Is Your Pc Running Slow?

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  1. aphex

    aphex AKA Zander

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    ok heres what you should do to speed your pc up. Even 2 or 3 of these steps will help speed up your pc, but I recommend you run a virus scan and spyware can at least once a week, and the rest at least 1 a month.
    • Run a Virus scan
    • Scan for spyware - use Ad-Aware
    • Uninstall all the programs you DONT use
    • open run, type in msconfig, then select startup and stop all the unessasary programs from loading
    • Erase all your internet browsers cookies and cache
    • Defrag your pc
    • then get an automatic registry cleaner to fix up your registry
    • DONT USE Internet Explorer, but instead use Mozilla Firefox.
    Then if all that fails reinstall windows. lol. Hope that helps everyone.
     
  2. VEXTA

    VEXTA Well-Known Member

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    good points my friend.

    my computer is running slow and i will take this in mind thanks.
     
  3. madmav

    madmav Well-Known Member

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    actually scrap adaware and spybot
    for microsoft antispyware is the best it found tons of stuff tat adaware didnt trust me its the dominant power
    :P
    i cant find a link now
    i'm ytoo busy
    i'll get one when ihave time
     
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    Jashin Well-Known Member

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    my PC is running fine. I reformatted it about a week a go. But all of the things you said will help :)
     
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    Michael Well-Known Member

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    Very nice tips. Although you need to use caution when running msconfig. If you are not sure what to turn off please do research before doing so. Turning off the wrong things can have very bad reactions.
     
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    Kiyoshi Yukio Well-Known Member

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    I've got or done all of thise things and my comp is fine
     
  7. aphex

    aphex AKA Zander

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    Yes use caution when you run msconfig. Search it on google to find what you should and shouldnt turn off.
     
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    i use firefox and ie cause firefox doesnt let you have diff coursers or faded ----, etc.
     
  9. Punk

    Punk Well-Known Member

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    Yea I once ----ed EVERYTHING up messing with that :P.
     
  10. GeoTube

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    microsoft can't make a good anti-spyware program ¬_¬
    Ad-aware is better specially it's Ad-Watch program :D
    I never have any in my pc lol
    Ncie list as well ;)
    should add getting trillian if you run about 5 different messengers... it's got 5 messengers in oen (andyou can add more if you got Pro :D)
     
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    Shugga Well-Known Member

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    microsoft is by far the best one thats why they bought out giant for it. Spysweeper, Ad-Aware, and spybot are good but cant hold up to microsofts.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en
     
  12. EddieD

    EddieD Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, that really did help a lot.
     
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    My comp is running real slow but now that i did that its much faster THX!
     
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    They made the best anti-spyware program :lol:
     
  15. aphex

    aphex AKA Zander

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    Glad I could help.
     

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