Help please computer dinosaur

[Highlander1]

I have a windows xp computer which is becoming slow and also freezing. The mouse arrow moves but doesn't click the bits it should so I have to reboot or switch on and off.

I have CCleaner installed and AVG. The CCleaner asked if I wanted to update and run new FREE version which I did it told me I had hundreds of faults and would fix only 9 unless I purchased the whole thing.

Is this a scam or should I part with the $29.99 dollars and let it sort things.

AVG scan shows nothing is wrong. I have also defragmented and nothing seems to have improved.

All suggestions welcome.

Thanks.

H1

[Terranosaurus]

Uninstal the cleaner you have, I have heard of them deliberately slowing PCs down when the license runs out so as to get you to renew.

Then try down loading "Eusing Free Registry Cleaner" from http://www.download.com

[Evilgoat]

A large number of these 'spyware cleaners' are scams that put a lot of stuff on and report non faults.

Use Spybot S&D AND Ad-Aware SE between the two they will fix just about everything.

[Highlander1]

Is the spy bot expensive? and adware? There seems to be so many things on the net by same name. :?

eusing how long have you had it does it cost some of the ones Iv'e looked at have like $30 odd dollars not £ for 2 year subscription.

Thanks guy's

[Evilgoat]

Is the spy bot expensive? and adware? There seems to be so many things on the net by same name. :?

eusing how long have you had it does it cost some of the ones Iv'e looked at have like $30 odd dollars not £ for 2 year subscription.

Thanks guy's

Spybot is free :)

Ad-Aware SE is free but you have to pay for the full version, not something you really need to do.

For what its worth theres always the free Windows Defneder, but its not that good.

Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/
Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

[TDi90]

adaware is free for personal use. great rpogramme.
www.download.com type in "ad-aware" and dowload it, then run it.
good luck.
R

[SWEETY]

I got a try for free anti spyware, it put in 650+ bugs in the system I ended up having to reinstal windows. It sounds the same the probs you are having.

[Highlander1]

Right folks thanks for the tips Ad ware installed and computer scanned.

Found 268 issues now question 1 Do I ask it to quarantine?
                                             2 Do I ask it to restore system?
                                             3 Do I  ask it to remove?
                                             4 Do I ask it to ignore?

Also I checked the AVG vault which has about the same number of items do I ask it to delete remove etc. If released from quarantine surely the problems will just come back how do you dump the trogans or whatever.

Do I leave em locked up forever inthe vautl.

Thanks Standing by H1

[Evilgoat]

Stuff in the AVG vault isnt a problem,. check what it actually is, if its a file you need keep it in the fault, else bin it.

You should be able to tell ad-aware and Spybot to fix the issues BUT if anything you use relys on the Spyware (Kazaa, Limewire) it will stop working. Best find another tool to do the job in that case.

[Highlander1]

Thanks I take it that means click on the restore button.

Cheers

[TDi90]

FYI kazza has been shut down  :shock:

[Highlander1]

Ok folks I put them in the quarantine section for now I'd like to dump them rather than having them on the system.

Like I say I am computer illiterate.

Thanks JB

[SWEETY]

Ad ware was the cause of mine crashing, they put my bugs in        

[Terranosaurus]

eusing how long have you had it does it cost some of the ones Iv'e looked at have like $30 odd dollars not £ for 2 year subscription.

eusing is a registry scan and cleaner, perked my machine up no end. Free to download and use unlike most of the others which will scan your system, report 400+ problems and then only fix 20 of them that weren't effecting system performance anyway.

[Highlander1]

Thanks everyone so far so good.

Did the forum crash earlier had trouble all day trying to get back in.

Chers H1