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Looks good...

Well done mutley... Here's something for ya :D

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Well if there are medals being dished out.... I have also used "Empty Temp Folders" - Available free here :)

I wouldn't mind an opinion on that one too please. :)

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What an excellent thread! A big thanks to all those involved, its been really helpfull to a complete novice like me! :confused:

Now for a few questions!

If i delete any spyware found on my pc, will it stop the programmes that it was downloaded with from working?

Also, my pc currently has 192mb of RAM, how much more can i add and what will it actually do? Is it expensive and will i be able to do it myself of am i better off getting it added by a pro?

cheers again everyone, rep points are on the way! :pp

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Certain spyware integrates itself into the program, e.g. the original Kazaa, Kazaa Lite used to replace the relevant file with a dummy one to make sure the program still functioned.

With regards to your ram, it depends on the make/model of your motherboard and how many spare slots you have.

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Ours are restricted to 10Mb! Having NT4 and 2k machines on the same network confuses matters as 2k screws up a nt4 profile (helpdesk advice pull the power lead out the back when your finished).

Was most of the roaming profile his outlook mailbox?

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Looks good.... But not worth a Medal........oh go on then :D

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Adding ram is easy as long as you have spare slots for it and you match the new ram to the old (at least thats what I do)
To figure out what ram you already have, take a look at it. It will have writing on it. (turn pc off first! :D )
If you are unsure, just take it to your local pc shop and they will do it for you. Shouldn't cost much (not sure about PC World though)

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they mentioned taking it to a pro !!!

So why mention pc world ? :D

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Change the duration to 22 hours - what this means is it will run every three hours for the next 22 hours after it starts - so it will fire at 3am, 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm & 12am and then stop this repeating cycle at 1am.

The whole thing will start again at 3am the next day. :D

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Can i use this tool just to clean out my files?

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lol - pc world are way overpriced and they don't really know what they are doing...IMO

edit: BTW good work stuart on putting the info together, it will really help a lot of people. The amount of peoples' PCs that i have to sort out that needn't have a problem if some basic housekeeping was used.

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You should be able to, but use this (originally found by julian - i think) to clean out your temp. internet files.

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What would you guys say is the best defragging software?

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Thats what I meant! :)

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Diskkeeper - It kicks ass