[amaury19]

No; its User Account Control. Thats what it says in the top of the dialog box. Also; when I log in the computer the screen turns black for a few secs and it takes kinda long to log in. Also; My appdata hidden folder keeps increasing in size by minutes. Is this okay?

Edited by amaury19, 02 August 2011 - 09:39 PM.

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The UAC is a windows protection feature and you will get that for any programme that attempts to change windows settings, your appdata folder contains all your temporary files from the internet so it will grow

Lets see if we can speed you up a tad now

Clear Cache/Temp Files
Download TFC by OldTimer to your desktop

• Please double-click TFC.exe to run it. (Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator).
• It will close all programs when run, so make sure you have saved all your work before you begin.
• Click the Start button to begin the process. Depending on how often you clean temp files, execution time should be anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or two. Let it run uninterrupted to completion.
• Once it's finished it should reboot your machine. If it does not, please manually reboot the machine yourself to ensure a complete clean.

THEN

Download and run Puran Disc Defragmenter
For the first run I would recommend a boot defrag and disk check

[Essexboy]

The UAC is a windows protection feature and you will get that for any programme that attempts to change windows settings, your appdata folder contains all your temporary files from the internet so it will grow

Lets see if we can speed you up a tad now

Clear Cache/Temp Files
Download TFC by OldTimer to your desktop

• Please double-click TFC.exe to run it. (Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator).
• It will close all programs when run, so make sure you have saved all your work before you begin.
• Click the Start button to begin the process. Depending on how often you clean temp files, execution time should be anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or two. Let it run uninterrupted to completion.
• Once it's finished it should reboot your machine. If it does not, please manually reboot the machine yourself to ensure a complete clean.

THEN

Download and run Puran Disc Defragmenter
For the first run I would recommend a boot defrag and disk check

[amaury19]

Thank you for your help and solving my issue. Now, I have one last qustion, why am I using so much memory space? Yesterday I ahd 93.1 GB free and today I have 82.6 GB Free. More than 10 GB in a day lost, why is this? Thank u in advance.

[Essexboy]

With Vista it works on the basis that the more RAM the system uses the better it will perform . This saves all the hard disc swapping that XP did. If you think about, why have 2Gb of RAM if only half is in use at any one time Or if you are talking about hard drive space then set IE to empty the temporary internet files on shut down
To do this go to control panel > Internet options
Select the advanced tab and ensure there is a tick in the box indicated


Subject to no further problems

I will remove my tools now and give some recommendations, but, I would like you to run for 24 hours or so and come back if you have any problems

Now the best part of the day ----- Your log now appears clean

A good workman always cleans up after himself so..The following will implement some cleanup procedures as well as reset System Restore points:

Run OTL

• Under the Custom Scans/Fixes box at the bottom, paste in the following
  
  

  :Commands
  [resethosts]
  [purity]
  [emptytemp]
  [EMPTYFLASH]
  [Reboot]

• Then click the Run Fix button at the top
• Let the program run unhindered, reboot the PC when it is done

Run OTL and hit the cleanup button. It will remove all the programmes we have used plus itself.

We will now confirm that your hidden files are set to that, as some of the tools I use will change that

• Click Start.
• Open My Computer.
• Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.
• Select the View Tab.
• Under the Hidden files and folders heading select Do not show hidden files and folders.
• Click Yes to confirm.
• Click OK.

Your Java is out of date. Older versions have vulnerabilities that malware can use to infect your system. Please follow these steps to remove older version of Java components and upgrade the application.

Upgrading Java:

• Go to this site and click Do I have Java
• It will check your current version and then offer to update to the latest version

SPRING CLEAN

To manually create a new Restore Point

• Go to Control Panel and select System
• Select System
• On the left select System Protection and accept the warning if you get one
• Select System Protection Tab
• Select Create at the bottom
• Type in a name i.e. Clean
• Select Create

Now we can purge the infected ones

• GoStart > All programs > Accessories > system tools
• Right click Disc cleanup an select run as administrator
• Select Your main drive and accept the warning if you get one
• For a few moments the system will make some calculations
• Select the More Options tab
• In the System Restore and Shadow Backups select Clean up
• Select Delete on the pop up
• Select OK
• Select Delete

Now that you are clean, to help protect your computer in the future I recommend that you get the following free programmes:

Malwarebytes. Update and run weekly to keep your system clean

Download and install FileHippo update checker and run it monthly it will show you which programmes on your system need updating and give a download link

It is critical to have both a firewall and anti virus to protect your system and to keep them updated.

To keep your operating system up to date visit

• Microsoft Windows Update

To learn more about how to protect yourself while on the internet read our little guide How did I get infected in the first place ?
Keep safe

[Essexboy]

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