The only systems I have that have really become bloated and noticeably slower than when they were fresh are my primary production system and my notebook. Before allowing any program to alter my core system settings, I created complete clones of their hard drives—snapshots of their current states with all data intact, in case something went wrong. Thankfully, Optimize 2. In fact, the entire process of its scanning and tweaking took about two minutes, plus a post-optimizing reboot.
What, exactly, did it do? For one thing, it deleted basic stuff like Internet cache and recycle bin fodder. It also tweaked a few Windows settings and tore through the registries and wiped-out unnecessary entries.
Other than mildly faster Web page loading, neither system is faster or more responsive, either via benchmarks or through subjective observation. Product: PC Pitstop Optimize 2. The catch. The reality for Optimize 2. I have frequently sat down to diagnose and solve problems on friends' PCs only to find that the biggest problem of all is the high load that Windows is trying to sort out. Insane, multi-gigabyte browser cache size settings frequently force a browser to sort through an enormous number of items merely to execute simple tasks.
Programs installed then uninstalled often leave behind registry settings which don't point to anything but still burden the operating system with dead-ends that suck up processing cycles.
A poorly written program installer or uninstaller can load a registry with junk quite easily. It's one of the ongoing problems with Windows that the longer you use it without performing regular system maintenance Registry maintenance in particular , the slower it gets. The situation is largely attributable to the fact that Windows does not automatically or fully track program installations and therefore has no way of telling if a poorly written uninstaller has made a mess and consequently also has no way of cleaning up.
Optimize 2. The Windows Recycle Bin is emptied, which reduces the number of files the operating system has to track and maintain. The Internet Explorer web browser creates lots of cached temporary files that are not needed after you finished surfing, so Optimize 2.
Windows and installed programs create various Temporary Files that are not needed after the program is closed or Windows is shut down, and which are unfortunately left to clutter your hard drive because either the operating system or an installed program doesn't properly clean up after itself.
The Windows Registry is a large database of information about every single hardware and software component in your system. As well, Optimize compares your current Internet connection data control settings in the registry in order to to determine if any changes are appropriate.
After each and every system scan, Optimize displays list of files and settings which you can then select for deletion or optimization or, if you prefer, just ignore. This important step in the clean up and optimization process is really what sets Optimize apart from some of its heavy-duty, professional system maintenance brethren. While there may be a number of more powerful system clean up utilities on the market, they are also much more expensive and require much more technical knowledge to effectively use.
Optimize doesn't get as deeply into your registry as some other, dedicated registry utilities, but it also doesn't present you with any difficult decisions about what to eliminate, change or keep. After scanning your system, Optimize gives you the option to review the files that it found and to select which files should be deleted or simply accept the recommendations. Optimize deleted what it thought were dead registry entries, but the result was a few programs that wouldn't run in anything but demo mode unless we re-entered the serial numbers after which all was fine.
The Optimize 2. On the other hand, just about every other clean up and optimization action can be undone. Note that Optimize performs a backup of the Windows Registry before making any changes, which means that if something gets messed up, you can restore the previous registry. Cons: The software won't tell you to do so, but make sure you reboot after the each of the first few optimization runs. Fail to do so and you'll wonder why your system is running slowly.
Rebooting allows Windows to re-address the Registry and function with the new values set by Optimize. Normally maintained office network PCs with typically limited browser cache sizes and other usage restrictions won't benefit at all from Optimize 2.
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