what to do?

[kincaidkid]

 

OK, I am NOT a computer whiz so I will take all the help I can get.

 

I have had my computer about 3 years and it has really become sluggish. I read on another site about CCleaner and decided to check it out. I ran it tonight but have not deleted anything yet. I really scares me to delete stuff when I don't really know what it is that I am deleting.

 

I have Windows XP, use IE, AOL and run AntiSpyware Beta 1 every day.

 

I look forward to your suggestions.

 

Thanks.

[Greenknight]

I suggest you read the Beginner's Guide, the second topic in this forum. It explains what is deleted when various settings are enabled.

 

I can assure you, though, that if you run CCleaner with the default settings, you won't notice any difference except that your PC will run a lot faster.

[Andavari]

Also after running CCleaner and depending upon how much crap it removes it'd be a good idea to defragment your hard disk following the cleaning process. Optionally use a registry compacter like NTREGOPT or RegCompact.NET to give your system a new spring in its performance.

[Mr. Clean]

I suggest you read the Beginner's Guide, the second topic in this forum. It explains what is deleted when various settings are enabled.

 

I can assure you, though, that if you run CCleaner with the default settings, you won't notice any difference except that your PC will run a lot faster.

 

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yes i agree, the beginers guide is VERY handy.

 

usually it will detect only files that arent critical to the computers performance. deleteing them will not result in harm to your PC.