computer problems?

Question

my comuter is really slow. when logging on all kinds of windows pop up like system 32, and msn and alot of windows i did not open. then it takes forever to close them. is there an easy way to clean it up without losing any files i dont want to lose. also, does anyone know about the spam guard? Can you send email to spam from your bulk folder. thanks

Answer 1

Shelly
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Answer 2

go to start then run type in msconfig then press enter a window should pop up and at the top of that is start up tab click on that take the check marks out of all of the boxes then click ok it will tell you to restart..do so and it should be fixed... if there is some thing you want to start when windows starts just dont take the check mark out of that and it will start when you boot your computer up..... to answer your second question your bulk is considered your spam folder unless you create a folder and name it spam

Answer 3

From the start button :
start> run> and type in msconfig
then go to the "start up" tab
but beware, if you do not know what something is DON'T UN CHECK IT! If it says msn, or yahoo, or adobe or quicktime you can uncheck those, but leave the system 32. A lot of those things you need and you can seriously screw things up if you uncheck something you need. Also, you'll want to keep your anti-virus and firewall if you have one.
You will need to restart before it comes into effect.

Answer 4

According to your description,there are some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".You need to clean you computer.
Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make your computer faster.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!It even can speed up your computer by 300% or more!
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Answer 5

You pc is crying for help! You most likely have a combination of nasty programs taking control which accounts for the windows opening. & you probably have a ton of running processes that are sucking your power & slowing your pc down. As for spam guard... that I am not familiar with.


Install a good virus protection suite & update it. Pc cillen by trendmicro is a good one & has a free online scan that also removes problems. AVG has a free version for download. Avast is another great free one.

Then start your pc in safe mode (depending on pc type this is usually a different key combination), generally as soon as you turn on the pc you hit the key combination F8 and choose safe mode. Don't be scared, it's supposed to look this weird. Safe mode runs the bare minimum, which is why you want to remove problem programs in it, they can't hide in safe mode like they can during normal start up. Then run your virus software. This should remove it. If not completely then you need to go to the trendmicro or symantec web site for further instructions. & try hitting it with the programs I listed below.

For future reference:

Always make sure your Window’s is completely updated, along with Office and Internet Explorer (if you insist on using it – version 6 is the worst so far for known issues).

Use a firewall, zone alarm is free & pretty user friendly. & get the following products.

Get Spybot Search & Destroy by Patrick Kolla Great free program for finding spyware. Don't be cheap, give the guy a donation.

Ad aware by lavasoft is free for personal use.

www.ewido.net - free after 30 days, limitation is that you have to manually update.

http://www.superantispyware.com is free.

& dump Internet Explorer. It's got more holes than swiss cheese. Get firefox, it has some really great add on extensions that block scripts, pop-up's & more ... & it's free. Depending on how you access the internet (some programs like Yahoo dsl, & Netzero try to force you to use Internet Explorer) just click on your Firefox icon to surf the web not Internet Explorer.

You can stop most programs from loading by using "msconfig". It's not on XP so you have to download it from a site such as perfectdrivers. Most programs beyond firewalls and virus protection do not need to run at start up. It's too bad that "Blackvipers" site is still down. He had an incredible list of how to stop unwanted and unneeded services in 2k & XP from running & slowing pc down. It is however still being posted on sites, so google his name.

Sysinternals process viewer is a great tool. It shows all the running processes on your pc & how they are interconnected. Plus it shows you which ones are problems. It’s been recently bought out by Microsoft, so for now it’s still free… but who knows what the future may bring.

Hijack this is a great program to see what programs are doing on your pc. Generally, you don’t need most of those programs. Hijack this has a lot of information about what is safe to disable & what is not safe. In general, you don’t need the vast majority beyond programs that have to run at start up, your web browser page of choice, virus protection & firewall hooks.

Clean your pc using ccleaner which is invaluble in cleaning off unwanted programs & fixing registry problems from programs no longer installed.

Cleanup is another program that is excellent. It completely removes every trace of file left behind by daily use and browsing the internet. + it has nice sound effects ;-)

Hope I helped. & don't forget --> Just because you have protection doesn't mean it will work if you don't keep it updated & run it once a week. Just think of all the time you'll save not trying to repair a virus infection! It’s a lot of information but once you run through it & play with it it’s pretty simple.

Answer 6

here's the answer you're looking for. go down to the toolbar and click on "Start". Click "run" and type in "msconfig" see the tab up on top that says "startup"? uncheck msn messenger and whatever else you RECOGNIZE and want off. don't uncheck anything you're not familiar with as you can damage your computer even further than it already is. then restart the computer to have the changes take effect.

Answer 7

same happend with me also i called the engineer who installed my computer it took him hours but finally my computer now works at a normal speed and is good now.trust me i tried many things but nothing happend if u seriously dont want to go to an engineer then try error checking your pc and defragmentation and if u have an antivirus then go for a full system scan.

Answer 8

Firewalls are used to protect computers and computer networks from unauthorized access by viruses, hackers and Spyware.

Answer 9

Hi Dear ,

Delete temp file ,history, temporary internet file
increase your "RAM" slow problem will be solved

Answer 10

if your computer is slow id sugest getting more ram or better CPU. If you need good virus scan id advise AVG 7.5 its a great anti virus system and it is free.