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  #41  
Old 31st March 2007, 01:05 AM
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Crash, yep maybe, I followed your advice and did the Highjack thing, didn't have your e-mail so sent it on to "Chrome" who was able to give me some useful info.

Looks like we are having a total clean sweep on Sunday (after racing) but again I'll take the opportunity of thanking everyone who replied, all tried to help, so am very grateful, cheers, Partypooper!
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Old 31st March 2007, 06:04 AM
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Nothing like a clean sweep to freshen up the old PC. I'm building a new one at the moment and moving up to a duo-core processor and the latest socket motherboard.

I'd recommend that after formating your HD you divide it up into a Drive C and to a Drive D
Make Drive:C about 15 Gig and put your O/S only on it. Use Drive D for data, photo's and everything else. Make a folder in D for 'programs' and any programs you download form the web. or from Disc, keep them in this folder.

Next time you need to do a clean install you just scrub and re-format Drive C leaving Drive D with all your Exe. programs ready to load into your O/S from your program folder and all your Data etc. right there on Drive D too [I burn an image using Nero of all the programs onto a disc too in case I ever stuff the HD].

Viruses/Trojans etc. infect the O/S [on C] not your benign data etc. on D [scan it all anyway].

It takes me about 30 min. to set up my PC after a clean install [every 12mths.] using the above method because all I have to load onto the HD is the O/S into Drive C and then load my programs to the O/S from my 'program' folder!

Another worthwhile thing to do is to take an image [back-up] of your registry straight after installing your O/S using ERUNT [free] and do this say once a month. Keep these registry back-up in a folder on Drive D. With ERUNT. You just double click on any of these back-ups and your registry and O/S is back to problem free running. Download ERUNT to disc before you scrub your O/S.

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Old 31st March 2007, 07:14 AM
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Hi party,
1) The virus removal chaps I use for all software problems tell me that the first thing they do with their customers that come in with Nortons on their computer ,is they remove it & replace it with AVG virus protector (FREE).
I had Notons before & it does conflict with a number of programs , once AVG was installed, it ran like a train, no more conflicts.

2) Most good virus removal specialists charge approx $65 to get rid of all the junk, remove any spyware & viruses, place any necessary updates & fine tune ones machine .
You will find that it will run like an express train when you get it back home.
It is worth it.
I do this twice a year.

3) The other thing that makes a big differece, is using a Modum that has its own Fiewall e.g. Netgear , it reduces virus attacks dramaticaly.
Since I have changed over to this modum , I have not experience one single virus attack .

4) Another idea recomended is to never use auto complete , this helps protect the system from intruders using your stuff.

5) Try & run CCleaner, this is a FREE registry cleaner that unclogs the copies of every thing the system replicates on the hard drive , it wont touch any of your normal stuff, just the copies which one will never use.
It also gets rid of any bank & credit card details one may have used over the net , which can only be a good thing.
I use CCleaner after any finance details have been used over the net.

Get CCleaner registry cleaner from Filehippo.
There is no spyware in this, unlike so many others out there.
It will free up 10's of thousands of relicated files that slow down ones computer over time .
If you have a lot of stuff to come out , one may have to run it several times to get it all out.
Try & use it say 2-3 times a week.

My computer people automaticly place CCleaner on all their customers machines.
It also speeds up ones computer dramtically.

6) It also has another program in it that can check for program "Issiues" that may slow down your system .
Just tell it to fix whatever it brings up & it will automatically repair or delete stuff that has been left over from a previously deleted programs e.g. Notons tail endings , common on most deleted programs.
Remember, it wont delete any actual programs, just stuff left over from programs already deleted.


If it asks if you would like a back up copy , always say no to both programs when prompted because 99.99% of the time you will never need it & you dont need to store another piece of junk that one will never use again & if for some reason one does need something back , one can re-dowload it later on but I have never needed to do that as yet.
This will also speed up your computer.
The program is also very fast & doesnt take up much space.

It's an idea to restart your computer after all this, if your machine has not had its register cleaned for say 6 months, so the system can reset its now clean registry.


7) Another small tip to speed up ones computer when using say the popular
Raceingandsports site , which has a tendency to run slower & slower as one uses the site, is to press/hold Ctrl key and Press the Refresh key then release.
One wiil see at the bottom of the screen all the stuff being removed that has been slowing it down.
Your machine will feel like its now in turbo drive with the increased speed it now has, going page to page.

8) Other must haves that have already been mentioned is Spyware Doctor Search & Destroy, use the immunise program in it to protect you from the known nasties & update this once a week it's FREE. Also Ad-aware FREE (becareful which one you download because there are a number out there with a similiar name that have spyware in them.)
Play it safe & down load both of these from Filehippo.

Cheers.
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Old 31st March 2007, 08:08 AM
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I'd have to disagree with you about 'CC cleaner' Bagman [or any other reg. cleaner for that matter]. These programs are far from perfect and sometimes remove things from the reg. they shouldn't. The fact you have had no problems means your lucky [so far], not that CC is perfect and I wouldn't let my PC anywhere near a PC tech. They are the ************s that load Norton's and other crap programs onto new computers when people buy them in the first place!

I only use 'RegSeeker' now because after cleaning it gives 2 removal options [red or green]. Green is guaranteed safe to remove and accounts for about 90% of the rubbish. The 10% left in red should be treated more cautiously as it might contain something vital to a program.

The 2 removal options mentioned above is 'RegSeekers' way of acknowledging that no Reg. Cleaner is perfect. Any casual perusal about these cleaners on the web. in various Tech. forums will confirm this. They should be lightly used too. Once every 3mths. is plenty.

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Old 31st March 2007, 09:03 AM
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Crash,

There are quite a few 'user cautions' on the reviews of the latest version of RegSeeker!!
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Old 31st March 2007, 11:23 AM
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Crash,

There are quite a few 'user cautions' on the reviews of the latest version of RegSeeker!!


Should be ditto for all Reg. cleaners [RegCleaner is the only one that's honest] !!!
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Old 31st March 2007, 11:58 AM
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Should be ditto for all Reg. cleaners [RegCleaner is the only one that's honest] !!!

Crash,

You and CP appear to keep up with the Computer Joneses,
have you seen this before, note the reviews,

snapfiles.com/reviews/ICE_ECC/iceecc.html

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Old 31st March 2007, 12:20 PM
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Guys

If you can possibly stretch to it I've always found the best policy is to seperate work from pleasure. I have a machine I use for the punt, and another for everything else. The punt machine really doesn't have to be much, just so long as it can run a browser. You could even look at using a Windows based terminal that run's WinXP Embedded.

Keeping the machine purposes seperate will help protect your punting income and is just good business practice I think.

I regularly use Acronis True Image on my machines, which means I don't have to bother mucking about cleaning infections. Just blow it all away and restore a clean image.
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Old 31st March 2007, 01:58 PM
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About to add my 3rd. pc here [I'm building it now]. One for her-in-doors and 2 for me:-)
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Old 31st March 2007, 03:39 PM
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I think Bhagwan could be one of my customers

What he outlined is almost the exact procedure including the cost!!!

With regard to registry cleaners and tweakers, CCleaner is one of the only reliable one's I use, and I have used hundreds in testing.
It's the only reliable one for all o/s's and haven't once had a problem due to using it.
I service in excess of 500 computers per year and I've seen the good the bad and the very ugly.
Be extra careful of downloading any registry cleaner from google ads, they are usually rife with spyware or at least wipe out half your registry all in the name of "look how good we are - look what we found"

Regscrub is another demon which finds lots of stuff but has a tendency to wipe too much including crippling the flash player in explorer, so that even if you install it again the references are corrupt.

I never advise any client to fiddle with the registry at all, as long as they have decent virus protection and and spyware protection, it is best left to those in the know.

*The most common cause of spyware and virus infestation is failing to update the definition files of the program BEFORE scanning (or for those naughty clients - not scanning at all). Then they blame the products or me, because they are too lazy to update and scan just once a week.
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