Computer Problem?

[Nick]

Yup - Cookies are never stored in the registry - they are in specific folders (exactly which depends on your browser).

I wrote a thread on this a couple of years back - see http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/...p?tid=2905 - the pre-cursor to that summary was an earlier one I did at http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/...4#pid28504

The summary is:

• Error check the disk (you will have to re-boot to do this) - check the box asking if you want to fix any errors and check free space. Reboot.
  
• Download Piriform Defraggler - Go to "Action" then "Advanced" then "Check Drive for Errors" - do not defragment the drive at this point.
  
• When that's over and Windows is running again, download and run Piriform CCleaner to remove all the cr*p temp files cluttering up you system, then de-fragment the disk using Defraggler (Action->Defrag) - do the CCleaner first as it makes the de-fragment much faster. Make sure all apps are closed when running CCleaner - if a browser is open, it won't be able to clean out the caches.
  
• Do a complete scan with your virus scanner - again, takes a while but very necessary - make sure its base version and data files are up-to-date before the scan. Some virus scanners can severely impact system performance - which one are you using? (I usually recommend AVG Free)Make sure it automatically updates every day - not every week or manually. Running Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is always a good idea too.
  
• Go to Microsoft Update and keep running it until it says that there are no more updates for your computer - note that you need to check the optional updates because there will probably be updates to the drivers you installed previously that will be deemed to be out of date and replacements will be marked as optional updates by Windows Update. Make sure "Automatic Updates" are enabled..
  
• Download and run Piriform Speccy - this is a great tool to look at the whole of your system to report on its hardware and file versions... just checks that you really have the BIOS versions etc. you think you have...