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07 Dec 09
21:17
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right folks!...my computer appears to be a little unwell!.....running very slowly and freezing up!.....any ideas of anything i can try to sort it! (preferably something that doesnt cost anything?)
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Install ccleaner and remove all the cookies and crap
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is it free?.....and where do i get it from?
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never mind that HRH, how about some more jokes :)
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http://www.ccleaner.com/
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Yes Jockey - free download
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Try malwarebytes in case you have anything nasty
Download, install and run from here: http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button |
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e.g.g.......does this actually remove anything for you?...or does it just tell you what is there?
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Surfing all that porn has finally brought his Commodore 64 to a shuddering halt!
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no you koooont i mean real jokes, now get on with it :)
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ajw...it's probably spywared up to fvck...ccleaner won't be enough on it's own...you need a systematic approach beginning with turning off system restore then dumping all your temp cr@p (this is where ccleaner comes in)...you need to run at least one spyware removal proggie (spybot / superantispyware are two decent ones)...then do a full virus scan with a decent av proggie (none of that free cr@p that people rave about, ie avast or avg...get kaspersky AV or IS ). you'll need a good couple a reboots during this process...finally when u thik ur done you can turn system restore back on (mine is off permanently in case you wondered). It's not a 2 minute job ajw...don't be fooled into thinking it is...all the best.
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the commodore 64 works fine!....it is the bloody p.c that doesnt!
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swearbox.....for some reason system restore does not work anyway!.....it says that it was unable to restore!.........i would take it back to factory settings but i dont know how to do it!
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Malwarebytes removes it all for nothing.
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if ur gonna take it back to factory settings back up yer pron and all yer other stuff you don't want to lose...then prepare to install all yer extra programs again...a nasty business imo but sometimes it's the best option. There's probs a menu option at boot time that will allow you to restore to factory settings...u must be usin' vista i assume...a cretinous version of windows if ever there was one.
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Superantispyware is excellent as well, no harm in running both, nothing I know of will get through these and be caught by spybot (good prog. though) and the awful adaware.
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I presume you've already sent out a call for Tommy Toes
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i dont know what im using!!!.....its a pretty old computer and has recovery programs built in to it!....last time i restored it, it was simply a case of pressing f11 on start up....however this didnt work this time!
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wouldnt know where to locate tommy toes at this hour!
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sounds like it's b0llocksed to me...i'd be getting a total clean install done...wipe the drive and start from scratch...bound to be someone you know with a copy of xp floating about...get that on there if the comp isn't too old...
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Recovery is a last resort.
Download and run one or more of the anti spyware programs suggested. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. |
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At this hour Tommy Toes will be using all his renown electronic genius on getting a pop tart out of his dvd player
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Excellent HRH :^0
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:^0
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EGG - you reckon then it's worth deleting Adaware and running the two you have suggested?
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e.g.g.........i have absolutely nothing on the computer that i would need to save!.....if i could just get it back to factory settings is be laughing!
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Adaware is not worth a rub imo.
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so to recap.........what should i do?
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Try reading the thread again.
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ive read through it...but i know as much about computers as i do about the life and times of jesus christ....(which is extremely little!)
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http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button
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that program will not run on my computer!......starts scan...then just seems to stop and disappears!
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ajw at least 2 options if you have nothing you want to save. Ist and easiest reformat it. 2nd you can nuke it.
or if you suspect a virus put the virus to Kapersky for cleaning. You could also go to any of Barack's children they will do the job of cleaning. |
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whodares.......i do not have kapersky......and i wouldnt have the first idea of how to reformat!
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ajw it's a bit late to explain tonight, but if your pc is old and you have never done it before the updates will take what seems like a lifetime if you reformat. But if it is working okay no problem.
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seems to be working ok now.....just the issue with "a google search results" page having hijacked my home page!
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Ha ha!
Glad my 'expertise' wasn't required! |