[MFT fragmented]

Download Free Ed Revo Unistaller......excute evidence eraser.......reboot.....run CHDSK........reboot & than defrag....if still presnet rerun cHKSK & than defrag.....helped me reduce meta data fro 40 files to zero.

[Avast 5]

Avast 5 is great whether a clean install or over 4.8.........feel 4.8 was heavier......this uses only 9704 & 1084K memory.......extremely light vs 4.8..........I think its the best & most effective as a free ware.......comparable even to the paid ones.......get no errors.......dont know how you haven been installing......whether clean or over 4.8 no issues......strange..........?????

[Anti Malcious combo?]

Hi what in your personal opinion is a good anti malware virus combo..for normal browsing......presently am using Avast, MBAM, ASAM, Spywareblaster.......my OS is clean.......any suggestions.....personally id prefer light & effective ones rather than hoggers.

 

Hoping to hear your expert thoughts.

[Cleaner Utility?]

CCleaner would be the first(excluding an AV) application to install on a fresh os. There are no limits on how many times ccleaner should be run. I myself can be running it 20+ times a day. It's down to you. For the general user i would just suggest let it run at startup and never have to touch it again. Use it to which it suits you best.

 

Don't be lead down the road where people clean the registry religiously daily. The only time i would use it is after i uninstalled an application. Always back up (You might also be interested in installing ERUNT which is a great utility that backs up the registry on start up) and if you need to restore. Go to the location where you saved the reg file. I think default location is C:\Program Files\CCleaner (i find that strange) right click, and select merge from the context menu.

 

 

Thanks......using CC on startup really helps on my Vista machine.......deletes those temp files on startup amounting to approx 20 plus MB........ERUNT is great I agree......can the back up folder be created some where else besides C:Windows>ERUNT..........cause each time I give it a different path it than goes to default auto back up folder i.e in windows.......by right clicking the reg saved automatically merges......??..........or do I have to use regedit to import.........or ERUNT......sorry about my simple queries do realize im new to this software world.

 

Regards.

[Expert view needed!]

Thanks for expressing your experinced thoughts regardin Avast.

 

I apologize about asking about multiple softwares.

 

Personally I like all 3 of em......but dont really know how effective they are in real time........I have no idea what is a Sandbox.......juts a hogger??

 

Regards!

[Expert view needed!]

Hi there am a noob when it comes to softwares........I have a few questions.

 

1. How do you rate Avast 5 Free ed, Hitman Pro, RevoUnistaller?

 

2. Whats the protection provided by Sandbox......how should it be used?

 

Thanks.

[Excess meta data?]

How do you rate Defraggler vs Perfect Disk Pro 10?

 

Does Defraggler have the option of boot time defrag?

 

Thanks.

[Excess meta data?]

I get excess meta data fragments after a defrag on a fresh install of the OS.....what am I doing wrong?

 

Hoping to hear from you,

 

Thanks.

[Cleaner Utility?]

Hi there.......I have a q question....does the Cleaner Utility of CC only deletes the junk/temp & not imp files etc......is it safe to use it on a fresh install.........how often should cleaner utilty be used?

How can one restore/import back/inject a registry back up after using the the registry cleaning utility..........is that safe too to use after a fresh OS install?

I get almost 40 MB of temp files on when I run cleaner on a vista startup before any applications are opened or start browsing...........is that normal?

Thanks.