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Hey its me again. I tried downloads.com and i got a registry mechanic and it did fix a lot of problems, but my menus are still slow and it still takes a lot of time for programs like IE to open up. The only thing I havent tried is the registry fix utility that xp has because to be honest i do not know how to access it. Would you plz show me how to clean my registry using XP. Or is there anything else i can do?? Thnx for ur help..apreciate it a lot!
 
andresq said:
Hey its me again. I tried downloads.com and i got a registry mechanic
and it did fix a lot of problems, but my menus are still slow and it
still takes a lot of time for programs like IE to open up. The only
thing I havent tried is the registry fix utility that xp has because
to be honest i do not know how to access it. Would you plz show me
how to clean my registry using XP. Or is there anything else i can
do?? Thnx for ur help..apreciate it a lot!
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Do all of this as well as whatever other advice you have gotten:

Turn on that firewall...
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/home/using/howto/homenet/icf.asp
(It has been reported that it now works with AOL 9.0+)


Make sure you have all the updates (critical) installed from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(Scan for updates, Review and Install)


Get rid of the spy/ad/mal-ware..
(Yes - using MORE than one of these..
I recommend at least the first three.)

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.net/

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de

CWSShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Hijack This!
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

I also like "The Cleaner" and "SpywareBlaster" and "SpywareGuard".
- http://www.moosoft.com/
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

The first is a PAY product, but useable for 30 days - it has found and
eliminated problems in the past the others did not. The latter two are
prevention mechanisms. I like SpywareGuard for those with enough processor
to have something running like antivirus software - and it prevents browser
hijacking quite well.


And Assortment of Others:
http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html


After you cleanup your PC somewhat of spy/ad/mal-ware, verify your antivirus
software is updated and run a full scan of your computer. If you have no
antivirus software - get one NOW! Grisoft AntiVirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php


Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to about
80 to 120MB (seems to be an optimal size for the normal user)
- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the
"Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 80MB
and 120MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to
"Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click
OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or
more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer
- Re-open Internet Explorer.


Uninstall any software you do not use often/ever. (If you have something
installed but never use it, uninstall it.) If you go through Control
Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and see things you seldom if ever use, it is to
your advantage to remove it.


Also, if you are tired of Web Page Pop-Ups/Unders.. You could try the
Google Toolbar.
 
Hi first of all thanks for the help you've given me before. I did almost everything you suggested in the past and the menus are popping up a lil bit faster now, but it is still taking quite a while for applications, programs and menus to load up, pop up and run properly. This occurs with all the programs not only internet explorer. I did a scan with my antivirus but nothing was detected. When I did system restore a few months ago it seemed to have fixed the probelm at first, but then as time went by it started to get slower again. I've cleaned the registry, did the same for spyware nd cookies nd tem files. I tried uninstalling xp nd reinstalling it but i'm not sure i did it right...could you please tell where to go to uninstall xp nd then install it again? or is there anything else i can do to make my programs, menus and windows run faster or at least at normal speed? Thank you for your help
 
No "magic bullet" makes your PC run fast, at least not for more than a few
days. To have a computer run at its fastest at all times requires
knowledge...how to choose software, how to configure it, how to get the best
from your hardware, and how to use your computer wisely, particularly when
you are on the Internet.

No getting around it - if you want to do it right, you gotta spend the time.
Here's a great place to start:
"Using Windows XP Home Edition"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/default.asp.

These groups, used wisely, can also be a great resource. Ask us about your
plans before you try something; we'll steer you in the right direction. I
myself have already done everything wrong, so I can show you what won't
work.

Rocky

andresq said:
Hi first of all thanks for the help you've given me before. I did almost
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everything you suggested in the past and the menus are popping up a lil bit
faster now, but it is still taking quite a while for applications, programs
and menus to load up, pop up and run properly. This occurs with all the
programs not only internet explorer. I did a scan with my antivirus but
nothing was detected. When I did system restore a few months ago it seemed
to have fixed the probelm at first, but then as time went by it started to
get slower again. I've cleaned the registry, did the same for spyware nd
cookies nd tem files. I tried uninstalling xp nd reinstalling it but i'm not
sure i did it right...could you please tell where to go to uninstall xp nd
then install it again? or is there anything else i can do to make my
programs, menus and windows run faster or at least at normal speed? Thank
you for your help
 
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