[gwgn02]

glary utilities

[Obadiah]

Advanced System Care by iObit.

[relictele]

Free?

CCleaner http://piriform.com

Malwarebytes http://ninite.com

JV16 PowerTools is also a very handy item and includes a registry compactor.

[Resettozero]

If you’re having slowdown and malware issues, best to take it to a buddy who knows how to delete them without corrupting Windows or losing your Documents folders.

[wally_bert]

System mechanic by iolo.com.

[bubbacluck]

About once a year I format c: then reinstall Winders. Cleans it all up.

[hattend]

format c:

[TomGuy]

Glary Utilities
http://www.glarysoft.com/

CCleaner
http://www.piriform.com/

Both have ‘freeware’ for home use versions.

[Squawk 8888]

Registry cleaners do nothing to improve performance and most are used to deliver malware. If your PC is slowing down, scan it with Malwarebytes and Hitman Pro. Both are free.

[oh8eleven]

Use both:

Advanced System Care - Free version.
Malware Bytes - Free version.

Run Malware bytes once every day or two ... run ASC once a week.

[TheCipher]

If after running all the cleaners and malware scans it still runs slow, then it may be that your hard drive is failing. You may also want to run a defrag on the disk.

[NYRepublican72]

1) TDSS Killer from Kaspersky, set to detect TDSS File System
2) Malwarebytes from Malwarebytes.org
3) appwiz.cpl via start menu or Windows+R and remove all unnecessary toolbars and junk so they dont come back.

Most of the time it’s a lot of junk on computers that causes it to slow down. That plus the age of the machine/not as much memory.

TDSS Killer: http://download.cnet.com/Kaspersky-TDSSKiller/3000-2239_4-75722087.html

Malware Bytes: http://www.malwarebytes.org

Make sure you don’t download any extra junk toolbars and uncheck Free Trial on Malware Bytes. If you are unsure whether to delete something, ask.

[Utilizer]

A new record! Fourteen posts so far (now fifteen) and still no chanting from the annoying gits of the computer universe to "Get A Mac"! (Even though it has already proven to be subject to hacking as well)

Good luck with your little problem, and pay no attention to the owners of the Atari2400 of the computer world -the Macophiles.

FReepers are quite good with help when you need it, actually.

[brooklyn dave]

it’s funny that this question is being asked.
For registry cleaning and de-frag I use Auslogics
but what about junk files? Now when I go to my recycle bin
and delete all the crap in there (Mostly videos I am finished looking at)—am I getting rid of my junk files?
If not, pls tell me free program to get rid of them.

[plain talk]

Good post

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Chances are excellent that your temporary internet files folder is jam-packed full, no matter which browser you use. Go into your browser and delete the temporary internet files folder, history, cookies, etc.

Then, do a defrag.

Registry cleaners, as another poster has said, are dangerous. They can delete needed registry entries and actually put malware on your machine. Avoid using them unless you know which boxes to check and uncheck before you run the ‘cleaning’ part of the program.

[jonascord]

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[Alex Murphy]

PFL

[Cicero]

So far, I’ve had no trouble with CCleaner. I run it once a week.

I choose the option to delete cookies each time but I make exceptions for those few sites where I have passwords, addresses, and the like. Same with FreeRepublic, so I don’t have to log on every week and restore my choices.

I also use the option to clean extraneous stuff from the registry. So far, no problems, but you may want to be careful with that.

[gura]