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Computer & Windows XP prof clean up

  • 09-03-2009 5:24pm
    #1
    pgodkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭


    Hey lads,

    Just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction really need to clean up my computer its so laggy its un real (taking about 4 mins to start up windows). Any help would be great


    Thanks

    Philip


Comments

  • #2
    buttersbrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭buttersbrady


    Go to http://www.filehippo.com/

    Download CCleaner.


  • #3
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    Start - run - msconfig -startup tab - unselect unnecessary programs.

    Download malwarebytes antimalware and run a scan. If it picks up much then download and run combofix.

    Defrag your drives if necessary

    That should get you started anyway.


  • #4
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    you could increase the virtual memory also to 4092mb, and set for best performance not best appearance


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    check for malware
    are you using a resource hog like Norton ?

    try to have about 10-15% free space on the drive

    uninstall any crap you will never use again

    user procexp to see what is running / using cpu time
    use hdtune to verify the drive is ok as drives slow down when dying

    it may be time to do a clean install , windows accumulates crap over time and only a heroic effort can truly get it pack to pristine day one speed


  • #6
    gary82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭gary82


    Did you get an XP installation disc with your PC?

    If so, i highly recommend you start from scratch and return the PC to its former glory!

    My PC (Dell Dimension c521) was getting very sluggish and had started stalling frequently. It was slowly driving me mad so yesterday I looked into restoring it to how it was out of the box (before installing hundreds of apps and leaving files all over it).

    It's not near as complicated as I thought it'd be. Just back up all your files first. Then format the harddrive and install windows from scratch. I've never done this before and took about a day to do all backing-up, installing, then reinstalling all my programs.

    System runs muuuuuuuuuuch faster now! Faster than when i got it even as it doen't have all the useless dell software on it. Was on a roll with it that I even put on a partition and installed Windows 7, so I'm dualbooting Windows 7 and XP Pro. Do it! ;)

    EDIT: There are lots of tutorials on doing this online. Also recommend having a second laptop with internet access handy if you need drivers. Or what I did was save the driver for my wireless card on a USB... once I had net access I could get everything else I needed.


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