On Christmas afternoon I opened my PC and blew it well. There's a slight improvement, the fan that wasn't running now is moving some, and Word documents open fast. Everything else remains the same, it freezes all the time, yesterday I could not get in IE for several hours.
I've heard in the radio of "Doublemyspeed.com" I ran their diagnosis and it says there are over 1000 fragments, corrupted files... Bottom line, they are trying to sell me CyberDefender, that is supposed to take care of all of that. What do y'all think about it? Are you familiar with it?
TIA
1) Download and install “Microsoft Security Essentials” from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials. It is excellent. Make sure the following options are checked ON under “Settings”
Scheduled Scan
“Run a scheduled scan on my computer”
“Check for the latest virus and spyware”
Real-time Protection
“Turn on real-time protection”
“scan all downloads”
“monitor file and program activity on your computer”
“enable behavior monitoring”
Advanced
“scan archive files”
“scan removable drives”
“create a system restore point”
Microsoft SpyNet
“Advanced Membership”
The last one sounds creepy, but basically it means that new viruses can be spotted EASILY. I recommend it.
Please let me know how this turns out.
Also, make sure you “defragment” your hard drive after you do this.
Also, you can get just your fan replaced. No need for a new computer.
Finally, get “Mozy Home” to back up your data. You do backup your data in case your hard drive dies, right?
There are plenty of free programs, like CCleaner, that will do all that, and do a better job of it. Don’t waste money on stuff like that.
A “moving some” fan isn’t good enough. It should run 3-4k rpm’s. Don’t bother with the “doublemyspeed” and PCfix type programs. They can’t fix what you have. Get the fan replaced and do a fresh install. When the files get screwed up like that, you have to just erase and replace. Format C: and reinstall Windows. I wouldn’t even try a restoral point. You probably backed up damaged files and would just replace damaged files with more damaged files. The fan was probably the culprit in the first place.
The Registry Fix in CCleaner will clean up these problems.... for free.
back from a mini vaca. Your system likely has 2-5 fans. can you tell me which fan is at issue. Regardless, the fix is the same. remove the fan, usually remove the sticker in the center, q-tip wd40 or other non spray oil lube to the fan motor, reseal replace and star looking for a new fan.
The most likely fan is on the CPU. The Video card most likey has a fan. If your motherboard has a built in then its a crap shoot but usually the vid is smaller.
Please send as many specifics as you can. (hardware wise)