Safe to use multiple windows tweaking tools ?

[sportflyer]

Is it safe to use several windows tweaking tools? I mean something like Advanced System Care, Tweaknow 2010 and CCleaner? I ask because each program seems to find things the other programs do not. I am afraid that if I use Advanced System Care followed by Tweaknow for example , how do I restore if something goes wrong? Should I just stick with one ? Thanks

 

[Tews]

Personally, I would just stick with CCleaner... Too often, tweaking tools cause more problems than they resolve..

 

[MilesAhead]

Personally, I would just stick with CCleaner... Too often, tweaking tools cause more problems than they resolve..

+1. It may not even be safe to use one tweaking tool, nevermind several.

It's better to go to a site with tips that explains what each service or registry tweak does and what happens if you use/disable it. If you make changes one at a time it's a lot easier to figure out which one broke something. If you change 50 things in one shot, it's a gamble. I hope you have a backup image before taking the plunge. At least backup your registry with ERUNT freebie.

ERUNT and NTREGOPT

 

[sportflyer]

I have had no problems with Advanced System Care nor CCleaner.I have used them both for more than six months already . I use Advance System Care first because that Program has a restore function for registry cleaning. I have not tried Tweaknow 2010 yet. I am afraid to run one after another.

 

[AussieGuy92]

i would stay away for Advanced system care it crashed my system and almost destroyed all my data.

 

[brianzion]

this is by far a good thing to have and use>> sysinternals suite
Sysinternals Suite

 

[MilesAhead]

i would stay away for Advanced system care it crashed my system and almost destroyed all my data.

sportflyer and stillfreefilms illustrate my "lemon theory" of user experience. If you bought a Pinto and never had a problem, you don't see what the fuss is about. If your gas tank exploded.... well, it's a sadder story.

 

[AussieGuy92]

its not just me google it

 

[Barman58]

I have always thought it best to find a specific tool to correct a known problem rather than run tweaking tools to look for a problem I may or may not have.

Windows 7 does an excellent job of setting itself up to make the best of your particular system out of the box.

I do use CCleaner for tidying up after un-installs and other major changes but only for those that I know exactly what needs to be done

Systems I work with often need to be available 24/7 when I may not be around to fix them straight away. I've found that the systems that are not tweaked beyond what has to be done tend to operate much more reliably

 

[MilesAhead]

its not just me google it

Don't get me wrong. I wasn't criticizing you. I'm only saying that a product is "good" or "bad" to someone depending on their experience. Even if the objective data showed a high percentage of a model car, or anything else, was a "lemon," if someone had good luck with it, they liked it.

Even though Paragon Drive Backup hosed my Vista MBR I thought it was great as long as I stayed away from the back up capsule gimmick. Until it would not recognize my raid controller on a new machine. I had to move to Macrium. Now I don't remember why I was so enthusiastic about Paragon before!

 

[sportflyer]

Thanks for all the comments. I check the Registry items the program wants to clear before I execute them.

 

[CarlTR6]

i would stay away for Advanced system care it crashed my system and almost destroyed all my data.

Good advice.

this is by far a good thing to have and use>> sysinternals suite
Sysinternals Suite

You are right on target. Sysinternals is good.

I have always thought it best to find a specific tool to correct a known problem rather than run tweaking tools to look for a problem I may or may not have.

Windows 7 does an excellent job of setting itself up to make the best of your particular system out of the box.

I do use CCleaner for tidying up after un-installs and other major changes but only for those that I know exactly what needs to be done

Systems I work with often need to be available 24/7 when I may not be around to fix them straight away. I've found that the systems that are not tweaked beyond what has to be done tend to operate much more reliably

+1 Spot on, Nigel.

Do not use tune up utilities with Win 7. Win 7 is not XP and the old XP knowledge does not apply.

 

[DirtRider]

Well I find that I only need to use CCleaner on Win7 as together they seem to sort the lot out

 

[CarlTR6]

Well I find that I only need to use CCleaner on Win7 as together they seem to sort the lot out

Ditto; and I rarely use the registry cleaner. I use it only when I have installed something and delete only the keys that I know pertained to the uninstalled software.