Thursday, September 29, 2011

How to repair windows registry


A Registry in Windows is the most important and huge database which contains all the sensitive and important information about all the associated components of a computer. In registry from hardware to every single application program’s information is stored. If a small change takes place in it, it will reflect in the program. An incorrect modification in the registry can create a program stop completely or partially. Due to its very sensitive nature editing registry manually is usually not advised and a good registry cleaner is used to repair the registry.

If ever you face any issue with your computer, it also changes the registry value. In nut shell for all the issues in your Windows the registry is responsible more or less. A slow computer issue can also be found due to a bad or corrupted registry.

How does a registry get corrupted? When we install any program in the computer registry creates a unique value and key for the program, any alternation to this value or key will affect the corresponding program. During the removal of any program some of its leftovers left in the registry and they create issues later. Also there are many other entries in the registry that can create many different kinds of issues.

How to correct or repair the registry? - It is not advised to repair or correct any registry keys or value manually. If you are facing any registry related issue you may use a good registry cleaner program to clean and repair the registry. A good registry cleaner not only repairs the registry but also can create a backup in the system. However to choose a good such program is extremely risky task again. Most of the Windows registry cleaner do not repair the PC completely or make some ill effects to the system. Thus be cautious about it.

Do not use too many PC cleaner programs-: It is also not recommended to use too many PC cleaner programs in the same PC. People usually follow this practice and which proves to be nothing. Just using a single good program is enough.

Few of the good freeware are listed below.

Mbam or malwarebyte from malwarebyte org

Ccleaner

ATF cleaner (though it’s not a registry cleaner but it cleans all temporary and useless data from your computer)

If you need more technical assistance please click on computer help

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

How to fix slow Internet browsing Issue


A slow internet connection speed is a very common issue today. Due to n numbers of reasons your internet connection can be affected. Few of the important aspects are a virus or any other malicious infection, a firewall is blocking the internet sped, a faulty hardware, speed is not sufficient from your internet service provider’s end or your internet connection does not have the good bandwidth. Nevertheless the speed of the connection can be improved with some tweaks and tricks.

The factors that can affect your Internet connection speed and their possible solutions are mentioned below:-

  • Remove temporary files : Temporary Internet files if they are huge in numbers can also affect the Internet connection speed for sure. Remove not only the temporary Internet files but also all the temporary data from your computer as well. You may also use a good PC repair tool to clean your PC. There are lots of great freeware programs such as ATF ccleaner, ccleaner etc.

  • Computer Virus: Remove any computer virus with an effective and updated antivirus and antispyware programs. A virus can block not only the internet speed but it can also affect the whole computer’s speed.

  • Remove browsing history of browser : Clean out your browser completely. Using a good PC repair tool as I mentioned above is the best option to clean the browser.

  • Restore your browser : If the issue continues try restoring your browser. Restoring will set each and every setting from the beginning. In IE you may click tools-> Internet Option-> select Advance tab and restore it.

  • Test Internet connection speed : There is many such speed tester website that tests the internet connection speed. You may check your speed on the website. Example is speedtester.com.

  • Replace the browser : If you are using Internet explorer try using Firefox or Google’s chrome. May times the speed depend on the Internet browser?

  • Firewall’s settings : Firewall such as zone alarm are very powerful, it also may block your traffic. Lower down the security setting and check the speed then.

  • A hardware fault : Any broken or damaged hardware can also affect the internet connection speed. Check the Ethernet or USB chord if you are using.

Best ways to repair pc problems



A Slow Computer problem can be found due to number of different reasons always. Sometime a single cause can also make your computer run slow; on the other hand your system can be affected by more than just few factors. Here are the most important and feasible steps and causes that may cause a computer slow or they are the main reasons behind a slow computer issue in most of the time.


Some important slow computer reasons:

  • An outdated security program
  • Faulty hardware components
  • Incompatible and outdated device drivers installed
  • More than one Antivirus program
  • Too many and unwanted programs in the computer
  • Poor Hardware configuration
  • Presence of dust inside the computer
  • Overheated computer

Solutions for slow computer problems

  1. Verify if any Virus infection-: Computer virus is the most dangerous security and performance threat for your computer. Use an up to date and latest virus definition program to eliminate any virus and other malware threats.
  2. If too many programs are installed in your computer-: Unnecessary and unused programs are always caused to a slow computer issue and reduce your PC’s normal functionality. Many unwanted programs in your computer not only occupy unnecessary hard drive space but also consume a great amount of system resources which makes your computer sluggish is performance.
  3. Huge amount of temporary data stored: - If the temporary data in your computer is huge, it can affect your overall system performance. Remove all the temporary data in a regular interval and provide some hard drive space to your computer which will increase the system performance.
  4. Using more than one antivirus program: - Never use more than one antivirus or a computer cleaner or any registry cleaner program in the same computer. They conflict with each other and consume the biggest amount of CPU and other system resources. Thus always use just one latest and updated antivirus program.
  5. Reduce Windows startup item- If you are experience slow computer issue while your computer boots, you may simple try few tweaks and the startup rate will be much better. Go to the system configuration utility and uncheck all the startup items (Leave a wireless connection if you are using any). You may also reduce system timeout value which is 30 seconds by default.
  6. Reduce Windows visuals: - Visual effects in Windows do not contribute in the performance but on the contrary they consume a lot CPU and other system resources. Reducing visual effects can make your computer run faster for sure.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Do I need a Registry Cleaner Program?


A registry Cleaner program is a piece of software or PC utility which scans Windows registry and fixes the invalid and malicious items such as Shared DLL, Programs shortcuts, Font Entries, Startup items and many other uninstalled programs’ leftovers. A registry Cleaner is specifically designed to meet the requirement of Windows registry and to avoid or eliminate any registry threat. Since the registry is very susceptible towards all kinds of malicious programs and gets affected easily by any malware program.

However before using any registry cleaner or registry fix program you need to make sure that if you really need any registry cleaner program. Windows registry is very sensitive and contains all the sensitive information in a hierarchical database for computer hardware and all the installed applications. Modifying a small value in the registry can cause a program stop working completely or partially. So before using any such utility beware of this fact as well.

Poor Computer performance is a major concern for all computer users. In order to obtain the maximum performance out of your system it is required to perform a regular PC repair and PC diagnostics regularly. Though there are many factors that affect your computer’s performance such as a virus infection, poor hardware specifications, bad or corrupt device drivers, low memory in your computer. Poor, corrupt and bloated registry is one of the prominent factors which can make a computer unstable and slow in performance.

Here an important thing needs to be understood, even if all the operations and components are working fine in your computer and if there is some issue in the registry; it will affect your overall system performance and the computer runs slower than expected. Here in the registry various factors affect it and make it corrupt and bloated. However finding and modifying or deleting the incorrect registry value is very tedious and highly professional task due to its vulnerability. This is why we need registry repair or registry cleaner software to correct and eliminate all invalid and unwanted registry items.

If sometime you have come across a situation where you might feel to use a registry cleaner tool, make sure that the software fulfills the following below points or the requirements.

  1. No affect effects or bad consequences on the computer and its components in any way.
  2. Easy to install and comprehensive to use.
  3. Does not conflict with other security programs.
  4. Must have an automatic and reliable backup system so that if requires a user can reverse the changes has been made by the program.
  5. A good registry cleaner program should also be easy to remove and easy to navigate.
  6. Should not consume lot system resources all the time.
  7. Like a good service provider it should have a good technical support as well.
  8. Quickly diagnose & repair hundreds of errors for like new performance and improve overall system stability.

These are the important points that need to be kept in mind before using a registry cleaner or any other PC utility as well. If any of the software meets all such requirements you may certainly use the program and can fix and increase your PC performance.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Six easy steps to remove slow pc problem


A computer can run slow due to number of reasons. It could be due to a faulty piece of hardware or due to low physical memory; a virus infection or many other factors can affect the performance of a computer. The speed and performance of a computer also depends on the operating system you are using. However irrespective of any operating system and cause if you make sure the followings points it is most likely that you will get the maximum performance from your computer even without using any PC utilities such as computer cleaner or a registry cleaner program.

Run Windows important utilities: - Windows is very rich by PC repair and system utilities. There are number of great tools that can help you to clean and make your PC run faster. Some of the very significant tools are mentioned below.

Disk Cleanup: - Windows Disk Cleanup utility not only cleans all the temporary files but also cleans system dump and other unwanted temporary data from your system. It is easy to use and very effective.

Steps:-

Start->Computer or MY computer->Select the system drive (Usually C:) ->Go to properties and Click Disk Clean up. It will scan and open a new window where all the removable files are listed. Select all the files and delete all.

Disk defragment:- Disk Defrag utility defrags all the data that have been scattered on your hard disk. It helps to fetch the data faster. It is also very easy to perform.

Steps:-

Start->Computer or MY computer->Select the system drive (Usually C:) ->Go to properties and Select Tools now click Disk Defragmentation option.

It will analyze and start the defragmentation. This process may take several minutes depending upon the size of your data on the drive.

Windows File checker utility: - Windows files check utility checks and scans for all the bad and damaged hard drive sector. It works as a PC repair or file repair tool as well. If it finds any damaged files or data it will repair.

Steps:-

Start->Run->Type in cmd and press OK. (Make sure you have administrative rights in the system).

When a command line opens type in SFC /SCANNOW and press Enter. The process may take few minutes to complete.


Remove All Temporary files: - temporary files as discussed above can cause your computer run slow. Remove all the Internet and system temporary files.

Step:- Start->Run->Type in %temp% and press Enter. Temporary file folder will open, select all and delete. Empty recycle bin as well.

Run an updated antivirus program: - Viruses are the biggest computer threat for any computer. Viruses are of different kinds and they need to be removed completely from the computer. It is strongly recommended you to run an updated antivirus program only. Old and outdated security programs cannot find the newly released malicious items. There are few great free security programs and PC utilities such as antispyware, computer cleaner and you may also use a good registry cleaner program to eliminate any bad entry from your system.

How to speed up your computer


Windows operating system is an intelligent machine, it has the capability to repair and fix many system related issues automatically and it works as if a PC repair tool also. You might have noticed when a blue screen appears your computer reboots or shutdown automatically, it is just because the produced error in the system should not affect the other components of the machine. However there are many occasions where Windows cannot heal itself and we need some extra efforts to fix the issues. Follow are some important points for how to speed your computer.


Automatic updates from Microsoft: - Automatic updates from Microsoft can be obtained easily. These updates are essential to protect your computer from many external threats such as spyware, virus, Trojan and from other malwares. Though not all the updates released by Microsoft are important for your PC, but most of them are highly required especially security related updates. It is easy to download and can be downloaded automatically from -

Go to control panel and select Automatic updates and turn it on if it’s off.

Performance information tools: - Performance and Information is a place where you’ll find many useful other tools and utilities. This is a great collection of features in Windows 7 and it has many useful tools and utilities within itself. Go to Go to and check for various useful tools and utility there. A performance information tool is the place where you can get many useful and PC tune up utilities simultaneously. They are related to the followings-

Adjust visual effects in your PC- Visual effects do not contribute in Windows performance but they consume lot system resources all the time. Turning visual effects off can save you huge amount of system resources and you can make your PC run faster.

Adjust indexing service- If you do not search many items from the Windows search indexing, you can turn this feature off to speed up your PC performance.

Adjust power settings- By default the Power setting is not set to the highest performance. You may change the power plan to the highest from the same performance information tool.

Run Disk cleanup tool:- Run Disk Cleanup tool under the Performance information tools. This tool looks for all the temporary and other unwanted stuff in your computer. Run the utility and remove all the temporary files from your system.

Advance tool- Advance tool option under performance and Information option contains many useful sub menus. You can check your system current health status from this option and can perform many Windows tweaks and tricks. The advance Tool feature works as a great PC doctor tool which is capable enough to solve many PC related issues.

Verify your CPU usage

Verify if the CPU usage is normal or not. If it is above normal (usually should be 15) the performance of your computer will be slow. High CPU usage can be due to many factors in your system. A virus or any other malware can infect your system and the CPU usage will go up to 100% as well. Use your up dated virus remover tools to remove all the viruses from your PC. There are many free antivirus and other computer cleaner tools available online those are of great importance to eliminate any PC threat from your system.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Top 10 ways to protect your PC




  • Use an up to date security programs: - A computer is always vulnerable towards all kinds of threats such as a virus, spyware, Trojan horse, worm and many other similar malware programs. To protect the computer from al such malicious and harmful program you need an updated and latest virus definition program. An old and outdated security program will not help you to combat with newly released malware programs. I would also suggest using few other freeware computer cleaner and anti malware programs such as malwarebyte.
  • Do not fill your computer with too many security programs:- To protect your PC from various malicious threats is important always, however in order to protect it, do not fill the system with too many computer cleaner, registry cleaner and other antimalware programs. If there are many security programs installed they will conflict with each and will make your PC run slower. Also never use two antivirus programs in the same PC.
  • Uninstall old and bad security programs: - An outdated and old security program can slow down your PC’s performance. Also some poor security software may produce some other ill effects on your system such as blue screen.
  • Use either Windows or another firewall program:- Firewall is very important to resist any external program to enter into your system. An antivirus program helps you to remove the malicious item but it does not help to stop the program to enter into the PC. If you are using Windows firewall this is enough for Windows however if you wish you may use another firewall as well.
  • Remove unwanted or unused program: - Remove all the unneeded and useless programs from your computer. Go to your add and remove program folder and check how many such programs are installed that are not using now by you. Too many programs can slow down your PC performance to a maximum extent.
  • Increase your RAM:- Although increasing RAM is not a security measure at all, however if you are using 256MB and 512MB of Random access memory you will always experience a poor performance issue. Increasing RAM can resolve this problem.
  • Verify your hard drive space:- hard drive space is an essential aspect in order to protect the system and to get the maximum speed from your computer. Verify if your hard drive (system drive) is not less than 15% blank. If this is the case you will face many system performance related issues all the time.
  • Play safe whiles your browse the Internet:-One of the most important security aspect is to browse safe always. The Internet is the chief cause behind many malicious items. A virus comes through the internet in 99% cases. Do not click and open any unsafe webpage or link.
  • Verify the installed drivers in your system:- Make sure all your installed drivers are up to date and in working state. Poor and corrupted drivers may cause slow computer and many other issues as well. Uninstall and reinstall the latest driver set from the manufacturer’s website.
  • Scan any external media before using it: - If you ever use a USB or any CD/DVD device to your computer, make sure you have scanned the device before using it. An unsafe use of any such device can cause system related issue.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

How to remove malicious items from your computer

The registry is one of the most vital components of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is a database containing virtually all system, software, hardware and user settings. The registry keeps record for every single program or hardware component. If anything missing in the registry your program might not work properly or even won’t start at all.

All the major dangerous and malicious items attack and modify Windows registry at the first sight. These malicious programs add various registry entries, create new keys, change default values. This is made in attempt to register a pest in the system, alter essential settings of the Windows operating system and installed software. All such changes are made to harm the operating system and the user data.

We have described below how to remove all such malicious and dangerous entries from Windows registry. However, editing the registry is a complicated task and involves many risks in it that only advanced users and professionals can accomplish safely.

An antivirus, antispyware and other computer cleaner program can remove these registry threats. However there are some other malicious items that cannot be removed by very powerful spyware removal tools. A security (Antivirus and antispyware programs) tool cannot examine each recent pest, and new pests appear almost every day. Anti-spyware tools rely on spyware definition databases. Thus few of the dangerous programs remain unrecognized in the registry or in your system.

This is why we need to go some extra miles sometime to remove malicious items from a system; however it is strongly recommended that kindly do not modify the registry if there is no real need for this.

The following steps show how to edit a registry manually.

Before you edit the registry: - It is strongly recommended to create the registry backup before modifying any registry value manually.

Click start->Select Run-> type in “regedit” (without quotes) and press enter.

Click file menu on the top left pane of the registry editor and select export option. It will ask you to save the registry backup. Save the backup somewhere in safer place in the system.


To edit the value, right-click on it and select the Modify option from the appeared menu.

You can also double-click on the value with you left mouse button or use the Edit menu. Type in the preferred value in the appeared window and click OK. This can be repeated with other registry keys as well.

Perform the same sequence of actions as just described in order to delete the value or the registry key. However, this time you will have to select the Delete option instead of Modify.

To add a new registry key or a new value, click on the Edit menu, select New and choose a type for the entry.

You can export any key or value from the registry to the defined file. Right-click on the object and select Export (on Image 7 it is in the red box).'

Enter a file name. Export registry files should have the .reg extension.

Export registry entries to a file

You can also import a certain value or a key. Click on the File menu and select Import. Then choose the file containing objects you want to import.


If after modifying the registry something goes wrong, you can restore the registry from a backup.

Warning: - Editing registry requires a great deal of professional expertise, it is advised not to modify any registry value if you are not sure about it. We recommend you to use an automatic registry booster program if you have any doubt about editing registry.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Why my Device Conflicts with Device Manager


As the name indicates a device manager is the place or utility where you can manage your devices and related activities such as to install or uninstall any device driver or to disable or enable any device which is attached with your system. A conflict of devices is a common issue in a computer, device manager is the place where we can recognize and investigate and can get them fixed. A conflict in device manager causes a slow computer problem as well.
  • To start Device Manager:
  • Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
  • Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
  • Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
  • For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, can type device manager in Start search and it will be highlighted, click it to open.

How to fix the conflict and other issues in the Device Manager

A device manager is a well organized and if there is a problem with a device; it is listed in the hardware tree. Also, the problem device has a symbol that indicates the type of problem:

A black exclamation mark (!) on a yellow field indicates the device has some issue with it.

A problem code shows the problem is displayed for the device.

A red "X" shows the device is disabled. The disabled device though physically attached with your system but it does not have the right set of drivers for it. The drivers can be installed from the manufacturer’s website.

Use automatic settings feature - A blue "i" on a device resource in Computer properties indicates that the Use automatic settings feature is not selected for the device and that the resource was manually selected.

A green question mark "?" This applies to Windows Me only which means that a driver for this device is installed, indicating the chance that all of the functionality may not be available.

NOTE: In a different kind of device conflict, some sound cards and video adapters do not report all of the resources that they use to Windows. This shows only one device in conflict, or no conflicts at all. This can be verified by disabling the sound card, or you may use the standard VGA video driver to solve any conflict.

The above issue is well known for S3 video adapters and 16-bit Sound Blaster sound cards, or the cards that are using Sound Blaster emulation for Sound Blaster compatibility. When you double click a specific device in Device Manager, you see a property sheet. The property sheet has a General tab.

The list box at the bottom contains a Conflicting device list. This list indicates a conflict with an error code.

Note the Use automatic settings check box. If system successfully finds a device, this check box is checked, and the device should function properly. Nevertheless, if the resource settings are based on Basic Configuration (where is any number between 0 to 9), it may be required to modify the configuration by selecting a different basic configuration. If the specific configuration you want for the device is not listed as a basic configuration, it may be probable to click the Change Setting button to manually adjust it.

For example, to edit the Input/Output Range setting:

Click the Use automatic settings check box to clear it.

Click Change Setting.

Click the appropriate I/O range for the device.

After changing the settings if the issue still continues you may need to contact manufacture of the device so that they can get it fixed. For more technical assistance and all PC related issues such as slow computer, computer freezing, blue screen or any other PC related issue you may get a live support or computer help from here.

How to fix windows runtime errors

Possible factors that cause the run time errors in Windows
  • Problem with Software programs
  • Issue created by a Computer Virus
  • Problem created by computer Memory
  • Confliction with TSR or other running program

Possible solutions

Before following the below recommendations for troubleshooting your runtime error if you're getting a runtime error with a runtime error code and error message such as "Runtime error 75 path/file access error", skip to the below runtime error listing for a listing of runtime error codes and additional information and causes for these errors.

Problem with Software programs

Many times your software program may create Windows run time error message in your system. Damaged or corrupted software creates the run time error message. An old program may also produce the same error message in your machine. We recommend to go to the manufactures or developer’s site and search for the latest patches for your software.

If no patches or updates are available, uninstall and reinstall the program that is causing the issue. If you still face the issue reinstall your operating system.

Some Add-on, plug-in, or other extra software and utility can cause the issue

Nowadays there are various other add on programs apart from the main application. The add on programs or utilities can also create Windows run time error issue. Uninstall or disable these all the add on in your computer and browser just to make sure if they are causing the issue. I also recommend use a windows registry cleaner program to clean your computer.

Issue created by a Computer Virus

Computer viruses are very well known threat for all the computer users today. In absence of an antivirus program a computer may get infected any point of time. However it is necessary essential to keep your antivirus and all other security programs such as antimalware and other computer cleaner programs up to date. If you are not using an updated security or computer cleaner program it may cause the run time issue in your system.

Confliction with TSR or other running program

Apart from computer virus and other software you may also experience Windows runtime error due to TSR (Terminate and stay resident) and other running programs. Open your task manager and end the running application one by one and observe if the issue disappears or not?

Problem created by computer Memory

Finally, if you have followed all of the above recommendations, and still you encounter the same error message, it is possible that you may be encountering hardware / memory related issue. However before replacing or repairing any hardware component verify with the developer of the programs in your PC about the issue.

If this does not provide any solutions, it is hardware or memory related issue. We recommend you contact the computer or motherboard manufacturer for additional recommendations or service.

For more technical detail and all other Windows related issues such as slow computer, computer freezing, unexpected shutting down and live support help click here

Monday, September 19, 2011

My Web browser Hijacked

Thousands of newly generated malicious programs such as virus, Trojan, worm or any other malware are getting installed in a PC daily. Most of the time a user does not pay much attention towards such malicious entries however when these dangerous items start creating issues in the computer a user realizes about them. Below is a listing of potential symptoms a user may encounter when their browser or computer has been hijacked.
  • Browser behaves strangely such as default home page changes to a different page automatically; user may redirect to some different WebPages to buy something. Link
  • Slow computer and slow browsing issue.
  • Nowadays very often you can experience that your search is replaced by other search bar and new search tools.
  • Many other browser settings have been changed automatically.

Possible solutions

A malicious program is designed in such a way that it becomes very difficult to remove it. Though an anti spyware and other computer cleaner programs help to eliminate these items but sometime few of the entries remain in the browser of in your system. Below are recommendations on how these programs can be prevented and removed.

Freebies or freeware installation

Many times while installing some freeware programs, they install some spyware in built with them. These programs are supported by automatically installing spyware programs. It is recommended when you install any freeware program do verify what all other programs are you going to install with it. Sometime few other programs are also installed intentionally with the main program. For a safer side you may uninstall these unwanted programs from your computer.

Use Add and Remove programs

There could be many programs that are not being used by you. If you wish you may go to Add and remove program folder and remove them. This is a safer way to remove any program from your system.

Some examples include the ASK, Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar, and Windows Live Toolbar. These all toolbars are from some reputed organizations and they will be easily removed from Add and Remove program. However if the tool bar is meant for a spyware program, it will be difficult to eliminate from your computer.

This is very common phenomenon with a spyware program. If you face any such difficulty boot the computer into Safe Mode and then uninstall the program while in Safe Mode.

Reset and Restore your browser settings

As discussed above few of the web pages and programs are designed to automatically change your browser's settings. For example, your home page might be changed or when you type any web address it redirects to some other WebPages. To eliminate these issues follow the below steps.

Shut down all the browsers except one browser Windows.


Click on tools :-> Option and select Advance option in the option window.

Locate Reset browser settings option and click it.

Note- Reset option will erase everything you have saved in the browser such as bookmarks, username password etc.

Close the browser and reboot your system.

Correct the settings changed, such as changing your home page back to your original home page.

The next time the browser is opened it should have the correct settings. If still it shows some issues you may run a good computer cleaner or antispyware program.

Use some good spyware and other malware detection and removal programs

Browser hijacking or any other malware threat has become a common issue today. To prevent these threats there are some great anti malware and antispyware program are available. They are available in both freeware and paid versions. Few of the good freeware programs are listed below.

  • Mbam or Malwarebytes (both versions available)
  • Microsoft's Windows Defender (preinstalled most of the time)
  • Ad-aware from Lavasoft (both versions available)
  • Spybot Search and Destroy (both versions available)
  • SpywareBlaster from Javacool Software

Few of the spyware and other malware programs are difficult to remove from a computer. If you remove them they get reinstalled after rebooting the computer. It is recommended to reboot your system in safe mode and then uninstall these programs.

Switch to a new browser

If you severely affected by your browser hijacking issues with your Internet explorer, you can better to switch to a new web browser. There are few more browsers that have become popular among PC users. Google’ chrome and Mozilla Firefox are of them.

For a better and advance troubleshooting you may get assistance from our expert advisors. Or you may get a Live Remove support help directly from our certified professionals.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Major problems created by a computer virus


A Computer Virus is one of the most dangerous threats for a computer. It can be infected in many ways. Below are the consequences or results produced by a computer virus program. This is important to understand that these issues can also be occurred due to other reasons apart from a computer virus. A good computer cleaner program is necessary essential to clean your PC from a computer virus program.

  • Deletion of files and data
  • Different kinds of error messages in files or in programs
  • A computer virus can also change the volume label of your hard drive
  • Create clusters as bad in the FAT and NTFS file system
  • On your hard drive it can overwrite various sectors.
  • Creating different partitions in a drive and partitions decrease in size.
  • "Invalid drive specification" error message on the hard drive
  • Causes cross-linked files.
  • Causes a "bad sector or sector not found" error message
  • Due to its multiplication nature creates huge similar files and which causes the system to run slow.
  • A virus can change order of a Windows Directory so files, such as COM files, will start at the beginning of the directory.
  • Can create many Hardware issues such as keyboard keys not working, printer issues, modem issues etc
  • It can disable some important ports such as printer LPT or COM ports.
  • Keyboard keys can be modified or remapped. If a virus modifies your keyboard keys you may type letter A while it will print T on the screen or anything in random way.
  • Very common virus effect - Alter the system time and date
  • Your system may freeze for hours
  • Can attack on HDD or FDD randomly and causes many issues in it.
  • Increase or decrease any file size.
  • Changes with memory size (Increase or decrease)
  • Windows boot time can be affected by a virus and it may take ages to boot the Windows.
  • Hard disk may take longer time than expected.
  • Hardware such as hard drive can make strange noises.
  • Tilted screen or pictures on the screen may get affected and will be displayed improperly
  • Various other error messages such as memory is full.

How to remove Virus from a computer

The recommended and an official method of recognizing and removing the computer virus or other malware from any computer is an antivirus protection program. However sometime you may go some extra miles to protect your computer i.e. you need to perform some manual steps to remove a virus from a computer. This needs to be remembered always that a slow pc issue is the very first symptom of an infection in your system.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Why my computer is running slow?

Issue- My Computer is running slow what steps can I do to fix it?

There are many things that can cause a slow computer such as a low memory, not enough hard drive space, corrupt operating system, computer virus, spyware, or hard drive fragmentation. Lack of regular PC maintenance is one of the most common reasons. Below we have mentioned all the possible causes and solutions to fix a slow PC problem.


Possible Causes

Slow computer issue can be mainly caused by any of the below possibilities.

  • Low memory
  • Not enough hard disk space.
  • Left over programs and bad files
  • Data Corruption
  • Missing Windows updates / outdated drivers
  • Computer overheating issue
  • Corrupt OS.
  • Bad Hardware or incompatible hardware component

Possible Solutions

Low memory

Low memory or insufficient random access memory can cause slow PC problem in your computer. RAM or physical memory is an essential part of any computer system which loads all the applications into computer’s memory before the execution. Huge application programs such as MS word, adobe Photoshop require a great amount of memory to run them. If the physical memory is not sufficient to load the applications, it will affect the whole system and the computer becomes slow. Using an additional RAM is a good option if it is too low.

Hard disk space is not sufficient

A hard drive is not only meant to store data in it, but it also uses as a virtual memory on various occasions. Make sure that there is at least 200-500MB of free hard disk drive space. This available space allows the computer to have room for the swap file to increase in size as well as room for temporary files. If you have left less than 20% of total hard disk space we recommend removing some of your unwanted programs from your hard drive and providing some space to your system.

Also run Windows disk cleanup and disk defrag utility to provide some space.

Left over programs and bad files

When we uninstall any program from a computer some of its remnants left in the system. These unwanted leftovers create many issues including a slow PC problem. Your registry badly gets affected by these leftovers. Use a good registry cleaner program to remove all kinds of leftovers from your system.

Data Corruption

Corrupt or damaged data in your computer can make your computer run slow. Verify all the corrupt data and remove it from your PC to speed up your PC. If you are not sure about the damaged or corrupt data, use a good computer cleaner program to recognize and eliminate such data.

Missing Windows updates / outdated drivers

Microsoft releases various security patches regularly. These updates help you to protect your computer. Though some of the updates may not be relevant for your PC, however if you have any issue with your system, we recommend to install all the necessary Windows updates. It is very easy to install Windows updates. Go to the control panel and select Windows update. You can check an automatic update option ON, so that the Windows will look for any update automatically.

Also remove and reinstall any outdated drivers from your system. An outdated driver can also make your PC run slow.

Computer overheating issue

Make sure the temperature of your computer remains normal. A CPU high temperature leads to many issues such as computer freezing, blue screen of death and slow PC problem. Verify if the CPU and power fans are working properly.

Corrupt OS

Corrupt operating system can make the whole system unstable and slow. An operating system is a very complex and multi level architecture. Due its complexity it gets corrupted and infected by various malicious items. Use Windows installation CD/DVD to repair the corrupt OS. You may also run a good computer cleaner program to repair the corrupt and damaged system files.

Bad Hardware or incompatible hardware component

Last but not least; the hardware components are very essential part of a computer system. If any hardware component is corrupt or incompatible, it can create many issues including slow PC problem. Replacing the affected hardware is the best solution to defeat the issue.