Anybody knows really good software to clean XPSP2

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    Hi,
    I reinstalled my PC 3 months ago because it was really slow and now it starts getting slow again. I already tried Registry Mechanic, but no effect.
    Does anybody know real good software to clean XP?
    Thanks,jos
     
    josdonners, Oct 28, 2008 IP
  2. evinorman

    evinorman Banned

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    Slow cause virus, trojan ?
    Scanning your computer 1st before do else, maybe virus already on your system.

    thanks
     
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  3. michael007

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    Virus does not only reason behind the slow speed of PC. It has many reason for example your computer is not upgraded or your operating system files may be deleted.
    Have you removed this problem via software?
     
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  5. Xavier_3D

    Xavier_3D Well-Known Member

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    I suggest use Dashbund Hare. Not something that companies boast about but its a great utility. For viruses uses ESET Smart Security. You don't need a 3rd thing... Seriously.
     
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    I'd suggest you backup your files and just do a clean install. No software can beat re-installing your OS :)
     
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    Thanks all, I've got some good tips. The reinstalling Tip I allready used a few months ago ;)
    Next time I make a new image of my fresh reinstall.
     
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    Ccleaner is a great utility, if you are sure that you are virus and spyware free you may want to look into upgrading your RAM, a lot of the time your computer runs really fast until you start installing a lot of apps and such and then it slows down over time, let me know how much RAM you have. I would recommend a minimum of 512MB for XP to run sufficiently, if =yo have less I would recommend upgrading to at least 512MB or 1GB
     
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    You may also want to run 'msconfig' on your machine to see if you have too many programs running at startup. This can eat up your RAM and cause your machine to be slow. A good tutorial on this can be found here: http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msconfig_xp.html
     
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    Ccleaner is the best freely available software . Ashampoo Win optimizer 5 is available for 40 day trial version ..Give them a try
     
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    I honestly don't trust this tools, I will go with backing up my files and reinstalling. There is always something left with this so call tools.
     
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    I like cclener. It is very good tool to clean. I use it regularly.
     
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    Ccleaner runs about every 30 minutes here. And SWB text files keep things from installing and uses 0 ram.
     
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    Thoosje.

    Thats all I can say. Thoosje works very well.
     
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    Also do not forget about using the Tune Up Utilities software ranges. They are very powerful indeed and have tens of different features.
     
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    Tuneup Utilities is the best software to clean try this
     
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    In short:
    paid -> TuneUp Utilites
    Free -> cCleaner
     
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    System Mechanice is also a good tool, use the trial version - it's unlimited! i like it, a very effective tool.
     
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    Amother vote for system mechanic, one of the few apps worth paying for
     
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