Removing Programs

maka_2

I have alot of old programs on my computer that seem to be slowing it up a fair bit problem is when i try to unistall them it tells me i need the disk to unistall but it is my dads old computer and he is 300miles away and i dont think he has them anylonger anyway is there away of removing all the cr*p.

tigermatt

If you have tried uninstalling them, but to no avail, you could try either a 3rd-party application which *sometimes* works. If there is lots on there, you could always start fresh by reinstalling windows, providing you have a windows CD. (If it is a branded PC - e.g. Dell or HP, you will most likely have a "restore disk")

If your dad has lost them (either windows cd or restore disk) and you don't have them, you will have to go down a different route.

meep_2

i just used to find the folder on the computer and hit delete :P

sammy1_3

You can use a great program called crapcleaner.

Go to ccleaner.com

This will uninstall and delete programs as well as remove unnecessary junk on your pc

Thanks

intel

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ :beer:

albertross_2

Programs that aren't actually running, don't really slow the PC up, they just fill your disk up, and make the registry a bit bigger. Suggest you concentrate on programs that run at startup, using msconfig or http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/autoruns.html

And look to see if you have loads of programs loaded on the bottom right of your taskbar.

Doing a ccleaner and the occasional defrag might help though as well as running through the spyware / virus checks mentioned elsewhere on the board.