P.C Clean Up- Handy Hints

[Rabbit B]

I can nearly allways tell when people went to computer Lessons to learn how to use one.They put capitol letters comers and full stops in the right places I went to one as well

Celia

Hi Celia,

I learned that at school, not as a result of a computer course. 
It was called writing the King's English in my day!    English has changed as well since I was at School.   

Still I suppose I am getting on a bit!  I don't feel it though, still young at heart I am.   

I taught myself how to use a computer, with a little help from my friends! 

Rabbit B   

[Sisterjane]

Christine...is there a link to download that CCleaner and is it a freebie

Jane

[Christine in Portugal]

Hi Jane,

Here's the link and yes it is free 

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Christine

[ladybird]

Hi Jane
I have to admit that using ccleaner for the first time terrified the life out of me in case I lost anything, but it is well worth it.
And having to relog in to various sites with user names and passwords is no big deal anymore, I have them all written down in a book anyway 

[Christine in Portugal]

I have never had any problems with it and it is very quick.

If you use it for cleaning the registry it gives you the option to back the files up in case you have a problem after deleting. I always use this option but everything has always been ok after deleting.

Christine

[celia]

Quote Rabbit
I learned that at school, not as a result of a computer course. 
It was called writing the King's English in my day!

I suppose i did to,but it was so long ago i don't remember
The only reason i went on a computer course years ago was because i was bored.My brother suggested it,i said no i cant type, not interested real reason being,i was terrified of them .I have been forever gratefull to him since,because he got a form,made me fill in,and took me the coledge to hand it in.I was hooked on the first day and bought a computer 6 month later,

Celia

[Rabbit B]

Quote Rabbit
I learned that at school, not as a result of a computer course. 
It was called writing the King's English in my day!

I suppose i did to,but it was so long ago i don't remember
The only reason i went on a computer course years ago was because i was bored.My brother suggested it,i said no i cant type, not interested real reason being,i was terrified of them .I have been forever gratefull to him since,because he got a form,made me fill in,and took me the coledge to hand it in.I was hooked on the first day and bought a computer 6 month later,

Celia

Good for you Celia,

Doing it that way takes guts!  My Son had an old one years ago which he used to do his thesis, I did a lot of the work for him, after using a typewriter.   It was bliss! 

It was the word processing bit that appealed to me.  The first time I ever used a PC was at the OU Summer School having to land a rocket ship loaded with fuel.  I crashed it!  I never was any good at maths!

Since then I have used loads of different programmes, strange really because I worked outdoors most of the time in my younger days!

I did a typing course many years ago, but never used it until I got into PC's.  Hated it so!

Rabbit B 

[Summers76]

Hi Summers I was trying to be tactful about managing your computer.  Your basic idea is fine but I would argue with much of what you say, and am now seriously concerned that you seem to imply that I should go on a basic computer course.
Maybe you did not mean that, but as someone who has had her own PC since 1985 (not the same one) and used computers at work for heavy duty data analysis since 1981, I must beg to differ!

Summers reply to PJbuk007,  and other Rootschat members.

 I am sorry if my use of words in any of my posts  has upset any other visitors to read this thread  (332 at this moment in time)

With the utmost respect I did not imply that PJbuK007, needed to take any lessons.  My comments and views were made to the many newbies, (and I still class myself as one,) who find computers sometimes challenging to say the least.
And this was after I had read the many, many posts on Rootschat, from learners/newbies on other threads, each one asking for help.

Again I am sorry if anyone has taken my post personal , but to those technology experts on site please realise that sometimes, just sometimes the technical jargon/expressions used, can scare the life out of learners.
I am a mature student who is not ashamed to say I felt ill when I first took the computer lessons,  later on over tea-break I realise I was not the only one in the class to feel that way.

regards Summers

[Summers76]

Hello Rabbit B
I wonder did you start out with an old fashioned typewriter.a one that weighed half a ton.I did, oohh!! a simple letter  made my fingers so sore as I pressed hard on the keys.

Years later I bought a lightweight handy portable word-processor, and that helped me to enjoy writing again, the slight touch of the keypad and your words are in print.
Now with the help of Family and good friends I have an old but trusty computer. 
Regards Summers