Am I in danger of ruining my laptop by using this PC cleaner?

August 10, 2009

I use a wonderful program called CCleaner for file cleanup but have been warned not to use it b/c it also cleans registers. I have the XP operating system. Shall I discontinue its use? I do not want to use two separate programs: one for file clean up and one for registry clean up.

Please give me your best suggestion for an effective way to clean my PC, and any personal cases where you’ve encountered problems using CCleaner.
Thank you.

Im looking to give my pc a full clean re-install of my O/S.How hard is it to do?

August 5, 2009

What it is,is that im looking to clean my pc out and give my pc a new clean install of its operating system,but ive not done it before.Were can i get step by step guide to do it from scratch successfully please?(AND I MEAN STEP BY STEP.)Im currently on XP.

Hard Drive Failure-out of warranty-should I use manufacturer or buy hard drive and install windows?

July 10, 2009

I have a HP Pavillion DV8000T notebook that i purchased from HP directly. The notebook is 13 months old and out of warranty. My hard drive failed and I will need to have it replaced. This is the second time my hard drive has failed (previous instance was during the warranty period) My options are:
(1) Use HP and pay 0 – this includes a new hard drive and installation of MS Windows XP Media edition. It comes with only 90 day warranty.
(2) Buy the hard drive myself – I have Windows XP software. I would have my office IT desk install the hard drive and the Operating System. Cost 0.
My Concern is:Will I be able to get all the drivers that I need to get the most of my machine. This is a high end machine but I am extremely disappointed with HP service. There is only a 90 day warranty on a 0 repair which represents over 33% of what I paid for the entire machine. Since the hard drive has failed twice already-I figure if it fails again, I will buy new notebook.

Is there any program that can renew my Windows account?

July 6, 2009

I bought my laptop with Windows XP Media Center installed on it. I didn’t get any sort of backup software or repair discs, and I was wondering how to clean out the hard drive but still have the OS left. I pretty much want the same end product as if I were to install the operating system in a blank hard drive. Is this possible?

Is there any way to repair system files in Windows XP without using the XP cd?

June 25, 2009

FROM A WEBSITE ON SFC: To protect your computer from old system files, Microsoft created a special service that is built into the operating system. This service monitors your system files, and if one is replaced or deleted, ICS will automatically restore the system file. SFC works in conjunction with a utility called Windows File Protection that keeps the system file cache: (%Systemroot%\System32\Dllcache) uppdated with the newest Microsoft Approved files as they are installed on your system. I prefer to use the system backup for the ability to roll back to a former configuration however. To manually invoke the system file checker, be sure you have administrative access then go to the command prompt and type: sfc /scannow The system will immediately begin to check all the current system files and restore the cached approved copies. You may be asked to insert the Windows CD as well during the restore. IS THERE ANY SOFTWARE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD SO THAT I DONT'T HAVE TO USE THE CD?