Cleaning up Windows7

Any suggestions on cleaning up windows7. With XP I use to use
malwarebytes, disk cleanup and defrag. What do you suggest for Windows7
or does this sound o.k. Thanks.

"Karen F" <fetter@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> Any suggestions on cleaning up windows7. With XP I use to use
> malwarebytes, disk cleanup and defrag. What do you suggest for
> Windows7 or does this sound o.k. Thanks.
>

I personally find Windows 7 does a pretty good job of looking after itself.
I have the built in defragmenter set to run once a week on a specified day.
I do run disk cleanup about once every couple of weeks or so.
As far as malware, I just let the built in Defender look after that, so far
have not had any issues, but I am very careful on which websites I visit.
I use Avast for my anti-virus.




--
Don

Hi, Karen.

Just download and install Microsoft Security Essentials. So long as you
"practice safe hex" in your browsing, you won't need anything else. ;<)

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Among other things, MSE replaces Defender, which Don mentioned.
Malwarebytes is good, but you probably won't need it. Disk Cleanup and
Defrag are built into Win7.

If you'd like confirmation of my suggestions, just read a hundred or so
messages here and see what other experienced Win7 users recommend. ;^}

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64)


"Karen F" wrote in message news:_BX%n.15278$Bh2.10328@newsfe04.iad...

Any suggestions on cleaning up windows7. With XP I use to use
malwarebytes, disk cleanup and defrag. What do you suggest for Windows7
or does this sound o.k. Thanks

R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Karen.
>
> Just download and install Microsoft Security Essentials. So long as you
> "practice safe hex" in your browsing, you won't need anything else. ;<)
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>
> Among other things, MSE replaces Defender, which Don mentioned.
> Malwarebytes is good, but you probably won't need it. Disk Cleanup and
> Defrag are built into Win7.
>
> If you'd like confirmation of my suggestions, just read a hundred or so
> messages here and see what other experienced Win7 users recommend. ;^}
>
> RC
What R.C. is good but malwarebytes is worth getting

Don't listen to Alias. He knows nothing about Windows and is the Ubuntu
Marketing Department.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...6-4a1b7020623d

Don't use ccleaner.



"Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2010 1:47 PM, Karen F wrote:
>> Any suggestions on cleaning up windows7. With XP I use to use
>> malwarebytes, disk cleanup and defrag. What do you suggest for Windows7
>> or does this sound o.k. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> http://www.ccleaner.com/ is better than the built in clean up. Don't use
> the Registry feature, just the clean up. You can also configure it to not
> nuke cookies you want to keep for sign-ons and such.
>
> --
> Alias

"Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2010 5:45 PM, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
>> Don't listen to Alias. He knows nothing about Windows and is the Ubuntu
>> Marketing Department.
>>
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...6-4a1b7020623d
>>
>>
>> Don't use ccleaner.
>
> The link you provided said what I wrote (below) almost to the letter.
>

Except the Windows XP reference.

> I know more about Windows than you ever will and CCleaner has *nothing* to
> do with Ubuntu or marketing.
>

What do you know 'bout Windows that anyone who'se used it for one full day
don't?

>>
>>
>> "Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
>> news:i1pipk$ujq$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> On 7/16/2010 1:47 PM, Karen F wrote:
>>>> Any suggestions on cleaning up windows7. With XP I use to use
>>>> malwarebytes, disk cleanup and defrag. What do you suggest for Windows7
>>>> or does this sound o.k. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ccleaner.com/ is better than the built in clean up. Don't
>>> use the Registry feature, just the clean up. You can also configure it
>>> to not nuke cookies you want to keep for sign-ons and such.
>>>

If you have the tiniest inkling of the file system, using the reg cleaner is
harmless.
You better not use it.

--
Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur,
Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.

"Alias" <aka@hewhoismasked&anonymous.com> wrote in message
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> On 07/16/2010 06:15 PM, Death wrote:
>>
SNIP

>
> It isn't necessary but if it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling, go for it.
>

I gives Death a warm fuzzy feeling to get nonsense off his HDD.
If you need to hang on to old installation routine files, and the associated
reg keys, then stay a n00b.
Perhaps if you knew what the **** was going on with computers, you wouldn't
be scared.

--
Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur,
Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.

"Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2010 5:45 PM, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
>> Don't listen to Alias. He knows nothing about Windows and is the Ubuntu
>> Marketing Department.
>>
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...6-4a1b7020623d
>>
>>
>> Don't use ccleaner.
>
> The link you provided said what I wrote (below) almost to the letter.

I added a comment after the link. Maybe you missed it.

>
> I know more about Windows than you ever will and CCleaner has *nothing* to
> do with Ubuntu or marketing.

BULL****. You know very little about Windows.

"Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
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>
> Nothing to be scared of. I'm just not into doing something that isn't
> necessary, n00b.
> --
> Alias

Caught you in another lie. You post about Ubuntu and that isn't necessary.
Better limit your drug intake.

"Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2010 6:33 PM, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <aka@maskedandanomymous.net.invalidado> wrote in message
>> news:i1q05c$fqp$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> On 7/16/2010 5:45 PM, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
>>>> Don't listen to Alias. He knows nothing about Windows and is the Ubuntu
>>>> Marketing Department.
>>>>
>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...6-4a1b7020623d
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't use ccleaner.
>>>
>>> The link you provided said what I wrote (below) almost to the letter.
>>
>> I added a comment after the link. Maybe you missed it.
>
> No, I disagree. Don't believe me? Use Windows clean up and then run
> CCleaner's clean up and you'll see what Windows missed.
>
>>
>>>
>>> I know more about Windows than you ever will and CCleaner has
>>> *nothing* to do with Ubuntu or marketing.
>>
>> BULL****. You know very little about Windows.
>
> I know a lot more than you ever will. You think that Ubuntu and Ubuntu
> marketing is a part of Windows, for example. In fact, hardly a day goes by
> without you bringing up Ubuntu.
>
>
> --
> Alias

The registry is a lookup table and removing entries by using ccleaner will
not speed up Windows.