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[ShiftZZ]

Any good?

Dad's PC running like a dog..

 

[phil1946]

I am no PC expert but have used CC for many yrars, it is simple and does what it says. It also has sections that allow you to delete programmes and set what programmes are to run when you start the PC.

 

[MC 55 FUN]

Yep . . . we have the professional version installed & when used in conjunction with regular restarts & disk cleaning, defragging & shadow removal, seems to keep our laptops running well.

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[buttons]

It works for me and mine....used it yesterday and it now runs faster than I can hit enter.

 

[Bailey58]

I've used it for years alongside Malwarebytes, Spybot and Revo Uninstaller, originally on @scotjimland's recommendation.

 

[Lenny HB]

Cc cleaner & malwarebytes are probably the safest and most reliable of the freebees.

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[clanjones]

Yep like everyone else used it for years but you may find that some web site (including) banks will fail to recognize your PC if you remove cookies - It is not a problem you just get sent a one time code to let the web site know that it is your PC.

I only say this in case you wonder what the heck is going on!

 

[MC 55 FUN]

This is a very good add on too.

http://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php

The paid for version is of course superior to the free version, but the free version works well.

 

[gus-lopez]

I use it every time I shut the computer down. Minimum of once a day.

Yep like everyone else used it for years but you may find that some web site (including) banks will fail to recognize your PC if you remove cookies - It is not a problem you just get sent a one time code to let the web site know that it is your PC.

I only say this in case you wonder what the heck is going on!

always use the cleaner afterusing any of my bank sites.

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[bungy]

Any good?

Dad's PC running like a dog..

what spec of PC and version of windows?

 

[mitzimad]

ive just installed a new hard drive at first it wouldnt clone so ran cc and worked a dream

 

[GJH]

Yep like everyone else used it for years but you may find that some web site (including) banks will fail to recognize your PC if you remove cookies - It is not a problem you just get sent a one time code to let the web site know that it is your PC.

I only say this in case you wonder what the heck is going on!

Under Options/Cookies you can opt to keep certain cookies so that CCleaner doesn't remove them.

I use CCleaner every few days but tend to not need anything else regularly because I'm careful to try to avoid downloading rubbish.
I use Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware and AdwCleaner now and again, just when I have time.

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[KeithMak]

Use: CCleaner (free), Malwarebytes (free), Advanced System Care (paid) and Firefox browser that wipes all cookies when I shut it down.

Yes I have to log into all sites that want to leave cookies but that is not a problem for me.

 

[Jackspeak]

Be careful,I used it yesterday on my laptop running Windows 10 upshot was I had to reinstall windows afterwards !

 

[Minxy]

Be careful,I used it yesterday on my laptop running Windows 10 upshot was I had to reinstall windows afterwards !

CCleaner shouldn't cause that ...

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[Minxy]

Run CCleaner, Malwarebytes and then do a disc defrag, sometimes it pays to run them a couple of times to make sure nothing's been missed if you haven't done it before/for a long time.

 

[johnp10]

Simple and effective.
Works for me with no problems, even though my grandkids call me "Techno Muppet".

 

[ShiftZZ]

He has Windows 7 and a Dell Inspiron 1524, 2 Gig memory, I have stripped everything off thats not required, run CC and found loads of issues with the registry, all now fixed, run Malware Bytes, found some issues, all removed.. Its still running slow, Task Manager CPU 100% memory fully used..

I am tempted to reinstall Windows... He only uses it for his snaps and surfing... Dont unserstand the high CPU use.

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[GJH]

found loads of issues with the registry

Dont unserstand the high CPU use.

The second will probably be caused by the first, especially if the surfing involves visiting sites that download cr*p by stealth. For instance, one can hardly visit a newspaper site these days without being invited to look at photos of how actors from years ago that one has never heard of have changed. Following such links (which appear perfectly innocent) can lead to download of cr*p.

 

[Boycie]

Two programmes I always install to keep PCs running faster are:-
1. Ccleaner
2. Auslogics Disk Defrag
They work and are free.

 

[bungy]

He has Windows 7 and a Dell Inspiron 1524, 2 Gig memory, I have stripped everything off thats not required, run CC and found loads of issues with the registry, all now fixed, run Malware Bytes, found some issues, all removed.. Its still running slow, Task Manager CPU 100% memory fully used..

I am tempted to reinstall Windows... He only uses it for his snaps and surfing... Dont unserstand the high CPU use.

What's the harddrive doing?
With 2gig I'd imagine the virtual memory would be getting used a lot, and with a slow drive, or even one that's starting to have problems that would make things slow right down, full memory and high cpu tends to indicate a lot of memory swapping going on.

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[Bill_OR]

@ShiftZZ - is the PC running an internet security package such as AVG or McAfee? I mean the full paid for version as opposed to the free bits. I find that these packages are an enormous drain on PC resources and if the PC isn't one of the latest, fastest ones then it will run very slowly.
Note that I am not advocating not having any security - just make sure the level of security is sufficient and not OTT.

 

[ShiftZZ]

@ShiftZZ - is the PC running an internet security package such as AVG or McAfee? I mean the full paid for version as opposed to the free bits. I find that these packages are an enormous drain on PC resources and if the PC isn't one of the latest, fastest ones then it will run very slowly.
Note that I am not advocating not having any security - just make sure the level of security is sufficient and not OTT.

No all he has is Malware Bytes free version and Security essentials

 

[ShiftZZ]

What's the harddrive doing?
With 2gig I'd imagine the virtual memory would be getting used a lot, and with a slow drive, or even one that's starting to have problems that would make things slow right down, full memory and high cpu tends to indicate a lot of memory swapping going on.

Loads of spare room on his hard drive, may try and load 4gb memory... Trip to PC world

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[Minxy]

@ShiftZZ ... IMV if it's just started to run slow it could be that something is running in the background - if you go to task manager and check what applications and processes are actually running can you see anything that's gobbling it up?

You can of course increase the RAM memory (assuming it has the capability to take more) but you really need to get to the bottom of WHY it's now started to play up - he hasn't just put Windows 7 on has he?

 

[Minxy]

Just another thought @ShiftZZ ... download and run this and see if it makes a difference.

https://mv-regclean.en.softonic.com/

 

[Minxy]

@ShiftZZ ... I've PM'd you ...

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[ShiftZZ]

@ShiftZZ ... IMV if it's just started to run slow it could be that something is running in the background - if you go to task manager and check what applications and processes are actually running can you see anything that's gobbling it up?

You can of course increase the RAM memory (assuming it has the capability to take more) but you really need to get to the bottom of WHY it's now started to play up - he hasn't just put Windows 7 on has he?

He gets into a mess, askes people to help who download some strange software. He then denies it. He also switches things off 1/2 way through updates and will click yes to anything. Plus his eyesight is bad.

 

[Minxy]

He gets into a mess, asles people to help who download some strange software. He then denies it. He also switches things off 1/2 way through updates and will click yes to anything. Plus his eyesight is bad.

... is that all ....

 

[bungy]

Loads of spare room on his hard drive, may try and load 4gb memory... Trip to PC world

Definatley a good plan!!

Ref the harddrive, space wasn't what I was looking at. if the harddrive is constantly in use then there is a lot of reading and writing going on from somewhere, and as the physical memory was fully utilised windows will fall back on virtual memory which it uses the harddrive for, and to do that it uses a lot of cpu.

Given the specs of the laptop, the extra memory will certainly help, you may also want to consider an ssd drive as a replacement for the harddrive. these give a massive boost on systems with limited memory

On thing you could try is turning off any animations etc that win7 uses, these need graphics memory...and on your dad's Laptop that comes from shared memory which is nicked from the 2gb

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