That's good. We can do some cleanup.To remove all of the tools we used and the files and folders they created do the following:
Double click
OTL.exe.
- Click the CleanUp button.
- Select Yes when the "Begin cleanup Process?" prompt appears.
- If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes.
- The tool will delete itself once it finishes.
Note: If any tool, file or folder (belonging to the program we have used) hasn't been deleted, please delete it manually.
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To set a new Restore Point.
Click
Start button , click
Control Panel, click
System and Maintenance, and then clicking
System. In the left pane, click
System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. To turn off
System Protection for a hard disk, clear the check box next to the disk, and then click
OK.
Reboot to Normal Mode.
Click the
Start button , click
Control Panel, click
System and Maintenance, and then click
System. In the left pane, click
System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
To turn on System Protection for a hard disk, select the check box next to the disk, and then click
OK.This will give you a new, clean Restore Point.*******************************************************
Click
Start> Computer> right click the
C Drive and choose
Properties> enter
Click
Disk Cleanup from there.
Click
OK on the Disk Cleanup Screen.
Click
Yes on the Confirmation screen.
This runs the Disk Cleanup utility along with other selections if you have chosen any. (if you had a lot System Restore points, you will see a significant change in the free space in C drive)
or
- Click Start.
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Administration Tools.
- Click Free up disk space.
- Click Ok.
- Click Delete Files.
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Go to
Microsoft Windows Update and get all critical updates.
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