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XoftSpy is a great little program that will keep your computer running
free from nasties - not like some of those antispyware tools out there that cause more problems - and come packed with viruses, trojans and worms. This is a clean product - fully supported and updated regularily.

All-in-One Solution*

Remove Spyware, Adware
Stop Pop-ups
Kill Trojans, Worms, Viruses
Clean Registry & Program Errors
Remove harmful registry keys and files
Speed-Up your computer
Destroy harmful hijackers
Helps prevent identity theft
Clean & Optimize your PC

XoftSpySE detects Spyware, Adware, and other Parasites:  
Download the Free XoftSpySE Scanner

Speed up your computer

Secret Formula

Did you know that most of the ‘computer speed up’ software out there focus only on ONE problem area?

Products like “PC Doctor” and “Registry Fixer” are decent products…*but* they leave a lot of your computer’s speed potential unused.

They fix only one of the possible problem areas like Windows registry.

Pc Secret Formula covers every vital area so your computer is literally forced to perform at maximum speed.

Go to the Secret Formula try out the Pc Secret Formula system while it’s still available at the introductory price.

Zo Nicholas 

Speed up your pc 

For Windows XP

You may have noticed the nifty graphics effects you see in
Windows XP such as sliding or fading windows and shadows
under icons.  If you’re willing to trade this for increased
performance, you can speed your computer up by following
these instructions:

1.Right click on “My Computer”, click “Properties”
2.Click the “Advanced” tab
3.Click the “Settings” button in the “Performance” section
4.Click the box next to “Adjust for best performance” to
turn them all off, or
5.Turn off as many as you want.  The fewer checked boxes,
the faster your computer!
6.Click OK, then OK to save and exit.

Source: PCSecretFormula

Zo Nicholas

How to turn your slow computer into lightning fast machine.

Are you pulling your hair out waiting for your sluggish PC
to load a website?  That WAS  me!

Does it feel like life is slowly passing you by… while the progress bar inches across your computer screen just to open a program?

And watching a simple movie clip - forget it.

It’d be faster to wait ’til the DVD makes it to the video store!

Here’s something most people don’t know…

Every keystroke and every click…in fact everything you do on your PC is being tracked and stored right this minute…slowing your PC to a crawl and leaving your vital and personal information up for grabs.

Most people only find this out the hard way… after their computer slows to a crawl. Or worse, after their personal information has been compromised.

My friend Kris Mainieri, used to be a computer hacker. Now, before you get too nervous, he wasn’t one of those guys who went around stealing people’s credit card numbers and stuff.  It was more of a game his friends and him would play… they would try to see how secure they could make their systems knowing the other guy was trying to hack in.

It taught him a lot about how vulnerable the average PC is. Imagine a mall parking lot at Christmas and every car is unlocked.

That’s pretty much what the cyber universe looks like to a hacker. Now, there’s a simple formula that shows you exactly what to do step by step!

If you’ve ever wondered why your computer seems to run so much slower than it used to…
         
If you’ve ever heard of frustrated people losing all their data because of an unexpected crash, infection or other disaster…

Or, if you’ve ever worried about having to fork over hundreds of dollars for upgrades or a visit from your local computer geek…

You can kiss all the worries, wondering and frustration goodbye…forever!

The Only Easy to Follow Click By Click Formula You’ll Find that Helps Ordinary People with NO Technical Skills Optimize Their PCs Like a Pro Is… I’ve done it and boy am I pleased that I did!

Kris Mainieri’s
PC SECRET FORMULA

You can download the FREE report - “Secrets That Most People Will Never Know About Computers…”

Zo

P.S. Speed Up Your Machine and Secure Yourself Too…

Advanced Disk cleaner 5

Here is a great tool that is more thorough than the Windows Disk Cleaner if you want to free up more disk space.

Download the Advanced Disk Cleaner5 here for free.

Open the  Disk Cleaner.
Click on Search.
Then review the list, Select all.
Click CLEAN.

Then do a Defragmentation as outlined here

How secure is your browser?

Boost your Security

Always check your settings on your browser to make sure you get maximum security. When surfing the net there are many sites out there that would just love to have access to your pc - that try to download malicious files.

For peace of mind check the security of your browser.

Open your browser - IE7
Go to >>> TOOLS >>> INTERNET OPTIONS
Go to >>> SECURITY TAB
Go to >>> CUSTOM LEVEL
Check that its set to MEDIUM-HIGH
Then >>> CLICK APPLY

To stop unwanted pop-ups
Go to PRIVACY TAB
There tick POP UP BLOCKER

[this may hinder you on legitimate sites when trying to fill in forms etc; you  can turn this pop blocker on/off as and when required]

Phishing emails.

These arrive in our mailboxes every day, encouraging us to click on various links making us believe they are from legitimate companies. NEVER EVER click and give over your personal information.  It is better to be too cautuious than to fall foul of these malicious spoofed email.

Open your Internet Explorer 7
Go to >>> TOOLS on the far right and Click
Then go to >>> PHISHING FILTER
there choose which option you prefer.

Logical Hard Disk Errors

From time to time your Hard disk will develop errors. These errors are often caused by corrupt information on the disk. This can be caused by a multitude of reasons, for example - incorrect shut down of your pc, crashes, power cuts to name a few.

How to check for file system errors.

Window XP/Vista

Go to >>> MY COMPUTER
Right click on DriveC
Select >>> PROPERTIES
Select >>> TOOLS
Click >>> CHECK NOW
Select >>> AUTOMATICALLY FIX FILE SYSTEM ERRORS
Click >>> START.

*[for a thorough scan of the disk, select SCAN FOR AND ATTEMPT RECOVERY OF BAD SECTORS]

After this proceedure is finished I recommend to follow the
Defragment as outlined here

Having problems  getting to see a webpage?

Try this little tip to reset a client resolver cache, it may just help.
click Start >>> to All programs >>> to Accessories >>> click Command prompt.

Where you see the cursor flashing, type :

ipconfig/flushdns

and hit the enter key.

[The /flushdns option is only available on computers running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 operating systems.]

This may help to resolve your problem.

A friendly smile from such a sweet person like Alejandra can fix many things  especially my mood when my pc is driving me nuts.

Congratulations Alejandra making it to Google no 1!
Wish you success and fun with your ‘pink hamster’ .

Here’s a tip if you have problems getting to  see an updated page in your browser:

For XP go to your >>>

INTERNET EXPLORER >>> TOOLS >>> INTERNET OPTIONS >>> GENERAL TAB

In the BROWSING HISTORY  click on SETTINGS.

Choose *Every time I visit a webpage.

Then click OK.  Then APPLY and OK.  This could help to resolve your problem.

Delete cookies successfully.

Cookies are:

‘HTTP cookies, or more commonly referred to as Web cookies, tracking cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts. The term “cookie” is derived from “magic cookie,” a well-known concept in UNIX computing which inspired both the idea and the name of HTTP cookies’   Source: Wikipedia.

If you are active on the computer daily, like surfing you accumulate many cookies. Clean out those cookies daily to help prevent creating a ‘cookie  salad’ on your machine.

To Clean Cookies successfuly:

1.Close ALL web pages and programs.
2.Go to >>> START
3.Go to >>> Control Panel
4.Then find >>> INTERNET OPTIONS

5.Here DELETE COOKIES then DELETE TEMPORARY FILES.

If you havent done this for a while it may take a minute or two.
To find out more about cookies you can read the rest of the article in Wikipedia .