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my computer is slow and is not functioning properly, want free programs to help fix my computer problems

I am assuming you’re using WinXP computer.

Fix your computer by following these steps:

First: Does your computer work well enough to connect to the Internet and download utilities? If no, find a friend whose computer does and use theirs for the next steps and transfer files to yours via disc or drive of some sort until yours does. If yes…

Next: Download and install free virus software. In my opinion the best ones out there are free right now. I recommend AVG or Avast. Make sure the virus database is up to date. Do a complete scan on your system. This could take a long time. (You may not find a virus. Don’t worry. We are yet to get to the worst culprit of slowing machines.)

Next: When the virus scan is done and all viruses are gone, download and install free spy-ware/ad-ware scanner. Spy-ware is the worst at slowing machines. They are often small processes that routinely check for an Internet connection to transfer info of some sort back to who knows. (should be illegal but it’s not) Sometimes legitimate software installs spy-ware; some P2P clients, for instance. I recommend not using those softwares because it contributes to the slowness of your computer even when that program isn’t running. For a spy-ware scanner I recommend Ad-aware. There may be some better ones out there by now. Make sure the database is up to date. Do a full scan on your system. This could take a while. Generally you’ll want to let the scanner delete everything it finds. Take note of any files related to any software you recognize. After it’s done getting rid of all the crap, go to those programs you recognized and make sure they work. If they do, good. If they don’t, I recommend completely removing them and all of their components and finding another program that will work in it’s place without trashing your computer.

Next: Never use Internet Explorer. If you are, use IE one more time to find and download Firefox. Install Firefox and use it. It will eliminate pop-ups and much of the spy-ware. You have to keep IE on your computer, but make Firefox your default browser and delete all of the shortcuts to IE so that no one will be tempted to click them. I like to go into the preferences of Firefox and change the color of the browser window so that if IE (which is blue on my computer) opens up for some reason it will be really obvious that it’s not the Firefox (I have it set to green) I’m used to.

Next: Use your computer a bit and see if it’s running better. If it’s still a little slower than it should be then go to Start–>Run. Type “msconfig”. click on the “Startup” tab. Uncheck any of the startup items that are unnecessary. If you are unsure (you probably are), go through the list one-by-one. Do an Internet search like Google on the name in the “startup item” column. You’ll find pages of information on exactly what that is and if you need it. Some software has quickstart items that you may want to think about keeping on. The newer versions of AutoCad software, for instance, I use all the time and it starts much faster with the quick start item enabled. Looking at all those things takes a bit of time and can be a pain, which is why I say to do it only if you think your computer should be running faster. When you’re done with all of them click “apply”. When your computer restarts you should notice fewer things in the system tray and your startup will likely be much quicker.

Last: Your computer should be running pretty much like new by now. If not there are only a few more things to check that could be causing it, like if your hard disk is full or excessively fragmented, or if you have a wrong hardware driver somewhere. If your computer is working, congratulations!! Remember to keep your virus software’s live scan on all the time. Also do a full virus scan and a full spy-ware scan once a month or couple of months. I like to schedule them to scan automatically at night while I’m sleeping.

Good luck and happy fast computing!

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