Looking for software in vein of System Mechanic, Tuneup Utilities 2004, etc. but better

Self | 9-15-04 | Self

[ohioconservative]

Hello,

Would anyone be willing to recommend a software download that can optimize my hard drive? I'm looking for something that will catch and delete old, unwanted junk files, etc.

I know I can get my PC running at least 50% faster than it is now. It's "only" two years old.

I've tried System Mechanic and TuneUp Utilities 2004 and thought they were so-so. Is there a better software that I'm missing?

Many thanks for any info.

Kind Regards...

[ohioconservative]

Would be most grateful for any suggestions. Thank you.

[ohioconservative]

Posted this in chat. My apologies if this shows up on the general board. Not my intention, of course.

[ShadowAce]

[ShadowAce]

[boris]

I'll tell you what I use:

(1) "Evidence Eliminator" (I can't help the name). The best utility for scrubbing cookies and trash from your PC.

(2) Ad-Aware for removing spyware, plus SpyBot Search and Destroy.

(3) Norton's good old reliable Speed Disk for defragging. A decent alternative is O&O Software's Defrag Pro.

(4) Registry First Aid. Finest Kind.

(5) Norton's good old "Win Doc". I usually run it FIRST, and let Registry First Aid clean up what it misses.

(6) IMPORTANT: Get a good back-up product and USE IT REGULARLY. My personal favorite is NOVABACK, by NovaStor Corp.

Them's my 2 cents.

--Boris

[boris]

Don't forget (as I almost did): get a decent firewall. I use Zone Alarm Pro. Also Don't Forget a decent anti-virus and keep it updated. I was a longtime fan of McAfee until their latest release cost me a day of effort and I could never install it.

They drove me to Norton, so now I use Norton anti-virus.

--Boris

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Try VCOM's System Suite, has a firewall, Power Desk and I think Trend's anti virus, all in one package.