compaq pc is to slow how do i deep clean for free?
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April 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don’t always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.
First, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html
2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:
1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
2. Click Start, click "Control Panel", and then double-click "Internet Options".
3. On the General tab, click "Delete Files" under Temporary Internet Files.
4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the "Delete all offline content" check box , and then click OK.
5. Click OK.
3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:
1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click Run
3. In the command screen type "msconfig.exe"
4. In the "system configuration utility",click either "service" or "startup" tab
5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
6. Click "OK"
Other great tip is increasing your virtual memory to simulate more RAM. This will give you a bit more resources for multiple program use or CPU heavy programs.
Hope this link helps. Shows you how to do everything step by step. You should get a least 60-120% more resources and speed
if you follow the tips.
April 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
try the windows live website…they have some good tips
also try defragmentation and disk cleanup…also could be that you need more RAM
April 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
you can do the following:
Do a disk clean up
Run disk defrag
Check for viruses and spyware
Run a scan disk (go into my computer, right click on the HHD, click tools, then scan disk, click both boxes, scan disk should start the next time you boot your PC)
Add more RAM
April 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
SPEED
there are a LOT of reasons that computers become slow over time.
1] not enuff memory [ R.A.M. ]
2] too many programs/apps loading at the same time
3] spyware
4] large temp file folder
5] large prefetch folder
1] Memory:
todays computers now need at least a GIGabyte of memory to stay up to speed. 258 or 512 just can’t cut the mustard anymore,so upgrade/increase your memory card.
2] Start up programs:
having a lot of programs loading with windows drops boot up speed and hogs memory use running in the background. best to have only those programs up and running that are absolutely needed at boot up time.
press the WINDOWS [ one with the 4 part flag ] and the letter R.
enter:
msconfig
select start up tab
uncheck ONLY those programs YOU added to your computer that you DON’T need to load till you want them to use.
this will mean a few SECONDS of extra time waiting for those programs to load for you but will save precious time when booting up your computer and PLUS,won’t be running in the background,using up precious memory reserves,slowing up your computer in other areas.
note:
you will get a "nagger" that reminds you that you have made changes to msconfig. choose never show again and you’ll not be bothered with this pop up again.
3] Spyware:
spyware are tracking cookies that track your every move over the internet and can steal passwords,usernames and other important data.
in both XP & Vista:
start–control panel–internet options–privacy–advanced–override
accept 1st party cookies
BLOCK 3rd party [ tracking ] cookies.
allow session cookies or not,no big deal there. if you choose allow,all cookies will be deleted at the end of session [ close of browser ]
download and install:
Spyware Blaster–AVG anti-spyware–AVG anti rootkit–Arovax Shield [ set for protect I.E. or Firefox or Opera if you use these other web browsers ]
for Spyware Blaster and Arovax,only check the browser you are using,uncheck the others or you get a pop up reminder telling you that those other browsers can’t be found,lol.
AVG [ both ] can be run in minimized state as they take a bit of time to complete their runs.
4 + 5 ] Bloat:
your computer stores a temp file in both the temp and prefetch folders,every time you open/use anything!
this was MEANT to improve the speed of "fetching" those same sites/apps/folders,ect for us.
it DOESN’T help at all!
all it does is hog up memory resources better used elsewhere!
at least once a week i clean out both of those folders.
XP & Vista:
start–control panel–local disk drive [ Vista/O.S. {C} ]–windows–
prefetch:
click view–click select all–press delete key on keyboard
temp:
click view–click select all–press delete key on keyboard
note:
you cannot delete today’s temp files. you will get a pop up telling you unable to delete,select skip
Ccleaner:
this download will clean up all the dead weight in your computer.
click the options tab–click cookies tab:
select the cookies you want to keep and then click the cleaner tab at top left,then click run
RegSeeker:
this is a SAFE registry cleaner! used it forever. click clean registry,click autorun,done.
has a nice start up manager as well as a file remover for those files that are hard to delete and/or are installed without an uninstall remover file.
you can get each of my recommended downloads for FREE from here:
http://browseraddons.friendpages.com
Optimize for Speed
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
One major cause of system slowdowns is a bloated Registry filled with out-of-date or bad entries. Your Registry gets junked up in many ways, notably when you uninstall a program that is ill-behaved and leaves traces of itself behind. As a result, one of the best ways to improve PC speed is to use a Registry cleaner or fixer. Plenty of for-pay fixers exist, but if you want just the basics, Eusing Free Registry Cleaner is a good bet. It scans your Registry for problems, reports on what it finds, and then fixes the problems you tell it to address. You can also restore your original Registry settings if the new ones cause problems themselves.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,64953-order,1-page,1/description.html
AOLSpeed – [2002-01-24 | Freeware | 44 Kb | Win All | 28079 | 4.57 ]
Disables disk buffer flushing making AOL faster.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/AOLSpeed_d507.html
REGAIN DISK SPACE:
XP Home:
Disk Clean
start–all programs–accessories–system tools–disk clean
click disk clean
check everything that shows anything to delete
click delete
click delete & ok
Defrag:
start–all programs–accessories–system tools–disk defragmentation
click anylize and defrag if suggested
Recycle Bin:
right click recycle bin–select properties
check use 1 setting
un check display confirmation dialog box
move slider to either 0% or 3%
regain 10% to 13% disk drive
System Restore:
start–all programs–accessories–system tools–system restore
settings–drive (c)
slide to 3%
regain 10% disk drive
Vista:
Disk Clean:
once you find it,proceed as XP Home
start–control panel–performance,information & tools
click disk clean
Disk Defrag:
same place as Disk Clean but named…
advanced tools [ click to open ]
then same as XP Home
Recycle Bin:
same as XP Home
XP Home & Vista:
empty:
prefetch & temp folders
start==computer–disk drive (c)–windows
prefetch folder:
click file–choose select all
press delete key to delete
temp folder:
click file–choose select all
press delete key to delete
little different here,you can’t delete TODAY’S temp files.
choose skip
do daily–weekly
your choice
April 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".
Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you’ve installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it’s Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!It even can speed up your computer by 300% or more!
There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://www.make-pc-fast.info/
You can download and scan your computer for free.