Anyone have any good recomendations? I'm tired of dl and install cleaners that say "free" will scan but won't fix any errors until you pay.
Update: Anyone know of a free virus scanner as well?
[ September 01, 2008, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: Blayne Bradley ]
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
Registry cleaners are crap. If you'd like proof I can provide some links later tonight when I get home.
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
Second what Rollainm said.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
CCleaner is an excellent free program that cleans up old and broken keys in registries and helps eliminate old logs and temp files fairly painlessly. CNet.com rated it highly, saying it didn't have some of the bells and whistles of the paid programs but was good at what it does.
quote:Since this free application handles the majority of PC-cleaning chores and offers a nice extra, we strongly recommend CCleaner to all users, except those who need robust tools to remove supersensitive data.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I have used CCleaner and been quite happy with it.
Also, the Department of Education uses it on the computers they set up at the national training sessions I have attended (which is how I first heard of it).
Posted by Lanfear (Member # 7776) on :
Registry cleaners are a joke, that don't improve performance at all.
I'm surprised the self proclaimed techie doesn't already know this.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
I want one not out of "overall performence" but because I feel that a adhoc kampfgrupp of broken registry keys and files have possible broken many key aspects of my OS for example any large file over a gig in size doesn't execute for roughly an hour.
I am trying to pin down the source of the problems, can anyone suggest a good anti virus thats free?
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
some 11 megs of broken keys have been removed.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
I like Avast.com for anti-virus.
Posted by Shmuel (Member # 7586) on :
I second the Avast recommendation!
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Buy a mac? Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick: Buy a mac?
Honestly, Nick, I often get the feeling that Blayne is the sort of computer user that would very quickly bring a Mac, a Linux box, or any other operating system to its knees and then swiftly chop off its head with a swift stroke of *edited to keep from breaking the forum terms of use*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shmuel: I second the Avast recommendation!
I've been using it for a couple months (on Chris' recommendation, IIRC), and I like it except for one really annoying thing. The "virus definitions updated" message has woken me up more than once. How do I turn that off?
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
unplug your speakers when you sleep? I generally turn off my computer unless Im defragging.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I usually fall asleep watching DVD's on it. And I use it as an alarm clock.
Posted by Shmuel (Member # 7586) on :
quote:Originally posted by rivka:
quote:Originally posted by Shmuel: I second the Avast recommendation!
I've been using it for a couple months (on Chris' recommendation, IIRC), and I like it except for one really annoying thing. The "virus definitions updated" message has woken me up more than once. How do I turn that off?
Right-click on the Avast icon in the system tray.
Select "Program Settings..."
Select "Sounds".
Click the "Disable avast! sounds" box.
Be troubled no more!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I saw that. But won't it then not warn me when there are actual problems?
(Yes, I do tend to worry a lot.)
Posted by Shmuel (Member # 7586) on :
It'll still present you with a popup if something happens that it thinks you should know about... and if you'd like to be absolutely, positively certain you haven't missed anything vital, you can always right-click the icon, select "avast! Log Viewer" and see all past alerts and updates.
Posted by Shmuel (Member # 7586) on :
Alternately... I went with the earlier approach myself, but this should do what you want: Do the first three steps above, then select "Settings..." Scroll down in the "Program events:" window quite some ways (probably) till you get to the "avast! antivirus" events. Select "Automatic VPS update". Go to the dropdown box below, under "Sounds," and select "(None)". Click "OK".
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Aha! That's what I was looking for. Thanks!
(Also, have you seen this? It's really good.)
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
quote:Originally posted by Boris:
quote:Originally posted by Nick: Buy a mac?
Honestly, Nick, I often get the feeling that Blayne is the sort of computer user that would very quickly bring a Mac, a Linux box, or any other operating system to its knees and then swiftly chop off its head with a swift stroke of *edited to keep from breaking the forum terms of use*
It. Was. A. Joke.
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick:
quote:Originally posted by Boris:
quote:Originally posted by Nick: Buy a mac?
Honestly, Nick, I often get the feeling that Blayne is the sort of computer user that would very quickly bring a Mac, a Linux box, or any other operating system to its knees and then swiftly chop off its head with a swift stroke of *edited to keep from breaking the forum terms of use*
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Thanks!