What are the best tools for PC tuning, ie defragging, hard disk clean up, windows registry clean up etc etc ? I did have Norton 360 which had some of these tools, but ran so slow have replaced with Norton Security 2010, which does not come with any of these tools.
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The only really foolproof way to clean up a PC running Windows and restore performance is to wipe the drive and reinstall from scratch.Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostWhat are the best tools for PC tuning, ie defragging, hard disk clean up, windows registry clean up etc etc ? I did have Norton 360 which had some of these tools, but ran so slow have replaced with Norton Security 2010, which does not come with any of these tools.
That or buy a Mac
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And what about these freebie tools you see with the montly PC magazines - are any of these any good ?______________________
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^WHS.Originally posted by DaveB View PostThe only really foolproof way to clean up a PC running Windows and restore performance is to wipe the drive and reinstall from scratch.
That or buy a Mac
Just done one of my old PC's and it is 'flying' now.Comment
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WTSOriginally posted by Clippy View Post^WHS.
Just done one of my old PC's and it is 'flying' now.
After you've reinstalled everything back up so that next time you can restore to a "clean" imageCoffee's for closersComment
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1. Install fresh Windows.
2. Put up VMWare and install Windows inside it, install the minimum necessary software you need.
3. Save that virtual image for future reference.
4. If your current virtual image becomes slow then fall back to old one, don't forget to copy your document files though.
Or buy a Mac
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Tried gaming under VMWare?Originally posted by AtW View Post1. Install fresh Windows.
2. Put up VMWare and install Windows inside it, install the minimum necessary software you need.
3. Save that virtual image for future reference.
4. If your current virtual image becomes slow then fall back to old one, don't forget to copy your document files though.
Or buy a Mac
Not my thing - but certainly a lot of other people's thing - and it sucks!
Almost as bad as gaming on a Mac !
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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