"my first favorite color was blue, then I installed Windows ..."
This afternoon I had to write a system to a laptop (HP Pavilion dv5).
The experience today has generated some practical advice for those who would give a cleaned to your computer when these mounts that mega- process of Windows Vista.
Parto from assumption that you a updated antivirus and functioning.
also start from the assumption that all the damage you do by following this post are your responsibility.
Part A: find the Malawi.
1. make a scan with NoAdware 5 ( that is payment, but in demo version can see who infected the your PC and then hand to remove ).
2. a other anti- malawi best but more intrusive is RegRun 5 : program interesting but use it only if you are a some 'experts because he a lot of options. However very valid despite the graphics embarrassing. Profit because provided of Partizan , a nice system for eliminate all rootkit of this world.
3. other program by experts to find the malawi is HijackThis (free ). But I repeat for experts.
note good today and all three the previous programs have revealed some malawi, this teaches us that we always screwed.
4. Board also spyware blaster , free. This by run a off is a program simple that allows you of to prevent firefox / chrome / ie to go on sites evil or of suffer attacks from windows of pop-up particularly aggressive . Recommended .
5. the last interesting tool of section A is NetLimiter 2- monitor. With this can check which process / program communicate with remote servers in on internet. Profit also to understand which process there is suck the band of hidden.
Part B: do space.
1. automatic cleaning of unnecessary files with CCleaner . I recommend of put the check option " Reclamation the record." A program run by every time , also useful for remove the traces local of your pranks on web.
2. cleaning manual. On windows understand what folder deal more space is company. TreeSize you receive the your hard disk in clever way , so you can understand which are the folders that to prevent the computer grace and lightness necessary. A time found the folder unnecessary can remove ( if we do not data are important , obvious). Useful .
3. if you follow indication to point previous have noticed that under windows there a winsxs folder that is mammoth (some say even 2 people 12 Gb ). Here are content all the updates facts and the modify it the driver, but it Badi well, it's updates same, but the installer (O_o) . Unfortunately the removal rough is not recommended . The good William gates but there has won vsp 1 cln . exe (vista-sp 1) or compcln . exe (vista- sp 2), both executable from prompt of commands.
4. the end of new CCleaner to clean the register of configuration ( do the backup first!).
5. scandisk and defrag are obviously overtones.
and then sacred bleu , used linux !
ps look for a fierce debate about how to post comments.
