My niece said I should always clean my computer so that it doesn't crash, but she didn't say what to do. I always empty my trash, bulk etc. in my mail accounts and I never save documents. I have only two or three favorites in my favorites file. She also said something about something happening every time you log on and to clean that up too. How do I do that? Thank you in advance for all your help.
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1. Clean out your browsing history. Go to Tools and then to Internet Options if you use Internet Explorer and make sure the General tab is selected at the top and you will see where it says "Browsing history" and just click Delete. If you use FireFox, go to Tools then to Clear Private Data.
2. Defrag. Go to your start menu then to All Programs then to Accessories and then go to System Tools and then to Disk Defragmenter and to run it, just click Defragment.
There is also a program in the same system tools menu that says Disk Cleanup, you can go ahead and try that out too if you would like.
Hope that helps!
To clean up your computer you should download c cleaner. This will clean up things like cookies that you get everytime you use your computer
You can download it off filepedia.com
type in adaware se and download, it is free for private use and is safe, once you download it do an entire system scan and get rid of all bad or corrupt files that it finds, which could be many. after that run the scan at least 2 times a week! good luck
A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.
Run a virus scan weekly.
Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus…
Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.
Download, update and run Spybot—http://www.safer-networking.org/… . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.
Download, update and run Adaware—http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw…
Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place….
Download SpywareBlaster—http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware – it prevents it from ever being installed.
It's main features include:
– Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
– Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
– Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
Now lets clean up your registry.
Run RegScrubXP weekly. Run Cleanup every time you log off.
Download RegScrubXP–http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d…
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.
Download CleanUp—http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea…
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy – all in one easy solution. All for free!
Now lets clean up your disk.
Run a Disk Cleanup 2 times a month. Run Disk Defrag. monthly.
Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.
Now lets tweak your connection.
If your speed is good I would not mess with it by trying to tweak it. If you do tweak once it is done you should not have to do it every again.
There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.
Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php….
You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/
The second one is Cablenut.
Windows XP tested and approved
CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.
http://www.cablenut.com/
Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p…
All programs are FREE!
After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.
I got your message. However you are not accepting messages so I can not respond directly to you. Vista is so new that all compatibility issues are not known yet. I can not say if all the programs I suggested to you will work. I don't believe that running any of them will hurt anything. As always before making any changes make a system restore point so if anything goes wrong you can do a system restore.