Free Computer Repair Service

Make sure you have an updated virus scanner with the latest virus definitions database.  Do a full search of your system and make sure all visrus’s are cleared.  Also get hold of a program that will search and remove spyware, I recommend Adware by Lavasoft, take a look here.

Delete Internet Related Files
For every website you visit your computer will download files and store them on your computer (Cookies, Temp Internet Files, Form Cache, and so on) To clear these down right click on the IE icon on your desktop and select properties,  Under browsing history click delete, then in the next window click delete all.

Delete Temp Files
Most programs you use will leave *.tmp / *.temp files on your computer,  Over time these files will pile up and can consume alot of disk space. To clear these files down click start > run and type in CMD then press enter,  A black window will pop up.  In this window type   

Del /a /f /q /s C:\*.tmp and Del /a /f /q /s C:\*.temp

Then press the enter key.  If you have 2 partitions repeat this process for the other partitions,  Replace C: with the letter of your other drive,  for example   Del /a /f /q /s D:\*.tmp if you have a D: drive.  Be careful when doing this, if you enter the wrong command it could delete some system files and cause windows xp not to boot.

Remove Unnecessary Software
You may have a bunch of software packages on your hard drive that are no longer needed, or they were gratuitously installed when you downloaded some other package. Toolbars, file-sharing programs, free email enhancers, online shopping “companions” and download managers are notorious for this practice. These uninvited guests can put a big drag on your startup time, cause web pages to load slowly, and generally bog down your computer. Go to Control Panel, then Add/Remove Software to see what packages are installed. Remove the ones you know you don’t need, and do a web search to learn about the ones you’re not sure about.Empty The Recycle Bin

Double click on the recycle bin icon on your desktop, Delete all the files you dont require, be aware if you delete files from here you can not get them back. Run A Check Disk
Now its time to check if there are errors on your hard-disk. Double click on the my computer icon on your desktop, right click on the disk that says C: and then select properties. Click tools tab > Check now then tick the 2 boxes and hit start, You will get a message pop up, asking to perform the check disk on next reboot, click yes.  Now reboot your system and let the check disk run.  The checkdisk will tell you if it finds any errors on the disk and it will also attempt to repair them. Perform this action for any other hard-drives you might have.

Run A Defrag
A defrag will re-arrange where the files are located on your system, it will move the files to make sure you get the best performance when access files.  For example it will move all the system files to one part of the disk, so when the system needs to access system files they are all in the same location and the hard-drive does not need to jump around the disk as much to access what it needs.To run defrag double click on the my computer icon on your desktop, right click on the disk that says C: and then select properties.Click tools tab > Degragment now.  Then select each partition you have in turn and click the defragement button.  You will get a report of what has been done when it has finished.