2006-10-09 21:15:43 · 18 answers · asked by jimjo16 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Check for spyware.
Here is a list of free scans.I would recommend running ewido first.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://avast.com
2006-10-09 21:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
How many programs have you got running in your system tray?(where the clock is) Do they really need to be there? Because each little program running there is slowing down your computer as they all need space to run. It takes just as long to start these programs from scratch as it does from the system tray so get as many off without using msconfig as you can. Go into the preferences of each program and find the 'Show icon in system tray' and untick it. Just leave the antivirus and safely remove hardware icons and time and volume, that's all you need. Check in PROGRAMS>STARTUP, unless you have a calendar on your desktop, nothing else should be on there so remove them by right clicking and delete, it wont delete the program but it will stop them from starting up when you start your computer.
Disk cleanup and defrag when you're done. Things should be much faster by then. Only use msconfig when all else fails, it is a good tool but too frequently used for something that could be altered inside the actual program you wish to stop.
2006-10-10 01:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what sort of computer do you have? Mac is very simple you just quit anything running (shown by a little arrow under the icon on the dashboard- or press ctrl Q) The biggest problems are programs that download automatically- like limewire.
2006-10-09 21:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jack F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start with the basic maintainence on your system before downloading third party software.
this simple guide will assit you
http://www.pctechguide.com/tutorials/hdd...
Make sure your windows updates are uptodate, and also your
anti-virus is updated and run a full scan of your system.
Tune up your start up files (faster loading system)
Go to Start>Run and in the Run dialog box type in 'msconfig' and hit Enter.
System Configuration Utility will pop up choose the Startup tab.
Click on that tab and you will see the list of what runs at startup.
Use this site to determine whats safe to uncheck
type in search box exactly how it appears in msconfig start up
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php.....
and keep it on your favorites for future ref as when you install new software and downloads check msconfig again to make sure no more items have been added to start up.
Good luck, its time consuming, but gets easier if you run things regularly.
2006-10-09 21:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by ME*UK 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to task manager, ctrl alt esc click on view, update speed, the speed will show just click on pause and that will pause all background tasks,
good for when you play games etc helps them run better.
2006-10-10 00:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by catwoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
press ctrl alt and del on your keybord at the same time and all the programmes that are running will come up, scroll down till you find the programme that is running and then hilight it then end task
2006-10-09 21:19:56 · answer #6 · answered by fran 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are using WindowsXP and have a good internet connection and also donot worry about restarting your 2-3 times, just download windows defender from microsoft. its the best software to remove spyware/unwanted programmes, i ever saw.
please note you need to install Service Pack2 and windows installer 3.1 to install it. more information can be found at following website
2006-10-09 21:21:33 · answer #7 · answered by Vikrant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to start click on run and then type msconfig in that then a window appears and click on the startup or services and disable them which are not necessary then again restart your system now observe the difference and vote me as the best answer if your problem is solved
2006-10-09 21:22:03 · answer #8 · answered by tugs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to run under start and type in msconfig and then when new window comes up go to start up UN check anything you have downloaded your self such as yahoo,msn etc,Everything you install on your PC will start at start up and cause your PC to run slow,And yes you should do spyware scans as well
2006-10-09 21:21:04 · answer #9 · answered by tr2thhrt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look down in your right hand corner where your clock is located and you should see some icons that show you what is running. right click them and choose close and you will stop the programs or you can use control alt delete at the same time and close the programs from there
2006-10-09 21:18:10 · answer #10 · answered by â?¥ Pawya! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good apart from all these softwares and other checks
goto add/remove programs in control panel and uninstall the ones you do not use.
do a clean boot
visit support.microsoft.com and search for clean boot and you will get an article as how to do it.
this will increase the performance.
2006-10-09 21:25:05 · answer #11 · answered by bobby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋