Disk Cleanup, To Delete or Not To Delete ?

NiftyDigits

Oldbiggles wrote: »

NiftyDigits wrote: »

I followed 'Closed' suggestions exactly when XP support was about to end and this included how to install Free Avast. Which I did, how could it not be the correct program?.

Look here..
Similarly here

Oldbiggles

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Oldbiggles wrote: »

Look here..
Similarly here

I'm just reading the info on 'How to disable popups' now. Thanks.

I'm always surprised at the info you guys are able to pass on to the rest of us.

Thanks again.

NiftyDigits

Oldbiggles wrote: »

NiftyDigits wrote: »

I'm just reading the info on 'How to disable popups' now. Thanks.

I'm always surprised at the info you guys are able to pass on to the rest of us.

Thanks again.

I can't take the credit for someone else's guide.

Oldbiggles

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Oldbiggles wrote: »

I can't take the credit for someone else's guide.

We wouldn't know the guide was there if you hadn't pointed us in the right direction. So you can take the credit for being helpful.

:beer:

siegemode

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Brand name and model number?

Why not perform a factory refresh and then update all the way until Windows 8.1 Update 3?

It's this one

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=uk&lc=en&docname=c03617782

I have one of these portable hard drives to do a back up but it needs setting up and until I'm sure everything is ok with the laptop I'm afraid to connect the two.

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/HF113ZM/A/g-technology-g-drive-mobile-usb-30-1-tb-external-drive-special-edition?fnode=5f

(OH has a mac so we got one of these each, but I have to format it for windows. More fun and games for later !)

siegemode

Currently doing a disk clean up to remove all stuff mentioned in first post but it seems to be taking ages, should it be ?

flashg67

could do - there's a few gb of stuff to clean there - let it run for a while

NiftyDigits

siegemode wrote: »

It's this one

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=uk&lc=en&docname=c03617782

I have one of these portable hard drives to do a back up but it needs setting up and until I'm sure everything is ok with the laptop I'm afraid to connect the two.

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/HF113ZM/A/g-technology-g-drive-mobile-usb-30-1-tb-external-drive-special-edition?fnode=5f

(OH has a mac so we got one of these each, but I have to format it for windows. More fun and games for later !)

The CPU is a bit weedy. It would be a good idea to keep that machine lean and mean. Perhaps also disable HP bundled software and other items from starting with Windows.
Refresh shouldn't affect your files, but you should keep a copy of your important data separate anyway.

siegemode

Thanks NiftyDigits

Clean up is still in progress so using mobile to post. Good job laptop has no feelings, weedy cpu indeed lol

For £250 18mths back from JL it seemed a bargain and I just wanted something reasonable to surf, do admin, watch a bit of tv and load and store photos and films. I have libre office and amz music and that's it other than what it came with. I understand some hp stuff is bloatware but not sure what.

thanks

SG

Kendall80

If you use CCleaner to do your clean-ups you can select which cookies etc to keep.


Very useful for forum, gaming and banking logins


You also get a registry cleaner along with it. An oversize reg file can really slow things up.