I use Quickclean, and when it gets too bad I just rebuild.
However, I cant rebuild at the moment (not until I go home).
Therefore, what programs/techniques can I use to give my comp a spring clean?
Thx,
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I use Quickclean, and when it gets too bad I just rebuild.
However, I cant rebuild at the moment (not until I go home).
Therefore, what programs/techniques can I use to give my comp a spring clean?
Thx,
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This is my Task Manager on Bootup, is there any crap I can get rid of here?
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do you need both McAfee (RuLaunch) & AVG (avgserv)?
Get a copy of system mechanic from www.iolo.com (free for 30 days). All sorts of facilities in there from clearing out old internet explorer cache etc., managing your startup apps, registry cleaning, junk file clearup, popup stopper, etc. etc. Excellent product I've been using for years.
Also get a copy of "spybot S&D" (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and Lavasoft adaware (spyware) removal tools (www.lavasoftusa.com) and run these ensuring you've got the latest updates.
De-install any apps you don't use. Stop unwanted services (Windows starts a whole host of memory-eating services that you probably don't need - after all, Windows is trying to be all-things to all people). One memory hungry service to stop is the Windows Automatic Updates service. Stop the service, and just manually visit the window update site every now and again.
Install a good firewall (Zonelabs' ZoneAlarm is my pref, www.zonelabs.com), and a good virus s/w (www.grisoft.com for a good free one, look for the free v6 edition, not the pay-for-it v7), and keep both up to date.
Finally, get a copy of diskeeper de-fragmenter (their dk lite v7 is free) and defragment your hard-disk every now and again.
disk keeper defrag is good u can set it to defrag auto, i have 6 partitions and i defrag each drive every day at 4am
Two virus scanners would seem a bit ott and we all know my opinion of s/w firewalls
Anyway, house keeping routines are good, but I've found the only true way to keep a computer running fast is to not install anything on it. Sad, but true. I try to plan carefully what I want to install so I don't have more than i need to, but of course, over time that ideal is lost.
Grisoft AVG; Spybot Search & Destroy; AdAware; RegCleaner; Diskeeper 7.0 Workstation edition and manual pruning. That usually keeps things sweet![]()
Cheers for all the responses Guys.
What Firewall do ya reckon I should get? I took what I had on, off, because, for some reason, it was slowing my connection.
Also, is DisKKeeper the one through executive .com?
Yep, that be the one.Originally Posted by The 47th Ronin
As long as you don't keep installing and uninstalling crap, including device drivers and other stuff that clogs up the registry and fragments the drive. Your computer will run beautifully for years if you follow this practice![]()
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Hmm, I detect an edit. Can't help but feel I have leper status sometimes....
I have run every cleanup mechanism in Adaware, Spybot, Virus Chcker, Quickclean & System Mechanic.
However, I am still getting these popups (that vary in their content, but are often smileys). They occur as long as my computer is connected to the internet, and not when I am browsing necessarily
What the hell should I do?
Get a firewall
Seriously - message popups are usually due to the messenger service (not MSN Messenger!). They can be blocked by any firewall, or you can disable the messenger service (Start>All Programs>Administrative Tools>Services, double click Messenger, then choose startup type>manual, click stop, and hit OK).
Try here to check your processes:
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php or just google it
Looking, you have an nvidia graphics card and an hp printer. You run ICS, a cisco VPN client and a Zoom DSL modem.
You can kill digstream as well. (auto web updater rubbish)
Get to know your registryimportant paths are HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/Run and HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/Run
though if you don't know what these mean - you're probably best off leaving well alone
Worries me that you have wscript.exe there, means you've got a vbs file running all the time....
Now go away before I taunt you a second time.
OK, which (Free) Firewall should I use?![]()
I know this might sound obvious but a good way to keep a PC running smoothly is to make sure every time you want to remove a program\game is to use the control panel ADD\REMOVE program to remove the offending item and then check the hard drive for any redundent folders and delete them.
I know quite a few people who just delete the folder and dont use ADD\REMOVE this is a no no as your windows registry will be filled with links to files & folders that dont exist anymore (Serious slow down, and probably problems)
Here's what i use to keep the PC running fast a lot has already been suggested though.
Programs i use are as follows :-
Ad-aware & Spybot - For removing spyware
AntiVir Personal edition - For Virus detection & removal
System Mechanic - To clean the registry and delete junk files & folders
And after i remove games and utilities i dont use anymore & a good clean up of windows using the above programs i then use a defragmenter to re-organise the HD
Personal favourite is :- Perfect Disk
Obviously only do this every month or two.
Also to check what runs when you start your PC goto START - RUN
and type msconfig press the tab for startup and take any ticks off for any programs you dont want to start when you switch on your PC
And then restart![]()
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