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    best vista registry, and tune up prog.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by aan310, Aug 22, 2007.

  1. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    title says it all.
     
    aan310, Aug 22, 2007
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i have vista as a note to all
     
    aan310, Aug 22, 2007
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    redzapper Notebook Consultant

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    Tuneup utilities - fast and reliable.
     
    redzapper, Aug 22, 2007
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Registry cleaners are of debatable worth--when they work, they do almost nothing, when they do not work, they kill your computer. (I know I am going to get a dozen people who swear they are the greatest thing since sliced bread)

    Tuneup utilities? Defrag and run a chkdsk regularly, keep your startup entries pared down. The rest is of marginal use.
     
    gerryf19, Aug 22, 2007
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    phiLLy11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Pretty much what GerryF19 has just said.

    That goes for both XP and Vista users. I personally run the occasional Registry Cleaner (Registry Mechanic), and I don't really know if it makes my computer run any faster, but nothing's even gone wrong.

    Also, a Defragment every now and then when you're going to sleep doesn't hurt either, and when you have some spare time, a CHKDSK is also good.

    Manging what you install and download and view on your computer is also good, and making sure that you don't have a lot of programs running when you start up your computer will also insure that you're getting the best performance your system can offer :)
     
    phiLLy11, Aug 23, 2007
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  6. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    fixed a computer last week that was unbootable after Registry Mechanic killed the registry...this is the second time in the past three years that I ran into this with this partitcular piece of software...(at least that is what the user told me precipitated the crash--I only fix 'em, I try not to condemn the user)..that's only two times with this particular cleaner, but I thought I would mention it.
     
    gerryf19, Aug 23, 2007
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  7. jb1007

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    been using tuneup utilities 2007 for a while, seems to be working quite well. Although I really don't see it as a necessity, it's just a program to kill time when I'm bored
     
    jb1007, Aug 23, 2007
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    markheus Notebook Consultant

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    I like Tune U Utilities as well. Sure, reg cleaners are of dubious value but..

    Start Up manager
    Lots of informative system information views
    1 click maintenance (reg cleaner, temp clean up etc)
    Disk Space Explorer
    AWESOME registry editor
    Shredder and Undelete
    Process Manager ( I don't think that's totally compatible with vista though, seems like I can't terminate processes)

    The price is right, and its a well designed program that does have some useful features.
     
    markheus, Aug 23, 2007
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