Hi, precious. Replies are inline.


precious wrote:

> "Leonard Grey" wrote:

>> precious wrote:
>>> I keep getting one of two messages when I try to remove programs
>>> that I haven't used for along time, because my comoputer has slowed
>>> way down. I cant defrag or anything.


Removing programs that are not being run probably won't improve your
performance. However, running a number of programs simultaneously (and
possibly, you may not even be aware they are running!) may contribute to
sluggishness. Defragging (and computing, in general) requires a certain
amount of your hard drive to be free. So, please tell us how large your
hard drive is and how much free space you have:

Double-click My Computer. Under View, select Details (if you haven't
done so already). What are the values under Total Size and Free Space
for Local Disk (C?


>>> One of the messages is:
>>> Error 1606 could not access network location % userprofile% /my
>>> pictures. Or I get 1606x53x295105304ox. Help!

>> Whenever you ask about an error message you need to state the full
>> text of the error message. "1606x53x295105304ox" means nothing.

> I gave the two messages exactly the way they are on the computer. The
> numbers are coming up exactly the way I wrote them.


Although that is what you saw, sometimes you need to dig deeper. Please
post pertinent copies of Error reports from Event Viewer, easily
accessed by:

Start | Run | type "eventvwr" (without the quotes)

For more info, see "How to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in
Windows XP":

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427


>> Having a lot of programs installed does not slow your computer.
>> (Having a lot of programs /running/ can sometimes slow your
>> computer.) However, Windows Defragmenter needs at least 15% free
>> space on the disk to run, and one way to free up space is to
>> uninstall programs you no longer use.
>>
>> If you're having trouble uninstalling a program, you should ask the
>> program's technical support for help. If the program in question is a
>> Microsoft program, we can point you to an appropriate newsgroup.
>>
>> The rule of thumb for failed uninstalls is to reinstall the program,
>> restart your computer and then uninstall the program. You usually
>> need to disable your security software (except for your firewall)
>> when installing and uninstalling software.

> I've tried to uninstall and that is when the numbers show up. And
> that
> the full text.


Have a look at "You receive an "Error 1606" error message when you try
to install or remove a Microsoft program":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886549/en-us