I have win XP and my computer is very slow. How can I delete cookies?

Question

'besides cookies, what else can I do the speed it up?

Answer 1

Download, install and run CCleaner:

http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-21...

Check for spyware/adware:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Download, install, update and select Full Scan.

Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

Uninstall any unnecessary programs with

Use RevoUninstaller:

http://www.download.com/Revo-Uninstaller...

It's faster and better than add / remove applet.

When you run it highlight the item then select uninstall in next window select Advanced and click Next, follow prompts when uninstalled it will scan registry and drive for leftover files / folders, tick ONLY the bold items and follow prompts.

Clean your Registry with Eusing Free Registry Cleaner:

http://www.download.com/Eusing-Free-Regi...

allows you to safely clean and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks.

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Defrag with Defraggler:

http://www.download.com/Defraggler/3000-...

With many defragmenting programs you defrag the whole drive, but with this one you have the power to defrag specific files or folders as well as the complete hard drive if you want to.

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Defrag your Registry with Free Registry Defrag:

http://www.download.com/Free-Registry-De...

Using these will take a small amount of space, but you will benefit by using them and optimising your machine.

Answer 2

um, run a virus scan. it shouldnt be slow unless youve got a virus.

Answer 3

besides deleting your cookies you can use norton utilities or other diagonostic program that will allow you to run optimization. Also adding more ram (memory) will help it run faster

Answer 4

Use CCleaner

http://ccleaner.com

Answer 5

Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some registry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".

Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Registry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!

There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.

http://www.speed-up-your-pc.com/

You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 6

Check http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.com

With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.

It will help improve your system performance.

Answer 7

I doubt deleteing cookies affects performance other than that of Internet Explorer. You can read the article here, to get an idea how to speed up your PC:

http://hubpages.com/hub/3-Reasons-Your-C...