slow pc

[pomsta]

my pc is taking ages to start up lately.... we have windows messenger which used to slow it down a bit, but recently it takes forever.. l have avast anti-virus, and l also use c-cleaner every time l use it and every once in awhile l use privacy guardian... l dunno if l`m going over the top with the `cleaning tools`..... can anyone help???? thanks

[Gizmonster]

I used to use Avast and had the same problem - my pc took forever to boot up.
I ditched Avast and now use AVG (free version!!!) and things were ALOT better.
There may be other issues such as too many programs starting up when your pc boots up - but try simple things first - I'd ditch Avast and get AVG instead and see how that helps.

[Buenchico]

Try disabling Avast from starting when you boot your computer. If it starts much faster you'll know the cause of the problem. If not you'll need to investigate further.

Go to Start > Run.
Type 'msconfig' (without the quote marks) and hit 'Enter' (or click 'OK')
Click the Startup tab.
Click to remove the ticks alongside any programs you don't want to start at boot-up.
Click Apply' and 'OK'
Restart your PC.
You'll see a message telling you that you're using Selective Startup Mode. Put a tick alongside 'Don't show this message again'
You can easily reverse your choices by replacing the ticks alongside any programs you want to boot at start-up.

Chris

PS: Using the security clean-up tools within CCleaner on a daily basis won't cause any problems. (I use 'Free Internet Window Washer' every day). However you need to be careful when using software which claims to clean your registry (as part of CCleaner does). I'd never run that option unless I was having problems which might benefit from such a program, and I'd aim to keep the use of such a program to once a year or so.

[pomsta]

thanks guys... really helpful