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General discussion (archive)How reliable are "PC-tuning" programs?(35 posts)(35 posts)
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Posted August 30, 2009
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Toke: If it's IE thats your problem right there. Do a format, and the first thing you do when you get windows booted is download and install firefox, and never touch IE again. Spyware, trojans, all that garbage is much easier to get if you're using Internet Exploder. Since switching to firefox I haven't needed any adware scanners or even an anti-virus, and I don't ever have problems.

IE8 on Win 7 is pretty good actually. Almost as good as Firefox. But just almost. :)
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Gragt: PageDefrag is another tool that will take care of your registry and some other files. What it does is defragment the files that can't be accessed by regular defragmenters, such as the pagefile or the registry, and thus completes them nicely. Running it at every boot is a bit overkill but it doesn't hurt to do it once in a while. You can also see if these files actually need to be defragmented before you launch the program.

Does PageDefrag work on Win 7 x64?
Posted August 30, 2009
I do not know, though I will probably try it when I install Win7 on my new laptop when it arrives during the week. So far I read that people managed to get it working under Vista after fighting with UAC a little bit, but no mention of 64 bits.
Posted August 30, 2009
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WBGhiro: For example: http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscarepro.html
(if this link is against forum rules i'll delete it)
So my PC keeps getting slower and slower i tried the basic steps such as defrag, registry cleaner... yeah that's about it. my problem is that i lack knowledge to try more advanced options, and patience to make backups and then sweep my harddrive.
has anyone evr tried one of these programs? are they actually worth it?

Uniblue programs are the best. They've been at this kind of stuff for years.
I remember buying the System Commander they had. Back in the W95/98 days. It would allow you to speed up hidden program priorities. It helped me with a buffer underun I was having with my CD-R drive.
http://www.liutilities.com/
Posted August 30, 2009
I tend to take a simplistic (but not non-savvy friendly) approach:
I use CCLeaner, Revo Uninstaller, Defraggler now and then, and the Windows Services Control to keep my PC streamlined.
I use CCLeaner for temp files, browser cache, etc - also for simple AutoRun disabling (I don't like MSConfig personally).
Revo Uninstaller is the only program I uninstall with, It searches for leftover files and registry entries after the program's uninstall completes, and allows you to remove them.
Defraggler is a very good defragging program, never had issues with it.
Now, for the nitty gritty I use the Windows Service Control panel applet; There are some programs that install themselves as services (that you don't need) and cannot be turned off via MSConfig or another auto-run program disabler.
I also found a spreadsheet on Tech Republic that shows a list of Vista Services that are safe to disable (depending on your machine's usage/configuration) that helps get rid of the general Vista garbage I don't need (if you use XP then there are resources out there to tell you what you can safely disable as well).
Posted August 30, 2009
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Gragt: I do not know, though I will probably try it when I install Win7 on my new laptop when it arrives during the week. So far I read that people managed to get it working under Vista after fighting with UAC a little bit, but no mention of 64 bits.

Okay. Thanks for the answer. :)
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