I operate or windows XP professional. I have many files which I do not want to lose and too many?

Question

to make copies of. My laptop is running way too slow because ofall the adds I have piut on. What is the best way to get my computer to operate faster without losing all my files? 2nd is what do I need to start up and not have everthing start. (MSCONFIG)?

Answer 1

first off...u need to make sure the computer is free of spyware or viruses...i dont know what kinda security u use, but here is a excellent virus scanner u can download...it is not active unless u open it up...it is safe to add with ur current av...http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html ...for spyware and other threats..i would download this right here...it is free for home users and is a spyware program..it is also safe and compatible with what u use ...http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html.....now b4 u do any of these scans..i would...clean my pc..do a disc defrag...a disc clean up....clean the prefetch folder...clean temp folder....download ccleaner..run that.....then u should get something like ..norton's ghost...or acronis image.that way u can restore the pc if u ever have to with all your programs still on it with out having to download them all again and add favs again and pics and so on

Answer 2

I use Windows defender Beta 2 under the tools and Software explorer you can enable, disable and Shut off any program. You can also configure your start-up programs so you only have to start up the min program at start-up such as (window operating systems and antivirus only.) My computer used to take 1.5 min to start-up now it take 20 sec a big difference. If I need a program like messenger I just start it up.

Answer 3

It sounds like you just need to buy a bigger hard drive for your laptop and then perform a copy from the original harddrive to the new one. You will generally need to do this using a harddrive copy utility and connecting both harddrives to a desktop computer with an adapter. You may have to have someone do this for you.