The wifes laptop needs the registry cleaned..

 

Is there one you guys recomend?

I've used CCleaner and have been happy with it. It's a good all-around handy piece of software to have around.

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

Registry cleaners are more of a PM and possible speed boost...if you think you _NEED_ one, you've got something else going on.

Registry cleaners are more of a PM and possible speed boost...if you think you _NEED_ one, you've got something else going on.

 

 

could be, do not know right now the wife laptop is real slow..

 

figured i would try a registry cleaner had one on my old coputer that worked real well..

could be, do not know right now the wife laptop is real slow..

 

figured i would try a registry cleaner had one on my old coputer that worked real well..

 

download malwarebytes , ccleaner , and auslogics disk defrag.

Install and run in that order.

All are free.

FYI.. malwarebytes is great but may have to run a safe mode as it may latch on to a program under normal operation and not get cleaned...

norton comes up with nothing, running malwarbytes right now..

could be, do not know right now the wife laptop is real slow..

 

figured i would try a registry cleaner had one on my old coputer that worked real well..

 

Start off by going into msconfig and in the startup tab uncheck some junk and go to services, click the hide all microsoft services and uncheck some junk in there too. Reboot, see if performance is better.

 

What to uncheck? Well, most applications are loaded from their mfg/folder like /program files/toshiba/pwnmgnment.exe or whatever. You can usually leave that stuff. You can always re-check the stuff later if you break something.

Once per week:

1. Clean Disk

2. Defrag

3. Scan Disk

Or buy a mac?

Or buy a mac?

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Once per week:

1. Clean Disk

2. Defrag

3. Scan Disk

 

Windows 7 has some nifty tools to schedule all that. You don't have to fart around with scheduler to get that done.

malwarebytes came up clean, think i have it figured out.

 

their are 5 tool bars deleting them now..they take up half the screen

eliminated 4 of the tool bars, that made a world of a diffrence..

 

running ccclean now, this is the one i had on my old computer by uniblue will have to look for my password and user info to load full version on her laptop..

 

run the free version for now and see what comes up..

Running ok, still had my register # in my emails from uniblue.. typed it in and corrected 861 registry problems..

Good job. That crap is a pain and the only reason I would ever buy a Mac is to avoid these type of issues. Otherwise I will stay with my pain in the a** yet perfectly not metrosexual, effiminate and "oh so creative" Windows machine. :D

 

I do recommend Robs609 answer

"download malwarebytes , ccleaner , and auslogics disk defrag.

Install and run in that order.

All are free. "

 

I have done this a few times. I think my wife keeps going to "bad sites" on my compputer.

 

 

I have done this a few times. I think my wife keeps going to "bad sites" on my compputer.

 

It's not the bad sites so much as the advertisements that have crosslinked malware scripts.

 

Get a good ad blocker and you'll eliminate most of this stuff. Firefox has adblock. Personally, I've been using http://www.admuncher.com for 7 years. Works with all browsers, doesn't require any configuration, works in Xp/Vista/7 and completely eliminates all the junk. It's a pay products but it's got a free trial. Everyone should at least try it.

Already said, get a MAC We have 25 pcs at the office, and I have 3 mac's at home, for a reason..

 

but all seriousness, we use Spybot (Search and Destroy) for spyware, malware, etc..

 

and AVG Antivirus, not free, but well worth it and isn't a resource hog like Norton..

Yeah, Norton's s@cks! All the other suggestions are good. I have used AVG free for a while but now use the Microsoft Security Essentials (which is also free) and Firefox with Adaware for my browser. Explorer seems to be such a magnet for malware, virus, etc. Just my .02

I'm convinced that most of these virus's and spyware are made in some form by those that sell software to eliminate them...

I totally agree with that!