“CLEAN” YOUR NEW (and old) COMPUTER

Unless you build your new computer from scratch (which is not all that difficult) or buy from a custom builder, you can't help but end up with a lot of junk software on your new PC. This is because a lot of 3rd party software makers and Internet service providers pay the PC makers to include their “Junkware” with their own software, hoping that you might buy their products when they are so readily available already pre-installed on your hard drive. Obviously this also applies if your computer is not new you and you still have the original junk on it.

This is of course a major nuisance for more than one reason.
First, these programs use up valuable space on your hard disk, some of their components may load into your working memory and many times they keep on giving you nagging reminders to sign up or buy the licensed version of the software that you don't even need.

Solution: Get rid of them!!!

First thing you can do is to open Control Panel and select Programs and Features (in Windows Vista) or Add/Remove Programs (Windows XP).
Uninstall everything that you are sure that you will not need, for example: AOL, EarthLink and other service providers, software trial versions of applications you will never use, etc.

Once this is done it is recommended to run a utility such as CCleaner (which is a wonderful free download) and another great free utility is PC DeCrapifier to flush out all the “C” from your system.

CCleaner also has a very functional Registry Cleaner built in which is very advisable to use after a major clean up, because your registry will still be full of traces of the old software that you just deleted.

The final step is a total disk defragmentation to finish up with a nice, clean and fast PC.

P.s.: If your computer is not new you may still have the original junk on it,

Questions? Call or email me: peter@ligeti.com