iolo System Mechanic 7 Professional - 3 PCs Review

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(More customer reviews)It's good at finding bugs in the registry, spyware, and other nasties.
The trouble is, cleaning seems to rip out other applications' settings (such as PhotoImpact 11) and requiring a reinstall (or repair install) of those applications.
I also did a disk scan and it claimed there were problems requiring a chkdsk (I use WinXP w/SP2). A full disk scan revealed NO problems at all. Reassuring as I've been getting freaked out, but annoying because I can't find any other causes. AND this is on a newly formatted PC as well.
As v7 is a new release, wait for a product update or bug fix. Once the wrinkles are ironed out, I think this will be a good product. Right now it's overzealous and also has a tendency to find menace behind every shadow.
02/09/07 update: They have released a patch since my original review. Having installed it, it's been working MUCH better; and no applications (esp. PhotoImpact 11!) have had to be repaired or re-installed on a daily basis. And it fully recognized Trend Micro PC-Cillin firewall/antivirus. If anything, running the detection wizard keeps finding ONE security vulnerability, which it claims it fixes, but an immediate re-scan still shows the vulnerability. It doesn't say any detail information, so I can't manually repair it. However, all the other programs are gone and it does a competent job at cleaning up garbage and compressing the registry, and I've put my system through the paces (reluctantly, reformatting is a nightmare...)

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Norton Systemworks 2006 Review

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(More customer reviews)I spent three hours helping a friend uninstall norton systemworks..He thought he could install this over norton nis2006 !!Wrong!! these programs arent compatible with each other..Both have versions of noton anti-virus 2006.!!! you cant run both...They fought each other until he got a grey screen.Nothing worked!!! I had to perform a clean windows install,and installed norton 2005 antivirus and the 2005 norton firewall...Now all is well...? we have to wait 15 days to see if the registration fails...You install at your own risk...Upgrading is not always better...You be the judge of this.

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VCOM Fix-It Utilities 6 Pro Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a software tech- I am always testing new programs. I have tried "several" utilities that "claimed" to speed up my XP SP2 "maxed out" DELL 8200, 3.06ghz, 1002mb memory, computer. None worked, until Fix-it6!
Utilities that mess with the registry, are VERY risky!
I had BAD results (had to do a system restore, with the others, using- Acronis 9.0 (read my GOOD review!). I tried System Mechanic5, Winoptimizer, and 1clickfix (the worst for me!, I wouldn't even try it!), + several others that actually slowed my computer!
Fix-It 6- ROCKS! Programs open/run so much FASTER!
Anytime you see love/hate reviews on software, the "hate" reviews are usually because of installation problems...! I've installed fix-it on "several" clients computers, without a problem.

How to !BEST! install...-
Note-When installing pgm, ONLY install Fix-It Utilities (forget ALL their other utilities...!!!). The rest are usually unnecessary & a HUGE pain...! (custom, down arrow & disable spyware & antivirus...)! DISABLE AUTO-UPDATE!
Install with "!!!startup group items disabled!!!" (Google search) & install fix-it Utilities ONLY!... Make sure your firewall is enabled!
Do ONLY "1" manual check for updates/install... (Help/Easy Update... I Register later).
You can use it on other computers IF you only do "1" update!
Now to clean...-
1.Go to OneStopSolutions & run CleanUp.
RESTART
2. I recommend that you back-up your registry (I use freeware Erunt).
Go to FIX, and keep running... "Registry Fixer" over and over (back) (& only delete green/maybe yellow if uninstalled...), until no more invalid entries can be deleted (usually hundreds! Slow, but thorough!). Restart.
3. Go to OneStopSolutions & run All-InOne
Restart ("ALWAYS!" wait for hard drive lights to stop blinking, before you do anything more...!!! SLOW DOWN!)
DONE, ENJOY!
NOTE: If your computer is still slow- May be Spyware or a Virus?-1. For Spyware- Get #1SpySweeper (disable memory shield, read my review on PROPER install!) for spyware, or freeware #5Windows Defender (much less effective!) & do a full scan...
2. For anti-virus-
I use NOD32 (tricky to configure! Try free trial). Highly rated Bit Defender 10 or AntiVir "Pro", are easier! NEVER run TWO "active" antivirus pgms, at once! You MUST completely uninstall old AV first- Then clean with Fix-it (1 & 2 above),
3. For a firewall-
XP firewall only protects "incoming", so you never know when spyware/virus..., is "sending"...! BAD!
I recommend/use- I've tested several, and only found one that isn't a "buggy..."/ "resource hog", I REALLY LIKE "FREEWARE (Google it...)" Sygate Personal Firewall version "5.5!" (later versions are "buggy..."!). Passes all the firewall security tests I've tried, and user friendly!
To install new firewall- Log off internet, uninstall old ((you can only run one firewall! disable XP- Control panel, Windows Firewall...), Fix-it 6... (1 & 2 above), install new firewall, restart, log onto internet..., restart.
Run fix-it AllInOne... (want your computer 40%+ faster!?- Read my review on Diskeeper Pro 10 (10 ONLY!), and forget AllInOne!)
ENJOY!


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