Is there a way too start fresh? I was trying to free up ram, and use programs to speed up my pc and now theres just alot of things wrong, My dads gonna get pissed... so is there anyway to start fresh, and I will just install the programs i need? Also if there is will it make me lose all my files on the hard drive?
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Do an in-place re-install of windows. You'll fix your OS and still keep all of the programs that you've installed (not to mention your files and logins).
perfect, so how do I do it...
and also, I deleted some program files, but the programs still installed, but I guess I deleted the uninstaller so they don't want to uninstall... what is the proper way to uninstall a program? From the add or remove programs? or the start tab, go to program, than uninstall?
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Try the add/remove programs (after you've re-installed). If that doesn't work, then re-install the program, and then un-install it properly.
if you haven't emptied your recycle bin you can restore any program files still in there that you shouldn't have deleted. then try system restore. it might work n it's easier. worth a try first.
lol I tried reinstalling now I have 2 skypes
It says: FIle "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\unins000.dat" does not exist... the program still runs just can't get rid of it.
Also I have tied system restore like 5 times today... didn't help
read your owner's manual.
alright I think I fixed everything that was noticeable, my internet speeds had cut in half but I fixed that some how, I think it was the system restore that fixed that, the sonic update manager that kept popping up, I just removed it using add or remove programs, and I reinstalled all the programs that were having difficulties being uninstalled, and than uninstalled them successfully.
Using System Restore to roll back to a previous date is the best way to get your PC back to normal, it just doesn't replace files you deleted...
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Good advice. You beat me to it.
I suppose you know by now, sometimes freeware programs of that nature that don't really advertise are handy. Programs like that you see via popups or that advertise heavily, are often badly programmed spyware laden pieces of crap. There is only so much you can do in software, to make your PC hardware seem faster. Unless your computer is seriously old, you probably don't need that badly to free up RAM other than stopping a lot of bootup programs. People aren't scraping by with 32M or 64M of RAM to where its really a problem these days.
Remove the crappy programs you have first. Reinstalling 98/Win2k/XP keeps registry intact.
Grab Microsoft's antispyware, and perhaps even RegClean may come in handy but ONLY delete what you know for sure is crap. It sounds like you may not be so sure whats good/bad, as registry is not always easy to read.
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running spybot, adaware, and trojan hunter might help you identify any programs you need to delete. freeware and shareware are usually crawling with stuff and porn sites should be avoided unless you have a really good anti spyware anti virus program. i like zone alarm security suite. i've had really good luck getting clean programs from torrent sites by reading the reviews first.
sometimes just defragging and running the programs like spybot will speed you up if stuff is lagging.
there are some other ways here
Speedup Windows XP in Minutes! | Mobile Pedia
there are some other ways here
Speedup Windows XP in Minutes! | Mobile Pedia
Turn off all of the extra visual effects crap, and customize windows services to only what you need. Keep as few programs running in the background as possible. Check for spyware/viruses.
