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[Bob Student Homepage]
[Google] [DrDave.org]
Bob's Tool Box for Workstation
Clean-up
*) Back-up - Cleanup - Remove - Update -
1) Always Back-up First
To an External USB Drive (80GB only cost $79 -
200GB $179)
2) Delete All Temp files
Internet Explorer - Tools - Internet Options
General Tab -
Temporary Internet files -
Temporary Internet
files Delete Files & Cookies
Settings - Set
Amount of Space to 1 MB for DSL users
(otherwise 10 MB is enough)
Check These Folders
with the Windows Explorer (File Manager):
Delete all these Files under these folders, not the Folders.
C:\Windows\TEMP
C:\Documents and
Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp
3) Run
Stinger Free from Network Associates
The Stinger looks for the Top Virus & worms
of the day so
you'll need to download it each time you
run it (Weekly or Monthly)
4A) Run
Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 1.06
Download
Ad-Aware the first time, use this link for a safety
When you Google.com
Ad-Aware you get a lot of links to pretenders.
When using Ad-Aware
Always Update first
Look to the lower right
corner for the Update Button & Start Button
Remove - Rerun 2 or 3 time until it shows All Zeros (0)
4B) Run
Spybot
- Search & Destroy 1.4
Update First then run - More help from the Spybot S&E
Help
5) MS Updates - Internet Explorer - Tools - Windows Updates
6) Back-UP - Again
7) Defrag - Right Click on the Drive - Properties - Tools - Defrag
8) Create Restore Point - Start - Help - Restore Point |
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After you've
done the above and used the three (3) Programs
above and you can't get all the SpyBots removed
here's some advance notes For Power Users Only
You should of Read all the Help files that come with the
above Programs before moving on
Advanced
Uninstaller Pro * trial version
HijackThis.exe & other tools can be gotten from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
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