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My PC got very slow, and the FREE part of UniBlue told me there are some 500+ strings and loos and inclompete strings in the REGISTRY that need to be fixed.
You can tell,
1) I am not that PC savvy to let any .exe into my regisrty -
2) I am savvy enough to know the registry is not to be tampers with by any software.
3) and before I shell the $30.00 or so - I ask: who should I give it to? is this the right software -
4) or can you recommend a better one? Is there a freeware?
My PC is very slow, now! It seems this is part of the problem. Right?

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by rob miners

From another PC download and install these two programs and copy the the installed folders to a USB Stick.

Restart the PC in Safe Mode and run Sophos and then run Spybot.

Download Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.2 and install it. Update it. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Download Sophos and the latest IDE Files. Install it and extract the IDE files to the C:\SAV32CLI folder.

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/13251.html

Copy and paste the below two lines into Notepad and save the file to the USB Stick as sophos.bat, it will scan and remove. When the Scan has finished check the log file to see what it hasn't removed. You will normally find the answer to this via Google.

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CD SAV32CLI

SAV32CLI -REMOVE -P=C:\REMOVLOG.TXT

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The Sophos SAV32CLI folder can be safely deleted after it is copied to USB.

Registry:

Download and install CCleaner to tidy up your Registry. Backup the Registry as you go along, rescan again and again saving as you go until there are no errors left.

Cleaner: Windows

When you first open Ccleaner you will have an option to Analyze or Run Cleaner, after checking the left Pane and making your choices. Delete all Temp Files. If you scroll down you will see a greyed out box that has Advanced next to it. Left click on it and keep pressing OK to all of the responses. I normally Untick Windows Log Files and Memory Dumps as they may come in handy.

You don't have to install all of the add ons or shortcuts just the one to the Desktop.

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

See how you go with this and let us know how you get on.

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