free computer hard drive cleaners?

Question

afternoon people, i need to sort out my computer i need a cleaner program, like mighy max, but can not aford it, my computer is so slow and keeps crashing....
where can i down load a hard drive cleaner like mighty max for free.
not just a sample down load but the full version....thanks...mark...UK

Answer 1

http://www.snapfiles.com/

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/downloads

Answer 2

SLOW PC FIXES:

Something is probably running at startup and dragging your PC down, you need to try out step one, see what is launching at start up and disable it. Also, did you recently install something that could be causing this? Try uninstalling the last program you installed.

1)Stomp auto-starting programs. Click Start > Run and type "msconfig" at the prompt. Click the Startup tab and look at all that junk that loads when you launch your PC. Do you really need "Adobe Reader Speed Launch"? Probably not. Turn off anything else that looks useless, but be careful not to disable Windows system components.

2) Clean up the disk. Uninstall unneeded programs (especially those that run at startup and/or put something in the system tray), run Disk Cleanup, and defragment the drive. This is a good first step that will almost always take a few seconds off boot time and application loads for any computer.

3) Run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan. I would recommend using AVG Free Anti-virus, AVG Anti-Spyware, Spybot, Ad-Aware.

4) Clean up the registry. This is controversial, as some experts claim registry cleaners don't really help. I've seen evidence to the contrary, so I recommend doing it if you've got a major slowdown. CCleaner is free and worth running.

5)Delete old network connections. Your computer may be trying to connect to shared hard drives that no longer exist. In Windows Explorer right-click on any network shares you don't actively use and click Delete. Under Tools, also click "Disconnect Network Drive" to see if there are any others lurking about.

Those are the easy and free things you can do. If your computer is still slow you need to move on to the bigger guns.

1) Upgrade RAM. This is the one killer trick that will make almost any computer run faster. With an older PC, you will rarely have enough RAM to run today's memory-hogging operating systems and applications, and adding a high-capacity stick or two of quality RAM will give you a quick speed boost. Adding RAM is fairly simple, even for a novice, and you should be able to do the job in 5 or 10 minutes.

2)Reinstall Windows. If the above tricks haven't helped, it may be time to wipe the slate clean and start again, reformatting your hard drive, reinstalling your applications, and restoring your data files from a backup. You'd be surprised how much more responsive a freshly reinstalled Windows system can be, as you've wiped out years of temp files, garbled registry entries, old versions of software programs that have been upgraded repeatedly, and all sorts of other electronic junk. Reinstalling is easy if you have the "recovery disk" that came with your PC, and only a bit more involved if you're using a retail copy of Windows XP. Just be sure you back up everything you want to take with you before you pull the trigger!

3)Upgrade your hard drive. This is a more complicated solution, but if you're reinstalling Windows (per the prior tip) you might consider upgrading to a bigger and possibly faster hard drive, too. Hard disk storage is a performance bottleneck on every machine, and magnetic disks degrade over time. Some performance issues could be caused by a failing hard drive, even, and upgrading to a new model could really put some zip back in your system. As a bonus, you can use the original hard drive for backups or occasional storage, if you put it in an enclosure.

Answer 3

Working with a slow computer can be time consuming as programs/ applications take a long time to start. This problem is more pronounced in computers which have been used for 6 or more months. More information at http://fixit.in/slowcomputer.html

Answer 4

Go with Arcaemous on this - excellent suggestions!

You may also want to make your desktop blank and kill any screensaver (it's unnecessary) as graphics use quite a bit of resources.

Oh, and if you want to go the RAM route, connect to Belarc Adviser for a run-down of your machine and recommendations about RAM.

Answer 5

Try this it worked for me. Plus its fast.
1. Click the start menu
2. Click Run
3. Type in msconfig and press "OK"
4. Click on Services top right, next to start up.
5. Click on "Hide all Microsoft Services" (Programs needed to run windows)
6. Click on "Disable all"
7. Now click on Startup (top right)
8. Disable All(Disabling all Stupid programs not needed to run windows.
9. Click Apply then close.
10. It will ask you to restart for changes to take effect. "RESTART" You will notice the difference as it boots. If no Difference. More than likely Hardware issues.

Answer 6

Use Disk Cleanup application to clean up un necessary items on your computers. If You have a Desktop try cleaning up the computer use vacuum to clean up dust and stuff like that these things like dust can slow down the fans that keeps the computer cool down. hope this helps.

Answer 7

Ccleaner

Answer 8

you cant get but full version but 30 days trial and you can use it for ever by changing the computers date you can get those from fileratings.com and cnet.com

Answer 9

well u need to download avast antivirus then u need ad-aware from lavasoft and avg spyware free as well as avg antivirus free and ccleaner these r all free u can also get windows defender from microsoft free

Answer 10

May take a while if your PC's that slow but try http://www.mininova.org/