly all the time. That is because, even the computer has limitations or in other words, even the computer can miss out some files that may be associated with the program, because there is no way the computer can recognize all the parts. This is the reason why people should try out third party system cleaner or optimizer software. That should solve the problem of computer running slow windows XP being the OS. 

This article is written by Seirra, who also writes for slow-windows.com, a site addressing the problems of computer running slow windows xp and slow computer windows xp.