For a while now, I've been plagued with a daunting task of finding a way to end the agonizing slowness of my laptop. I don't know what I did but I must have downloaded a lot of crap from the internet. I'm a download junkie and if I see a freeware that has some good geek value I always take the chance to sample it out and see if it works just as promised.
I'm not hesitant to sample stuff because I have my ever ready anti-spyware software sitting in the background waiting for my queue to sweep through and ditch all spies out of my laptop's system. Besides, my McAfee anti-virus software is working on overdrive to thwart unwanted malicious software out and away from my system the moment they make an unannounced visit at the doorstep of my PC's system.
Lately though, the performance of my laptop has been so painstakingly slow that I even invited the notion of replacing it with a new one that already employs the new duo processor systems that are now out in the market. But not so fast though. Hold it right there. My laptop has a lot of sentimental value attached to it so if there's away to save it, I'll exhaust all possible means first before junking it.
As usual I rummaged through cnet.com and softpedia.com for whatever utility software I can find to save my ailing laptop.
In order to optimize your system, you need to eliminate spywares, trojans, viruses, malwares and when you're done with that, and your system still doesn't offer any sign of progress then it's high time to look at other possible causes. Like what? Registry errors, disk errors, broken links to files, crapware (debris or traces left by programs that you have uninstalled that may still be sitting in your system), memory allocation problems, heavy fragmentation of files and other hidden system problems.
With that in mind, you need several software to target every problem. You need a registry cleaner, a disk error fixer, a file defragmenter, and a good uninstaller. If you are enthusiastic about it, you will find lots of freeware that are meant to solve such problems but chances are you will be keeping a keen eye on your system changes because what one software fixes, may create another detectable problem as soon as you run another utility software. Besides, I haven't seen one registry cleaner or a disk error fixing utility software that really eliminates all the problems, not even the commercial ones that you have to pay for in order to use.
I tell you, the task involves trial and error and a constant backing up of your system just so you can always revert to the working mode in case things don't work out in your favor.
I downloaded ZSoft Uninstaller so I can eliminate a file that I already uninstalled but still shows up at startup like a ghost file from somewhere. The utility is definitely better than your regular add/remove program utility that comes with Windows since it shows you which files have broken links and which files are considered 'crapware'. It also lets you find and delete temporary files in your hard drive. But that one stubborn file that I couldn't get rid of still remained unseen in the list.
I proceeded to redirect my attention to speed up my system by downloading a disk cleaner and optimizer, the DiskKeeper. It worked fine, but I needed more. Besides my geek patience meter was already running low.
I wasted no time and searched further. I then downloaded Tune-up Utilities 2007. To my delight it answered my problems and successfully sped up the performance of my laptop.
If you are looking to optimize a slow PC, look no further. This software is just good, so good. It has a thousand and one ways to boost the performance of your system. You can even customize the appearance of your desktop, your folders, your icons or in other words visually enhance the look of your system. After running the software, the speed of my PC was remarkably improved from being slow to attaining its optimal speed. The software scanned and fixed problems as soon as they are detected, unlike other registry cleaners or disk error fixers, that tell you to buy first before you can utilize the fixing capability of the software. It even allows you to choose which files to run at startup so you don't take too much loading time. TuneUp Utilities 2007 does it in such a user-friendly fashion by telling you what a program does, whether it is critically needed at startup, and whether it is from a trustworthy source or an unknown one. What I like about this software is, it doesn't leave you in the dark. What's even great about it is that it comes with its own backup utility such that if you don't like what you just did you can always put things back the way they were by just going to the rescue center that runs in the background and keeps track of all changes you made to your system. From there you can undo the changes that you've just made.
Well, there's so much that the software does to improve the performance of your PC. I tried it and sure enough, after letting it do some tweaks here and there in my laptop, I'm now off to a happier, faster, better computing adventure. It really made a big difference in the speed and performance of my laptop now.
If you want to see it for yourself, you can always download TuneUp Utilities 2007 at cnet.com for a thirty day evaluation. You can even read reviews from other happy users like me. What are you waiting for?
