Hello!
I have a question: I've always used only Ccleaner and Defraggler for the maitenance of my system.
But, if I wanted to try something different, do you reccomend to use an optimization suite (for example Ashampoo win optimizer or auslogic boostspeed)?
And if so, what program do you reccomend?
Thanks a lot in advance!!
I don't recommend any of these tools. You will find many here who feel the same way. Most of the stuff is nothing more than snake oil.
Windows 7 does a great job of managing itself.
pparks1 hit it right on the head, let Windows 7 take care of itself. Don't worry, it does a much better job than XP did. If you need any kind of third party "optimization" software a lot of people on here will recommend CCleaner as a replacement/supplement for Disc Clean Up.
I very strongly recommend Tuneup Utilities. I have been using it from Windows 95 days through Windows 7 and it has always done an excellent job.
in addition to excellent ccleaner, this has its uses (free)
Glary Utilities Screenshots - Free Utilities to Clean Registry, Fix PC Errors, Clean Privacy
IMHO don't use any tune-up/optimizer program on Windows 7. Read through post here and you will find that many problems people have are because they have used a 3rd part program to tuneup/optimize/ect. These types of programs fiddle with the registry which is not a good thing to do. When you do have a problem after using one of these programs nobody knows what that program has done so it's very hard to fix without doing a fresh install. Let Windows 7 be Windows 7 and you will become pleased as you learn how to use it.
Current accepted wisdom with Win 7 is to NOT use a cleaner/optimizer.
If you ever think your Registry needs to be cleaned, repaired, boosted, tuned-up, cured, tweaked, fixed, or optimized it shouldn't.
In other words, injudicious use of "Registry cleaners" CAN AND DOES cause problems.
There is no reliable way for a third party program to know whether any particular key is invalid, redundant or neither.
FYI
http://www.whatthetech.com/2007/11/2...istry-cleaner/
I ran Auglogics Registry Cleaner and Zappit. My machine seems more responsive and I have not noticed any problems as a result. Your mileage may vary.
Just because sometimes an applet in an Optimizing Suite has caused trouble to a few, it does not mean that one should condemn them wholesale and paint them with a tarred brush. Before rejecting any of one of them they should be given a fair trial in accordance with the principles of natural justice. Windows also frequently gives trouble.
As I had stated earlier I have used Tuneup Utilities for more than 10 years without the slightest problem. Thus condemning this optimizing suite in a sweeping manner without using it does not gel with me. If however someone has used it and found bugs in it then I shall be very interested to learn about them.
There may be other optimizing suites too that I have never used that may be just as good. I think the traditional wisdom about the use of Optimizing Suites needs to be revisited for having a second look.
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