KannikaP Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, elfpattaya said: I believe CCleaner is now owned by Avast. When installing CCleaner you have to opt out of installing Avast anti virus. As the OP is not computer savvy, installing an anti virus is going to cause even bigger problems. Also if the OP does not know what he is doing CCleaner can damage the registry. So use Glary Utilites as I suggested, which does NOT install any more of the crap you are trying to clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, elfpattaya said: I believe CCleaner is now owned by Avast. When installing CCleaner you have to opt out of installing Avast anti virus. As the OP is not computer savvy, installing an anti virus is going to cause even bigger problems. Also if the OP does not know what he is doing CCleaner can damage the registry. Most programs have add-ons, you must read every page carefully and "no thanks" to most of it. ???? CCleaner is a good tool, I use their Speccy temperature thingy, but nothing else on their list, and you don't need Avast...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, transam said: I use their Speccy temperature thingy I installed Speccy, and it gave me different Activation numbers to that what I have used. Can you not see temperatures somewhere in your Windows settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, KannikaP said: I installed Speccy, and it gave me different Activation numbers to that what I have used. Can you not see temperatures somewhere in your Windows settings? Speccy temp is permanently in my task bar, it is free to install, no codes........53* at the mo...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, transam said: Speccy temp is permanently in my task bar, it is free to install, no codes........53* at the mo...???? I suppose it gives you something more to worry about! 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, KannikaP said: I suppose it gives you something more to worry about! 555 Nooo, I have been messing about with PC's here for years, as I no longer have any carbs to tweak, so my old PC is like Triggers broom..............???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Stay away from the porn sites and your PC might not run so slow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Just now, dingdongrb said: Stay away from the porn sites and your PC might not run so slow. You also have a slow PC then............. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, transam said: Nooo, I have been messing about with PC's here for years, as I no longer have any carbs to tweak, so my old PC is like Triggers broom..............???? Quite right. I probably spend more time tweaking the PCs than actually doing work on them these days. But a good session with Cakewalk and my guitar occurs quite frequently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, dingdongrb said: Stay away from the porn sites and your PC might not run so slow. Please explain why. And somebody explain what is confusing about my quite valid question Edited May 12, 2023 by KannikaP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Please explain why. Let me explain a great website that has tons of useful information and it's easy as well as free to access. Using it will perhaps help minimize asking dumb questions on public forms. It's called: GOOGLE https://www.google.com/search?q=Do+porn+sites+make+your+PC+slow&sxsrf=APwXEdfeEAxRJYm82zdFrOCnCJrbbNEJyg%3A1683887671713&source=hp&ei=NxZeZJP6KOm02roPoICaqA8&iflsig=AOEireoAAAAAZF4kR170u2zQcAUfdzgorUD526vCUhHj&ved=0ahUKEwjT8Yu0yu_-AhVpmlYBHSCABvUQ4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=Do+porn+sites+make+your+PC+slow&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgjEIoFECc6BAgjECc6DggAEIoFELEDEIMBEJECOggIABCKBRCRAjoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6CwgAEIoFELEDEIMBOg0IABCKBRCxAxCDARBDOgcIABCKBRBDOggILhCKBRCRAjoOCC4QigUQxwEQ0QMQkQI6BQgAEIAEOggILhCABBDUAjoHCAAQgAQQClAAWKY-YKNCaABwAHgAgAHkAogB9iaSAQgyLjIyLjYuMZgBAKABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted May 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, dingdongrb said: Let me explain a great website that has tons of useful information and it's easy as well as free to access. Using it will perhaps help minimize asking dumb questions on public forms. It's called: GOOGLE https://www.google.com/search?q=Do+porn+sites+make+your+PC+slow&sxsrf=APwXEdfeEAxRJYm82zdFrOCnCJrbbNEJyg%3A1683887671713&source=hp&ei=NxZeZJP6KOm02roPoICaqA8&iflsig=AOEireoAAAAAZF4kR170u2zQcAUfdzgorUD526vCUhHj&ved=0ahUKEwjT8Yu0yu_-AhVpmlYBHSCABvUQ4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=Do+porn+sites+make+your+PC+slow&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgjEIoFECc6BAgjECc6DggAEIoFELEDEIMBEJECOggIABCKBRCRAjoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6CwgAEIoFELEDEIMBOg0IABCKBRCxAxCDARBDOgcIABCKBRBDOggILhCKBRCRAjoOCC4QigUQxwEQ0QMQkQI6BQgAEIAEOggILhCABBDUAjoHCAAQgAQQClAAWKY-YKNCaABwAHgAgAHkAogB9iaSAQgyLjIyLjYuMZgBAKABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz Thank you Mr Patronising. I was hoping for an answer from a human, but sadly no. I use Bing, not Google by the way. OK, I clicked on your link, although one should not do that if it is from an unknown or dubious source. And yes, you can get viruses and malware if you go onto those kind of sites. But surely your Antivirus should pick it up if one is detected. Well mine does! 555 Edited May 12, 2023 by KannikaP 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 7:36 PM, OneMoreFarang said: I work full time on PCs since DOS and Windows 3. And I had to fix many PCs where wannabe experts thought they fixed them previously. Most private PCs have way too many optimization programs installed. Professionals don't install 99% of those programs, because they are not necessary. Keep it simple! Ahhhhhh, good ole DOS. I used DOS before any Windows was available. Along with my Hayes 9600 baud modem I could connect to many different Bulletin Boards (the days before the great WWW). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Thank you Mr Patronising. I was hoping for an answer from a human, but sadly no. I use Bing, not Google by the way. OK, I clicked on your link, although one should not do that if it is from an unknown or dubious source. And yes, you can get viruses and malware if you go onto those kind of sites. But surely your Antivirus should pick it up if one is detected. Well mine does! 555 Bing.....LOL "And yes, you can get viruses and malware if you go onto those kind of sites." .....but yet you had to ask, too funny! Not all antiviruses catch everything. And just like everything in life, some are better than others. I don't need porn, I get enough of the real thing! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, dingdongrb said: Ahhhhhh, good ole DOS. I used DOS before any Windows was available. Along with my Hayes 9600 baud modem I could connect to many different Bulletin Boards (the days before the great WWW). I had already a 14.4 modem card built into my first self-assembled PC, way faster. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Mist Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 A reported Trolling post and one making a personal attack on another poster have been removed. Continue and you will have some time off from posting. 9. You will not post disruptive or inflammatory messages. You will respect other members and post in a civil manner. Personal attacks, insults or hate speech posted on the forum or sent by private message are not allowed. 10. You will not post troll messages. Trolling is the act of purposefully antagonizing forum members by posting controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages with the primary intent of provoking other members into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adumbration Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Panda Cloud free version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, transam said: I agree, the "experts" pooh, pooh everything............. I agree, the NON "experts" pooh, pooh everything they do not understand! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 hours ago, transam said: No.1..................???? There are a few reasons why not to follow any of them. But since there appears to be no feedback from the OP whatsoever, I’ll save the time of explaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, transam said: Most programs have add-ons, you must read every page carefully and "no thanks" to most of it. ???? CCleaner is a good tool, I use their Speccy temperature thingy, but nothing else on their list, and you don't need Avast...... You didn’t share the info with the OP in the first instance… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouatchee Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 If you have malware software like 'Malwarebytes' try turning that off first. I was having a nightmare renaming folders until by chance I turned the anti-malware software off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 hours ago, dingdongrb said: Let me explain a great website that has tons of useful information and it's easy as well as free to access. Using it will perhaps help minimize asking dumb questions on public forms. It's called: GOOGLE Let me explain a great website that has tons of useful information and it's easy as well as free to access. Using it will perhaps help minimize asking dumb questions on public forms. It's called: GOOGLE Commonsense! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Adumbration said: Panda Cloud free version. To do what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 16 hours ago, scottiejohn said: To do what? Nothing much; tried it a while back and it caused a few problems on my PC, so I uninstalled it PDQ. Below is what a reputable testing organisation said about it: – CONS: Mixed scores in independent lab tests Mediocre scores in our hands-on tests No protection against dangerous or fraudulent URLs Failed against modified ransomware samples Slow full scan Stay away from that one @roger101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Some baiting and bickering posts removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 4:12 PM, transam said: You must remove all the junk. You must ensure drivers are up to date. Start with a few simple fix free downloads that you will have no problem using. 1. Norton Power Eraser. 2. IObit Advanced System Care. 3. IObit Driver Booster. 4. Click on > Settings>Updates and Security>Updates. See what happens for starters.....☺️ Sorry to take so long to tackle this. Downloaded Norton nothing found. Then hit a problem, Malware bytes wont let me run IObit, any suggestions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 17 hours ago, roger101 said: Sorry to take so long to tackle this. Downloaded Norton nothing found. Then hit a problem, Malware bytes wont let me run IObit, any suggestions. You cannot expect anyone to work with you if you take two months to take even a single step. No one has even the slightest idea of what hardware you are running. Really a waste of everyone’s time. Come back when you are serious and ready to get going, answering questions and solving the issue….in one day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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