Simple Computer Tune-up: Speed Up Your PC- P20: As more and more software becomes available and computers increase in complexity, problems with performance are cer- tain to arise. If your PC is misbehaving, don’t let it ruin your book explains how to make the best out of your PC by using PC Pitstop Optimize, which cures many PC “sicknesses” with- out the need for upgrading or replacing your existing PC. | Chapter 8 Troubleshooting PC Pitstop Optimize 77 2. Go to the PCPitstop folder such as seen in Figure 8-4 by following this path C Program Files PC Pitstop Figure 8-4 PCPitstop folder 3. Delete the entire Optimize folder. See Figure 8-5 for an example. Figure 8-5 Deleting the Optimize folder Then complete the full removal of PC Pitstop Optimize by removing the registry entry 1. Click the Start menu and click Run such as Figure 8-6 shows. 78 Part II Optimizing Your PC Figure 8-6 Accessing the Run utility 2. Type regedit such as shown in Figure 8-7 and click OK. Figure 8-7 Entering regedit 3. Once the Registry Editor opens navigate to the following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE PCPitstop Figure 8-8 shows an example. 4. Delete the Optimize folder such as shown in Figure 8-9. Now that you ve completely removed the software you need to reinstall it. You can refer Chapter 3 for installation instructions. Chapter 8 Troubleshooting PC Pitstop Optimize 79 Figure 8-8 PCPitstop registry folder Figure 8-9 Deleting PCPitstop registry folder Can t Communicate with the Internet Problem You are able to access the Internet from a web browser however PC Pitstop isn t able to access the Internet. Figure 8-10 shows an example of a prompt you may .
