help to clean up

[bob12a]

Neighbour has asked me to look see why her computer is running so slow

I doubt she has touched it for years

Guidance required Please.

 

I have checked google to many answers for me to workout

 

Have written to smoky on his forum

 

Bob

[Rustys]

Hi Bob how are you doing?

 

Laptop or Desktop?

 

First thing I would do is clear all the dust out form the system.

 

Get some cans of compressed air and blow the system clean. Make sure the system is powered off and unplugged.

 

Read the instruction on the can. Spray in short burst and when the can start to feel cool to the touch switch to a different can. For some reason they do not spray well when they start getting cold. After they warm up to room temp they work fine.

 

Do this in a well ventilated room or outside this way the dust does not settle all over the inside furniture or worse you or someone inhaling it.

 

Do NOT turn the cans upside down turn the system. Remove the battery and blow that our as well.

 

NOTE: For cleaning fans you take the chance of wrecking the bearings with the compressed air. Compressed air can actually accelerate the fans beyond their rated speeds and damage them, if you are cleaning them out with air, it is often recommended to hold the blades in place with a toothpick or other non-conducive material.

 

Now you can use the Windows Disk Cleanup or download the portable version of CCleaner.

[bob12a]

Thanks Rusty will let you know when its done. I am being instructed on another forum

Bob

[Rustys]

Not a problem let us know if you need any thing.