Computer Problems?

I have a computer that has been giving me some problems. I think I might have a virus, but I don't know. My computer keeps telling me that there is no room, even though I have the bare minimum on the HD. I don't have any games, I've removed all the neccesary programs through the control panel. I did have an anti-virus program but it was giving us errors, and I did what the tech support said which was to unistall and reinstall. However when I went to reinstall the software the computer told me I didn't have enough room. There is something going on with our computer. The percentage of space keeps decreasing over time, even though nothing has been added. Does anyone have any advice to help?

Computer Problems?husqvarna

This could be a number of things. I don't know how experienced you are, so I'll keep this basic and stick to only a few troubleshooting items.

Before getting intro troubleshooting, make sure your anti-virus program is installing into the correct hard drive (usually C:). If so, go on.

First, verify your free space. Open up My Computer and look under Hard Disk Drives. Look at the total space and free space for all the drives. The C: drive most likely the main one, so that's the important one.

If it shows only a couple of GB or, even worst, any amount in MB in free space, then you're out of space. Try cleaning up your hard drive by running Disk Cleanup (Start %26gt; Programs %26gt; Accessories %26gt; System Tools Disk Cleanup). Alternatively, download CCleaner, which cleans up more files (see sources). Check your free space again.