Annoying computer problems!

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-05-31 12:45pm

My comp has 80 gigs in memory. It's a family comp, it has a couple of low memory games, lots of picture and text files as it is the family business comp. But each drive has like 9 gigs left! This is obscene, I tell you. How do I clean my comp? Ace said that this could probably be caused by ad-ware and temp files. So how do I cleanse my temple of these blasphemous filth?!

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-05-31 12:59pm

Six step procces friend
1. http://www.ada-ware.com/ download add aware and clense the filth from thy computer
2. Windows Drive Cleanup(Select the drive propertys in the my computer window and hit Drive cleanup and select everthing on the list(Though you might want to leave of downloaded program files)
3.Defrag thy hard drive
4. Run an up to date virus scanner over the whole drive incase its junk from viruses http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ is a free online one for you to use
5. Go into the Add/Remove Program and Delete any programs you never use
6. Defrag thy hard drive one final time
And your done

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-05-31 01:55pm

Isn't SpyBot S&D better than Ad-Aware?

Anyway, add to that list TreePie (http://treepie.sourceforge.net/), which makes a pie chart on which folders/files use the most space.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-05-31 02:07pm

Mr Bean wrote: 2. Windows Drive Cleanup(Select the drive propertys in the my computer window and hit Drive cleanup and select everthing on the list(Though you might want to leave of downloaded program files)

Isn't selecting everything BAD?!

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-05-31 02:31pm

Pu-239 wrote:Isn't SpyBot S&D better than Ad-Aware?

Anyway, add to that list TreePie (http://treepie.sourceforge.net/), which makes a pie chart on which folders/files use the most space.

Thanks for the program, I expect i'll find my Freespace Source and Mod dictionary take up too much space.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-05-31 06:00pm

Shroom Man 777 wrote:
Mr Bean wrote: 2. Windows Drive Cleanup(Select the drive propertys in the my computer window and hit Drive cleanup and select everthing on the list(Though you might want to leave of downloaded program files)
Isn't selecting everything BAD?!

It simply selects Temporary Instal Files, Temporary Internet Files, Cookies and whatnot plus Compressed Files(Say if you installed windows on this comp more than once and decided to keep the old instal incase you wanted to revert)

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-05-31 08:04pm

By selecting Clean Cookies it will, however, delete things like the auto-login to these boards. So make sure you have all your passwords handy

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-06-05 06:50am

Jesus Christ! Whenever I use IE, after turning on the comp, the homepage isn't Yahoo, it's some shitty site which instantly redirects me to Yahoo. I tried setting Yahoo as my homepage, but every time I turn on the comp and use IE, the browser always gets redirected to Yahoo. And there are always annoying pop-ups. And the browser toolbars get modified, some additional toolbar with the name of KIND CDROM always pops out of nowhere.

HELP!!!

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-06-05 09:44am

Run Ad-aware.... NOW.

Also, give us your HiJack This logs.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-06-05 01:14pm

Ace Pace wrote:Run Ad-aware.... NOW.

Also, give us your HiJack This logs.

HiJack This logs?

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2004-06-06 02:24am

Look in the May 1 update sticky, the link to download Hijack This is in there.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-06-07 05:26am

I see. And I for one think that Hijack This KICKS ASS!!!

Gerard_Paloma · Post by **Gerard_Paloma** » 2004-06-07 02:10pm

I use Ad-Aware to get rid of spyware, Spybot S&D to get rid of and immunize, and Spyware Blaster to immunize. That shit about your browser redirecting, not saving your homepage, popups, and that toolbar is all spyware/adware. The programs I and others have mentioned should get rid of that, and prevent it from happening again.