Re: My Computer (Icon) freezes when i open it?

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"Ken Blake" wrote:

> In news:7CFC78CB-49C1-49CC-8581-3B21E36D4E68@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Josh <Josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>
> > I ran things like defragmention, compress registry, speed up
> > internet
> > but to be honest i didnt think if this would affect my pc. I
> > also
> > cleaned out alot of empty folders and unused programs to create
> > for
> > space.
> >
> > This was all good untill i started having problems as for some
> > reason
> > it wouldnt let connect to the internet and when i did it
> > wouldnt let
> > me look on the browsers, connect to anything online as though i
> > actually wasnt connected to the internet even though i was.
>
>
>
> You need to be *very* careful running programs that tell you they
> will improve things, and haphazardly deleting things. In many
> cases, they make things worse, not better. Don't run *any* of
> these programs unless you are very sure you know exactly what you
> are doing.
>
> If you're looking for help now, you need to tell us exactly what
> you did--what programs you ran, what folders and unused programs
> you cleaned out, etc.
>
> You've also said you ran multiple system restores. You then did
> "a small clean out." It sound like you may have done enough
> different things that at this point it would be very difficult
> for you to identify exactly what you've done and in what order.
> If that's the case, undoing multiple errors may be very hard, and
> your best course may be to bite the bullet and start all over
> again from scratch--reinstalling Windows cleanly. That's a piece
> of advice I very rarely give, but I wouldn't be surprised to find
> that it's the best course for you.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
> As you said i have done to many things to repeat, the programs i uninstalled are files such as Studio 8 and Spyblaster etc. The things that have gone are all things i have installed and shouldnt affect the running of the computer.
The main thing is most likely the system mechanic that has cuased the
problems as im not sure at all what i am doing, i thought it would help my
computer but infact it looks as though i was wrong.

Main problem with installing windows again is that i have had a new graphics
card installed and also Windows XP was on the computer already. If i followed
your advice would i lose everything on pc or is there a way to keep stuff on
the computer or would i have to save it to disk?
.

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