System Maintenance

TuneUp Utilities optimizes the performance of your computer, corrects problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs. It combines important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance under a modern interface. You can remove unnecessary files from your hard disk(s), clean and optimize the registry, tweak your internet connection settings, recover deleted files, optimize memory and more. In addition, you can analyze your system, receive automatic suggestions for potential performance improvements and view detailed hardware information. TuneUp Utilities also includes an Uninstaller, Registry Editor, Task Manager and even an Undelete tool to recover files that have been deleted from the recycle bin. A very nice tool, with many features that will appeal to novice as well as advanced users.

System Cleaner is a tool for restoring hard-drive space, cleaning up the history of your activities on your computer and keeping your system running like new. The program allows you to clean your drives from unnecessary and temporary files, including your browser cache, cookies, history, recent document list, temporary files, errant uninstall entries and more. It targets more than 100 file extensions, which enable it to scan and recognize most of the unnecessary files on your computer. You can choose to delete the files to the recycle bin or to a specified backup folder. In addition, System Cleaner includes a Windows Startup manager and also allows you to remove invalid uninstaller information from the registry as well as a restore wizard to undo the changes if needed.

UpdateStar scans your computer for installed software products and produces a list of your inventory and available updates, along with download link and additional information. The program not only works with widely used commercial products, but also with many freeware and shareware programs available from the web. UpdateStar runs in the system tray and can automatically check for updates on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. You can customize the list of products and choose to ignore updates from certain products. The update database is maintained by the developer and accepts input from users to help improve the accuracy. The program comes as freeware version which only provides a portion of the available updates.

WinCleaner One Click will clean your PC, fix registry errors and more. It can remove Internet tracks and junk files, broken shortcuts, cookies, history, PC usage tracks and more. The interface is divided into different modules that allow you to configure options and perform individual cleanups. The One-Click feature allow you to run all clean-ups with a single click. In addition to the cleaning features, the program also includes a SmartWinMover, allowing you to properly move software installations from one folder or drive to another, as well as an Uninstaller helper and a Registry Cleaner. WinCleaner One Click is easy to use and provides an Undo option that allows you to restore cleaned items if needed.

Tweak-XP Pro bundles 56 different utilities into one. It was developed to combine both tweaking and optimizing features to increase the speed of your Windows XP system. All settings can be done without the need for any technical knowledge, since Tweak-XP informs the user in detail about each option. Features include Desktop tweaking, Internet Explorer tweaking, connection speed optimization, virtual desktops, Outlook tweaks, hardware tweaks, cache optimization and much more. Tweak-XP Pro also allows you to create a RAM drive and virtual drives. Additional utilities include a secure file shredder, password generator, zip file repair tool, folder protection, registry cleaner and others. A feature rich tool with a modern interface and tons of features.

Windows 7 Manager is an all-in-one utility that includes dozens of features and tools to tweak, optimize, tune and clean up Windows 7. You can retrieve detailed hardware information, tweak startup and shutdown speeds, find and remove junk files, analyze disk space usage, find duplicate files, optimize the registry and more. The program includes a system optimization wizard to maximize your PC`s performance, as well as startup and service manager. Other features allow you to customize the context menu, change your wallpaper automatically, tweak system icons, change security settings and more. Windows 7 Manager also includes a Registry Cleaner, Internet Explorer Manager, Security Restriction Manager and other useful tools that allow you to manage and maintain your system.

Super Utilities is a collection of system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. It includes a Disk Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Uninstaller, Startup Manager, Memory Manager, Tracks Washer and more. In addition to cleaning and maintenance, the program also come with a Folder Guard, that lets you hide your private files from other users. The driver backup utility lets you view all installed drivers and backup/restore selected items to a folder or as single package file. Additional features include a folder analyzer to display an overview of folder sizes, Internet Explorer tweaking, Windows manager (hiding) and more. Super Utilities comes with a modern interface and also offer customizable right-click extension that allow you to access many of the included tools from the Explorer righ-click menu.

System Mechanic is an all-around system tool to keep your PC running faster, cleaner, and error-free. It includes a full suite of 15 powerful tools, that are easy to use and allow you to find and fix problems with your system, ensure reliability and speed, as well as properly maintain your PC so that problems dont occur. Features include: Speed up your Internet and network connection, clean and optimize your system registry, tweak and customize undocumented settings, find and remove junk, obsolete files and drivers and more. In addition, you can maintain privacy and security by eliminating surfing tracks and properly and securely remove such items as browser cache, cookies, and other history files. Find, fix, or remove broken Windows shortcuts, invalid uninstaller information and manage the programs that start when Windows does. The safe-install option allows you to track and report on changes made to your system when installing new programs. The built-in Maintenance Wizard enables you to consolidate critical system maintenance into one easy step and to automated your tasks to run automatically at user-defined times.

Ace Utilities is a collection of tools to optimize your system performance and to remove unneeded files and internet tracks. It allows you to find and remove invalid registry entries, delete your application and internet history (plug-in support for 75+ external programs), manage your cookies and more. You can also see what programs start automatically with windows and optionally disable selected items. Furthermore, Ace Utilities includes options to find duplicate files, fix or remove broken shortcuts and to uninstall software. Other features include secure file deletion, disk space analysis, tweaking of hidden settings, an Empty Folder finder and more.

System Suite Professional is a collection of more than 60 tools to maintain and protect your PC. It includes system diagnostics, Trend Micro anti-virus scanning and spyware protection, data recovery, disk cleaning, system optimization, secure file shredding, registry error fixing and many other tools, as well as a firewall. (If you are already using a firewall and anti-virus, you can choose not to install these components.)

PC Health Optimizer includes more than 25 system utilities, designed to improve computer performance, enhance security and more. You can shred and undelete files, find and remove junk files and invalid registry entries, optimize your Windows settings, delete Internet traces and also scan your PC for viruses and spyware. The program also includes a complete file and email backup solution, a parental control feature to restrict and limit Internet and PC usage as well as an integrated scheduler to run computer maintenance on a regular schedule.

System LifeGuard an all-around system utility that can help you keep your computer running like new. It scans your system and presents you with a list of old, large, useless or duplicate files, as well as invalid shortcuts and allows you to delete or organize selected items. In addition, it contains several tools to clean your registry from invalid entries, manage auto-starting programs, clean custom folder locations and more. Almost all actions can be configured to run automatically, using the built-in scheduler. Additional features include FTP backup support, Internet Privacy cleaner, some system tweaks and more.

WinTools.net Ultimate combines a suite of tools to increase PC performance and maintain your system. It includes an Installer/Uninstaller for complete removal of installed software, a registry cleaner, Internet connection tweaker, a privacy cleaner, Startup Manager and more. You can find and remove junk files and broken shortcuts, apply various Windows interface tweaks and more. The program also includes a feature that allows you to delete common Internet and computer tracks, while maintaining previous history. This allows you to delete your tracks and then restore all other tracks, making it less obvious that someone `cleaned up`. Additional features include secure file deletion and a password protected interface.

jv16 PowerTools 2009 is a collection of registry and system clean-up utilities for advanced users. It includes more than a dozen tools to clean and maintain your system, work with files, automate tasks and more. The program also includes a duplicate file finder, a file recovery tool, a startup manager and several other useful utilities.

Ashampoo WinOptimizer is a cleanup and tuning tool for Windows. It allows you to clean common system junk files, as well as invalid registry entries and Internet traces. The Tuning Tools include a Startup Manager, and Internet Tuner to optimize your TCP/IP connection, and the additional File Tools offer secure deletion, file splitting and encryption. The program supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Netscape browsers (for Internet cleaning) and also includes a popup blocker.

RadarSync 2009 enables you to find driver and software updates for your system. It scans your computer and based on a online database of over 80,000 files, it aggregates a list of available updates for software and drivers on your PC. The resulting report includes details for all available updates, as well as convenient links to the file downloads. RadarSync can automatically creates a Windows restore point, allowing you to roll-back any changes you make as result of the selected updates.

DiskState enables you to analyze your disk space, find large files, clean junk files and also identify duplicate files across multiple drives. The program offers graphical pie charts and customizable reports to quickly locate files of interest to you (e.g. old music files, large videos, specific file types). You can also generate snapshot of selected folder structures and compare them later to identify changes that have taken place between snapshots. Other features include browser privacy cleaning, scheduled cleanups, integrated Zip backup, low disk space notifications, folder/file comparison and more.

HDDlife Professional is a handy tool, that runs in the system tray and monitors the health status of all your hard drive(s) that support S.M.A.R.T. technology (almost all modern drives do). If your hard drive supports temperature measurement, it will also display the current temperature. In case of problems, the program can send an email or network message, play an alert sound or automatically turn the computer off. The overall status is indicated by a dynamic tray icon. HDDlife Professional supports only IDE and Serial ATA disks, it does not support RAID disks.

System Inspector helps you to keep your PC running faster, cleaner, and error free. You can scan all your harddisks for obsolete files and optionally remove them, clean the Recycle Bin, Temporary folder, Cookies, Temporary Internet files, Windows History folder, Recent Documents folder and more. In addition, it includes a Startup Manager to control program that start automatically when you boot. The Registry Inspector allows you to scan and clean your registry for invalid references. Additional features include a TreeSize Inspector allows you analyze disk space usage and a Cookie Inspector to view and delete selected browser cookies. Very nice interface.

Advanced PC Tweaker is a system clean-up and optimizing tool that enables you to find and clean junk files, find and resolve registry problems, fix common Windows errors and optimize your system and memory. The program also includes a secure file shredder, a startup manager and a privacy cleaner. Other features include integrated backup, ActiveX blocking, and other common features.

Carambis Driver Updater scans your computer for outdated device drivers and allows you to download and install the newer versions. You can choose to scan all drivers, limit the scan to certain types and optionally exclude Windows system drivers from the scan.

SystemAI is a unique system optimizer that uses intelligence from other SystemAI users to optimize application performance on your computer. In addition, it can run your favorite applications in a virtual computer environment, isolating them from the rest of your PC, each with its own virtual registry and file system. The program shares application performance data (optional) from your PC with a central database and generates custom optimizations based on available performance data from other users (if available). Since the optimized applications run in a virtual environment, the changes can be easily undone if they should cause you any problems.