yuzedo: op bro, wot if is mojo dat is slowin down d PC? like maybe i have 499GB of mojo on 500GB PC?? plis advise

onegig:

ok...Call me so i visit your banana island to help you format it...

no. u loooooook like who tiff goat meat + shaveing stick when nobody loooookin!

onegig:
Be Sure To Clean Up Your Desktop
It's funny when i see clients have their desktop screen filled with files and folders ranging from large movie files to all kinds of programs and shortcuts. If you have a lot of big files there, that means there's trouble. It's better to open your documents folder and copy those large document files to the my document folder also copy all movie files and other unwanted folders to their appropriate locations, they don't belong on the desktop. Only leave important shortcuts that you need on the desktop screen.

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onegig: didnt explain how to remove those unneeded startup items. But here's it.

Press the windows key + r on your keyboard. I.e. Press the windows key and r at the same time. When the run page pops up by the bottom left corner. Type in msconfig and press enter key. Once the msconfig page comes up click the STARTUP tab and uncheck all unfamiliar things listed except items such as antivirus, wireless , bluetooth and graphics driver(igfx) all others should be uncheked. Click apply when done. Restart your system and you should notice the difference.

clemmonce: thanks alot... i just did what you explained and i saw the difference... thanks. but at my task bar there is a notification that BLOCKED STARTUP PROGRAM... what does it mean

clemmonce: @poster thanks alot... just downloaded the ccleaner .. i was about using when i saw a notification that this software is going to permanently delete files from your system... what should i do.. i hope it wont delete my files

mdsocks: @op gd job. It dosent mean anything.just ignore it.

mdsocks: it would only delete unneeded files..

nonysmith: Thanks for the info maan....but d issue I hav with my system is dat once I plug in my isp it begins to update diff tinz on my system..6or the antivirus am ok wit it but d rest I hav no idea wat it is...aand as soon as I shut down my system it automatically say do not turn off the power source 20 updates in progress...*nd am wondering which updates could dis be.......pls help dis end user biko

onegig:

Remove Those Unneeded Files
Hard disk begins to fragment files noticeably and slow down after passing the 50% full mark. For this reason, it is said that the single most important investment one can make to improve the performance of a PC is to purchase the largest hard drive possible. This situation will change with the advent of solid state hard drives as the files don't fragment meaningfully in these sorts of devices. At any rate if you have a hard drive and it's over 50% full, use a program like CCleaner or Microsoft's disk utility to get rid of unneeded files. Also uninstalling unneeded software can improve performance for disk space reasons and because programs often install right click options which disappear after uninstalling. This is valuable because menus are often built on the fly and take time to rebuild each time you open them. With fewer options there's faster performance.
Also i personally advice my clients to get CCleaner , it's one hell of a good cleaning software .
Here's the link to download CCleaner. go to www.piriform.com and select download ccleaner. choose download the free version.

clemmonce: thanks man. on the website filehippo i saw free AVG software can i download it? i am scared because a friend told me on saturday that there was an antivirus he installed on a system that after installing it the antivirus deleted so many things on the system and even nearly crashed it because the windows is not original.... so i am kind of scared i hope the avg wont destroy my system because i am not sure if my windows is original.. so what should i do? because i need an antivirus on my system

judano:

Nice write up but I don't see how icons or folders on your desktop slow down your system. Remember, the desktop is part of your hard drive and similar to 'My Documents' folder. The items you view on your desktop and their positions are controlled by user personalization settings using what already exist in the hard disk.

Jossy07: OP,How do i check the type of RAM am using?

Slaak: pls ma format factory has stopped working and wen tryin to re-install, i got dis response. kindly help

onegig: to check if your windows is original open my computer , and at the top right corner you will see system properties, click on it and scroll down. You should see that status there. If its genuine get the microsoft security essentials. I cant vouch for AVG.

Slaak: 1Gig

Jossy07: OP,How do i check the type of RAM am using?

onegig:
Uninstall the format facory software first.

Open your ccleaner.. Under the registry tab. click on scan for issues.

After it has scanned for isseus. Click on fix selected issues. It will ask you if you want to back up.. Just pick no.

Restart the system and install the format factory back.

doziej84: Please i have an external HDD of 1gb. suddenly it became slow and unresponsive.

i have tried to defragment it but it takes like forever and hangs up my system that i will hv to force-shut it down.

i hv a bulk of data in it and do not want to lose it.

how can i get it back to its previous responsive state.
its a western digital passport(1gb)


thnks

clemmonce: Thanks for taking out time to answer me.. i just checked it i saw my product key number and at the left i saw ASK FOR ORIGINAL MICROSOFT SOFTWARE.... GO ONLINE.. i dont know may be it is an advert ooooo but i want to be sure so i wont destroy my system by myself... if i install microsoft essentials the one you recommended and the software detected that my windows is fake it can just crash it... pls explain thanks