My PC won't start properly

waddler_8

Go through your installed programs and uninstall anything you know you dont need. If you're not sure - dont remove it!

Give CCleaner a run to clear some of the crap.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below & save it to your desktop.

LINK

Then,

• Double click AdwCleaner.exe to run it.
• Click Delete.
• Click OK to the prompt.
• The tool will run & your computer will be rebooted automatically. A logfile will open after the restart.
• Post the contents of the logfile with your next reply, or email me it.
• You can also find the logfile at C:\AdwCleaner[s1].txt.

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run wiztree and see if there's anything amongst the top 1000 largest files that you don't need

buy an external portable 500Gb (or so) usb drive for around £40, and when you have freed up enough space on the c: drive to install it, do a macrium reflect free backup and boot cd.

in the meantime, nokia pc suite, pc connectivity, eset scanner, adaware and any old printer/camera/scanner software/drivers could go.

square_bear

# AdwCleaner v2.306 - Logfile created 07/25/2013 at 22:40:34
# Updated 19/07/2013 by Xplode
# Operating system : Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32 bits)
# User : Wareham - USER-2167439A17
# Boot Mode : Normal
# Running from : C:\Documents and Settings\Wareham\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\A5M3QLDB\adwcleaner[1].exe
# Option [Delete]

***** [Services] *****

***** [Files / Folders] *****
Deleted on reboot : C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search
***** [Registry] *****

***** [Internet Browsers] *****
-\\ Internet Explorer v8.0.6001.18702
[OK] Registry is clean.
-\\ Google Chrome v [Unable to get version]
File : C:\Documents and Settings\Wareham\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
[OK] File is clean.
*************************
AdwCleaner[R2].txt - [12305 octets] - [31/03/2013 20:24:24]
AdwCleaner[R3].txt - [12366 octets] - [31/03/2013 20:35:23]
AdwCleaner[S2].txt - [435 octets] - [31/03/2013 21:25:09]
AdwCleaner[S6].txt - [2416 octets] - [25/07/2013 22:37:43]
AdwCleaner[S7].txt - [1097 octets] - [25/07/2013 22:40:34]
########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner[S7].txt - [1157 octets] ##########

square_bear

Red Faction and Rollercoaster Tycoon are taking up a lot of space.
How do I save the data but reduce to free up disk space?

square_bear

Thanks very much for all of your help guys.

The computer is up an running ok now.

Whats the verdict on the ADW cleaner log?

I've bought myself an external hard drive (Verbatim 500gb).

My son wants to save his Red Faction and Roller Coaster Tycoon stuff. How do I take them off to store safely?

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without any figures of whats using up what, impossible to advise on the clearout, the game itself may use up far more than a saved game. There's always some bloat that can be removed to free up space. Windows uses about 3GB, so 70+GB is used up somewhere.

suggest you do a macrium backup if you have enough space to install it.

waddler_8

square_bear wrote: »

Whats the verdict on the ADW cleaner log?

It looks fine.

It will have been the previous run (22:37:43) that deleted the conduit bloat shown in the DDS log.

AdwCleaner[S6].txt - [2416 octets] - [25/07/2013 22:37:43]
AdwCleaner[S7].txt - [1097 octets] - [25/07/2013 22:40:34]

square_bear

I've shifted some videos and photos to the external hard drive, what more can I do to free up some space?

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As I said, you haven't told us what's taking up how much space, so it's like saying my car boot is full, what can I throw away. Post a screen shot of wiztree's results

If you're moving anything important to the external drive, be aware that they can and do fail, best used for backups or unimportant data