What free programs have you used and liked that prevent computer problems?

i think "tune up utilities" is the best software i used to manage errors space and al inmy computer. its just amazing one use it you will feel it. using that you can recover even the deleted files.

Speaking as a computer consultant of 16+ years the only programs I recommend to my clients for anti-virus is AVG, for Spyware adaware, and malwarebytes. AVG is the only Anti-Virus software to receive awards multiple months in a row for 99% virus detection I have seen it detect thousands of things that the paid programs like norton dont get. Malware Bytes has been getting rid of a lot of the newer problems that others are not.

have used avast and avg now I use microsoft essentials free and it catches ever thing so far

I used to use free antivirus software but now I use Norton 360 and I have to pay for this. I did like AVG the free version and I used that for quite a while. In terms of other free programs that I like to use and will definitely recommend are the following: www.winpatrol.com This is a free program that monitors your start up programs and it lets you know when programs are trying to access your startup programs list. When you install this program it places a little doggy icon in your service tray, bottom right hand side of screen and this is known as Scotty the dog! He carries out routine patrols of your system and it saves a lot of hassle. The other free program is a scanning tool. This relates to the memory in your system. The website is www.crucial.com This website has a scanning tool that scans your system and it lets you know what type of memory you have in your system, the amount of memory in your system and the maximum amount of memory that your system supports. It's a good idea to use this tool as you will then know whether you can go for a memory upgrade. I had two gigabytes in my system but I learnt from using this tool that I could upgrade my system to a maximum of four gigabytes and so I carried out this memory upgrade myself. The final website that I would like to recommend is www.ccleaner.com This is a free tool that again scans your system and it cleans your system as it were. It removes temporary files that you don't need and it also cleans up your registry. I would definitely recommend these programs, they will benefit your system and your system will always thank you for it! Andrew

I have recently started using Avira Antivirus and it has been working really good.It was recommended highly by my computer savvy roommate.

I've been using Spybot (anti-spyware and anti-malware program) for a while, a friend recommended it to me and it works really well. It's quite easy to install and use too, in my opinion. You can check it out here: www.spybot.com Another program I used for a while was AVG antivirus, it's free to download and works quite nicely, but after I had it for a while it wanted me to register (and thus pay a fee) for keeping it updated and all that, so I went back to the original antivirus I already had.

I would recommend avg for your antivirus because it is free and gives you free updates and I use superantispyware because it is free with free updaters for my antispyware