frustrated!

Thank you for info on demag my floppys. I not sure where to go to do the Command Promt. Have never done this on a computer. Can you explain step by step how. Sorry no geek here Frustrated!

Heya (born in ky south not my fault :>, Sorry I can't donate and still have a comp. to cry about :>. Going back to school in spring-----better times ahead!!!!

First is Happy Birthday Jesus---This my outlook. REALLY appreciate your input on my quest. Do you have a suggestion on demagnetizing my floppys. Curious if I can fix these and use again. Don't care what is on them anymore as on other resouces. Your a nice fellow interneter to respond to my query. Good evening and happy New Years to us all!!!! frustrated!

This is all very useful and really appreciate it. The remove junk is a scary part to me as I not sure what needs go and what needs stay. Not a comp. internal files knowledgable fellow. And yes increase RAM a big part of the problem---can't afford ANYTHING right now, gas in truck, food, rent, Xmas, etc. more important. Thank you again.

Thank you for your help and suggestions. I don't have a back up disk for XP. Computer here before I moved into house. This comp. is so old no place to plug in a "scandisc" to download anything for saving or uploading into the comp. Only floppys I have got magnitized and it won't open them to read or copy onto. Been looking for work online at job servers and big hassle as have to go to pub. lib. to download resume. Going to put it on "skyline" today at live.com so I can pull up and download to sites that way. Really appreciate your help and I agree BIGGEST thing is enlarging RAM for better speed. ican spend 20 min. just looking up email, then pull up mail listings and try to turn pgs. there end up being lengthy process for something that should be a 10 min. deal.

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First this is an OLD computer tower I'm working from (Intel Celeron1300 MHz 1.3GHz; 120 MB of RAM. running the MS XP Home Edition 2002 Service Pack 3). V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-W-W!!!!!! Takes 3-5 min to come up from startup of comp. Another 5-8 min. for internet page to appear - if it doesn't crash or "error". Been this way for long time-years. Was used originally as business comp. for a home for displaced veterans which I am one of. I came to this house a month ago and told can use comp., but warned slow and could try to update if can to speed up---been trying ever since with not much results except FRUSTRATIONS! Presently I am have run the CCleaner in Registry and NUMEROUS issues have come up for missing DLL's, unused file extensions, Invalid or empty file, ActiveX/COM Issue, Missing TypeLib Re..., Open with Aplication, Installer reference..., MANY - Unistaller Reference...,Obsolete Software, Missing Startup Software, Old Start Menu Key-(for McAfee)--Deleted as I have Avast and not want to use space. I am an amatuer at this and learning. I am broke and not able to buy downloads so I have gone thru at least 6 what they list as "free" only to find out after scan want $ to fix--a scam of a scan. I have defragged at least 4x. Ran the free AVG cleaner 2011 that was a one time offer. Been on hints and help sites. Adjusted my virtual memory from 340 to 640 (computer only has 120 MB of RAM). Checked Secondary IDE and put on "dma when available" from PIO. Tried download of startup software. Read all I can of fix this and that....Have reset back to old settings at times it just want to crash or not even want to connect....Been in connection with AT&t Tech who had me delete some files and seemed to work a little better for about a day then crashed back to old ways. I am curious if I can absolutely wipe the comp. clear of ALL software ever been in on drives and RAM to "like a virgin" and start all over again with a free XP version or better (Whatever this old computer can handle at 120 MB RAM). Sure it ran better than this when fresh out of the store. Anyone know a website get free download for starting software of XP or better and how to wipe this old stuff to oblivion.----START FRESH ya know... Frightened I have ruined any chance of fix myself with all the deleting and downloads and scans and cleaning...wanted to take online comp. classes (join today and start 1/4/11) just couldn't with computer in this fix and no money. Education a BIG priority for me and stuck because this old computer SOOO slow. A3 hr session with test would take me 8 hrs on this comp!!!!AAARRRRGGGG!!!!! Anyone out there read this and can suggest or "KNOW" how to fix please reply to my posting---My first time on forum.