WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

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I am looking for some really good software applications that are useful for
maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds of
programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and currently I am
using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for HDD
management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as my
recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and info. I
also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and they do their
thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or virus/firewall stuff. And
naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like msconfig.

All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not looking
necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS Marketplace they are
all mostly specialized software, confined to one or two particular areas of
Windows operation. What I seek is a more general all-purpose util of wide
versatility for both software and hardware maintenance. For example, I have
two registry utils that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs, but I
do not have anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look
at all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally wasting
space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have one
such util but I do not trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it
always "qualifies" whether it can actually be removed or not, and I usually
just end up not taking the chance; I want something that is unambiguous
about it; if I sit through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come
back and suggest "maybes", I want "do it".

Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering lost
emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC hardware
issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about devices than
Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections etc. The Uniblue
optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is sort of vague on what it
is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or else it just says here is
what you have, what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on (how
the hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the running
devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says "this
works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one". Which is the
info I really need.

Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would not be
interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in" type
of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and performance
optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC repair service might
use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape after repair. And I
would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util, one that really works
and does backups and is not so scary to use that it ends up as simply taking
up space.

So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for stuff
like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it gets?

Appreciate your input and recommendations.

--
Pete B
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

Pete

One you are using which should be dumped!
Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Pete B wrote:
> I am looking for some really good software applications that are
> useful for maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are
> literally hundreds of programs out there that offer some utility in
> doing this, and currently I am using Acronis True Image 11 for
> backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for HDD management (a really
> superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and RegBooster for
> performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as my recently
> acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and
> info. I also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and
> they do their thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or
> virus/firewall stuff. And naturally I have the Windows stuff itself
> like msconfig.
> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
> looking necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS
> Marketplace they are all mostly specialized software, confined to one
> or two particular areas of Windows operation. What I seek is a more
> general all-purpose util of wide versatility for both software and
> hardware maintenance. For example, I have two registry utils that
> find and repair reg references to unused DLLs, but I do not have
> anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look at
> all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
> wasting space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually
> I have one such util but I do not trust it; it finds
> supposed unused DLLs but it always "qualifies" whether it can
> actually be removed or not, and I usually just end up not taking the
> chance; I want something that is unambiguous about it; if I sit
> through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come back and suggest
> "maybes", I want "do it".
> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering
> lost emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the
> PC hardware issues that could be helped, such as finding out more
> about devices than Windows provides and so on, optimizing network
> connections etc. The Uniblue optimizer does some of this type of
> stuff but it is sort of vague on what it is doing (or going to do
> which is even worse) or else it just says here is what you have, what
> should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on (how the hell do I
> know). I also have several utils that display the running devices,
> applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
> activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says
> "this works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one".
> Which is the info I really need.
> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would
> not be interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a
> "burn-in" type of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance
> and performance optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a
> PC repair service might use to put a customer's PC back in top notch
> shape after repair. And I would kill for a really good easy-to-use
> BIOS util, one that really works and does backups and is not so scary
> to use that it ends up as simply taking up space.
>
> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for
> stuff like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as
> it gets?
> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

You are asking for a piece of software that will scan your system and make
all necessary registry fixes and corrections without your approval. That is
a sure way to end up with a lot of problems. I suggest that you are already
using too many "tools". It is likely your desire to have an all-in-one tool
stems from spending too much time running these "diagnostic" tools. All that
you should need is decent AV, decent anti-spyware, decent defrag and run the
built in XP tools like Disk Cleanup. If space is the issue then upgrade your
hardware to a bigger hard drive.

Xandros


"Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uJLFJdaaIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I am looking for some really good software applications that are useful for
>maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds of
>programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and currently I
>am using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for
>HDD management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC
>and RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as
>my recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
>problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and info.
>I also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and they do their
>thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or virus/firewall stuff. And
>naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like msconfig.
>
> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
> looking necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS Marketplace
> they are all mostly specialized software, confined to one or two
> particular areas of Windows operation. What I seek is a more general
> all-purpose util of wide versatility for both software and hardware
> maintenance. For example, I have two registry utils that find and repair
> reg references to unused DLLs, but I do not have anything that will
> actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look at all of the thousands of
> DLLs and tell me which ones are totally wasting space, perhaps leftovers
> from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have one such util but I do not
> trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it always "qualifies" whether
> it can actually be removed or not, and I usually just end up not taking
> the chance; I want something that is unambiguous about it; if I sit
> through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come back and suggest
> "maybes", I want "do it".
>
> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering lost
> emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC
> hardware issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about
> devices than Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections
> etc. The Uniblue optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is sort
> of vague on what it is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or else
> it just says here is what you have, what should be changed to optimize RAM
> usage and so on (how the hell do I know). I also have several utils that
> display the running devices, applets, and such, and even what order they
> load; I can even activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing
> really says "this works best if it is loaded first, or before this other
> one". Which is the info I really need.
>
> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would not be
> interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in"
> type of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and performance
> optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC repair service
> might use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape after repair.
> And I would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util, one that really
> works and does backups and is not so scary to use that it ends up as
> simply taking up space.
>
> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for stuff
> like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it gets?
>
> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>
> --
> Pete B
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

Those are two separate utils. I read the entire thread you posted and did
not see any mention of these particular packages from Uniblue, but I sure
saw a whole lot of negativity about OneCare, which was my experience as
well.

In any case, I have used both of the mentioned utils for years with no
problems and with good results. The reg cleaner backs up and restores and
cleans the registry fine, very simple to use. They work well for what they
do, I have seen both help my pC performance, so I think I will keep them.
RegFix is even better, though, and it also has worked fine for me.

What I want though is something more comprehensive in this tupe of util,
something beyond registry care.

--
Pete B

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%23w%23qXnaaIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Pete
>
> One you are using which should be dumped!
> Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> Pete B wrote:
>> I am looking for some really good software applications that are
>> useful for maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are
>> literally hundreds of programs out there that offer some utility in
>> doing this, and currently I am using Acronis True Image 11 for
>> backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for HDD management (a really
>> superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and RegBooster for
>> performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as my recently
>> acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
>> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and
>> info. I also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and
>> they do their thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or
>> virus/firewall stuff. And naturally I have the Windows stuff itself
>> like msconfig.
>> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
>> looking necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS
>> Marketplace they are all mostly specialized software, confined to one
>> or two particular areas of Windows operation. What I seek is a more
>> general all-purpose util of wide versatility for both software and
>> hardware maintenance. For example, I have two registry utils that
>> find and repair reg references to unused DLLs, but I do not have
>> anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look at
>> all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
>> wasting space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually I
>> have one such util but I do not trust it; it finds
>> supposed unused DLLs but it always "qualifies" whether it can
>> actually be removed or not, and I usually just end up not taking the
>> chance; I want something that is unambiguous about it; if I sit
>> through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come back and suggest
>> "maybes", I want "do it".
>> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering
>> lost emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the
>> PC hardware issues that could be helped, such as finding out more
>> about devices than Windows provides and so on, optimizing network
>> connections etc. The Uniblue optimizer does some of this type of
>> stuff but it is sort of vague on what it is doing (or going to do
>> which is even worse) or else it just says here is what you have, what
>> should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on (how the hell do I
>> know). I also have several utils that display the running devices,
>> applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
>> activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says
>> "this works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one". Which
>> is the info I really need.
>> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would
>> not be interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a
>> "burn-in" type of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance
>> and performance optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a
>> PC repair service might use to put a customer's PC back in top notch
>> shape after repair. And I would kill for a really good easy-to-use
>> BIOS util, one that really works and does backups and is not so scary
>> to use that it ends up as simply taking up space.
>>
>> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for
>> stuff like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as
>> it gets?
>> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

Well, that is certainly one approach. I use all of those you mention from
time to time. But with almost 500,000 files on my PC right now, I would
like something that goes beyond what I have.

--
Pete B

"Xandros" <aarron.neusremove@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eal%23HwaaIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You are asking for a piece of software that will scan your system and make
> all necessary registry fixes and corrections without your approval. That
> is a sure way to end up with a lot of problems. I suggest that you are
> already using too many "tools". It is likely your desire to have an
> all-in-one tool stems from spending too much time running these
> "diagnostic" tools. All that you should need is decent AV, decent
> anti-spyware, decent defrag and run the built in XP tools like Disk
> Cleanup. If space is the issue then upgrade your hardware to a bigger hard
> drive.
>
> Xandros
>
>
> "Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uJLFJdaaIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I am looking for some really good software applications that are useful
>>for maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds
>>of programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and currently
>>I am using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite
>>for HDD management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's
>>SpeedUpMyPC and RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry
>>issues, as well as my recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb
>>cleanup of registry problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for
>>other help and info. I also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those
>>programs and they do their thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or
>>virus/firewall stuff. And naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like
>>msconfig.
>>
>> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
>> looking necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS
>> Marketplace they are all mostly specialized software, confined to one or
>> two particular areas of Windows operation. What I seek is a more general
>> all-purpose util of wide versatility for both software and hardware
>> maintenance. For example, I have two registry utils that find and repair
>> reg references to unused DLLs, but I do not have anything that will
>> actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look at all of the thousands of
>> DLLs and tell me which ones are totally wasting space, perhaps leftovers
>> from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have one such util but I do not
>> trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it always "qualifies"
>> whether it can actually be removed or not, and I usually just end up not
>> taking the chance; I want something that is unambiguous about it; if I
>> sit through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come back and suggest
>> "maybes", I want "do it".
>>
>> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering
>> lost emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC
>> hardware issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about
>> devices than Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections
>> etc. The Uniblue optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is
>> sort of vague on what it is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or
>> else it just says here is what you have, what should be changed to
>> optimize RAM usage and so on (how the hell do I know). I also have
>> several utils that display the running devices, applets, and such, and
>> even what order they load; I can even activate and deactivate them
>> individually, but nothing really says "this works best if it is loaded
>> first, or before this other one". Which is the info I really need.
>>
>> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would not
>> be interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in"
>> type of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and
>> performance optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC
>> repair service might use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape
>> after repair. And I would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util,
>> one that really works and does backups and is not so scary to use that it
>> ends up as simply taking up space.
>>
>> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for stuff
>> like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it gets?
>>
>> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>>
>> --
>> Pete B
>>
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

With all of those utilities, do you ever stop to use your computer or just
tune it to run the utilities faster? ;-)

"Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uJLFJdaaIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I am looking for some really good software applications that are useful
for
> maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds of
> programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and currently I
am
> using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for
HDD
> management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as my
> recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and info.
I
> also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and they do their
> thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or virus/firewall stuff. And
> naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like msconfig.
>
> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
looking
> necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS Marketplace they
are
> all mostly specialized software, confined to one or two particular areas
of
> Windows operation. What I seek is a more general all-purpose util of wide
> versatility for both software and hardware maintenance. For example, I
have
> two registry utils that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs, but
I
> do not have anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and
look
> at all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally wasting
> space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have one
> such util but I do not trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it
> always "qualifies" whether it can actually be removed or not, and I
usually
> just end up not taking the chance; I want something that is unambiguous
> about it; if I sit through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come
> back and suggest "maybes", I want "do it".
>
> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering lost
> emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC
hardware
> issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about devices than
> Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections etc. The
Uniblue
> optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is sort of vague on what
it
> is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or else it just says here is
> what you have, what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on (how
> the hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the running
> devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
> activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says "this
> works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one". Which is the
> info I really need.
>
> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would not be
> interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in"
type
> of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and performance
> optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC repair service
might
> use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape after repair. And I
> would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util, one that really works
> and does backups and is not so scary to use that it ends up as simply
taking
> up space.
>
> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for stuff
> like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it gets?
>
> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>
> --
> Pete B
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

You don't know what I have on this PC. I use it for software development
and testing, running a business, and personal use. Like I said elsewhere it
is loaded: two versions of Vis Studio, both full and express, all the MS
Office Pro stuff, all the other MS software for home and business like MS
Publisher, a Linux partition, a Win VM running WinME, tons of accounting
apps, tons of Adobe and media apps, etc. 40 GB for the My Documents and
other data files alone, as well as an external 200 GB HDD. When I do a full
virus scan, it has to check about 750K or more individual files. So it
ain't exactly just for email and surfing.

Keeping all the gears meshing is a formidable task. But so far it has run
well, I just want to keep it that way.

--
Pete B


"3c273" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:fofgh70jrq@enews5.newsguy.com...
> With all of those utilities, do you ever stop to use your computer or just
> tune it to run the utilities faster? ;-)
>
> "Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uJLFJdaaIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I am looking for some really good software applications that are useful
> for
>> maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds of
>> programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and currently I
> am
>> using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for
> HDD
>> management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
>> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as
>> my
>> recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
>> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and info.
> I
>> also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and they do their
>> thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or virus/firewall stuff. And
>> naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like msconfig.
>>
>> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
> looking
>> necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS Marketplace they
> are
>> all mostly specialized software, confined to one or two particular areas
> of
>> Windows operation. What I seek is a more general all-purpose util of
>> wide
>> versatility for both software and hardware maintenance. For example, I
> have
>> two registry utils that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs,
>> but
> I
>> do not have anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and
> look
>> at all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
>> wasting
>> space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have
>> one
>> such util but I do not trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it
>> always "qualifies" whether it can actually be removed or not, and I
> usually
>> just end up not taking the chance; I want something that is unambiguous
>> about it; if I sit through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come
>> back and suggest "maybes", I want "do it".
>>
>> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering
>> lost
>> emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC
> hardware
>> issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about devices than
>> Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections etc. The
> Uniblue
>> optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is sort of vague on what
> it
>> is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or else it just says here
>> is
>> what you have, what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on
>> (how
>> the hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the running
>> devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
>> activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says "this
>> works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one". Which is
>> the
>> info I really need.
>>
>> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would not
>> be
>> interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in"
> type
>> of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and performance
>> optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC repair service
> might
>> use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape after repair. And I
>> would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util, one that really works
>> and does backups and is not so scary to use that it ends up as simply
> taking
>> up space.
>>
>> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for stuff
>> like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it gets?
>>
>> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>>
>> --
>> Pete B
>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

Ah, I see, you need to keep it tuned to run all of those installers and
updaters.
(in case you missed it the first time -----> ;-) <----- )

"Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23621FSbaIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> You don't know what I have on this PC. I use it for software development
> and testing, running a business, and personal use. Like I said elsewhere
it
> is loaded: two versions of Vis Studio, both full and express, all the MS
> Office Pro stuff, all the other MS software for home and business like MS
> Publisher, a Linux partition, a Win VM running WinME, tons of accounting
> apps, tons of Adobe and media apps, etc. 40 GB for the My Documents and
> other data files alone, as well as an external 200 GB HDD. When I do a
full
> virus scan, it has to check about 750K or more individual files. So it
> ain't exactly just for email and surfing.
>
> Keeping all the gears meshing is a formidable task. But so far it has run
> well, I just want to keep it that way.
>
> --
> Pete B
>
>
> "3c273" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:fofgh70jrq@enews5.newsguy.com...
> > With all of those utilities, do you ever stop to use your computer or
just
> > tune it to run the utilities faster? ;-)
> >
> > "Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:uJLFJdaaIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> I am looking for some really good software applications that are useful
> > for
> >> maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds
of
> >> programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and currently
I
> > am
> >> using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite
for
> > HDD
> >> management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC
and
> >> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as
> >> my
> >> recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of
registry
> >> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and
info.
> > I
> >> also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and they do
their
> >> thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or virus/firewall stuff. And
> >> naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like msconfig.
> >>
> >> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
> > looking
> >> necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS Marketplace they
> > are
> >> all mostly specialized software, confined to one or two particular
areas
> > of
> >> Windows operation. What I seek is a more general all-purpose util of
> >> wide
> >> versatility for both software and hardware maintenance. For example, I
> > have
> >> two registry utils that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs,
> >> but
> > I
> >> do not have anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and
> > look
> >> at all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
> >> wasting
> >> space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have
> >> one
> >> such util but I do not trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it
> >> always "qualifies" whether it can actually be removed or not, and I
> > usually
> >> just end up not taking the chance; I want something that is
unambiguous
> >> about it; if I sit through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to
come
> >> back and suggest "maybes", I want "do it".
> >>
> >> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering
> >> lost
> >> emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC
> > hardware
> >> issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about devices
than
> >> Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections etc. The
> > Uniblue
> >> optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is sort of vague on
what
> > it
> >> is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or else it just says here
> >> is
> >> what you have, what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on
> >> (how
> >> the hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the
running
> >> devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
> >> activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says
"this
> >> works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one". Which is
> >> the
> >> info I really need.
> >>
> >> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would not
> >> be
> >> interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in"
> > type
> >> of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and performance
> >> optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC repair service
> > might
> >> use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape after repair. And I
> >> would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util, one that really
works
> >> and does backups and is not so scary to use that it ends up as simply
> > taking
> >> up space.
> >>
> >> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for
stuff
> >> like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it gets?
> >>
> >> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Pete B
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

Pete

Most of these type of utilities perform functions other than cleaning
registry much like Disk CleanUp. It is these functions which can help
performance not the act of removing redundant registry entries. You can
use cCleaner without the Scan for Issue function to get the same
performance improvement.
http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
http://www.ccleaner.com/

With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
offers backup before removal.

When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has
irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
that they can easily be re-entered.

Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pete B wrote:
> Those are two separate utils. I read the entire thread you posted
> and did not see any mention of these particular packages from
> Uniblue, but I sure saw a whole lot of negativity about OneCare,
> which was my experience as well.
>
> In any case, I have used both of the mentioned utils for years with no
> problems and with good results. The reg cleaner backs up and
> restores and cleans the registry fine, very simple to use. They work
> well for what they do, I have seen both help my pC performance, so I
> think I will keep them. RegFix is even better, though, and it also
> has worked fine for me.
> What I want though is something more comprehensive in this tupe of
> util, something beyond registry care.
>
>
> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23w%23qXnaaIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Pete
>>
>> One you are using which should be dumped!
>> Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
>> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues
>> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>>
>> Pete B wrote:
>>> I am looking for some really good software applications that are
>>> useful for maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are
>>> literally hundreds of programs out there that offer some utility in
>>> doing this, and currently I am using Acronis True Image 11 for
>>> backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for HDD management (a really
>>> superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and RegBooster for
>>> performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as my recently
>>> acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
>>> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and
>>> info. I also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and
>>> they do their thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or
>>> virus/firewall stuff. And naturally I have the Windows stuff itself
>>> like msconfig.
>>> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
>>> looking necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS
>>> Marketplace they are all mostly specialized software, confined to
>>> one or two particular areas of Windows operation. What I seek is a
>>> more general all-purpose util of wide versatility for both software
>>> and hardware maintenance. For example, I have two registry utils
>>> that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs, but I do not
>>> have
>>> anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look at
>>> all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
>>> wasting space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on.
>>> Actually I have one such util but I do not trust it; it finds
>>> supposed unused DLLs but it always "qualifies" whether it can
>>> actually be removed or not, and I usually just end up not taking the
>>> chance; I want something that is unambiguous about it; if I sit
>>> through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come back and
>>> suggest "maybes", I want "do it".
>>> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of
>>> recovering lost emails, or examining email archives. Then there
>>> are all of the PC hardware issues that could be helped, such as
>>> finding out more
>>> about devices than Windows provides and so on, optimizing network
>>> connections etc. The Uniblue optimizer does some of this type of
>>> stuff but it is sort of vague on what it is doing (or going to do
>>> which is even worse) or else it just says here is what you have,
>>> what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on (how the
>>> hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the
>>> running devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I
>>> can even activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing
>>> really says
>>> "this works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one".
>>> Which is the info I really need.
>>> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would
>>> not be interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a
>>> "burn-in" type of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance
>>> and performance optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a
>>> PC repair service might use to put a customer's PC back in top notch
>>> shape after repair. And I would kill for a really good easy-to-use
>>> BIOS util, one that really works and does backups and is not so
>>> scary to use that it ends up as simply taking up space.
>>>
>>> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for
>>> stuff like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as
>>> it gets?
>>> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

No, but if my system crashes or even runs poorly for any reason, I lose
boatloads of money. What I do in my business is, among other things, design
custom user and database apps that interface to commercial business software
applications such as, say, Peachtree. I also design standalone database
apps in VB and VC for totally custom needs, and as well I do many other
interface, graphics, publication and reporting apps. Many of these require
me to install and run the other apps to test my own work, and a lot of these
other apps are not on networks, since most of my business is with small
business owners who use standalone PCs. So I may have any number of non-MS
apps installed at any given time for test purposes.

It is not **my** mistakes I worry about, I almost always know what to do
when that happens, and because I do daily complete incremental system
backups I hardly ever have disasters anyway (especially thanks to WinXP Pro,
the best OS Microsoft ever released). It is how all these apps and systems
run together on the machine harmoniously and efficiently that concerns me.
That is why maintenance and operating efficiency are among my primary
concerns. I use VMs for some of this, nut VMs are limited so when I want to
deliver something to a customer that I know will work, I have to test it on
my PC in a state just like my6 customer runs it.

--
Pete B

"3c273" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:fofjdd0nc6@enews5.newsguy.com...
> Ah, I see, you need to keep it tuned to run all of those installers and
> updaters.
> (in case you missed it the first time -----> ;-) <----- )
>
> "Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23621FSbaIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> You don't know what I have on this PC. I use it for software development
>> and testing, running a business, and personal use. Like I said elsewhere
> it
>> is loaded: two versions of Vis Studio, both full and express, all the MS
>> Office Pro stuff, all the other MS software for home and business like
>> MS
>> Publisher, a Linux partition, a Win VM running WinME, tons of accounting
>> apps, tons of Adobe and media apps, etc. 40 GB for the My Documents and
>> other data files alone, as well as an external 200 GB HDD. When I do a
> full
>> virus scan, it has to check about 750K or more individual files. So it
>> ain't exactly just for email and surfing.
>>
>> Keeping all the gears meshing is a formidable task. But so far it has
>> run
>> well, I just want to keep it that way.
>>
>> --
>> Pete B
>>
>>
>> "3c273" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:fofgh70jrq@enews5.newsguy.com...
>> > With all of those utilities, do you ever stop to use your computer or
> just
>> > tune it to run the utilities faster? ;-)
>> >
>> > "Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:uJLFJdaaIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> I am looking for some really good software applications that are
>> >> useful
>> > for
>> >> maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are literally hundreds
> of
>> >> programs out there that offer some utility in doing this, and
>> >> currently
> I
>> > am
>> >> using Acronis True Image 11 for backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite
> for
>> > HDD
>> >> management (a really superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC
> and
>> >> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well
>> >> as
>> >> my
>> >> recently acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of
> registry
>> >> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and
> info.
>> > I
>> >> also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and they do
> their
>> >> thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or virus/firewall stuff. And
>> >> naturally I have the Windows stuff itself like msconfig.
>> >>
>> >> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
>> > looking
>> >> necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS Marketplace
>> >> they
>> > are
>> >> all mostly specialized software, confined to one or two particular
> areas
>> > of
>> >> Windows operation. What I seek is a more general all-purpose util of
>> >> wide
>> >> versatility for both software and hardware maintenance. For example,
>> >> I
>> > have
>> >> two registry utils that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs,
>> >> but
>> > I
>> >> do not have anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out
>> >> and
>> > look
>> >> at all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
>> >> wasting
>> >> space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on. Actually I have
>> >> one
>> >> such util but I do not trust it; it finds supposed unused DLLs but it
>> >> always "qualifies" whether it can actually be removed or not, and I
>> > usually
>> >> just end up not taking the chance; I want something that is
> unambiguous
>> >> about it; if I sit through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to
> come
>> >> back and suggest "maybes", I want "do it".
>> >>
>> >> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of recovering
>> >> lost
>> >> emails, or examining email archives. Then there are all of the PC
>> > hardware
>> >> issues that could be helped, such as finding out more about devices
> than
>> >> Windows provides and so on, optimizing network connections etc. The
>> > Uniblue
>> >> optimizer does some of this type of stuff but it is sort of vague on
> what
>> > it
>> >> is doing (or going to do which is even worse) or else it just says
>> >> here
>> >> is
>> >> what you have, what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on
>> >> (how
>> >> the hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the
> running
>> >> devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I can even
>> >> activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really says
> "this
>> >> works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one". Which is
>> >> the
>> >> info I really need.
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would
>> >> not
>> >> be
>> >> interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a "burn-in"
>> > type
>> >> of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance and performance
>> >> optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a PC repair service
>> > might
>> >> use to put a customer's PC back in top notch shape after repair. And
>> >> I
>> >> would kill for a really good easy-to-use BIOS util, one that really
> works
>> >> and does backups and is not so scary to use that it ends up as simply
>> > taking
>> >> up space.
>> >>
>> >> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for
> stuff
>> >> like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as it
>> >> gets?
>> >>
>> >> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Pete B
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software

Thanks Gerry. Yes I am always cautious about reg cleaners and IE and other
volatile stuff that may remove data that is not intended and so forth. I
will give this app a try, already downloaded it. I probably will never do
the reg util in it since RegFix does such a primo job and is very safe to
use.

--
Pete B

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:OeWgfJcaIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Pete
>
> Most of these type of utilities perform functions other than cleaning
> registry much like Disk CleanUp. It is these functions which can help
> performance not the act of removing redundant registry entries. You can
> use cCleaner without the Scan for Issue function to get the same
> performance improvement.
> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>
> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
> should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
> offers backup before removal.
>
> When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
> History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has
> irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
> recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
> that they can easily be re-entered.
>
> Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Pete B wrote:
>> Those are two separate utils. I read the entire thread you posted
>> and did not see any mention of these particular packages from
>> Uniblue, but I sure saw a whole lot of negativity about OneCare,
>> which was my experience as well.
>>
>> In any case, I have used both of the mentioned utils for years with no
>> problems and with good results. The reg cleaner backs up and
>> restores and cleans the registry fine, very simple to use. They work
>> well for what they do, I have seen both help my pC performance, so I
>> think I will keep them. RegFix is even better, though, and it also
>> has worked fine for me.
>> What I want though is something more comprehensive in this tupe of
>> util, something beyond registry care.
>>
>>
>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23w%23qXnaaIHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Pete
>>>
>>> One you are using which should be dumped!
>>> Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and
>>> RegBooster for performance, maintenance and registry issues
>>> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete B wrote:
>>>> I am looking for some really good software applications that are
>>>> useful for maintaining my PC running WinXP Pro SP2. There are
>>>> literally hundreds of programs out there that offer some utility in
>>>> doing this, and currently I am using Acronis True Image 11 for
>>>> backups, Acronis Disk Director Suite for HDD management (a really
>>>> superb, but scary, util), Uniblue's SpeedUpMyPC and RegBooster for
>>>> performance, maintenance and registry issues, as well as my recently
>>>> acquired RegFix program which does a superb cleanup of registry
>>>> problems, WinPatrol, WinTasks, and AddRemove Pro for other help and
>>>> info. I also run AdAware Pro and AVG Pro, I love those programs and
>>>> they do their thing superbly, no issues there AFA spam or
>>>> virus/firewall stuff. And naturally I have the Windows stuff itself
>>>> like msconfig.
>>>> All of these are the full registered versions versions, so I am not
>>>> looking necessarily for free stuff. But for example on the MS
>>>> Marketplace they are all mostly specialized software, confined to
>>>> one or two particular areas of Windows operation. What I seek is a
>>>> more general all-purpose util of wide versatility for both software
>>>> and hardware maintenance. For example, I have two registry utils
>>>> that find and repair reg references to unused DLLs, but I do not have
>>>> anything that will actually do the obverse, i.e. go out and look at
>>>> all of the thousands of DLLs and tell me which ones are totally
>>>> wasting space, perhaps leftovers from deleted apps and so on.
>>>> Actually I have one such util but I do not trust it; it finds
>>>> supposed unused DLLs but it always "qualifies" whether it can
>>>> actually be removed or not, and I usually just end up not taking the
>>>> chance; I want something that is unambiguous about it; if I sit
>>>> through an hour or two scan, I don't want it to come back and
>>>> suggest "maybes", I want "do it".
>>>> Or for another, something that can really do a good job of
>>>> recovering lost emails, or examining email archives. Then there
>>>> are all of the PC hardware issues that could be helped, such as finding
>>>> out more
>>>> about devices than Windows provides and so on, optimizing network
>>>> connections etc. The Uniblue optimizer does some of this type of
>>>> stuff but it is sort of vague on what it is doing (or going to do
>>>> which is even worse) or else it just says here is what you have,
>>>> what should be changed to optimize RAM usage and so on (how the
>>>> hell do I know). I also have several utils that display the
>>>> running devices, applets, and such, and even what order they load; I
>>>> can even activate and deactivate them individually, but nothing really
>>>> says
>>>> "this works best if it is loaded first, or before this other one".
>>>> Which is the info I really need.
>>>> Perhaps what I seek does not exist, or is so expensive that I would
>>>> not be interested (above $50-$100 perhaps). I am not looking for a
>>>> "burn-in" type of util, rather something like a tune-up, maintenance
>>>> and performance optimizer all rolled in to one; the kind of thing a
>>>> PC repair service might use to put a customer's PC back in top notch
>>>> shape after repair. And I would kill for a really good easy-to-use
>>>> BIOS util, one that really works and does backups and is not so
>>>> scary to use that it ends up as simply taking up space.
>>>>
>>>> So do you all have any suggestions, any great apps that you use for
>>>> stuff like this? Or am I just on my own, out of luck, or as good as
>>>> it gets?
>>>> Appreciate your input and recommendations.
>
>
 
Re: WinXP performance, diagnostic and optimization software


"Pete B" <petescastle@comcast.net> wrote in message news:%23621FSbaIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> You don't know what I have on this PC. I use it for software development
> and testing, running a business, and personal use. Like I said elsewhere it
> is loaded: two versions of Vis Studio, both full and express, all the MS
> Office Pro stuff, all the other MS software for home and business like MS
> Publisher, a Linux partition, a Win VM running WinME, tons of accounting
> apps, tons of Adobe and media apps, etc. 40 GB for the My Documents and
> other data files alone, as well as an external 200 GB HDD. When I do a full
> virus scan, it has to check about 750K or more individual files. So it
> ain't exactly just for email and surfing.
>
> Keeping all the gears meshing is a formidable task. But so far it has run
> well, I just want to keep it that way.

> --
> Pete B

There is no way I would even try to use one (1) PC to do it all.
Especially testing.
 
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