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I need to find different software utilities that improve you computer system e.g. making it faster etc. If you can help with the as well would be great. Appreciate all the answers and thank you!

Fragmentation Decreases CPU read time.

De-fragmentation Increases CPU Read Time.
(It Re-Arranges files so they can be accessed faster)

? Remove All Temporary Files ? (Increase Computer Speed)

Download, Install & Run CCleaner -> http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/

Go to Tools, Uninstall.. Uninstall anything you KNOW you dont need.
Also Go to Tools, Startup.. Disable Anything you KNOW you dont need.

Then do Two scans in sections.. Cleaner & Registry.. Remove any Findings.

Hope it helps 🙂

I use Glary Utilities and CCleaner,but Glary always picks up problems with "H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".

Why,and how do I stop this?

I have this issue too; maybe there’s some nasty spyware/adware/virus/malware hidden that hasn’t been taken care of yet. Try downloading a free version of Avast! anti-virus, scan, and see if any errors pop up or download Windows OneCare, a free program that scans your computer for any spyware/viruses, and helps you fix your registry.

I now have Avast,Advanced Care,Glary Utilities and USB disc security….I just want the free stuff. Thank you in advance.

CCleaner is still a must-have because you should always use it right after surfing the Internet. It’s registry cleaner is also good, but not as powerful as Glary and Advanced (System?) Care. Also, be careful using two powerful cleaners like Glary and Advanced System Care. Both have strong tools to keep your system optimized, but they can also remove important files. Keep those backups until you know for sure if cleaning has done any harm. I would use one or the other, not both. Advanced System Care is more powerful.

Some other important freeware to have which you can find at Filehippo.com:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
SpywareBlaster (Immunize against Active-X malware)
Spybot Search and Destroy (Also immunize)
If those previous two slow your browsing, you can un-immunize.
Recuva (For file or data recovery and secure deletion/overwriting)
I also have Smart Defrag 2 Beta 3 which is from IObit (Advanced System Care)

http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html

What Firewall are you using?

Firewall Tests –

http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php

The same folks who make CCleaner also make a free program called Speccy you might want to check out. The link for Filehippo has some good screenshots to give you an idea of it’s functionality. It gives you a great snapshot of your system.

http://www.piriform.com/speccy

http://filehippo.com/download_speccy/

Here’s a review from CNET –

http://download.cnet.com/Speccy/3000-209

I am looking for the ultimate combination of security software. It can include any type of security software, firewalls, ad blockers. Money is no object as long as they are all utilities for home users (no commercial security suites). Right now, I have Norton Internet Security 2010, Threatfire, and MalwareBytes Pro. The person to offer up the best combination and reasons supporting their choices wind the 10 points.

download and update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, Super Anti-spyware, Spybot Search & Destroy and (links below). After downloading, installing and “UPDATING” all 3 programs and scan your computer with them. I recommend before or while scanning with Spybot, close all web browsers and “immunize” your computer with spybot.

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Super Antispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/
Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

You will also need an antivirus program (note: the difference between antivirus and antispyware) that will protect you while you are surfing the web, there are 3 fairly good free ones that I know of, just use one of the following and if it doesn’t work for you try another.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (small, easy to install, not so efficient): http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html

Comodo Internet Security (It works okay, a few bugs, it’s more efficient than AVG but hey it’s free!): http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Internet-Security/3000-2239_4-10460704.html?tag=mncol

Avast Free Antivirus (large, hard to uninstall but efficient.): http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html

If you have not done so recently, update your computer with top priority updates from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ (Note: you must use Microsoft’s “Windows Internet Explorer” web browser for this site.)

I would also strongly recommend using “Mozilla Firefox” as your web browser (DL Firefox Web browser at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html) and downloading the add-on “NoScript” it will keep unwanted scripts from running on your computer while surfing the web. You are free to enable or disable any script at will, although all scripts are disabled by default but you can easily allow a script to run temporarily (until your browser is closed) or permanently (unless you decide to manually disable it). To find “NoScript” and the following addons search Mozilla’s add-on page at: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ there are thousands of other add-ons, have a look around!

“WOT “ is a safe browsing tool for Firefox that lest you know how safe a site is before you enter it and alerts you if you click a link to a site that has been listed as dangerous, you may choose to ignore the alert if you disagree.

“BetterPrivacy” Is a Fox add-on that prevents sites from planting Permanent cookies on your computer.

Another highly recommended program for Firefox is “AdBlock Plus” this add-on will make most advertisements disappear as if they were never even there! And no it won’t make me disappear. I’ve been told I sound like an advertisement…

I should warn you Firefox is kind of plain when you first get it but it is extremely customizable, you should take a look at add-ons other than what is listed here. For one I didn’t mention skin (Firefox comes in a dull gray). My preferred Firefox skin is “Blue Lava”.

Other add-ons I use are “Quick Drag” and “Multiple Tab Handler” for more info on these add-ons search Mozilla’s add-on page.

This last program is not an add-on, “Ccleaner” can block selected programs from starting up when you turn on your computer. In addition it can clean your registry safely (speeding up your pc and freeing up some space), wipe deleted data so it can’t be recovered (to protect your privacy) as well as deleting old data cluttering up your hard drive that you probably didn’t even know existed. The best part is you can select what type of data it deletes from web browser history and cookies to obsolete system files. It is hard to sum up this program in words. I have to say it is on the top of my recommended freeware programs list! There is no catch, limited trial, viruses or hidden costs it’s free aka freeware. DL at http://www.ccleaner.com/

What happens when you download a software (hardware monitoring utilities) on XP & after running set-up, program starts getting installed & in the end you get a pop up informing that its not meant for this type of mother board !

My question is that Do any type of software component are left over your operating system in this unsuccessful installation ? If yes, how we can detect them & remove from the system completely, as they are useless.

Most of the time, when that message comes up, it did not install into your computer at all. During initial installation, the install program scans the program to get the files ready for installation, if it encounters a problem, it normally stops the installation and delete the files that were supposed to be ready for install.

To ensure complete deletion, do a search on your computer on your entire C drive for the program name. If results come up, then delete everything corresponding with that program name.

Then go to START then RUN and type REGEDIT then hit enter.
Go to the directory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then click on Software and make sure the program folder is not in that directory. If it is, then delete it. That will clean it from your registry.

I use Eusing Free Registry Cleaner and CCleaner (both up to date recent editions). Anything better?

Get TuneUp Utilities 2008. Thats a very good, and easy program to use. Copy, and paste the link in your browser.

http://www.download.com/TuneUp-Utilities-2008/3000-2094_4-10206416.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10794712

i already have Ccleaner and registry mechanic but i want to know if there’s a better one that cleans your computer good, and makes it faster.

u should try….tune up utilities………..//

it works good & m using it since 3 yrs….never found ny problem………//

njoy………..//

I have TuneUp Utilities 2010 and Uniblue Powersuit 2010 installed on my computer. So is it like having 2 anti virus program where they interfere with each other or is it ok? I just want to keep my computer running as good as possible.
BTW, which one (TuneUp or Uniblue) is better?

Well, not really. If you use both application for tweaking, every tweak you make will be reflected to the other program as they only have one source, the REGISTRY.

I have installed Tuneup Utilities. Than I removed from my computer by using ‘Your Uninstaller pro". After I want to re install TuneUp Utility, it shows me ‘you have already installed a latest Version of tuneup’ . I am already try ‘Revo Un-installer’ and Perfect Uninstaller. And most important matter is I have deleted all file from ‘c’ Drive and Stat menu’.Now please help me by using your’s intelligent brain.
Thank you

There’s probably some leftovers in the Windows Registry which the ‘Your Uninstaller Pro’ didn’t remove. You should have used Revo Installer in the first place. Unfortunately, no other uninstaller can find them as the main program had bee removed already. Try running Regedit and see if you can find traces of Tuneup Utilities under the Software section. I’m not familiar with Tuneup Utilities so I can’t tell you exactly where to look.

In the registry there are strings that one can’t change or touch, what are they to do with? Also the registry cleaners are they worth while or most a scam, as sometime one gets an automatic message saying hey you have such and such registry errors clean them now hmm..?

Listen to the rabbit…
Glary Utilities is a really useful utility program.
However, when you perform the registry scan, you should manually go through the registry items that you are going to be "repairing" and uncheck any that are questionable to you. For instance, when I run a scan, I get lots of entries for Adobe products. I have SC4 installed and it works perfectly, so I uncheck all of those entries that I come across.
I generally only run the registry clean-up tool once a month, or even longer.

You can also run MalwareBytes and SuperAntiSpyware to check for any malware/spyware entries in your registry…