Tune up utilities 2012

[docusk]

I have a free (cut down) version of this which seems to be working well though limited. Has anyone had Experience with the app? I have the chance to buy full monty Should I do so i.e. is it an OK application.
I hope you had a lovely Christmas with all the trimmings, I was lucky with my wonderful family and some good friends. Sober now I'm glad to say.
Also grateful thanks for all the superb and accurate help from all of you over the past year. I am old and grey and might find it very hard to compute without you all.
THANKS


docusk

[Train]

I never use reg cleaner or tune up apps.

90+% of the time where folks have used them I have had to tell to do a clean install. But sometimes a repair install works.

TFC (Temp File Cleaner) , which does a better job than Ccleaner all all I use.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files...r-by-oldtimer/

[docusk]

I'll try the one you suggest. Thanks Train

docusk

[docusk]

Train.

Oops. Tried to run it and it told me 'can't use this prog in your country' i.e. Good old UK. What can I do?
docusk

[docusk]

Struggling round the site I now found myself being scanned by RegClean which now wants me to buy it. Yes or no? I ask myself - or you!
docusk
Oh blow it. I'm off to have my dinner/lunch - whatever.

[Train]

Get rid of reg clean.

Run Ccleaner too since TFC will not work. Although yours is the first I seem that it will not run.

And you may have a nasty, so. . .
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=167915

[docusk]

G M Train.
Bright eyed etc. I used CCcleaner and all seems well. BUT, I think you're right. I must have a nasty as this is still v. slow. It's a brand new VAIO Laptop - Sony - running 64 bit Win 7 plus Office 2010 and not a lot else, largely because it's new.
I have Vipre as you may recall plus Malware Bytes run regularly, (daily).
As I'm in to CTRL panel a lot because of current problems I'v noticed there are loads of programs including the words Active X and MESH in foreign languages. Do I need them. I only speak English, Rude and Medical Yucky. Should I take them out? I'm going to defrag later whilst I'm out at the Family get-together where I'm waited on hand foot and finger, poor old Gramps!

docusk

[Train]

A new laptop, yes, with Laptop I find they have all kinds of programs on them that are not needed and need to be uninstalled. What antivirus does it have?

Laptops also, are not quite as fast as desktops. Just realized, this laptop is 3 years old.

Playing grandpa myself and enjoying it.

[docusk]

Again Train.
I have a commercial AV prog called Vipre and have been using it for maybe 4 years from when it was Sunbelt. Don't know who's taken over now. I have it on 3 machines with auto updates on each and it's a reasonable cost. I also have Malware bytes which one of you old timers recommended and that I've had for 3 years or more. Would I have paid for an upgrade? My memory is very spotty at times.
I'll take all the foreign items out, remembering that Ccleaner keeps a copy of the registry so I can put any of them back.
docusk

[Train]

Sounds good to me.