nelson123 Report post Posted April 22, 2006 Hi! I have both PCPitstop optimizer and System Mechanic. Which should I use, or both? Any advice appreciated! Nelsonhorne86 at msn dot com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IntelGuy Report post Posted April 23, 2006 Although there is some overlap, each product is designed to do different things. Optimize is very specific in what it does: http://pcpitstop.com/faq/optimize.asp whereas System Mechanic is a little more generalized in its approach. To my knowledge, there are no conflicts between the programs, so if you choose to run them both it should be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capwalker666 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 :help: i'm a bit lost too i just bought pc pitstop after an msn recommendation, but pc energizer shows 61 errors left. which is right ? btw: the browsertune link only works up to the first section tests Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IntelGuy Report post Posted April 23, 2006 :help: i'm a bit lost too i just bought pc pitstop after an msn recommendation, but pc energizer shows 61 errors left. which is right ? Optimize only looks for very specific errors in very specific places so it is not unusual that other programs with a broader criteria will fund more. Optimize is designed to look for very specific registry entries. Invalid keys that are removed from the registry cleaning part of the application are entries in the registry containing information about COM and ActiveX objects. These objects are parts of programs and when you remove the programs these keys sometimes still exist. Optimize safely removes these keys if the COM object no longer exists. Areas of the register we look for the invalid keys are: Invalid Class IDs(CLSID) Invalid Program Identifiers (ProgID) Invalid Type Libraries (TypeLib) Invalid Interfaces The above paragraph is from here: http://pcpitstop.com/faq/optimize.asp btw: the browsertune link only works up to the first section tests Browsertune link??? Where is that? Do you mean the one from Fred Langa?? http://www.browsertune.com/bt2kfast/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capwalker666 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 yup, langa's site! pitstop just isn't checking and fixing as much, er, stuff as others find in their scans. i really need to understand why not and get it resolved before it's too late to return. can you help ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IntelGuy Report post Posted April 23, 2006 Optimize was not designed to be a general PC tuneup utility. It is very specific in where it looks and what it fixes. It's primary goal is a faster computer and faster internet. It wasn't designed to search out windows configuration errors or as a deeep registry cleaner. There are four registry 'tweaks' that make a noticable difference in computer operation, and specific registry errors that will cause slowness. Other types of errors simply are not addressed because they will not make a noticeable difference in speed. Any product with a deep scanning registry cleaner will find errors that are ignored by Optimize as not being relevant to its goal. There is more detailed information here: http://pcpitstop.com/faq/optimize.asp Optimize comes with a 30-day 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee. Any improvements Optimize makes to your system should be immediately noticeable, whether in general computing or Internet operation. It's not something that will get better over time. If you didn't see a difference right away, I doubt you will see one a week from now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capwalker666 Report post Posted April 23, 2006 [ so, i think i need a full tune up and full system and explorer fix (including the windows system tray). which would you recommend and how do i invoke the 30 day guarantee ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IntelGuy Report post Posted April 23, 2006 I can issue your refund right now, if you would like. Just let me know. As far as making a recommendation... We do partner with Registry Mechanic and I have had no negative feed back on that product (yet ). http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/?ref=pcpitstop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capwalker666 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 well, i guess this is letting you know. sorry i have to say this is the best run board and most user friendly! now i just need the most picky picky picky automated mechanic i can find. i remember how long it took me to find a problem with dell's bios code on a 486. the int 2 mouse code was popping off the stack and climbing the video mem. i think that's happening here along with a glitch in the windows live toolbar! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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