Are there any free programs out there to clean my computer and make it run faster????

Question

I have windows xp and it is running real slow and keeps freezing. all the programs i have found cost money. i just wanted to see if there was anything free out there!!

Answer 1

The free registry cleaner, Ccleaner, at http://www.ccleaner.com/ might help.

Also Startup Inspector at http://www.windowsstartup.com/index.php

AVG anti-virus at http://free.grisoft.com/

Adaware2007 at http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Answer 2

Following these steps will increase the "speed" of your computer dramatically.

1) 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.

2) 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 your anti-virus and important system components.

3) Run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan. I would recommend using AVG Free Anti-virus, Spybot - Search and Destroy spyware remover and Ad-aware spyware remover. These programs are all free.

4) Clean up the registry. CCleaner, available at http://www.ccleaner.com is free and worth running. It will also remove unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space.

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.You can run a free test at http://www.crucial.com and find out what kind of RAM (memory) your computer needs.

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

If you are a good computer user then you do't need to download any additional softwares you just need to put your desire on the computer if you want to make your computer speed up.
Then i think you will need something special to know you can create a folder into your mostly free part of your hard drive.
Like in F: drive
F:/Installed Softwares/Your All Softwares Installed Here
This will surely make your computer quick.
Be careful to choose an antivirus NOD32 is the best one from www.nod32.com
Make sure to clean all your drives after a month or earlier the progress will like that:
Go to any drive's properties by right clicking
You can see a button Disk Cleanup
Click on it and chack all and clean them
After that you will need to increase your startup files
Go To Run type msconfig
you can unchack all instead of antivirus protection or desired software that you want to run properly
I think doing this will good for your computer

Answer 4

Slow PC.

Your computer has lots of programs that start when you start your PC.
All are using RAM and CPU even if your not using that program.
Most of these do not need to run at start-up.

Yahoo messenger, Nero, Quicktime, Realplayer, Power DVD, etc


Read the page on my PC help site on using Msconfig.
http://www.phpbbserver.com/stevie19605/viewtopic.php?t=30&mforum=stevie19605

Also Adding RAM is quite easy. Read this guide to tell you what you need to know on buying and fitting RAM
http://www.phpbbserver.com/stevie19605/viewtopic.php?t=28&mforum=stevie19605

And do a full scan for viruses and spyware

http://www.phpbbserver.com/stevie19605/viewtopic.php?t=40&mforum=stevie19605

Answer 5

Go to http://download.com and get the following:

Spybot Seek&Detroy to clean any spyware/malware you have on the PC
CClearer to clean up temp files and the registry
and if you do not already have a virus program
AVG to guard against viruses. (There is both a paid and a free version - look for the free one)

Answer 6

There's tons of free SPyware, Adware, and Virus removers.

Do a google search.

Answer 7

Did you are trying applying the Utilities already presented with homestead windows... alongside with "Disk freshen up" and the "Disk Defragementer" , that are the two stumbled on below commence / Accessorties / equipment strategies

Answer 8

u can use system mechanic it give all things like startup,regestry cleaner, system cleaner and e.t.c.They will give u 30 days trial then remove its regestry by using regedit.it started again. use system mechanic 6 it's compatible and easy to use.