If you've been doing a lot of copying & pasting between applications like Word and Excel, your computer's Windows Clipboard can fill up, causing your computer to slow down.

To clear the contents of the Windows XP Clipboard Viewer to help free up memory resources, follow these steps:
1. Click the Windows Start button.
2. Click the Run icon, which will open the Run box.
3. In the text box, type the word Clipbrd, and click the OK button.
4. The Clipboard will show your recent copy & pastes.