Martin963 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 As I suspect you may still be watching Tim, could you please remind me of that computer clean up prog you recommended about six months ago - it cleaned up the registry, deleted unnecessary start up's etc...I ask as we are with friends with a badly limping laptop.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Was it the one from iobit.com, advanced widows care? This is freeware which deletes registry entries etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 That looks like the one[quote user="Tim"] It's not a 'cure all' but I would give Advanced Windows Care - free edition - a go. It's dead simple to use once downloaded, although I would uncheck the 'Privacy Sweep' box as it removes all your logins which can be a bit of a nuisance. It gives the machine a quick 'once over' including the registry and clears a load of rubbish and junk from the machine, although I would hope you haven't got too much of that with a new hard drive. It's a little more gentle than CC Cleaner.It also gives you a list of all the programmes that kick in on start up and lets you decide which ones you want and the ones you're not bothered about. As with all these things, it's important to update it before you use it, but I've installed it on many machines and it's made improvements on all of them mainly with XP, although I do have it installed on this Vista laptop.I have no connection with this programme other than use it every week. Regards - Tim[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 That's the one. Thanks folks. Very grateful for the short cut to the info as we're staying with friends and a long trawl would be a pain.Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I do apologise Martin - stepped away from the computer for a minute. Thanks to all who remembered the one I mentioned. You have done better than some of the friends and relatives I've helped by putting on this little programme. The number of times I've 'update then run'!! As I said previously, I would advise, Martin, to untick the 'Privacy Sweep' box though. It removes all your logins which can be a bit of a nuisance, depending on your preferences of course.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I also use Glary Utilities which does several things in one programme, as well as Crap Cleaner mentioned above.A useful site for freeware is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 Thanks for the further info, sorry to have caught you during a "break" Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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