~~This is rediculous - I NEED to thorughly clean my PC - Would appreciate some help~~

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mjmanus2006

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Okay, basicly my computer has so much crap on it that it can barely even function anymore. I have 96+ Icons of just random junk...porn, programs I dont use, games that dont work, random folders with random stuff, various browsers, blah blah blah the list goes on. The "Programs" menu is laughable, there is so much stuff. Basicly I just want to delete all my programs I dont use, all my porn, all my useless games and folders, and everything else that takes up space. If you want to know how truly terrible my pc runs, I'll tell you this..It takes about 60 seconds just for IE to come up, and then when it does come up it gets stuck for another minute and it runs terrible. I think theres a bunch of viruses and bugs too. I am running Windows 2000 and I have Norton for my internet security. I have tried deleting and uninstalling lots of stuff, but they either dont really dissappear or an error comes up saying something about an "unspecified path" or something. Is there any programs where I can just permenantly erase/delete all the crap from my pc so that it actually runs good again? I really need some suggestions. Thanks for any replies.
 
hpi

hpi

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go to add/remove programs for most of the programs.

Looks like you need to use spybot and adaware and a couple other programs to search for problems which im sure you have bc of the porn.

Im a bit lazy right now so il probably edit this post later .
 
belfong

belfong

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The system only works slower if your C:/ or where you have installed windows is near full.
Any way, there's many ways:
1. Defrag
2. Run disc cleanup. (This is the first thing i would recommend) Go to, Startmenu: Accessories: System tools: Disc cleanup.
3. Download CCleaner and run it. http://www.ccleaner.com/download/

These already take care of allot of junk.
 
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oscaryu1

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if its that bad shape, i'd get copy all important things to a CD/DVD/floppy, RAID Drive, slave, or external drive, flash drive, and reformat. otherwise, use the 2 suggestions above.
 
lhstud10

lhstud10

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agree i would start with
start>Run> "msconfig", use this do clear your start-up and that way when you reboot it takes less time then
"add/remove programs" then
"disk cleanup"
then a "Defragmentation"
then some spyware programs, and virus programs
then finally download "RegCleaner" check every single program you dont use
and after all those steps you could post a hijackthis log... good luck
 
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Froboy7391_99

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If you use something like limewire go to the limewire folder and in program folders and delete the stuff in your incomplete folder. I did that on my friends comp and we took off 3 gigs, assuming your C: Drives full than that should help a bit.
 
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Kilauea

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Another suggestion is to change antivirus, Norton is a system hog, you can get some viable more reliable free options. The one I prefer is AVS (even if its sponsored by AOL, it has no AOL junk with it) or AVG free; I also hear good comments about Avast, but do not know it personally.

Then, well do like other have said. For spywares, on top of Spybot, I suggest Ad-aware; I use them both and find they complete each other fairly well.

And then its the defrag, removing programs and other useless things that remain on your HDD process.

Good luck!
 
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mjmanus2006

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Thanks soooo much for the helpful replies people. I pretty much just wiped out a whole bunch of crap from my pc and now its running waaaay better. It still kinda sucks, but its about 10x faster than before lol. I was ready to light my computer on fire and then throw it off a cliff and then bury the remains at the bottom of the ocean lol. Thanks again.:D
 
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