What is the best way to clean up my computer?

September 5, 2009

I just got new computer and I’m sending my old one to my dad. It doesn’t run terribly, but I know there is a lot on there that is slowing it down.

I’d like to just do system restore and put it back to the way it came, but I can’t find the disk. Any advice would be appreciated!

Cleaning up windows vista?

September 4, 2009

I just got a new computer with windows vista installed does anyone know how clean up the registry and defragment the disk? Im not used to windows vista ive been with windows xp for four years

memory causing windows to freeze?

September 1, 2009

I recently built a new computer from scratch with high end components and installed Windows Vista 64-bit.
I was having major issues with the system freezing permanently and randomly during use.
I would run windows memory diagnostic software and it did not find any hardware errors.

I had a 4 gig dual channel memory kit installed in the first 2 dimm slots on my motherboard.
I tried changing the memory to the last two dimm slots and the computer then seemed to work for a while but ultimately started freezing again.
Windows would also occasionally crash fatally to a blue error screen.

I then switched the memory to the 1st and 3rd dimm slots(both blue colored slots) and now Windows hasn’t froze or crashed in days.

Can anyone tell me why this last solution might have worked?
I have an Asus Maximus Extreme motherboard:
http://www.dvhardware.net/news/asus_maximus_extreme_xf.jpg

And 4g of OCZ Platinum Enhanced DDR3 memory

Thanks

i keep getting popup things about immediate neet to run registry cleaners how can i make them stop or go away?

August 17, 2009

was given new computer and these "messages" keep showing up and telling me that I am in great need of running any of the following: regrinsepro ; winregistrycleaner ; fixwin32 ; patchupdate ; dlpatch and some others and that my new computer is infected how do I get this stopped?

I’ve run Malwarebytes and SUPERAntiSpyware but I still seem to be infected with Malware. What’s wrong?

August 5, 2009

Question pretty much sums it up, a couple of days ago I got the Antivirus XP Pro 2009 Malware/Data Miner/Trojan and I’ve been working around the clock to try and clean it up. I’ve tried all sorts of things including SUPERAntiSpyware Pro and Malwarebytes’ Anti Malware to clean it up, but after the full system scan they seem to come up as nothing wrong. I also cleaned up infected registry keys, well, I think I cleaned them all up, and I also deleted some processes from task manager. I tried SpyHunter, the eval version, and then I manually deleted the infected files, and I have a hijack this log if anyone wants it. Anyway, what’s next? What do I do? Is the best option just getting my media and work and getting a new computer? Thanks everyone