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TuneUp Utilities - 2008 User's Manual

1. Next gt cancer Hep Make your selection and click Next to start the analysis 38 Free up disk space The analysis may take a moment depending on the size of the selected drives and the amount of data they contain As soon as the analysis is finished click Finish to close the wizard and display the results in the main window The Main Window The TuneUp Disk Space Explorer main window is divided into two areas A folder tree is located along the left edge of the window as it is in Windows Explorer The element selected in the folder tree determines which files are displayed in the right side of the window When you start the module the highest level folder My Computer will be selected which gives you a summary of all drives that were analyzed If you select a drive or an individual folder in the folder tree only those files contained in the drive or folder will be displayed This can help with tasks such as finding out which files in the folder My Documents and its subfolders are taking up the most space You can determine how the files in the right side of the window are displayed by selecting the options Overview Contents File types or Top 100 files from the tabs along the top of the window Overview View The default view Overview is an ideal first step when cleaning up your drives The most important information from all of the other views is combined to give you a general overview
2. The problem will quickly provide you with brief explanations of all problems that were found Mark an entry in the list in order to display a more extensive explanation along the upper border of the window To view the problem analysis section the entry Details must be selected in the icon bar TuneUp Registry Cleaner is set to correct all problems found by default Because of this the small box before every entry in the list is checked If you do not want a certain problem to be resolved click on the box once to remove the checkmark The application will then ignore this problem when peforming scans Clean up Click Start Cleaning in the toolbar to have TuneUp Registry Cleaner do its job correcting all of the problems that were found A new wizard is opened that takes you through the process step by step First it indicates how many problems were selected for correction It also informs you that all changes can be undone with TuneUp Rescue Center if necessary Click Next to clean up your system 53 Maintain Windows Chain reactions in the registry the Check Again button All s well that ends well A progress bar indicates how far TuneUp Registry Cleaner is with its work The module corrects all problems one after the other and makes sure that unneeded entries and keys are removed Please wait until the clean up is finished Once the module is finished a message is displayed to tell you that all problem
3. 51 Maintain Windows The module can recognize problems in the following areas Description ActiveX COM objects were found that are based on libraries that are no longer ActiveX and COM available on your system Some sounds refer to sound files that are no longer on your system Some of the application paths in the registry point to directories that no longer exist Startu Some programs that are supposed to run on system startup or when certain P events occur are no longer present File types Some file types refer to programs that are no longer available on your system The registry database contains references to files which were intended for use Shared files anre by more than one application However these programs are no longer present Application path The registry contains entries for help files that are no longer available on the Help files system References were found to fonts that are no longer available on the system Software Some of the programs in the Add or Remove Programs module in the Control Panel are missing an uninstaller Because of this the entries will no longer work System extensions Some system extensions such as audio and video codes or Internet Explorer Add ons refer to targets that no longer exist Some shortcuts on the Desktop in the Quick Launch menu or in the Start menu Shortcuts refer to targets that no longer exist History lists Sene entries in the history list for standar
4. Enter the directory path of the program file in the Target box You can use the Search button to help you find the file 21 Increase performance TuneUp System Optimizer The TuneUp System Optimizer welcome window TuneUp System Optimizer helps you to find and correct misconfigured settings and settings that are slowing your system down As soon as you start TuneUp System Optimizer the module displays a welcome screen that tells you that you have come to the right place if you want to perform system maintenance The module also tells you that you can undo your changes at any time with TuneUp Rescue Center CEES 45 Rescue Center O Help ila TuneUp System Optimizer TuneUp i System Optimizer General m Welcome to TuneUp System Optimizer f Start Page a 3 This program lets you maintain your computer quickly and easily You can work more efficiently thanks to the simple optimization of your system and the acceleration of your Internet connection Wizards S Status g System Advisor Last System Advisor analysis Not completed yet E Internet Optimization W System Optimization Select a task Accelerate downloads and Internet surfing ig Optimize your computer WD configuration View tips for configuring your computer lt gt Rescue Center active You can now select a task and have it completed with a click of your mouse The individual optimization functions can
5. Settings TuneUp Disk Space Explorer lets you customize the appearance and behavior of the software to meet your personal needs To change the available options click File and then Settings General The section Hidden Files and Folders allows you to determine whether hidden files and folders should be shown in TuneUp Disk Space Explorer The default settings are based on the settings of Windows Explorer If you would like to use settings that differ from those in Windows Explorer simply select the option Use custom settings and adjust the options to your liking With default settings TuneUp Disk Space Explorer protects all elements in system folders to prevent you from accidentally deleting or moving important system files If you know your system perfectly you can deactivate this 44 Free up disk space protection in the section Protected system elements Place a checkmark next to the option Permanently deactivate protection not recommended Deletion method The section Deletion method lets you decide which method TuneUp Disk Space Explorer should use as the default when deleting files and folders The standard deletion method Move to Recycle Bin is particularly recommended for beginners as accidentally deleted files can be restored However please note that the Windows Recycle Bin can only hold a limited amount of data If the storage limit of the Recycle Bin is exceeded or if Windows needs more space the oldest fi
6. E Network icon is no longer displayed a The font folder is not working E Internet Explorer icon is no longer displayed The Fonts folder in the Problems working with files and folders Windows directory can be P damaged and then no longer C AA The font folder is not working displays any font names O T Folder view and Windows Explorer do not work If this problem occurs TuneUp E The New submenu in the context menu is no longer displayed Repair Wizard can restore the E i The Send to submenu in the context menu does not work functions of the folder ia at The desktop and taskbar do not work E exe Programs exe files cannot be started directly m Problems with programs and installations Windows Update does not work as a previous restart is required M The Windows Installer service cannot be accessed After clicking on Next TuneUp Repair Wizard shows a final list of all problems that have been selected giving the user the opportunity to check and correct the selections that have been made Clicking on Next starts the quick process of solving the problems Pressing Finish exits the module 60 Solve problems TuneUp Undelete It has happened to everyone You delete a file accidentally and you can t find it in the Recycle Bin And you don t have a backup or the one you have is months old This means that it s time for some serious tools With TuneUp Undelet
7. If the option is not selected defragmentation will need to be started manually In this case wait to see the results of the analysis The drives that need to be defragmented will be selected automatically Simply click on a drive in the list to see the corresponding drive usage map You can select or deselect drives for defragmentation with a checkmark Then start defragmentation with Next The module will then analyze the drives A yellow arrow in front of an entry indicates that the drive in question is currently being analyzed A green checkmark tells you that analysis of the drive is complete The percentage next to the drive shows you the progress the module has made Colors in drive usage map The drive usage map shows fragmented files in red and non fragmented files in blue Free space is shown in white and locked non movable files are shown in dark violet Drives are being defragmented The program shows the current drive usage map for the hard disk partition in question as long as any drive is still being defragmented The drive usage map is shown in real time which allows you to watch as TuneUp Drive Defrag makes visible progress 16 Increase performance Select the drives you wish to analyze G TuneUp Drive Defrag nile The disks are being analyzed Name Status amp Local disk C Analyzing 80 196 gy Local disk D Analysis of Local disk C E Fragme
8. Windows installs many standard features that can quickly consume several gigabytes of space You can deactivate especially space hungry features in order to free up space These include the power save mode Hibernation file which permanently reserves the amount of disk space equivalent to your system s memory 32 Free up disk space Unnecessary files and backups You can recover disk space here In this category all files that can be deleted without a second thought are displayed This allows you to quickly free up disk space These include temporary files the contents of the browser cache temporary thumbnail views and automatically generated log files In the Start Center click on Free up disk space on the item Unnecessary files You will then see an overview of the files that were found on the selected disks In the overview the files that were found are presented in several categories The Size column indicates how much disk space will be freed up by deleting all files in this category Unnecessary files and backups Unnecessary files on Local Disk C Category Size Backups V WR system Restore 3 679 1 MB EJ Windows Update backups 419 MB Browser cache 7 Mozilla Firefox 6 4 MB Reports and log files V E Log files OMB Thumbnail cache 7 BF Windows 12 MB Selected 3 697 5 MB Q 1 F EM System Restore 14 elements C yi Restore points are created at regular intervals and wh
9. 39 Free up disk space TuneUp Disk Space Explorer si File Edit View Help Qe P gt Move DX Delete older P Anayze Folder x jj Overview Contents File types Top 100 files Favorites IE Documents E Pictures B Music Folder view F j Computer I contents 229 257 files 2 A Local Disk C g paa t Documents i Images Ji Program Files a hall aa a Program Files 86 verview of the largest folders and files EI Users Name Size Percent J Windows J windows 18 026 410 KB 44 Bam Loa DER DY m J Program Files 086 11 953339 KB 29 7 E J users 1 470 511 KB 4 Program Files 1 398 945 KB 3 B Ji Images 196KB lt 1 J Documents 10KB lt 1 0 Bootsect Bak 8B lt 1 U ma 1KB lt 1 Show Contents File types g 14 objects total size 39 27 GB Free disk space 22 96 GB You can always find information about the selected element in the folder tree at the top of the window in the upper area with a colorful background If My Computer or an individual drives is selected the capacity and the percentage of occupied space are displayed If a folder is selected you will see its size here including all of its files and subfolders and the percentage of space that it takes up from the folder in which it is located An overview of the most important information from all of the other views is located along the bottom of the window in the form of several
10. Customize Windows Wizards Category In this TuneUp System Control category you will find a Correct Problems wizard that can fix common Windows problems with a few clicks of your mouse and a Copy Settings wizard which copies your settings to other user accounts and even to the Windows logon screen 68 Customize Windows TuneUp Styler Kann man das Aussehen von Windows anpassen Ja man kann Mit TuneUp Styler Windows would not be very useful without its graphical user interface How important an attractive interface is can be seen on the basis of Windows Vista and how the entire system feels at once fresher and more modern But just as in fashion it s easy to get tired of the new design not to mention the people who have always been bothered by what they consider a candy look Wouldn amp apos t it be practical to be able to change the appearance of Windows Take the icons for example These little square pictures are everywhere in the Start menu in file dialogs and of course on the desktop Is there a way to lend all of these icons a new look with a few mouse clicks And what about the Logon Screen Anyone who shares a computer with others or has a password protected user account sees it every day a mixture of different blue tones And there is no way built into Windows to change this Or what about the boot screen The well known logo that is shown on the screen while Windows starts can t be replaced o
11. V thumbcache_1024 db _C Users martinaziz AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer OMB DataBase F thumbcache_256 db C Users martinaziz AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer 1MB Data Base F thumbcache_32 db C Users martinaziz AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer 1MB DataBase F thumbcache_96 db C Users martinaziz AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer 1MB Data Base F thumbcache_idx db C Users martinaziz AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer OMB Data Base F thumbcache_sr db C Users martinaziz AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer OMB Data Base r thumbcache_1024 db Created on 18 12 2007 18 19 24 Open File 2 Data Base File Modified on 20 12 2007 15 48 55 Properties F Size 24bytes Lastaccess 20 12 2007 15 48 55 Cara Cleanup If you want to start deleting files click the Clean up button The module will again notify you how many files you have approved for deletion and how much disk space will be cleared Once you have initiated the cleanup the software begins to delete the selected files Please note that this process can take several minutes particularly when 35 Free up disk space emptying the browser cache During this time it may appear that the software is not responding This is a normal technicality and is no cause for concern As soon as the cleanup is complete operations will continue normally and a message indicating that t
12. In this case you will be happy to hear that TuneUp Utilities is also equipped with a lifeguard that can undo all of your changes if need be Undoing Changes Click Undo changes under Tasks on the left side of the window gt TuneUp Rescue Center lelak TuneUp SS Rescue Center A Ma Options Help Tasks Backups 5 Sort Date Module Today A F TuneUp System Optimizer Do 20 12 2007 17 33 Undo changes 22 modified settings 5KB TuneUp System Optimizer Do 20 12 2007 15 16 A 806 modified settings 17 KB TuneUp Styler 2 Do 20 12 2007 14 52 System recovery 3 modified settings 1KB Yesterday Ey TuneUp System Control Mi 19 12 2007 22 56 6 modified settings 1 KB TuneUp System Control Mi 19 12 2007 22 56 1 modified setting 1KB Details X Delete amp Restore 102 Global modules What you can do with the backups Configuring Rescue Center protection TuneUp Utilities opens a chronological list of all backups on the right side of the window Regardless of whether you cleaned the registry or your hard drive with TuneUp Utilities all changes can be found here Next to each entry you will find the date and time of the action as well as the disk space used by the deleted objects or entries You can also see which TuneUp Utilities module was used to make the changes and how many files or entries were affected Select an entry and click Details to open a log of t
13. Doctor will Drives are being analyzed TuneUp Disk Doctor is analyzing the selected drive Please wait until the perform a careful analysis is completed analysis of the selected drives Drive Local Disk C Checking file system lt Back ext Cancel i Help During the analysis TuneUp Disk Doctor will show you the current progress as a percentage and in graphical form The boxes displayed represent the space usage of the drive being examined Normal Analysis TuneUp Disk Doctor performs normal analysis of your drives in multiple steps The exact number of steps and their sequence depend on the file system of each drive The following table explains all possible steps Analysis step Explanation Checking files and folders NTFS amp FAT Each element in the file system is analyzed to ensure that all files and folders are present at their indicated locations Indices are references to folders in the NTFS file system If any of these indices are damaged the associated folders will not be displayed in the file system If any or your files or folders have suddenly disappeared there is a good chance that they will be recovered after repairing the file system Checking indices Only NTFS Checking safety Files and folders in an NTFS files system can be protected by so called descriptions safety descriptions which block access by unauthorized users Only NTFS During the analysis errors in thes
14. Settings Click Next to get the available updates Next gt Cancel Help J 105 Index If your Internet connection is not displayed in the list you have two options If you are always online such as on a network select the entry Permanent connection to the Internet If you need to manually connect to the Internet first select the entry Start connection manually If you use a network to connect to the Internet you may need to adjust certain Proxy settings so that the connection works Generally this is not necessary as the module uses the default Internet Explorer settings This means that if you can surf the web with Internet Explorer TuneUp Update Wizard will work too Click Next to check for updates Installing updates The Update Wizard will then connect to the Internet and look for new updates This may take a few seconds After this the wizard will show you a list of all current updates that are present on the Internet server Click Next to install the available updates The Finish button will then close the wizard 106 Global modules Index 1 Click Maintenance cee eeeeeeseeeeeees 48 Administration cee enini eies 67 APPCALANCE ss cenie ose ieryeecetie R ess 76 Applications that start automatically 19 Archiving Files ccccccscessesseseeseseeseees 44 Automatic maintenance s s s 48 AUutoOptimiZe 0 ce ceeceecseeseeeseeeeeeeeens 28 29 B
15. The more the process is repeated the more secure the deletion will be and the longer the process will take Click Next to begin the deletion process Please wait until this is successfully completed If you do not want to delete any more files you can close the wizard by clicking Finish If you wish to delete additional files or folders simply click Back Shredding a File After Deletion If you have already deleted a file by normal means the only way to reliably destroy it is by using a special tool that overwrites all free space on your drives Tip When you defragment a drive any deleted files are normally overwritten in the process and cannot be recovered afterwards 96 Additional tools TuneUp System Information TuneUp System Information asks the computer the question of all questions what about the hardware The module takes a deep look inside your computer and gathers an extensive range of facts and information that can be useful when you want to upgrade your system or when a technician asks you if specific components are installed in your system Using Information is gathered and displayed in nine sections The most important section is the Overview This shows you the most important information for the most important devices This shows you which processor is installed in the computer the system RAM the graphic card performance the mouse being used and any available information regarding the disk driv
16. also be accessed by means of the links on the left side of the window The System Advisor The System Advisor analyzes your hardware and software configuration and offers important tips on how you can optimize your system After you have clicked on the link in the System Advisor it will immediately start checking your system thoroughly 22 Increase performance The advisor helps you to eliminate weaknesses in your system lil TuneUp System Optimizer if TuneUp C System Optimizer General m System Advisor Optimization suggestions 2 gt Rescue Center O Help a Start Page z Tips 4 Tasks Display 98 Don t show this tip again Wizards The activation of visual styles can have a Al negative effect on the performance of Details W System Advisor the system an The display of visual styles KH Internet Optimization Security requires additional memory i System Optimization and slows the system down If you can do without the i colorful window elements Windows Media Player allows the select the Windows Classic unique identification of your computer design to increase the speed of your system Administrative shares are enabled and m present a security risk Memory Usage y Design Settings The process Symantec AntiVirus is using an abnormally high amount of memory lt gt Rescue Center active After only a few seconds the results are displayed in the program wind
17. and close them with the keystroke ALT F4 This will help to avoid errors or conflicts during installation In addition the installation wizard is now free to update system files that might otherwise have been in use at the time Click Next to continue The program will now show the license agreement Read through the text to learn about the conditions placed on your use of the software After this select the option I accept the license agreement and click Next again J TuneUp Utilities 2008 Setup lelak You must accept License Agreement K B the license You must agree with the license agreement below to proceed A ag ree ment to Use the Page Down key to navigate in the license contract co nti n u e anera bned e R OF LICENSE FOR SOFTWARE Version dated a of december Scope of the End User Terms and Conditions of License This Software and the documentation belonging to it are protected under copyright law Your use of this Software requires the grant of the rights necessary for such use These End User Terms and Conditions of License govern the scope of the rights granted by TuneUp Distribution GmbH Rheinstra e 97 in 64295 Darmstadt Germany hereinafter TuneUp to you as the acquirer of the Software Please read these End User Terms and Conditions of License carefully prior to a download if the software is being acquired online or prior to installation of the Software in all other cases Upon the selection of
18. are not working If you find the default setting too conservative you can select Use manual settings to specify the desired processor load in percent up to which the module can optimize your memory usage The higher this limit the more aggressively TuneUp Memory Optimizer will optimize your system Click OK to activate your settings If you wish to restore the module to the recommended settings click Recommended Manual Optimization If you do not use AutoOptimize or if you want to free up memory before you start a program that requires a lot of memory you can go to Manual Optimization Under Clear manually you can use the slider to specify how much memory should be freed Click Clear Now to free the specified amount of memory The module will then remove unneeded DLLs and other files from physical memory which may require a few seconds Under Clipboard the module shows the current amount of memory occupied by the data in your clipboard Click Empty Clipboard to free up the memory used by this data 29 Increase performance Hide TuneUp Memory Optimizer Program Options Under Program Options you can select Load automatically on Windows startup so that TuneUp Memory Optimizer can ensure optimum performance as soon as Windows starts Select Show icon in the notification area to have an icon that shows your current memory usage status in the notification area next to the clock If you do not select this option T
19. clicks E Start Page E Desktop fa Start menu 9 Explorer File Types E Control Panel Icons a Elements Current kon by File System is Appearance ij User files 1616 3282 48x48 A Repair i W Computer Tasks E Replace icon e 4 jnieriac amp A Network lt E Boot Screen ib Reset category GF Logon Screen Recycle Bin empty SD Reset all categories Visual Style Recycle Bin full Briefcase ey e 4 Icon Packages lt gt Rescue Center active Click Replace icon to open a dialog in which you can choose a new icon for the selected item The module always shows the icon library in which the current icon for the item is contained This is normally the library Shell32 dll which is included with Windows If you have an icon library of your own you can view its contents by clicking Browse Change Icon Look for icons in this file mageres dil Browse 2290 Y TTT Sml EA A KOx DOAR m Coc cancel feel af 71 Customize Windows Undoing changes Undoing changes for multiple items As soon as you have found the desired icon select it with your mouse and click OK to record your change Important All of the changes that you make to system items are not applied immediately The program records your changes for the individual items and indicates that a change has been saved by adding a small red star
20. close a program that has hung or if you want to stop an unwanted dialer If User Access Control is activated in Windows Vista it is possible that initially only the processes that you started are shown To see the processes started by other users and by the system click on the button at the lower border of the window entitled Show all processes Open files tab The Open Files tab provides an overview of all files and folders that are currently open on the computer including information on the file type and location and which process is currently using the file TuneUp Process Manager File Edit View Tools Help show Details Properties X Terminate Process Processes Open files Performance Process Priority Adobe Acrobat Assistent 32 Normal 6 11 628 KB i Automatic Updates Normal 6 344 KB mz Bonjour Service 32 Normal 5 748 KB E Client Server Runtime Process Normal b 6 244 KB E Client Server Runtime Process Normal 6 768 KB Ce Desktop Window Manager High 119 020 KB Bava online update program 32 Normal 4 652 KB E Local Session Manager Service Normal 7 256 KB E Microsoft Local Security Authority Sub Normal 3 492 KB E Microsoft Machine Debug Manager 32 Normal 6 208 KB f Microsoft OneNote taskbar icon 32 Normal 6 712 KB E Microsoft Software Licensing Service Normal 11 040 KB E Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Normal 34 308 KB Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition ta Normal 6 12 316 KB D Run a DLL file as an
21. delete or drag and drop the files to the list Files f C Documents nobody may read this dom gt C lmages embarrassing picture jpg Ada l lt Back Next gt p Cancel Help Click Next to confirm your selection Deleting a Folder Enter the complete path of the folder you wish to delete in the Folder box or click Select to select the folder from a tree view When Delete allocated free space is selected the Shredder will also delete the free space that has been assigned to the files in the selected folder Click Next to confirm your selection Deleting the contents of the Recycle Bin In this step you can view the contents of your Recycle Bin by clicking Show Contents All files and folders in the Recycle Bin will be deleted 94 Additional tools How securely do you want to delete your files When Delete allocated free space is selected the Shredder will also delete the free space that has been assigned to the files in Recycle Bin Click Next to confirm your selection Selecting the deletion method This section deals with the level of security you wish to use when deleting files or folders Just select one of the three options in the Deletion method section Quick delete Files will be overwritten with a single character The original text of the files will be replaced with endless columns of a certain letter Secure delete in accordance with DoD 5220 2
22. information such as access authorizations and is better suited for the size of modern disks than FAT Over time errors may occur in these complicated systems due to defects in the drives being used power outages or software crashes If these errors are not found and corrected quickly this can lead to error messages application problems and in the worst case total loss of important files TuneUp Disk Doctor performs a thorough analysis of your disk drives and their file systems If errors are found during analysis they can be automatically repaired to prevent data loss Using TuneUp Disk Doctor After starting TuneUp Disk Doctor a wizard will appear to guide you through the analysis and repair of your drives step by step In the first step select the drives that you would like to analyze To do this you simply need to check the box in front of the drives you wish to analyze Then click Next In the next step you can select whether you would like to perform a normal analysis or a thorough analysis As the thorough analysis can take quite some time for larger drives a normal analysis of the selected drives is usually sufficient This usually only takes 1 2 minutes However if errors occur on your system or Windows reports problems with reading or writing data a thorough analysis is recommended Make your selection and click Next to start the analysis 56 Solve problems TuneUp Disk a TuneUp Disk Doctor caira
23. informs you whether AutoOptimize is activated This TuneUp Memory Optimizer function monitors your memory and can optimize memory usage automatically when the free physical memory falls below a specific amount Calling up the settings dialog If you wish to change the automatic memory optimization settings for TuneUp Memory Optimizer go to Overview and click Change settings 28 Increase performance How SmartOptimize eases the burden on your computer AutoOptimize Settings This opens the configuration window for the module Enable AutoOptimize should be selected so that TuneUp Memory Optimizer runs automatically in the background If you do not wish to have your memory usage optimized automatically you can disable this function here Under Physical memory you can specify the free memory level that triggers automatic optimization This can for example be set at 50 MB Under Increase free memory to you can specify how much memory you want to free up Under Processor usage monitoring you should select Monitor processor usage so that the module knows how hard your computer is working When Windows Media Player or a game is currently using all of the computer s resources for example TuneUp Memory Optimizer delays optimization automatically so that the system is not slowed down unnecessarily When Use SmartOptimize is selected TuneUp Memory Optimizer recognizes such situations automatically and only frees up memory when you
24. is that they not only delete the files from the hard drive but also all associated desktop icons Start menu entries and keys in the registry Follow the instructions in the program to finish the procedure If there is a red X in front of a program instead of a green check mark this means that no uninstall program was found for the software In this case you can delete the entry from the registry by clicking Remove entry as it has no function 100 Global modules Two global modules in TuneUp Utilities can be found in the dark gray area beneath the blue title bar of the Start Center TuneUp Rescue Center and TuneUp Update Wizard TuneUp Rescue Center monitors all of the changes you make to your system with the other TuneUp Utilities modules and can undo these changes at any time if you wish TuneUp Update Wizard saves you the trouble of searching for and installing updates for TuneUp Utilities 2008 A few clicks are enough to make sure that you have the latest version of the software an fi P Rescue Center BY Update Wizard 101 Index TuneUp Rescue Center These backups can be restored Introduction TuneUp Utilities provides you with a large selection of tools that you can use to optimize repair and customize your operating system It can happen that you fiddle with a setting or two that you should have better left alone Or that you delete an entry in TuneUp Registry Editor that you need after all
25. the selected drive and thus prevent TuneUp Disk Doctor from having exclusive access If a system restart is necessary TuneUp Disk Doctor will show you a corresponding message You can then decide if the necessary restart should be performed immediately or if you would like to restart the system yourself at a later time Click Finish to close the wizard 59 Solve problems TuneUp Repair Wizard You select the problem TuneUp Repair Wizard fixes it TuneUp Repair Wizard handles the repair of computer and display problems on your PC These types of problems occur from time to time when running Windows Without warning Windows suddenly shows the wrong icons shortcuts on the desktop disappear or the entire taskbar is no longer visible Finding the solutions to such problems is anything but simple and this is where TuneUp Repair Wizard is a great help How to use After starting TuneUp Repair Wizard several known problems are displayed These are displayed in easy to understand categories Clicking on an entry with the mouse shows a detailed explanation on the right edge of the window If the problem is found you can click a checkbox next to the corresponding problem to select it I TuneUp Repair Wizard Sem Select the problems that occur with you With this assistant you can rectify many frequent problems in Windows If some of the problems below occur with you select them and click on Continue
26. this case if Windows has not yet overwritten the files with other data Customize Windows Windows is not as inflexible as you may think The modules in this category will help you to customize your Windows system at the click of a mouse With TuneUp System Control for example you can easily adjust Windows and program settings and Internet options or change the behavior of the Start menu or taskbar TuneUp Styler lets you customize the appearance of Windows Additional tools Five powerful modules are included in this category TuneUp Uninstall Manager helps you delete programs that you are no longer using TuneUp Process Manager manages running processes shows a list of open files and monitors system resource usage TuneUp Registry Editor lets you view and edit keys and values in the registry With TuneUp Shredder you can permanently delete files and folders so that unauthorized users will never be able to recover them Finally TuneUp System Information gives every user an overview of installed hardware and software which can be very useful before performing repairs or modifications on your computer Global modules and settings In addition to the modules within the six main categories the Start Center also has three general buttons in a dark gray bar to the right at the top of the window The TuneUp Rescue Center module runs in the background to monitor all changes made to your system The module allows you to restore any changes mad
27. users to quickly and easily find keys and values and to make any necessary changes TuneUp Shredder makes it easy to securely delete sensitive files from your computer Three high tech deletion methods can be used to delete files with such a high level of security that even the most skilled data recovery experts will not be able to restore them And TuneUp System Information provides you with a clear overview of your hardware and software so that you know exactly what is installed on your system 86 Additional tools TuneUp Process Manager It s hard to believe how many processes are running ona freshly started computer TuneUp Process Manager gives you constant control over the programs and processes that are running on your system and allows you to monitor your system activity You can find out how much memory is being used by which processes view numerous details and terminate unwanted processes with a single mouse click The module also offers live graphs for processor and memory usage and provides valuable information on what your computer is doing at any given time Usage TuneUp Process Manager provides a great deal of information on the current status of your system This information is divided into three tabs Processes tab Once the module is started all currently running programs and processes are shown in the Processes tab The names of the processes can be seen in the table together with their pri
28. which commands are visible in the Start menu Windows also determines how icons on the desktop appear But how can a user change these options Ask the expert All important settings are hidden in the Windows boot files and the system registry The registry is the central database for Windows in which settings for all applications and hardware modules are stored Using the right tools you can open this special database and change its settings The problem is that only experienced users know how to change the right settings among the cryptic entries in the registry Most users don t understand a word of the information contained in an open registry file Even if you know the registry entries inside and out a small typo in the registry can still lead to serious consequences and even complete system failure That s where TuneUp Utilities 2008 comes in The software helps both beginners and experts to make Windows meet their needs in a way that is better easier and safer All important system options are explained in an easy way and can be turned on or off at the click of your mouse TuneUp Utilities 2008 will then make the necessary changes in the registry or boot files automatically We place a high value on system stability so that Windows won t stop working reliably And most changes that you make can be undone in TuneUp Rescue Center easily and safely The program also gives you many more options In addition to helping you make Windows bet
29. 182 665 KB W 18 cab Archive BB music S Chess di C Program Files Microsoft Games Chess 28 322 KB 3 Application Extension Folder view PurblePiace dil C Program Files Microsoft Games Purb 27 994 KB 3 Application Extension IE Computer 3 mshwehsr an C Program Files Common Files Micros 21 449 KB 2 Application Extension By Local Disk C a mshwkorr an C Program Files Common Files Micros 21 316 KB 2 Application Extension E PERREN 3 mshwjpnr an C Program Files Common Files Micros 20 959 KB 2 Application Extension anes 3 mshwentr an C Program Files Common Files Micros 19 523 KB 2 Application Extension D BB Program Files 8 OmdBase dil C Program Files Movie Maker 16 398 KB 2 Application Extension amp Ji Program Files 086 MOVIEMK ait C Program Files Movie Maker 15 972 KB 2 Application Extension SD Users S digp bin C Program Files Common Files Micros 13 260 KB 19 BIN File I Windows Manjong an C Program Files Microsoft Games Mah 12 262 KB 15 Application Extension E c Local Disk D S chtim wdic2 bin C Program Files Common Files Micros 11 037 KB 1 BIN File S chsim wdic2 bin C Program Files Common Files Micros 10 094 KB 1 BIN File Gq libemtd lib C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi 9 648 KB 1 Object File Library VeProjectengine dil C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi 9 588 KB 1 Application Extension E mscorwks pdb C Program Files Microsoft NETSDKWv2 9 507 KB 1 P
30. 2 M A procedure that was developed by the United States Department of Defense Regulation DoD 5220 22 M will be used The files are overwritten with special data patterns multiple times before deletion thereby destroying the original contents so effectively that even expensive examinations of the magnetic structure of the disk in a special laboratory cannot recover the data Secure delete Gutmann method This method named after its inventor Peter Gutmann overwrites the files to be deleted 35 times with random values in a special pattern and then deletes them This method is considered the most secure way to delete files with software but also takes the longest time m TuneUp Shredder crima How do you want to delete the data Deletion method Quick delete Overwrites the files with zero characters Secure delete in accordance with DoD 5220 22 M Deletes files in compliance with US Department of Defense regulation DoD 5220 22 M Secure delete Gutmann method Deletes files using the method developed by Peter Gutmann f This method is considered extremely secure but is very slow D Repeat the delete operation 1 Click Next to delete the selected objects lt Back I Next gt Cancel Help 95 Additional tools How many times should the deletion operation be repeated You can specify how many times the deletion process should be performed under Repeat the delete operation
31. ColorTableo7 0x00 c0c0 12632256 4 SessionInformation LA Colortableos 0x00808080 8421504 4 Software LA ColorTabieo9 Ox00ff0000 16711680 4 System LA ColorTabie10 0x0000ff00 65280 4 Volatile Environment MAren nansa nrram m oo 0 HKEY LOCAL MACHINE hd m _ Bookmarks Search Results History Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT sta HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT sta QHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT sta HKEY _CLASSES_ROOT sti CDHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT stm PersistentHandler HKEY _CLASSES_ROOT stm PersistentHandler P Searching 1606 items found V Automatic scrolling HKEY_CURRENT_USER Console lt gt Rescue Center active lt Usage The registry is opened as soon as you start the module The registry database consists of countless keys that are divided into different categories The editor displays the structure of the registry in the form of a tree with the individual categories on the left side of the window under Folder Double click a category to display its subcategories When you reach the lowest level of the hierarchy 91 Additional tools the individual keys will be displayed on the right half of the window where you can edit them When you click a key with your right mouse button a context menu opens with a number of different commands Delete removes the entry from the registry Rename lets you assign a new name to the key and Edit lets you change the value of the entry When y
32. For this reason TuneUp Styler must reduce the wealth of colors in your composition normally 16 7 million to a very few when you click Finish TuneUp Styler uses a sophisticated algorithm for this to automatically determine the best 16 colors for your picture If the picture contains too many different colors the results of this conversion may not be satisfactory Experience has shown that the most attractive boot screens can be created with pictures with only a small number of different colors This means for example that a picture that consists predominantly of different blue shades and only a few contrasting colors will most likely result in an attractive boot screen Set the foreground color of the progress bar to a color that is contained in your picture This way you do not use one of the precious 16 colors in the progress bar only You should avoid skin tones in your boot screen if at all possible Pictures with skin tones normally cannot be displayed correctly with only 16 colors ask any graphical artist Of course you may be lucky The best thing to do is try Logon Screen If you share your computer with other users or if you use a password to protect your account you are familiar with the Windows XP Welcome screen With Windows XP the Logon Screen shows a list of all user accounts A user can log on by clicking one of these accounts and entering a password if one is set for the account With Windows Vista you need to manua
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34. The default screen is then selected in the list automatically Click Install Boot Screen to save your changes Create Boot Screen Give your imagination free reign and create your own boot screen that you can install on your computer and share with your friends 78 Customize Windows With TuneUp Styler 2 you can easy create your own Boot Screen 1 Select image 2 Customize image 3 Customize progress bar only Windows XP BE Create Boot Screen 2 TuneUp Shi 1 Select image Search local drives Sil Capture pictures from camera or scanner C Find pictures with Google 2 Customize image appearance Alignment Scaled Z Borders None j Background jf Change color You have not selected a background image ed Please use the task panel on the left side of the window to select a 3 Finish picture for the background of your new boot screen ll Save boot screen X Cancel Use the task pane on the left side of the screen to select a background image for your new boot screen Opening the Create Boot Screen dialog To create your own boot screen go to the Boot screen category and click New Screen at the top of the list This will open a wizard that will take you through the following four steps First select a background image for your new boot screen To do this click one of the available options for example Search local drives if the desired image is already on your
35. TuneUp Utilities 2008 User Manual Utilities 2008 lt gt Rescue Center 3 Update Wizard Increase performance Increase performance Schedule automatic defragmentation Maintain Windows TuneUp StartUp Manager Prevent automatic start of unwanted applications Schedule automatic start of applications se TuneUp Drive Defrag Free up disk space Accelerate start up of Windows and applications K Solve problems eee Windows TuneUp System Optimizer i Accelerate surfing and download speeds Improve system performance Additional tools Display tips for system configuration g TuneUp Registry Defrag Reduce size of registry See also S3 1 Click Maintenance gK TuneUp TuneUp Utilities 2008 was developed by Company TuneUp Software GmbH Address Rheinstra e 97 64295 Darmstadt Germany Internet www tune up com SOFTWARE UK Phoenix TuneUp Utilities 2008 is produced by Company Phoenix Software UK Ltd Address Studio 40 Matrix Studios 91 Peterborough Road Parsons Green London SW6 3BU Internet www phoenixsoftwareuk co uk r Support for this software can be obtained at the following telephone number and address Phone 49 6151 4938610 9 AM to 7 PM CET Internet www tune up com support Table of Contents Installations aaan aeania ianiai banaai 3 System Requirements cccceceeeeeceeeeeeeseeseeaees 3 Starting the Installation cccceeeeeeeeeeeee
36. a Appearance Symbolspacing and Shortcuts rc Start Page Preview Icon spacing Icons a w ij Spacing 43 x 43 pixels ee Computer MartinAziz J System Elements Shortcut py File System fi fi Appearance E 7 Show shortcut arrow amp Repair Recycle Bin Interface a FP E Boot Screen TuneUp Utili Logon Screen Visual Style lt gt Rescue Center active From Windows XP you cannot manipulate the maximum color depth of icons as this is always 32 bit the highest value If you use a different operating system you can increase this value here Using a sliding bar you can change the size of icons on your desktop They can even be made twice their current size if you find them to be too small You can also shrink the icons to a very small size in order to gain more desktop space 76 Customize Windows Change Icon spacing Get rid of Shortcut overlay only Windows XP You can even specify how much space should be between the individual icons both vertically and horizontally The Show shortcut arrow option is very interesting If you do not wish to have the small arrow displayed on shortcuts you can disable it by clearing the check box in front of this option Many users are bothered by this arrow Repair It is of course fun to change the Windows icons and to add your personal touch here and there But what do you do when your changes are not applied or when Windows starts
37. aks for Vista TuneUp System Control gives you more than 400 options for customizing Windows and program settings The new version also includes additional functions for the brand new Windows Vista operating system 12 Increase performance The modules in the Increase performance category are there to accelerate your system You will find TuneUp everything you Utilities 2008 gt Rescue Center BY Update Wizard need to accelerate your system here f Increase performance Increase performance Schedule automatic defragmentation Maintain Windows TuneUp StartUp Manager Prevent automatic start of unwanted applications Schedule automatic start of applications TuneUp Drive Defrag Free up disk space Accelerate start up of Windows and applications k Solve problems ee Windows TuneUp System Optimizer Accelerate surfing and download speeds Improve system performance Display tips for system configuration Additional tools TuneUp Registry Defrag Reduce size of registry See also S3 1 Click Maintenance Many Windows default settings slow down your system performance Expert users know this and can adjust the system settings to achieve maximum performance With the TuneUp Utilities modules in this category a few mouse clicks are enough to optimize your system for maximum performance and you don t have to become a Windows guru 13 Increase performance One of the most powerf
38. al Disk 0 oa p ER images 1 1 214 KE 3 Lar 2012 21 214 KB 2 D MusicFites 1 7KB lt 1 0 objects total size 0 bytes Free disk space 23 06 GB Along the top border of the window you can select from the available file types Images Documents Compressed files Music files Video files or Other Click on one of the buttons to display the files in this category You can obtain an overview of the distribution of the different file types by clicking on the button Overview Each file type category includes files with many different file extensions Images for example include the file extensions bmp jpg gif tif and png TuneUp Disk Space Explorer automatically recognizes which file extensions are used by your system The list of extensions can be viewed by clicking Advanced along the top right border of the window The category Other shows you all other files that do not belong to any of the other categories The list of file extensions obtained by clicking Advancedt is particularly helpful in this category You can determine which files are to be displayed in the list below by placing or removing a checkmark in front of each file extension To quickly change the status of all checkmarks you can right click on the list of file extensions to bring up a context menu This contains options such as Select all and Invert selection 42 Free up disk space Cleanup Tip Cleanup Tip Explore y
39. al Disk 03 Windows Journal 9 645 KB 1 File Folder Windows NT 7 920 KB 1 File Folder Windows Defender 6 452 KB 05 File Folder Windows Media Player 5 259 KB 0 File Folder 7 zip 4 500 KB 0 File Folder MSN 3 197 KB 0 File Folder Windows Collaborati 3 075 KB 0 File Folder Internet Explorer 1 618 KB 0 File Folder Windows Calendar 1 341 KB 0 File Folder Microsoft Office 1 114 KB 0 File Folder Microsoft Device Emu 71KB 0 File Folder MSBuild 24KB 0 File Folder Symantec ox 05 File Folder 27 objects total size 1 34 GB Free disk space 23 06 GB Double click on a folder to move a level deeper and to show the contents of the folder 41 Free up disk space File Types View This view groups your files based on their file types to show you at a glance which types of files are taking up the most disk space on your system TuneUp Disk Space Explorer Erm File Edit View Help De Delete Folder Analyze x ilj Overview 9 Contents mm Filetypes Top 100 files View Sj Overview TA Images Documents _ Compressed files Music Files E Video files _ Other File types Name Number Size Percent t i puter amp By Local Disk C Other 8 375 1 032 426 KB 74 Documents peaz Images Sia 0 i Compressed archives 3 189 671 KB 14 Program Files Program Files x86 i m lt _ Documents 2113 97 154 KB 7 pl Users a J Windows mi Videos 6l 58 473 KB 4 c Loc
40. al style of Windows makes it possible to lend a new look to all modern applications Click Visual style in the navigation bar to customize your visual style EOSS 45 gt Rescue Center Help 7 BA TuneUp Styler 2 A TuneUp e9 Styler General a Visual style Customize windows and buttons l Start Page Visual styles 4 Preview Fh Add Aero Reloaded style Color scheme Standard J System Elements R 7 Aero style active Br File System Color scheme Standard Appearance x j Mugen amp Repair Color scheme Standard Rose Color scheme Standard Interface a Name Aero style kons a Author Microsoft Corporation Size 1 221 KB E Boot Screen Logon Screen Tasks Visual style X Delete visual style gt Rescue Center active When you select a visual style in the list a preview and additional information are shown on the right As soon as you have chosen a visual style click Apply Visual Style to activate it Your screen is grayed out briefly while the style is 82 Customize Windows applied to your system As soon as the wait screen is closed you can view your interface in all of its new glory Downloading You can download new visual styles at any time from the TuneUp website free visual styles from Of charge To do this click Add and then Download Visual Styles From TuneUp Online TuneUp Online This will open your Internet browser
41. alled safety descriptions which block access by unauthorized users During the analysis errors in these descriptions are found and corrected All sectors of the drive that contain data will be checked This will ensure that no read errors take place when working with files If sectors are found that require multiple read attempts to successfully read the data the file data contained will be moved to a sector that is free of errors The sector will then be marked as defective in order to avoid future problems All drive sectors that do not contain any files will be checked for error free readability If errors occur during this check the sector in question will be marked as defective to prevent files from being saved there in the future 58 Solve problems Analysis Results TuneUp Disk Doctor will notify you as soon as the analysis of the selected drives has been completed Click Next to display the analysis results ay TuneUp Disk Doctor o RE m Analysis results Checked drive amp 7 Local Disk CG No errors found No err re found Local Disk D No errors found No errors were f errors ound Click Finish to close this wizard lt Back __ Finish cance Hep In some cases it is necessary to restart your computer in order to successfully complete the analysis or repair process This can happen for example when active applications or Windows itself are using
42. analysis and optimizes your system with a single mouse click Every installed program writes entries to the registry entries that are not always completely removed after deleting software This causes the registry to grow larger and larger taking up more space on the hard disk The module TuneUp Registry Cleaner works to remove all unnecessary registry entries that could slow down your system 47 Maintain Windows TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance at work TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance is a function that allows you to quickly and easily clean up your registry and hard drive To access this part of TuneUp System Optimizer click TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance under Wizards on the left side of the screen TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance does justice to its name As soon as you start the program it scans your registry and your hard drive automatically for unneeded entries and files A status window is displayed during the scan to keep you informed of its progress And when the scan is finished all you have to do is click Correct Problems to rid yourself of the unneeded ballast TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance lelak TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance a Your system has been successfully optimized Wartungsaufgaben Status Correct registry problems System components Prob rrected Applications No ere found J Registry structure Nop s were found Free up disk space J Temporary files No proble
43. and go to the TuneUp website where you can select from a wide range of different styles Click on a style to add it to the list of visual styles in TuneUp Styler Adding a style You can also use the option Install Visual Style From File if you have other from a file visual styles on your computer This way you can use visual styles that you received on CD for example For both options for adding new visual styles it does not matter in which format the styles are TuneUp Styler recognizes nearly all standard formats and can install them without problems The following formats are supported oe pesermton OO The TuneUp Styler format Microsoft Visual Styles MSSTYLES This Microsoft format often includes additional files that can be found in the same folder or in subfolders Compressed archives RAR ZIP Archives are searched for all file types in this list and decompressed automatically if such files are found These files are searched to see if they contain Self extracting archives EXE compressed RAR or ZIP archives which are then handled as described under Compressed archives Type TuneUp Visual Styles Resetting and If you should ever want to restore the standard Windows visual style all you deleting a visual Bave to do is click Restore defaults to select the standard Windows visual style style from the list Then click Apply visual style to apply your change If you wish to remove a visual style from your computer entirely
44. anning the registry TuneUp Registry Cleaner x Welcome to TuneUp Registry Cleaner You can use this program to remove unneeded files and data resulting from program installation and removal and from your work with other All changes to your system are automatically logged and can be undone at any time with TuneUp Rescue Center Please select the desired action Complete scan recommended The registry and configuration files will be scanned for pes problems a p k Choose tests Lets you select the areas you want TuneUp RegistryCleaner to check Next gt Cancel l Help The option Complete scan analyzes the entire registry and all system files If you select Choose tests you can specify yourself which categories should be analyzed by TuneUp Registry Cleaner It is best to select the Complete scan then click Next to begin analysing your system 49 Maintain Windows Please wait until the analysis is finished This may take several minutes The option Complete scan analyzes the entire registry and all system files If you select Choose tests you can specify yourself which categories should be analyzed by TuneUp Registry Cleaner It is best to select Complete scan and then click Next TuneUp Registry Cleaner will now analyze your system The individual sections of the registry that will be analyzed can be seen in the program window A yellow arrow in front of an en
45. application Normal 5 244 KB i OSEE E E ie eal aare wn eee Activation Licensing Service sss Macrovision Europe Ltd File FNPLicensingService exe Folder C Program Files x86 Common Files Macrovision FLEXnet Publisher Processes 57 Processor usage 16 Memory usage 1 12 GB You should not be surprised when some files are shown in the list more than once Files and folders can be opened by more than one process at the same time 88 Additional tools Keep an eye on your system in the Performance tab It is also normal when files that are obviously open cannot be found in the list Applications like Microsoft Word and the text editor Notepad only open a file briefly to read its contents or to save it but do not keep it open the entire time you are working on it Tip When you try to delete a file and the computer tells you that it is currently in use you can use this module to find out what process is using the file and terminate it This will let you delete the file Performance tab The Performance tab provides detailed information on the current status of your system You can view the current processor usage in percent and a graph of the processor usage for the last several seconds A similar graph also shows memory usage for the last several seconds You can also view the current usage of the paging file and the physical memory on kilobytes on 2 Z TuneUp Process Manager Fi
46. avigation bar to change any of these icons Drives and folders Under the My Computer node you can for example assign a cool icon to the drive where all of your games are installed and an icon with a serious appearance to the drive where your office applications are installed You can do the same with folders A few carefully chosen icons can make it much easier to find your way around drives that contain a great deal of data 74 Customize Windows Assign new icons to your drives Start menu folders Internet Explorer Favorites How to change an icon Undoing Changes Bd TuneUp Styler 2 leE ee i Mee 45 Rescue Center Q Help 7 me a File system Disks folders Favorites and Start menu a Start Page Objects Current kon a qE Computer kons a Local Disk C m Gq Local Disk D rz eS d PAN 4J System Elements 3 DVD RW Drive E 1616 32362 438x48 Jj File System z Start menu Le Favorites Gig Appearance Tasks Fd Repair This icon can be changed under System Elements Interface a ej Icons at TuneUp Online E Boot Screen GF Logon Screen Visual Style lt gt Restore backup from a 4 previous session lt gt Rescue Center active You can use TuneUp Styler to replace the default folder icons in the Start menu with more informative ones To do this open the Start menu node in the tree by clicking the plus sign in front of it This function is only available in Windo
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48. computer If you select Capture pictures from camera or Find pictures with Google save the desired picture at a location where you can find it again quickly and then click Search local drives to load the picture Once you have selected a background image you can use the Alignment and Borders functions to optimize the appearance of your picture Please note that the available alignment options will only have an effect when the picture is not the correct size for a boot screen 640 x 480 pixels Under Background you can specify the color that will be used for the areas that are not covered by your image This will also be used for the background of the progress bar for technical reasons Here you can specify the Position of the progress bar its Foreground color and the Border color as desired Position the progress bar at a location that does not interfere with the overall impression of the picture This option is not available in Windows Vista because the progress bar is not shown in the alternative start screen that is used 79 Customize Windows 4 Finish So erziehlen Sie die besten Ergebnisse Click Save boot screen to assign a name to your creation and to add it to the list of available boot screens Tips for attractive boot screens under Windows XP All boot screens may only have 16 colors under Windows XP for technical reasons whereby some of these colors are prescribed by the operating system for example black
49. d dialogs point to files that no longer Several entries in the list of applications that are allowed to accept incoming Windows Firewall network connections point to files that no longer exist This illustrates the following Deleted files can leave many ghost entries in the registry TuneUp Registry Cleaner finds the unnecessary entries and can delete them 52 Maintain Windows A detailed description is available for each problem a single mouse click is all you need Explanations can be provided for every single problem if desired For this simply click one of the listed problem categories under the Categories bar pill TuneUp Registry Cleaner ActiveX and COM leloak File Edit Clean View Help Ov JA check Details Yip Registry Editor lt gt Rescue Center Categories x ActiveX and COM 0 problems summary i ActiveX and COM oS Application paths gt ActiveX and COM Windows programs consist of a large number of individual components Information on these components is saved in the ActiveX and TER COM areas of the registry where it is accessed by the installed programs A Fonts V Type Description 5 Heh fies History iists No problems were found in this category fy Shared files Shortcuts E Software a Sounds Samp E System extensions Windows Firewall 0 problems found No problems selected for deaning lt 5 Rescue Center active
50. d system configuration Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Vista 800x600 screen resolution with 256 colors CD ROM or DVD ROM drive CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Introduction Starting the Installation Insert the enclosed CD in your CD ROM drive The installation will start automatically as soon as the drive has recognized the CD If nothing happens after inserting the CD the autostart function of your drive is deactivated In this case use Explorer to open the file SETUP EXE which is located in the main directory of the CD To do this simply double click on the file J TuneUp Utilities 2008 Setup ee Please close all oar uneUp Welcome to the other programs Utilities 2008 TuneUp Utilities 2008 Installation Wizard Itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then dose any programs you have running Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe 4 vil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Coa The installation routine will welcome you To begin with you will be asked to close all other open Windows programs Use ALT TAB to switch to any other open applications
51. dows Defender Microsoft Trustworthy 7 BY Windows Sidebar Microsoft Trustworthy C Program Files x66 Adobe Acrobat 8 0 Acrobat acrotray lt gt Rescue Center active 19 Increase performance The navigation bar on the left side of the window How do find out if a program that starts automatically is necessary Deactivating and deleting entries Adding a new startup entry Usage TuneUp StartUp Manager shows a list of all found startup entries in its main window The TuneUp StartUp Manager navigation bar is located on the left side of the window By default it contains a list of Tasks that give you access to frequently used functions Important information on the currently selected startup entry is shown beneath this list You can customize this navigation bar by clicking View gt Navigation Bar When you select the Categories option the navigation bar will contain a list of all locations where startup items can be saved instead of the task list All is selected here by default You can limit the selection of entries shown in the right panel of the window by clicking a specific node such as Startup folder or Registry in the list of categories Then only the startup items at these locations will be shown When you select a startup item in the list TuneUp StartUp Manager shows information on the selected entry in the navigation bar on the left side of the screen or in the informatio
52. dows must normally be restarted for all of the changes in the registry to take effect Click Finish to close the wizard 24 Increase performance Here you can adapt the most important settings to your needs The System Optimization Wizard Use this wizard to adapt Windows to your specific needs l TuneUp System Optimizer eo x Ac CO aia y 45 Rescue Center 2 Help PREDER id Select profile gt Confirm optimization gt Finished E Start Page Optimize the system configuration TuneUp System Optimizer needs some information so that it can optimize the configuration of the computer to your needs Wizards a All changes can be undone at any time with TuneUp RescueCenter 2 System Advisor Internet Optimization E System Optimization Check the properties that best correspond to your needs and then dick Next Visual effects oh lt Don t optimize visual effects gt 4 The visual effects will not be changed STM Use of the computer lt Do not optimize computer use gt Q Your computer s performance will not be optimized lt gt Rescue Center active As soon as the wizard is opened a message is displayed to tell you that the program needs some information about your system Select the options that best describe how you use your PC from the lists Under Visual effect you can specify whether you prefer maximum performance and a simpler interface o
53. dows saves the portion of your system memory used by the application in question to a file for troubleshooting purposes These files are unnecessary and can be deleted Mozilla Firefox cache All pictures text and animations that you view in Mozilla Firefox while surfing the Internet are saved in the cache If you visit a website again the text and images can be loaded from the cache more quickly than from the Internet However it is advisable to empty your cache from time to time Recycle Bin All files in the Recycle Bin can be deleted Restore points Restore points are used to save the status of system files on the computer They are created by the System Restore service at specified intervals and when changes are made to the computer Saved lost clusters Repair programs such as CHKDSK scan your hard disk for lost clusters and save them as files These backups are rarely used Temporary files These are used by different programs to temporarily store data and should normally be deleted by the program after its tasks are complete These files can always be deleted robe help These files are used to display help files more quickly Temporary These are used by many Microsoft installation programs to temporarily store data and should installation files normally be deleted by the program after its tasks are complete These files can always be deleted Thumbnails Thumbnails of images are used by vario
54. e it is usually possible to recover deleted files and save your valuable work E TuneUp Undelete lelak Welcome to TuneUp Undelete You can use TuneUp Undelete to restore deleted files after you have emptied the Recycle Bin Select the drives you want to scan for deleted files Drives to be scanned V Local Disk C Deselect all IV amp Local Disk D Select al Click Next to set the search criteria Next gt Cancel l Help Usage When you start TuneUp Undelete a wizard is opened that takes you through the recovery process step by step First you must select the drives you want to search for deleted files under Drives to be scanned The list contains all drives that are available on your system Only select the drive on which the files that you wish to recover were deleted Click Next to go to the next step Enter search string On the next screen the module allows you to narrow the search to make sure that you don t oversee your file in an endless list of deleted files It is practical to enter one or more words to search for but this is not required It is practical to enter one or more words to search for but this is not required 61 Solve problems amp TuneUp Undelete n xX What do you want to search for Enter the desired search terms to narrow the search down If you don t know the name or file extension click Next to search for all deleted fi
55. e descriptions are found and corrected 57 Solve problems Thorough Analysis A thorough analysis includes all the steps of the normal analysis In addition your drives will be checked for physical defects Storage space on drives is divided into so called sectors which are usually 512 bytes in size each In order to detect physical defects on a drive the thorough analysis checks each of these sectors The length of this analysis depends on several factors including the size of the drive and the degree of fragmentation You should allow at least 5 to 20 minutes The exact number of steps and their sequence in the analysis depends on the file system of each drive The following table explains all possible steps Analysis step Checking files and folders NTFS amp FAT Checking indices Only NTFS Checking safety descriptions Only NTFS Checking file data Only NTFS Checking free disk space NTFS amp FAT Explanation Each element in the file system is analyzed to ensure that all files and folders are present at their indicated locations Indices are references to folders in the NTFS file system If any of these indices are damaged the associated folders will not be displayed in the file system If any or your files or folders have suddenly disappeared there is a good chance that they will be recovered after repairing the file system Files and folders in an NTFS files system can be protected by so c
56. e points can normally be found here Saving your own restore points TuneUp Rescue Center py TuneUp Rescue Center Options Help Tasks Backups 3 Installed TuneUp Utilities 2008 Do 20 12 2007 17 05 A Supprim TuneUp Utilities 2008 Do 20 12 2007 17 00 E Install TuneUp Utilities 2008 Do 20 12 2007 16 20 Undo changes sT S System recovery Create backup X Delete Windows regularly creates system restore points If your system stops functioning correctly you can roll your system back to one of these restore points at any time This brings the computer back to the state that it was in when the restore point was created undoing any changes made since then Go to System Recovery to view all restore points If your system stops working as expected all you have to do is select an entry in the list the latest possible when your system worked properly and click Restore to activate the backed up configuration You must restart your computer for this If you wish to create a restore point of your own so that you can return to a specific configuration at any time click Create restore point and enter a description in the dialog that appears 104 Global modules TuneUp Update Wizard Select your connection Introduction TuneUp Utilities is being continually enhanced improved and adapted to new Windows versions New functions are added to modules e
57. e to your system with TuneUp Utilities to their previous states The TuneUp Update Wizard module helps you to update your software over the Internet with a single click of your mouse The last button provides help and settings that you can use to customize the software package to meet your needs 10 Introduction New Features in TuneUp Utilities 2008 Compared to TuneUp Utilities 2007 TuneUp Utilities 2008 features a number of substantial upgrades and new features Once again our goal for the update was to implement the requests of our users in a simple and easy way The most important changes are listed below New module TuneUp Drive Defrag TuneUp Utilities 2008 now includes the brand new TuneUp Drive Defrag module one of the most powerful modules in the Increase performance category TuneUp Drive Defrag performs a thorough analysis of your disks to determine whether they are highly fragmented Highly fragmented disks can slow down your system performance as the files needed by Windows must first be reconstructed from individual pieces fragments before they can be opened TuneUp Drive Defrag puts the scattered fragments on your hard disk back together to speed up your system substantially The files are also reorganized in an intelligent way so that Windows and frequently used programs or games will launch substantially faster Finally the free space on your disks is consolidated to prevent new fragments from being creat
58. eamed of gathering 20 GB of files Now even drives with capacities of 250 GB or more are quickly filled to the brim Obviously this development hasn t exactly made it easier to keep track of these huge quantities of data With so many files and nested folders how is it possible to determine where the most space is being taken up This is where the new TuneUp Disk Space Explorer comes into play the powerful module helps you to quickly find all of the files and folders that are taking up your valuable disk space These files can then easily be transferred to other drives archived to CD DVD or simply deleted to gain free disk space Analysis of Your Drives When you start TuneUp Disk Space Explorer a wizard appears that lets you select the drives to be used in the search for extremely large files The wizard shows the total size for each drive and the free space available It is especially important to analyze the drives that have little free space remaining TuneUp Disk Space Explorer Erim Welcome to TuneUp Disk Space Explorer TuneUp Disk Space Explorer analyzes your drives and shows you a detailed overview of all data present This allows you to see which files and folders are occupying your valuable disk space at a glance Please select the drive to be analyzed in the list below and click Next Name Total size Free space a 7 By Local Disk C 58 60 GB 23 06 GB V eq Local Disk D 174 24 GB 132 89 GB Ka b
59. ed at how many options you can configure with TuneUp Utilities 2008 65 Customize Windows TuneUp System Control Extensive but easy to use TuneUp System Control contains over 330 options structured and clearly explained for easy use TuneUp System Control is a kind of control center that allows you to quickly and easily adapt your Windows operating environment to your needs and tastes Regardless of whether you want to change the visual effects the desktop the way users log in the security of your system or memory management TuneUp System Control lets you configure and optimize any setting down to the smallest detail And the program even protects your privacy if desired by deactivating Internet functions that automatically contact Microsoft or that collect information on your surfing habits without asking permission All changes are monitored by TuneUp Rescue Center and can be undone at any time Usage TuneUp System Control is the most powerful module of TuneUp Utilities You can use it to easily and safely configure hundred of Windows settings Eg TuneUp System Control caje TuneUp 42 Rescue Center Hel 9 System Control er Help a Effects Animation Menu Appearance Font Smoothing Display a Select the settings you want to be used when displaying and using Animations and Effects AS user elements N ia File Types i Fold
60. ed for as long as possible This comprehensive optimization may take a while but is worth it just give it a try Improved TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance in TuneUp Utilities 2008 allows you to perform even more maintenance functions on your system with a single click of the mouse You can also run this important function directly from the Start Center Additional information about TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance is also shown there In the new software version defragmentation of your hard disks is now included in TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance While this is being done in the background you can minimize TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance and continue working with your computer without any problems New Start Center even easier to use The TuneUp Utilities Start Center has been completely redesigned to make it more visually appealing and modern But that s not all The new software version now lets users navigate to program modules much more quickly The completely revised navigation system in the TuneUp Utilities 2008 Start Center has been made even more intuitive The left side of the window now shows potential 11 Introduction changes that can be made There are now six categories to choose from Increase performance Free up disk space Maintain Windows Solve problems Customize Windows and Additional tools After a category has been selected the names of the corresponding modules will be displayed on the right side of t
61. eded to increase the performance of your computer The use of TuneUp Memory Optimizer is beneficial up to Windows XP on any system with up to 512 MB RAM If the available physical memory gets too low TuneUp Memory Optimizer causes the system to swap old data to the paging file to free up memory for your applications SmartOptimize makes sure that this automatic optimization in the background does not interfere with your work by only optimizing your system when your processor usage is low Important for Windows Vista users Please note that TuneUp Memory Optimizer is no longer available starting with Windows Vista Microsoft has substantially improved the internal memory management in Windows Vista the operating system automatically adapts to the behavior of installed applications and intelligently pre loads files that are likely to be needed soon while the system is not working prefetching Clearing your system memory can interfere with this mechanism so we do not recommend that these types of optimization tools be used in Windows Vista Usage The main window of TuneUp Memory Optimizer consists of three tabs The first tab Overview contains an animated graph that shows the amount of free physical memory over time This graph allows you to monitor how Windows uses your system resources Free physical memory and Free space in paging file show exactly how much memory your system is using Beneath the graph you will find a small box that
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63. ees 60 TuneUp Undelete cccccceeeceeeeceeeeeeenenenees 61 Customize Windows ccsecceseeeseeeeeeeseeeaeeeaes 65 TuneUp System Control cccecceeeeeeeeeeeeees 66 TuneUp Styler ccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeenenees 69 Additional tools ccccssccsseesseeeeeeeseeseeeseens 85 TuneUp Process ManaGel eceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 87 TuneUp Registry Editor cccseeeeeeeeeeeenees 91 TuneUp Shredder ccccscccececeeeceeeeneeeneeenees 93 TuneUp System Information cccccceeeee ees 97 TuneUp Uninstall Manager eeeeeeeeeeeeeee 99 Global Modules cccceeceeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeesaeees 101 TuneUp Rescue Center ccccceccecseeeeeeeeeees 102 TuneUp Update Wizard cccccc cece eeeeeeees 105 Preface Nearly everything can be changed if you know where and how TuneUp Utilities 2008 your personal Windows expert Windows Vista and its predecessors are installed on most of the computers in use around the world Windows is after all a great system for performing standard tasks using applications and managing files But if a user wants to adjust optimize or trim down the system it stops being quite so easy Many desirable functions are not even possible with the on board Windows tools Just about anything can be adjusted in Windows Windows decides which applications will start automatically with your system Windows determines
64. em and prevent data loss alain Windows TuneUp Repair Wizard Fix computer and display problems f Solve problems TuneUp Undelete Restore accidentally deleted files Customize Windows Additional tools See also Rescue Center If you have problems with your hard disk TuneUp Disk Doctor can analyze your drive and automatically repair any errors that are found Many common problems can be solved by TuneUp Repair Wizard in a few simple clicks Did you accidentally empty the Windows Recycle Bin or permanently delete a file TuneUp Undelete lets you restore deleted files or folders That is if you haven t deleted them securely with TuneUp Shredder 55 Solve problems TuneUp Disk Doctor Introduction When working with your computer many files are constantly being read and written regardless of whether you are editing a text document looking at pictures or simply starting an application Modern operating systems place all files in special file systems to allow quick access to all necessary information at any time File systems keep track of every file and folder on a drive and save information about these objects such as their name size date of last access location and much more The file systems used by Windows for hard drives USB sticks memory cards such as those used by digital cameras and diskettes are called FAT and NTFS The newer of the two file systems NTFS allows you to save additional
65. em objects such as Favorites disks file folders k and Start menu folders Interface a r Customize the appearance of icons on the desktop and in the Windows E Boot Screen Explorer Logon screen Visual Style Perform repairs to correct errors in the display of icons on the desktop and in the Windows Explorer Change the Windows Vista boot screen and create or download new boot screens Select the Windows Vista Logon Screen or download a new one from y TuneUp Online amp Select a visual style for the windows and buttons under Windows Vista lt gt Rescue Center active System Elements In this category you can replace typical Windows icons with icons with a common theme You can also change the name of many elements such as the Recycle Bin My Computer and My Network Places After clicking System items in the navigation bar all system icons that can be changed are shown in a hierarchical list on the right side of the window The Desktop level is selected by default under which you can see all special desktop items Select one of these items to change it 70 Customize Windows TuneUp Styler lets you change the icons and names of many elements How to change an icon The file shell32 dll which is included with Windows contains a large number of icons E TuneUp Styler 2 Leeks B e General a System elements Change icons and names with a few
66. enever changes are made to the computer configuration They contain backups of system files and in emergengy situations they make it easy to return to a previous state As soon as you click on one of the categories the yellow Show details area on the lower edge of the window provides a detailed description of the category as well as additional details about the elements that were found A detailed search is performed for numerous types of unnecessary files These can generally be deleted from your hard disk without causing problems 33 Free up disk space Types of unnecessary files Type Description Many applications automatically create backups of the files they use These can be deleted if you do Backups not need them sc et Stn Google Earth uses this cache to save image data cache files Internet Explorer cache All pictures text and animations that you view in Internet Explorer while surfing the Internet are saved in the cache If you visit a website again the text and images can be loaded from the cache more quickly than from the Internet However it is advisable to empty your cache from time to time Log files Many applications write log files that can be used to analyze their behavior This can be helpful for example when trying to solve problems Any log files that you do not plan on evaluating can be deleted Memory dump files When problems with an application occur Win
67. er Options Settings Visual Effects a F FA Use a background image for each folder type ws Show window contents while dragging Show color shading in title bar P Input Options Show mouse pointer shadow E Start Menu V Display selection rectangle with color background m ef Taskbar Show icon title with shadow E Activate transparent window frame ers Behavior Communication a Description 5 Network When background images enabled a musical note is shown in the G Internet Explorer background of folders containing music files for example Mozilla Firefox B E Mail and Chat Sp Privacy Restore Defaults l Best Performance Best Appearance 66 Customize Windows As soon as the program opens the various Categories that you can configure are shown on the left side of the window These categories are Appearance Usage Communication Administration and Wizards Each of these categories contains multiple subcategories As soon as you click one of the subcategories with your left mouse button the available options are shown on the right side of the window Take a look at all of the settings that can be configured with the program you will find many interesting and useful options All the settings should be self explaining If you nontheless wish more detailed information for single options you can simply click on Help in the upper right corner or press F1 you directl
68. ert a different partition If the system partition is changed the computer will need to be restarted In this case follow the instructions on your screen Although conversion is considered very secure you should make a backup of your saved data before attempting this 18 Increase performance TuneUp StartUp Manager The limits of the Startup folder in the Start menu An overview of all automatic start commands Many applications start automatically together with Windows without asking for your permission There is often a good reason for this for example to provide you with important functions and services such as your virus scanner an ISDN call monitor or a text module administration system In addition to these sensible applications there are often also useless or even dangerous applications that also start together with your system Newly installed programs sometimes add themselves to the Startup folder without asking for your permission causing Windows to start more slowly And what amp apos s worse some of these programs even bother you with messages and dialogs or advertising Many users know that programs that are started automatically often simply add a shortcut to the Startup folder in the Start menu and that these shortcuts can be deleted there But that amp apos s only half of the story Some start commands are added directly to the registry and cannot be found in the Startup folder TuneUp StartUp Manage
69. es The other tabs contain the following information Windows This section tells you exactly which Windows version is installed on your computer when you last started your computer and what version of Internet Explorer you are using Display All important information including the supported display modes and the abilities of your monitor and graphics card can be found here Memory This section shows the current usage of your memory and tells you which programs are currently running and how much memory they are using Drives The module displays the hardware information and storage space usage for each of the drives in your computer This tells you how much space is still available on your drives I O Devices All important ports installed printers and audio devices are shown here 97 Additional tools Performance Here you can view detailed information on your physical memory the size of the paging file and the kernel Three real time graphs show the current processor usage physical memory status and how much of your paging file is currently being used The performance i TuneUp System Information crams tab with three Drives VO Devices Communication System Devices real time g Overview amp Windows A Display lt lt Memory Performance Processor usage history monitors Kernel Threads 725 Processes 62 Handles 26817 Physical memory Phy
70. es in subfolders If you click on one of the files in the table or on the link Top 100 Files the corresponding detail view will open There you can move archive or delete files Contents View This view shows the contents of the selected element in the folder tree on the left In addition to basic information such as name and type as in Windows Explorer each element has a field that displays its size and the percentage of space that it takes up A graphical representation with bars allows you to recognize at a glance which files and folders are taking up the most space amp TuneUp Disk Space Explorer lelek File Edit View Help Ou O P e elete Folder O Analyze Folder x jj Overview 9 Contents File types Top 100 files Favorites Name Grobe Prozent Typ IE Documents Microsoft Visual Stud 577 489 KB 41 File Folder IE Pictures Common Files 214 049 KB 15 File Folder BB Music Microsoft SDKs 167953KB 12 File Folder Fue Movie Maker 114 431 KB 8 File Folder WB Computer Microsoft Games 92 720 KB 7 File Folder 5 By Local Disk C Microsoft NET 71 704 KB 5 File Folder abiden Reference Assemblies 40 967 KB 3 File Folder means Microsoft Visual Stud 28 491 KB 2 File Folder k Windows Photo Gall 16 260 KB 1 File Folder Program Files x86 Paint NET 10 528 KB 1 File Folder iai Windows Mail 10 429 KB 1 File Folder 5 Dl Windows Windows Sidebar 9 719 kB 1 File Folder cep Loc
71. eted is displayed Click Show errors to close the wizard and to show the problems found in the main window The Main Window The TuneUp Registry Cleaner main window is divided into two areas The Categories bar is located along the left border of the window This allows you to switch between different views which are shown in the right side of the window H TuneUp Registry Cleaner lelo File Edit Clean View Help Ove start cleaning Pp Check E Details WB Registry Editor lt gt Rescue Center Categories x Summary G8 Activex and COM EJ Application paths E Fie types H Fors 5 Help fies A History iss fy Shared files Shonas E software a Sounds E Saup System extensions 1 Windows Firewall 0 problems TuneUp RegistryCleaner Statistics Last cleanup 20 12 2007 Corrected problems This month 230 O Problems see found Analysis complete The analysis of your system has been completed No problems were found All areas of the system that have been scanned by TuneUp Registry Cleaner are free of errors Problem summary Category Problems No problems were found The default category Summary will open first The module will show here that the system analysis is complete and gives the total number of problems found The section below shows the distribution of the problems found in the individual categories
72. f packages Creating Your Own Icon Packages You also have the ability to prepare your own icon package from your current icons You can then save this package to install it again at a later time or send it to friends via e mail To do this click Create New Package at the top of the list After you click this button a wizard opens that will guide you through the process of creating an icon package 73 Customize Windows Description Information on the Here you can add your name e mail address and Internet address to the see icon package Package name and Enter a descriptive package name here If you wish you can also enter Seas additional information on the package in the Description box 3 Optimizing the size Use the options in this step to make sure that your package is not too large of the package so that it can be sent via e mail without problems 4 Creating the icon The icons are now collected and optimized if needed after which they are package saved together in an icon package The icon package has been created successfully and is added to the list of icon packages when you click Finish Click Open folder to go to the icon packages folder of TuneUp Styler after which you can copy the icon package to a different location or attach it to an e mail 5 Finish the wizard File System Windows assigns a default icon to each drive file folder Start menu folder and Favorite Click File System in the n
73. gain simply select the same menu item to remove the check mark in front of it Note This function is only available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP 90 Additional tools TuneUp Registry Editor The advantages of TuneUp Registry Editor The main window The Windows registry is nothing more than a large central database Every hardware component and program that is installed makes entries in this database With time the registry gets increasingly larger and more chaotic True experts who are looking for a suitable tool to delve deep into the Windows system and to adapt their configuration manually should use TuneUp Registry Editor It is considerably faster and more comfortable to use than the standard editor from Microsoft and also offers the protection of TuneUp Rescue Center which means that you can undo your changes at any time WE TuneUp Registry Editor SS i File Edit View Search GoTo Bookmark Help 3 Q Back org n ae S Folders Search dh Folder x Console 4 HKEY_CURRENT_USER 1 Name Data ela AppEvents pp ab Default value value not set oi Console LA Colortableoo 0x00000000 0 4 e Control Panel LA ColorTabieo1 0x00800000 8388608 4i Environment LA Colortableo2 0x00008000 32763 4 EUDC LA ColorTableo3 0x00808000 8421376 4 Identities 2 ColorTable04 0x00000080 128 4 Keyboard Layout 4 ColorTable0S 0x00800080 8388736 4 Network 3 ColorTabled6 0x00008080 32896 4 Printers LA
74. he window The latest version of the software now includes links to specific functions within the modules The program also displays links to related modules along the bottom edge of every category page See also New area Free up disk space Even the largest hard disk fills up at some point With today s Internet connections and the constantly growing range of downloads this happens more quickly than most users would like it to That s why TuneUp Utilities 2008 now offers even more features to find and delete unnecessary files In the Free up disk space area of the Start Center TuneUp Utilities 2008 now gives you an overview of the amount of space that can be saved on each system drive This function replaces and expands upon the TuneUp DiskCleaner module which was used in earlier versions of TuneUp Utilities In addition to the file types that were identified by the older program versions the program now finds error reporting files thumbnail files Windows ACDSee and Google Picasa formats restore points Windows Update backups and the Google Earth cache The Windows functions category also new can help you to quickly free up gigabytes of additional disk space New module TuneUp Repair Wizard The TuneUp Repair Wizard can be opened directly from the Start Center in the new category Solve problems This recognizes common computer or display problems and can quickly resolve them TuneUp System Control with even more twe
75. he cleanup was successful is displayed 4 Unnecessary files and backups Finished All y Cleanup of Local Disk C has been successfully completed unneeded files A h b Deleting 10 file s could free up 554 35 MB of space on your disk pi A backup was not created eleted ue E Close Once the files have been deleted click Finish to close the window 36 Free up disk space Windows functions Certain Windows functions that are not used by every user require a great deal of disk space Here you can simply deactivate features that use substantial disk space and that you do not need This frees up additional disk space otherwise used by the features r Windows functions Windows functions The following Windows functions are not needed by every user You may be able to deactivate them to save disk space Energy saving mode Hibernate Whe e the Hiber 3 94 GB full Disable Windows Messenger different No elements were found 37 Free up disk space TuneUp Disk Space Explorer TuneUp Disk Space Explorer will analyze the selected drives Introduction The capacity of modern data storage devices such as hard drives and memory cards has increased tremendously over the last several years Astonishingly we users somehow always manage to fill even the newer larger drives to their maximum capacity in the past no one would have dr
76. he files or entries that were deleted This log can be viewed but not changed You cannot only restore individual files or settings you can only restore an entire backup This means that you may have to restore a couple dozen unneeded files to recover one file that you accidentally deleted Click Restore to restore the selected backup If you wish you can click Delete to remove a backup permanently from the list provided that you are certain that you will not need this backup in the future Click Options in the blue bar to open the configuration window for TuneUp Rescue Center Here you can specify how long backups should be kept and when they should be deleted automatically to free up disk space You can also deactivate the Rescue Center protection for individual TuneUp modules Tip Do not limit Rescue Center too much only to save disk space The protection offered by this module may be the only way to fix problems in some cases and is more important than a few extra megabytes on your drive System Recovery When you add and remove programs and install system updates under Windows the system creates so called restore points These points are also created automatically in regular intervals when no software or updates are installed In the event that the system is not functioning properly the system can be rolled back to any of these points and all changes made since that time are undone 103 Index A large number of restor
77. ility that it can be successfully restored There are two statuses 63 Solve problems Valuable tips for better results Make sure that even Undelete can t recover your sensitive files Good The location of the file on the disk does not appear to be occupied by any other files The chances are good that the file can be successfully recovered Bad Part of the file has already been overwritten by other files It may be possible to recover at least part of the file Please note that these are only estimates It can never be determined with complete certainty what has happened with any specific location on the hard disk since the file was deleted Data Recovery 101 As deleted files have a rather short life expectancy under Windows especially on the system drive where the paging file and many temporary files are located you should normally attempt to recover an accidentally deleted file with TuneUp Undelete right away The sooner you try the better the chances that you will be able to recover the file Please do not install software for the recovery of deleted files on your computer when you have already deleted the file When you install the software you may overwrite the lost file forever Even if you install the software on a different drive temporary installation files may be written over the files you are trying to recover For this reason data recovery software such as TuneUp Undelete should already be insta
78. le View Tools Help a TuneUp System Information Processes Open files Performance Processor usage Memory history graph _ System kernel Threads 680 Handles 25331 Processes 57 Paging file Max size 8 411 672 KB Used 1 727 452 KB 21 Memory Available 6 684 220 KB 7954 Total 4 125 544 KB System 86 268 KB 2 system Cache 911 868 KB 22 Events 111 Other 1 197 336 KB 29 Uptime 18 hrs 22 min Available 1 930 072 KB 47 Processes 57 Processor usage 2 Memory usage 1 13 GB 89 Additional tools Menu bar functions The menu bar at the top of the TuneUp Process Manager window provides you with additional functions Click File gt New Application to open the Windows Run dialog which you can use to start a new application or open a file Click File gt Exit Windows to shut down or restart the computer so that new settings can take effect If you have selected a process in the list you can click Edit gt Set Process Priority to specify how much processing power Windows should assign to this process Replacing Task Manager If you click File gt Replace Task Manager TuneUp Process Manager integrates itself into your system so that you can access the module by pressing Ctrl Alt Del or by right clicking on an empty part of the taskbar and selecting Task Manager If you want to use the Windows Task Manager a
79. les Search criteria doc Search tip J If you want to use more than one search term separate them with semicolons You can use wildcards and Example mygraphic jpg myanimation J Don t show 0 byte files Show only files in good condition lt Back _Net gt cance Hep You can enter the name of the file in the Search criteria box You do not have to enter the complete file name here a single word is usually enough to narrow your search Or if you can only remember the file extension or part of the name simply use a wildcard such as doc or Picture jpg You can enter multiple search terms in the box but you must separate them with a semicolon If you can t remember the name of the file at all or if you want to search for all recoverable files simply leave the search box empty There are two additional options that also let you narrow your search further Description Don t show 0 byte files All files that contain no data whatsoever will be ignored Show only files in good Makes sure that only files with a good chance of being recovered are condition shown Click Next to begin searching for deleted files Search results TuneUp Undelete now scans all selected drives one after the other The progress of the search is shown in the empty Search results box The search may take some time especially on larger hard drives 62 Solve problems Which files do you
80. les in the Recycle Bin will be permanently deleted over time If the deletion method Permanently delete is selected the Windows Recycle Bin will be bypassed and the files will be deleted directly Restoring these files at a later time is only possible with luck and special software such as TuneUp Undelete The three other deletion methods use TuneUp Shredder to make restoring the deleted files practically impossible Further information regarding these deletion methods and their settings can be found in the documentation for TuneUp Shredder 45 Maintain Windows The modules in the Maintain Windows category help you to keep your system running smoothly Keep your system a in shape i Utilities 2008 gt Rescue Center 3 Update Wizard i Automatic Windows maintenance ncrease performance P TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance Free up disk space Perform complete Windows maintenance Schedule automatic maintenance Maintain Windows Maintenance tasks Status Solve problems Registry cleanup 154 problems corrected Deleting temporary files Not completed yet Customize Windows Defragmenting hard disks Not completed yet Automatic maintenance Every Freitag at 17 15 Additional tools Manual Windows maintenance Correct registry errors my TuneUp Registry Cleaner See also wy Disk Doctor amp Drive Defrag ia Registry Defrag This module also includes the useful TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance function which performs error
81. ll Windows icons one at a time For this reason TuneUp Styler also allows you to replace all of the icons in Windows with a new look in one fell swoop To do this click Icon Packages in the lower right corner of the window 72 Customize Windows Practical icon packages let you change all icons at once Administer and install Icon Packages TuneUp Styler 2 Icon Packages Icon Packages Give your system a whole new look Select an icon package and click Install to display it in the main window Icon packages Preview Gf Add ae Create New Package 5 p Eminent Eminent G Author Soli Nuts Contents 49 icons 5 MB Faraway Dream a f Author Solid_Nuts Author Maxdison a w L Author s website Description Heavy Equipment I No description available Author Jack Nolan g P y LK oO S Author DuoPixart _ amp Nordagan Y Author Ross Fairbanks Ee PostTenebraLux s a y Copy package to Author Cycoced a X Delete package C eee ee A new window opens in which you can see all available icon packages Select the desired package in the list and click Install to have the new icons shown in the main window You can also add new icon packages to the list by clicking Add at the top of the list Here you can either add an icon package from a file on your computer or download new icon packages from TuneUp Online where you can select from a large number o
82. lled and operational This way you have all the tools you need should something go wrong Deleting Sensitive Files the Right Way Use TuneUp Shredder to permanently delete confidential files This module ensures that files that it deletes cannot be recovered with TuneUp Undelete by the military or professional data recovery companies If you have already deleted a file by normal means the only way to reliably destroy it is by using a special tool that overwrites all free space on your drives Tip When you defragment a drive any deleted files are normally overwritten in the process and cannot be recovered afterwards 64 Customize Windows The modules in the Customize Windows category help you adapt the operating system to meet your needs Here you can TuneUp tweak Windows Utilities 2008 lt Rescue Center 3 Update Wizard as much as you like Customize Windows Increase performance TuneUp System Control Free up disk space Change Windows and program settings Adjust system appearance f Adjust the Start menu and taskbar Adjust Internet settings Maintain Windows TuneUp Styler Replace icons Customize the appearance of windows Solve problems Change boot screen Change User Logon screen Customize Windows Additional tools See also 57 StartUp Manager TuneUp System Control and TuneUp Styler let you specify exactly how your Windows system should look and work You will be surpris
83. lled programs 49 programs Tasks 7 v 7 Zip 4 42 x64 edition a A Uninstall software v Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard hinzufugen oder entfernen J Adobe Flash Player 9 Activex J Adobe Flash Player 9 Plugin d Adobe Flash Player ActiveX y Adobe Flash Player Plugin J Adobe Reader 8 1 1 v Java TM 6 Update 3 v4 LiveUpdate 3 2 Symantec Corporation Ea X Microsoft NET Compact Framework 2 0 SP2 x Microsoft NET Compact Framework 3 5 Size 4 5 MB Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 SDK x64 ENU y Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 Type 64 bit application v4 Microsoft Device Emulator 64 bit version 3 0 ENU Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 J f Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 v Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add in for 2007 Microsoft Office programs Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3 5 Design Tools ENU 7 Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3 5 ENU v4 Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3 5 for Devices ENU X Remove entry LLLI Details a 7 Zip 4 42 x64 edition Igor Pavlov Installed on 04 12 2007 49 entries 2 invalid 9 Rescue Center active If you no longer wish to use a program select it in the list and click Uninstall software to remove it completely from your computer This function only works when there is a green check mark in front of the program 99 Additional tools The uninstall program that starts is different from program to program but one thing that they all have in common
84. lly enter the user name and corresponding password With TuneUp Styler you can completely change the appearance of the welcome screen Click Logon Screen in the navigation bar to go to this area 80 Customize Windows Pep up your system with a custom logon screen Installing a new Logon Screen SA TuneUp Styler 2 ex i Bed 45 gt Rescue Center Help gt Ganini d Boot screen Customize the Windows Vista start process a Start Page Boot screens FR Add gt W New Screen Icons r J Almost golden T ARDE Richard Mohler 4a System Elements fy File System Gig Appearance A sight for sore eyes a Repair Richard Mohler Beach House Sunset active Interface a Mike Watts E Boot Screen Logon Screen Lava Flow Visual Style m Name Beach House Sunset Author Mike Watts Size 1 094 KB Mike Watts Tasks P Show large preview My Tree orange E Copy boot screen to Mike Watts X Delete boot screen E Restore Defaults Restore Defaults lt gt Rescue Center active The module will immediately list all available Welcome screens When you use the module for the first time you will only see the default Windows screen You can add additional welcome screens to the list by clicking Add at the top of the list You can select an existing Logon Screen from a file on your computer or you can download new screens from TuneUp Online The TuneUp Styler custom format TLS i
85. lysis the Start Center displays an overview of how much space can be freed up on the selected 31 Free up disk space system disk TuneUp Utilities goes beyond the standard approach of searching for files only according to their file ending or size Numerous special functions recognize those files that truly consume large amounts of space and until now went undetected by any standard cleaner Particular attention has also been paid to security As a result in contrast to conventional procedures that blindly comb through the hard disk using certain patterns no unpleasant surprises such as sudden error messages or non functioning software occur The items that are suggested for cleanup are clearly identified concisely explained and put into one of the following four categories Unnecessary files and backups In this category all files that can be deleted without a second thought are displayed This allows you to quickly free up disk space These include temporary files the contents of the browser cache temporary thumbnail views and automatically generated log files This category also displays files that are normally used to restore your system to an earlier state Furthermore restore points Windows Update backups and the contents of the Recycle Bin are displayed If your system is working fine and you do not want to restore recently deleted files or folders you can free up space by deleting these backups Windows functions
86. mixing up your icons altogether Reloading icons In this case click Repair in the navigation bar and then click Reload Icons And the display errors will disappear Repairing the icon cache If reloading the icons doesn t help there may be a serious problem in your icon cache The icon cache is a file in which Windows stores all of the icons that it has ever displayed so that they can be shown more quickly in the future And when a mistake finds its way into this file this can corrupt all of the icons Fortunately this problem can be corrected directly in TuneUp Styler All you have to do is click Repair Icon Cache You must restart to complete the repair Boot Screen Category When Windows starts up a black screen with an animated progress bar at the bottom is shown by default With Windows XP the Windows logo is also displayed in the center You can use TuneUp Styler to replace this boot screen with just a few mouse clicks or you can create your own personal boot screen for example with your favorite vacation photo Click Boot screen in the navigation bar to go to this part of TuneUp Styler The module will list all available boot screens The first time you use the module the only screen in the list will be the default Windows boot screen Add additional pre made screens to the list or create your own 77 Customize Windows Downloading pre You can add additional boot screens to the list by clicking Add at the to
87. ms were found Optimize hard disk performance V Degree of fragmentation No problems were found System optimization has been successfully completed Close And the best thing about TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance is that you can schedule it to run regularly to keep your system clean Once you set up a schedule TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance will run once each week for example without interrupting your work You can also have a TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance icon placed on your desktop so that you can run a complete check on your system at any time quickly and easily 48 Maintain Windows TuneUp Registry Cleaner Decide for a complete or partial registry scan here You can use TuneUp Registry Cleaner to quickly and thoroughly remove the unneeded data left over when you install and remove programs and when you work with your computer every day Cleaning up your registry database frees your system of unneeded ballast so that it can work better and more quickly After the module analyzes your system for problems you can individually view each of the problems found and call up a detailed description If you wish you can also have all problems corrected automatically All changes to your system are monitored by TuneUp Rescue Center and can be undone with a few mouse clicks Using the Search Wizard Once the module is started a wizard is opened automatically in which you can choose between two options for sc
88. n Before the analysis starts you will be informed that all other applications must be closed Please follow these instructions and close all other applications before you continue After you confirm this message TuneUp Registry Defrag grays the screen and shows a wait dialog to indicate that you cannot use the computer During the analysis a small clock blinks in the upper left corner of the window to show that the software is working At least Windows 2000 a progress bar is also shown to inform you of the progress of the analysis There is no need to worry even if this bar does not move for several minutes On heavily used systems it can take some time to analyze the entire registry Next the module shows the results of the analysis If there is potential for optimization you will be told by how many percent and kilobytes the size of the registry can be reduced Defragmenting the registry If TuneUp Registry Defrag determines that your registry can be defragmented click Finish to begin defragmenting TuneUp Registry Defrag must restart your computer for this While the computer is restarting the new registry is created and the old one deleted As soon as Windows restarts your new registry is already being used The program has done its job and does not need to be opened again 27 Increase performance TuneUp Memory Optimizer TuneUp Memory Optimizer monitors your system in the background and frees up memory whenever ne
89. n area at the bottom of the screen depending on the selected view mode You can use this information to decide whether or not the startup entry should be removed When you start the program the first time all startup entries have a check mark in front of them and are active Click the check box in front of an entry to clear it and the program will no longer be started the next time you start Windows In this way you can find out for certain whether the entry is needed If something doesn amp apos t work properly the next time you start Windows all you have to do is select the check box again If you are certain that you no longer need an entry you can remove it from the list entirely by clicking Delete If need be you can still restore the entry with TuneUp Rescue Center If you wish to add a program to one of the startup folders yourself click the Add button If you are using the category list folder list instead of the task pane please select the desired destination folder in the list first 20 Increase performance Plan New Program Start x Plan automatic program start Select the program that you want to have started automatically when Windows starts and then click OK E mail programs ked Microsoft Office Outlook HM Microsoft Corporation E Windows Mail Microsoft Corporation m Media programs Windows Media Player Microsoft Corporation Internet browsers GA Internet Explorer
90. n t get any smaller Why The space that was occupied by a deleted key is still in the registry even if it is no longer used Sooner or later your registry looks like Swiss cheese with lots of holes It can be 13 MB large but only contain 9 MB of information This slows your system down and wastes space both on your hard drive and in the memory TuneUp Registry Defrag can consolidate your registry and make it considerably smaller a trick that can make your system faster again To do this the module analyzes the old registry and then creates an entirely new version that only contains the correct entries in the proper order The old registry is then deleted and is replaced with the new one after a restart i TuneUp Registry Defrag cams Welcome to TuneUp Registry Defrag TuneUp Registry Defrag creates a new registry and eliminates all structural mistakes and defects The performance of your computer will be optimized by Reducing fragments Repairing structural defects Recovering unused memory space r E r TuneUp Registry Defrag will determine to what extent your registry a 5 is fragmented in the next step Click Next to analyze your Registry Next gt Cancel Help 26 Increase performance Registry Analysis What happens during the Registry analysis Registry Analysis First TuneUp Registry Defrag must determine how fragmented your registry is Click Next to begi
91. next to the respective entry in the list Your changes are not applied until you click Apply in the lower right corner of the window If you have selected a different icon for an item you can undo this change at any time as long as you have not yet clicked Apply To do this select the corresponding item in the list and click Discard unsaved changes made to this item If you have already clicked Apply you can still undo changes to an item by resetting it to the Windows defaults at any time To do this select the desired entry in the list and click Reset element to Windows default Please note that this link is only shown when the selected icon is not set to the Windows defaults If you should want to undo changes made to multiple items you can click Reset category or Reset all categories Here category refers to the five levels into which the system items are divided namely Desktop Start menu Explorer File types and Control Panel The first link only resets the items in the currently active category while the second resets all system items that can be changed with TuneUp Styler without exception After either of the links is clicked a dialog is shown that asks you if you wish to reset all items to the Windows defaults or if you only wish to discard any unsaved changes for these items The second option is of course only available when changes have not yet been applied Icon packages Of course it is rather tedious to change a
92. nited States Department of Defense which overwrites files with certain number patterns multiple times before deleting them so that their contents are securely destroyed Usage Once you start the program a wizard opens that asks you if you wish to delete individual Files entire Folders or the contents of the Recycle Bin ee When you select this option the next window will show an empty list to which Files you can add files that you wish to delete Folders When you select this option you can select the folder that you wish to have deleted along with its entire contents in the next window Select this option when you want to shred the contents of your Recycle Bin Recycle Bin You can review the contents of the Recycle Bin before deletion in the next window 93 Additional tools Select the files you want to delete Select the desired option and click Next to continue Deleting Files Drag and drop the files you wish to delete from the Explorer into the Files list or click Add to select the files in a file browser When Delete allocated free space is selected the Shredder will also overwrite the free space that has been assigned to the selected files T TuneUp Shredder Se Which files would you like to delete TuneUp Shredder deletes file names data and if selected the allocated free space for the files listed below V Delete allocated free space Click Add to select the files you want to
93. ntation automatically your system is efficiently protected from fragmentation and slow down But there is even more TuneUp Drive Defrag can do for you Realigning the files on your hard drive in the exact order in which they are used by Windows you get the maximum possible speed of your computer The start of Windows and programs will be noticeable faster Drive analysis The TuneUp Drive Defrag start screen shows you all available drives and their drive letters The program initially selects all drives for analysis You can deselect individual drives with the mouse G amp TuneUp Drive Defrag lolok Welcome to TuneUp Drive Defrag TuneUp Drive Defrag increases your system performance by organizing the data blocks on your hard disks in an intelligent way Please select the disks you would like to analyze for potential optimization and click Next to continue Select disks E E Local disk C T c Local disk D V Automatically defragment disks that are too highly fragmented All disks that are too highly fragmented will be defragmented automatically after the analysis is complete If the Automatically defragment highly fragmented drives option is selected with a checkmark TuneUp Drive Defrag will take the initiative If the program 15 Increase performance finds drives that should be defragmented the module will automatically start defragmentation after the analysis is complete
94. nted M Not fragmented Free W Locked 1 block 24 MB A progress bar at the bottom left shows the total progress for all drives The progress for each drive is also shown directly after the drive names in the drive selection list Click Cancel to stop the process at any time Tip NTFS is better than FAT Hard disks can either use the NTFS file system as used in the most recent versions of Windows or the older FAT system that is supported by earlier Windows versions Analysis of drives before defragmentation is substantially faster on NTFS drives For FAT systems the user will need to wait significantly longer This is just one of several reasons that the old FAT system should be converted to the modern NTFS system The NTFS file system NTFS New Technology File System is a file system used from Windows NT and its successors up to Vista It offers an intelligently devised access protection to file levels allows flexible management of privileges accommodates file sizes above 4 GB offers automatic error 17 Increase performance correction of the file system and can utilize the storage space of today s standard hard disk sizes in a considerably more efficient manner Conversion can be performed very easily In Windows click Start open Programs navigate to the Accessories area and click on Command Prompt You can use the command CONVERT EXE C FS NTFS to start conversion Replace C with another drive letter to conv
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96. ority and CPU usage The module also shows how much memory is being used by each process E TuneUp Process Manager Erima File Edit View Tools Help i Show Details Properties X Terminate Process Processes Open files Performance adove Acrobat Assistent 32 11 628 KB Automatic Updates 9 6 344 KB T Bonjour Service 32 5 748 KB E Client Server Runtime Process 9 6 244 KB E Client Server Runtime Process 9 6 768 KB T Desktop Window Manager 119 020 KB E Java online update program 32 s 4 652 KB ocal Session Manager Service 7 256 KB m Microsoft Local Security Authority Sub 9 3 492 KB Microsoft Machine Debug Manager 32 a 6 208 KB 7 Microsoft OneNote taskbar icon 32 712 KB E Microsoft Software Licensing Service 9 11 040 KB Microsoft Windows Search Indexer 34 308 KB Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition ta 12 316 KB Run a DLL file as an application s 5 244 KB eee Activation Licensing Service 55 Macrovision Europe Ltd File FNPLicensingService exe Folder C Program Files x66 Common Files Macrovision FLEXnet Publisher Processes 57 Processor usage 16 Memory usage 1 12 GB 87 Additional tools The list of open files If you wish to view more information on an application or a process you can select it in the list and then click Show Details Click Terminate Process to close a program This is a somewhat drastic measure but is sometimes necessary to
97. orner This will return you to the Start Center From here you can start the next module or close TuneUp Utilities 2008 The six categories TuneUp Utilities is made up of many useful modules that can all be accessed from a common Start Center This Start Center is divided into six categories to make finding individual modules easier The modules of the currently selected category are displayed by name on the right side of the window You can start a module simply by clicking on its name You can also click the links below a module name to navigate directly to the desired feature within the module After you have finished working with a Introduction module simply click the red X at the top right corner of the window to close the module and return to the Start Center Increase performance No one should have to use a Windows system that keeps getting slower and slower over time TuneUp Utilities 2008 includes several modules to help prevent your system from slowing down TuneUp Drive Defrag determines the degree of fragmentation of your hard disks and reorganizes your files in an intelligent manner TuneUp Registry Defrag shrinks your bloated registry so that it takes up significantly less space TuneUp StartUp Manager prevents unwanted programs from starting automatically TuneUp System Optimizer uses various methods to improve general system performance and most of all your Internet speed For systems running Windows 2000 or XP y
98. ou can also use TuneUp Memory Optimizer This module lets you free up blocked system memory immediately without restarting your computer Free up disk space Even the biggest hard disks fill up someday TuneUp Utilities 2008 helps you preserve disk space by searching for many types of unnecessary files that can be deleted with the user s approval The Start Center of TuneUp Utilities 2008 now shows you how much space can be saved even before you have started a program module Maintain Windows Windows is a dynamic system that requires regular attention from its users Because of this regular system maintenance should be a priority TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance can initiate maintenance of your entire system automatically at predefined times or with a single click of your mouse This lets you keep your system in top shape at all times If you would like to perform detailed registry maintenance you can use TuneUp Registry Cleaner at any time Solve problems If Windows is no longer working properly the three modules in this category can often be helpful TuneUp Disk Doctor examines your system disks for defects or errors in their file systems These problems can be fixed quickly With TuneUp Repair Wizard you can solve a number of general computer or display problems If you have accidentally deleted important files you can use Introduction TuneUp Undelete for another chance to recover your files File recovery is only possible in
99. ou right click the hierarchy on the left side of the window the context menu that is displayed has a much larger selection of commands One of the most useful commands here is Search which allows you to look for words in the entire registry Set bookmark lets you place a virtual bookmark All dog ears are shown in the lower third of the window under Bookmark The results of your searches can be found under Search Results 92 Additional tools TuneUp Shredder What do you want to delete When you delete a file in Windows it will probably be moved to the Recycle Bin Anybody can get a file back out of the Recycle Bin For this reason many users empty the Recycle Bin regularly or delete their files without moving them to the Recycle Bin But you should know that Windows does not really destroy a file when it deletes it its entire contents are still located on the hard drive Windows simply marks the file as deleted in the file system and the disk space occupied by the file can be used to store other data But as long as nothing is saved in the area occupied by the deleted file this lost file can be found and recovered easily with a program like TuneUp Undelete What does TuneUp Shredder do TuneUp Shredder makes sure that no data thief can get his hands on your sensitive data The tool deletes files permanently with no chance of recovery And if you wish you can even use a deletion method that was developed by the U
100. our own hard drive and use the available views to look for ways that you can gain more disk space Sorting the list at the bottom by file size or date of last access can also help you discover interesting files To do this simply use the mouse to click on the headlines with a gray background at the top of the columns Sorting files by the date of last access in combination with limiting a view to certain file types allows you to find objects such as older MP3 files or videos that you may not want to listen to or watch anymore The same is true for images and larger documents that you haven t used for years and are currently just taking up space Top 100 Files View For most users this is the most interesting view This shows you the 100 largest files in the selected branch of the folder tree clearly organized by file size As the contents of all subfolders are included this view allows you to clean up hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes with a few clicks depending on the size of your system TuneUp Disk Space Explorer Erm Eile Edit View Help ax O P p Move gt te i Folder O Analyze Folder x jj Overview 9 Contents File types Top 100 files Favorites Name ort Gr e Prozent Typ IE Documents fE nettxsdk msi C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi 320 496 KB W 31 Windows Installer Packa Pictures E nettxsdt cab C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi
101. ow The particular problems are listed in categories such as Display System or Security The problem is described with brief concise language For example Administrative shares are enabled and present a security risk Select an entry in the list in order to display a more extensive explanation of the problem in the Details section And the System Advisor can do more than offer vague suggestions If the setting in question can be changed directly in Windows the Advisor will usually offer a link under Details This link opens the corresponding Windows dialog or corrects the problem automatically The Internet Optimization Wizard Whether or not a system is optimally configured also depends on what you want to do with your computer If surfing the Internet is important to you it can be very helpful to open up some bottlenecks Because Windows is not perfectly optimized for surfing the Internet by default 23 Increase performance You may be able to optimize your Internet settings ile TuneUp System Optimizer TuneUp i System Optimizer 45 Rescue Center O Help Select connection gt Confirm optimization gt Finished General gt py Start Page Optimize Internet connection In order to optimize your Internet settings TuneUp System Optimizer needs some information on the type and speed of your connection Wizards a All changes can be undone with the TuneUp Rescue Center at any time g S
102. p of the made boot list Here you can import a boot screen from a file on your computer or you can screens download new boot screens from TuneUp Online The following formats are supported Description TuneUp TBS The TuneUp Styler format boot screen Stardock A large number of boot screens in this format can be found at ars BOOTSKIN Bootskin web sites like www wincustomize com When you select an image file the Create Boot Screen dialog is automatically opened with the selected image Here you can make all of the necessary changes BMP PNG GIF JPG JPEG These files are Windows XP system kernels that contain a boot screen TuneUp Styler extracts the boot screen from this file and saves it in Styler format Ntoskrnl exe files only Windows XP Creating your own Tf you want to make your own personal boot screen click the New Screen button boot screen above the boot screen list This will open the Create Boot Screen wizard which will guide you through the necessary steps Installing a boot Select the desired boot screen in the list and then click Install Boot Screen in the screen lower right comer of the window A progress dialog will be shown for the duration of the installation Restoring the If you no longer want to use your new boot screen you can naturally restore the default screen default Windows screen at any time To do this click Restore Defaults in the lower right corner of the window
103. r changed without additional tools either There is also only a very limited range of options to customize the appearance of all windows and buttons the so called visual style You can either use the new interface or the old Windows classic interface TuneUp Utilities has its own module dedicated entirely to letting you customize the appearance of your system TuneUp Styler Use this module to give your system a digital makeover Usage The TuneUp Styler window is broken down into two sections a blue navigation bar on the left and a large area on the right to display the options The customization options in TuneUp Styler are divided into seven categories each of which can be selected directly in the navigation bar at the left 69 Customize Windows oO TuneUp Styler lets FE TuneUp Styler 2 elaks TuneU i ber a icons and names of many elements genni gg Welcome to TuneUp Styler 2 a Start Page E You can use this program to give Windows a whole new look in just a few minutes Nearly every icon in the Windows interface can be replaced and icon packages can be used to adapt the entire system to a specific theme kons a All changes can be reset to the Windows defaults or undone with TuneUp Rescue Center 4g System Elements fy File System Ba Appeitance Select a task Change icons and the names of system elements or create and install a Repair icon packages Change icons for file syst
104. r finds every application that launches itself automatically no matter where the start command is hidden gt 2 a TuneUp StartUp Manager File Edit View Help A i Sp Refresh Categories E Ada me Delete y_ Properties All programs Programs that are run automatically by Windows Tasks 1 Name Manufacturer Rating Plan new program start Adobe Acrobat Assistent Adobe Trustworthy E3 Disable entry 7 Adobe Collaboration Synchr Adobe Trustworthy X Delete entry V E Adobe Reader quick launch Adobe Trustworthy Edit start settings v B Adobe Version Cue CS3 Adobe Systems Trustworthy V F Java online update program Sun Microsystems Trustworthy V E Microsoft Office Groove Microsoft Trustworthy Details a 7 T Microsoft OneNote taskbar Microsoft Trustworthy 7 Norton AntiVirus Corporate Symantec Trustworthy o Mie REE V 2 NVIDIA Driver Helper service NVIDIA Trustworthy obe ii 7 NVIDIA graphic card utility p NVIDIA Trustworthy Utility program that displays an icon in J NVIDIA Media Center Taskle NVIDIA Trustworthy the notification area of the taskbar i Allows the creation of PDF files with V Symantec User Session Symantec Trustworthy Adobe Distiller We recommend V VMware Host Network Acce VMware Trustworthy leaving this startup entry enabled V amp VMware Tray Process VMware Trustworthy Trustworthy 7 kid Win
105. r if you are willing to sacrifice a certain amount of performance for a more appealing appearance Under Use of the computer choose the option that best describes your computer One option is for example Computer with network or Internet connection Then click Next to continue The wizard now analyzes your complete configuration and prepares a list of optimization suggestions for Visual effects and Use of the Computer Click a blue header to view detailed information on the suggested changes You can reject individual suggestions by clearing the check box in front of them Then click Next to apply the selected changes The module now makes all of the selected changes and displays a message when it has successfully optimized your configuration Note the message Restart required Windows may have to be restarted for all of the changes in the registry to take effect Click Finish to close the wizard 25 Increase performance TuneUp Registry Defrag Swiss cheese bogs the system down An introductory screen is displayed Every new program and every new hardware component enters itself in the registry creating keys and values Over time the central Windows database gets larger and larger The larger the registry becomes the longer the system needs to find specific information and this makes Windows slower When you remove the software or the hardware component these keys and values are usually deleted but the registry does
106. rogram Debug Database 2 mshwaeu an C Program Files Common Files Micros 9 004 KB 15 Application Extension a mshwusa an C Program Files Common Files Micros 8 331 KB 1 Application Extension S PurblePiace2 dil C Program Files Microsoft Games Purb 8 188 KB 1 Application Extension Yq libemt lib C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi 7 819 KB 1 Object File Library 3 mshwesp an C Program Files Common Files Micros 7 213 KB 1 Application Extension RDBG_STD cab C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi 6 941 KB 1 cab Archive msveurtd lib C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studi 6 629 KB 1 Object File Library SportsNotesBackgro C Program Files Movie Maker Shared 6 608 KB 1 Windows Media Audio E SportsNotesBackgro C Program Files Movie Maker Shared 6 561 KB 1 Windows Media Audio mshwuk dil C Program Files Common Files Micros 6 498 KB 1 Application Extension JB PaintDotNet_1723008 C Program Files Paint NETStaging 6 051 KB 19 Windows Installer Packa tA msveurt ib CAProgram Files Microsoft Visual Studi 5 984 KB 1 Object File Library 2 mshwnia an C Program Files Common Files Micros 5 884 KB 1 Application Extension _System ServiceModel C Program Files Reference Assemblies 5 832 KB 1 Application Extension z 100 objects total size 1 00 GB Free disk space 22 96 GB Sometimes it useful to sort the Top 100 list by the date of last access This method allo
107. rrors are corrected And some tools need to be continually adapted to the advances in technology TuneUp Update Wizard automatically checks for a new version of TuneUp Utilities by contacting the TuneUp server over the Internet And if an update is available these files are very small and can be downloaded quickly Run TuneUp Update Wizard regularly to make sure that you always have the latest version of TuneUp Utilities Open the Start Center The TuneUp Update Wizard icon can be found in the dark grey area at the top of the window directly beneath the blue titlebar Click the text Update Wizard to start the module Using TuneUp Update Wizard Welcome to TuneUp Update Wizard This module allows you to keep TuneUp Utilities up to date at all times For this to work properly you will need to tell the wizard which Internet connection you use in the first step In general the correct connection will be automatically recognized by the program If this does not work for you select a connection type from the list TuneUp Update Wizard lelak Welcome to TuneUp Update Wizard TuneUp Update Wizard makes sure that you have the most recent version of your TuneUp product at all times An Internet connection is required Please select your Internet connection from the following list Connections Special connections r P Permanent connection to the Internet qae ss Start connection manually Tuneup 1 Dial up connections Proxy
108. rt the installation process Now things get serious In the next step you need to select a target folder This is the folder on your hard drive in which TuneUp Utilities 2008 is to be installed The installation wizard will suggest the default folder C Program Files TuneUp Utilities 2008 In most cases you can accept this suggestion If you would like to install the software to another folder click Browse Then click Next to begin copying the files A progress bar will show the status of the tasks being completed Please wait until the following message appears TuneUp Utilities 2008 was successfully installed Then click Finish to close the installation wizard Introduction of TuneUp Utilities 2008 Starting the software There are a number of ways to open the TuneUp Utilities 2008 Start Center The most important ways to do so are described below During installation a new icon is placed on your desktop Double click on the yellow TuneUp Utilities 2008 icon to start the software directly You can also start the software from the Windows Start menu To do this open the Start menu and go to the folder Programs The folder TuneUp Utilities 2008 is created here during software installation Simply click on the entry TuneUp Utilities 2008 in this folder to open the Start Center You can also open each TuneUp Utilities 2008 module individually if you are already familiar with the software To do this open the Utilities s
109. s have been corrected Sometimes the button Check Again is displayed and the wizard recommends that you analyze your system again This is always the case when the clean up may have made additional entries invalid This is not an error in the module but a chain reaction that can occur in the categories ActiveX and COM and File types A simple example Entry A points to entry B which in turn points to the missing file X In the first scan TuneUp Registry Cleaner determines that entry B is invalid because file X cannot be found on the system Entry B is deleted during clean up This in turn makes entry A invalid as it points to the now missing entry B TuneUp Registry Cleaner recognizes when this may happen and suggests that you analyze the system again In this case click Check Again and these two categories will be analyzed again Click Finish to close the wizard Repeat the clean up process as often as necessary until no new problems are found You can now close the module with the confidence that you have removed a great deal of junk from your system 54 Solve problems Let the program help you solving problems has never been this easy The modules in the Solve problems category do just what the name says in a simple way TuneUp Utilities 2008 lt gt Rescue Center 3 Update Wizard gv Solve problems Increase performance TuneUp Disk Doctor Free up disk space lt S Check the file syst
110. s memory Total 4 125 544 KB System 86 184 KB 2 Cache 905 716 KB 22 Other 1 241 044 KB 0 Available 1 892 600 KB 46 Page file Paging Max size 8 411 672 KB Used 1 789 956 KB 21 Available 6 621 716 KB 79 Communication When a dial up connection is open two real time graphs show how much data is being sent and received in kilobytes per second System Devices Information on your processor and BIOS can be found here Click the link Processor details to view detailed information on the features of your processor 98 Additional tools TuneUp Uninstall Manager Select an entry in the list to view more information about the program Every program that you install under Windows enters an uninstall entry in the system registry This entry makes sure that the program is removed completely from your computer when you don t need it anymore TuneUp Utilities lets you clean up your computer and remove unwanted programs from your hard drive All you have to do is open TuneUp Uninstall Manager Usage When you start the module it displays an alphabetical list of all programs games and tools that have added an uninstall entry to the registry Select an entry in the list to view more information about the program een x 47 TuneUp Uninstall Manager File Edit View Help te d P II vi fs K q ible F4 a i re Delete y Lite emt e Insta
111. s supported in both Windows Vista and Windows XP In addition all available Welcome screens can be directly installed with the file Logonui exe or in Stardock LogonStudio Format LOGONXP Select the desired screen in the list and click Install Logon Screen in the lower right corner of the window Most welcome screens are in English but not all For this reason your system may greet you in a different language the next time you start your computer after installing a new screen Then instead of Click your user name to log on the screen might read Klicken Sie auf Ihren Benutzernamen um sich anzumelden for example For this reason TuneUp Styler will ask you if you want to use the texts in the selected Logon Screen or if you want to use the default texts for your system 81 Customize Windows Restoring the default screen language or the currently installed Logon Screen Once you confirm the dialog the installation will begin and a progress bar will be displayed for the duration of the operation After the new screen is installed you can test your new screen right away To do this press the Windows key and L key at the same time If you no longer want to use your new Logon Screen you can naturally restore the default Windows screen at any time To do this click Restore Defaults The default screen is then shown in the list automatically Click Install Logon Screen to save your change Visual Style The new visu
112. seeseeereeeeees 93 TuneUp StartUp Managet cece 19 TuneUp Styler cecccesceeseeeteeeeeereeeeees 69 TuneUp System Control eee 66 TuneUp System Information 97 TuneUp System Optimizer oo eee 22 TuneUp Undelete 2 2 ccccasasionccaces 61 TuneUp Uninstall Manager eee 99 TuneUp Update Wizard c cece 105 TuneUp Utilities Free up disk space 37 TuneUp Visual Style cee eeesteereeee 82 EWS nen a i A 82 Undesired programs ccccesseseeeseeeeees 99 Undo changes c ceccecceeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 102 Uninstall programs ccceceseeseereeeeees 99 Unnecessary files and backups 33 Use SmartOptimize ccceceseeseeeseeeees 29 Visual effects cccccecsseceesseeeeeees 25 67 Windows functions 0 0 00 cece trees 37 Windows Start cccksausauksniaiendaes 19 Wrong or missing desktop items 60 109
113. select it in the list and click Delete visual style 83 Additional tools The Additional tools category in TuneUp Utilities 2008 includes powerful tools for various tasks TuneUp Utilities 2008 lt Rescue Center 3H Update Wizard 4 Increase performance Additional tools Free up disk space IS Maintain Windows TuneUp Process Manager Manage running processes Find open files Monitor system resource usage 9 te TuneUp Registry Editor Solve problems W Browse the registry Edit the registry Customize Windows ty TuneUp Shredder 7 Delete files permanently Delete folders permanently Delete Recycle Bin contents permanently Additional tools TuneUp System Information Display software and hardware configuration Display system performance information TuneUp Uninstall Manager Uninstall programs Display installed programs TuneUp Uninstall Manager shows you all of the applications currently installed in Windows Unnecessary applications can easily be uninstalled TuneUp Process Manager makes it possible to view all of the applications currently running on your system and stop them if desired You can also see an overview of files on your system that are currently being used by each application as well as the resource usage of your system memory and processor 85 Additional tools TuneUp Registry Editor takes a look inside the central Windows database and allows experienced
114. tables The first table gives you an overview of the largest folders and files that are located directly in the selected element drive or folder The size and percentage of space occupied is shown here for up to 10 items If you would like to see more than the 10 elements that are displayed simply click on the link Show Contents to switch to a detail view If My Computer is displayed in the first table it will instead show the occupied space for each drive The second table organizes the files contained in the selected element based on file types and shows you at a glance which types of files documents music files videos or images are taking up the most disk space Please note that this view does not just include the files that are directly located in the selected drive or folder but also includes all files in subfolders You can 40 Free up disk space limit the amount of information being displayed by moving a level lower in the folder tree If you would like to see the individual files included in a given file type simply click on the name of the file type in the table This will directly open the correct category in the detail view The third table is particularly useful in acute disk space shortages It shows a list of the top 10 files that take up the most disk space As with the last table this view does not just include the files that are directly located in the selected drive or folder but also includes all fil
115. ter looking you can also clean up and optimize your system at the Preface Automatic adaptation to your operating system click of a mouse TuneUp Utilities 2008 will clean up unnecessary data from your hard disk and remove unnecessary entries from your registry It can defragment your hard disk and registry and optimize your system settings to make Windows run substantially faster Most of this maintenance is performed automatically every week by TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance When making these changes TuneUp Utilities 2008 reaches deep into the Windows system However Windows has changed a great deal from version to version Because of this the software automatically recognizes and adapts to each supported version of Windows This is done automatically so that you the user won t have to re learn the software for each operating system version Installation Before using TuneUp Utilities 2008 on your computer you must first install the software During this process application files will be copied to the hard drive You can then run the software and use it at any time without having to insert the CD ROM System Requirements To be able to install and use TuneUp Utilities 2008 without a problem your system needs to meet certain requirements The software does not require a high powered system however any reasonably modern computer should meet the necessary minimum requirements Minimum system configuration Recommende
116. the option I f ttha Esha Shiba tha En Se I accept the license agreement I do not accept the license agreement TuneUp Software aa ere Installation Entering Your User Name and Serial Number Personalize your copy of TuneUp Utilities In the next step you will be asked to enter your user information The installation routine will ask for your name and the name of your organization or company Usually these fields are already correctly filled out If not please enter the correct information yourself The requested serial number can be found on the back of this manual 38 TuneUp Utilities 2008 Setup leks User Information Ka lt J Enter the folowing information to personalize your installation Full Name Organization The settings for this application can be installed for the current user or for all users that share this computer You must have administrator rights to install the settings for all users Install this application for Anyone who uses this computer Only for me Tuneup TuneUp Software lt Back _Next gt Cance Important for Windows Vista XP and 2000 users During this step you can specify whether the application should be available to all users on the computer or only to you After you have entered all necessary information please click Next again to continue Selecting the Installation Location Sta
117. try means that that section is being analyzed TuneUp Registry Cleaner Scanning your system Please wait until the scan is completed Area Status W Activex and COM Analyzing Application paths IEJ File types 4 Fonts Help files E History lists 5 p k Shared files P J Shortcuts r 3 E A Software 2d R L CLSID 1B638296 A382 4B0E 8F51 59CDFF7B8678 m lt Back lext Cancel Help A green check mark indicates that the analysis has been completed for the section A progress bar beneath the list shows the progress of the overall analysis When the analysis is complete the message The search for errors has been completed is displayed Click Show errors to close the wizard and to show the problems found in the main window System Analysis TuneUp Registry Cleaner will now analyze your system The individual sections of the registry that will be analyzed can be seen in the program window A yellow arrow in front of an entry means that that section is being analyzed a green check mark indicates that the analysis has been completed for that section An animated bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the overall analysis 50 Maintain Windows The analysis has found a large number of problems correcting them will bring noticeable benefits When the analysis is complete the message The search for errors has been compl
118. ubfolder in the Start menu which contains a list of all modules Click on one of the names listed in this folder to start the corresponding module Using the software On the left side of the window you will see the names of the available categories Click one of the category names to open it and to view the available modules that it contains Introduction ap TuneUp Utilities 2008 45 Rescue Center Si Update Wizard Increase performance Increase performance Schedule automatic defragmentation Maintain Windows TuneUp StartUp Manager Prevent automatic start of unwanted applications se TuneUp Drive Defrag Free up disk space Accelerate start up of Windows and applications T Solve problems Schedule automatic start of applications Accelerate surfing and download speeds Improve system performance Display tips for system configuration paene Windows A TuneUp System Optimizer 1e Additional tools TuneUp Registry Defrag com 2 a B Reduce size of registry See also S 1 Click Maintenance at TuneUp The modules of the currently selected category are displayed by name on the right side of the window You can start a module simply by clicking on its name You can also click the links below a module name to navigate directly to the desired feature within the module When you are finished working with one of the modules you can close the module window by clicking on the red X in the upper right c
119. ul tools for accelerating your system is TuneUp Drive Defrag The advanced defragmentation system will allow Windows and programs to start substantially faster TuneUp Registry Defrag optimizes and defragments the Windows registry which becomes increasingly larger and slower the longer you work with Windows TuneUp StartUp Manager lets you stop unnecessary applications from starting with Windows This often includes applications that are automatically started with Windows even if you don t want them running The category also includes TuneUp System Optimizer another useful module The module checks your system for any settings that may be slowing the system down and fixes them at the click of your mouse You also will be given useful tips for configuring your hardware and software Wizards can help you adjust the system configuration to meet your needs in a few easy steps The TuneUp Mem Optimizer module available for Windows versions up to Windows XP monitors the system memory in Windows and automatically optimizes it when you are not working 14 Increase performance TuneUp Drive Defrag Select the drives you wish to analyze There are many reasons why your computer slows down more and more during time One of the most important causes is increasing fragmentation of your hard drives TuneUp Drive Defrag helps you to get rid of fragmented hard disks And set within TuneUp 1 Click Maintenance to take care of defragme
120. uneUp Memory Optimizer will continue to work in the background but will be invisible To access TuneUp Memory Optimizer you will have to call up the program through the Start Center or the Start menu You can also have your memory usage optimized by pressing a key combination The currently configured key combination can be seen in the Key combination box and is Ctrl Alt O by default You can change this combination at any time 30 Free up disk space Even the largest hard disk fills up at some point With today s Internet connections and the constantly growing range of downloads this happens more quickly than most users would like it to The category Free up disk space helps you find unnecessary files and recover this space Free your system TuneUp of unneeded A Utilities 2008 4 gt Rescue Center 3 Update Wizard ballast Increase performance Free up disk space ae lt _ Free up disk space Clean up Kp Local Disk C 18 09 GB frei von 58 60 GB Maintain Windows Suggested items for cleanup lai Unnecessary files and backups 1075 Solve problems 232 GB full Customize Windows po 7 Windows functions 1 a 3 94 GB full Additional tools v Organize files and folders la TuneUp Disk Space Explorer Display memory usage of disks The most important features for freeing up disk space are integrated directly into the Start Center of TuneUp Utilities After performing a quick ana
121. us programs to provide a quick preview The thumbnail views used by Windows ACDSee and Google Picasa are taken into consideration Windows error reporting files When a program crashes Windows saves data about the program If this service has been deactivated or if settings do not allow for information to be sent to the manufacturer these files can be deleted Windows Update backups When Windows is updated backup files are created 34 Free up disk space Exclude categories View files to be deleted individually View files to be deleted individually You can prevent individual categories from being deleted To do this simply clear the check box in front of the desired category for example Temporary files or Log files Most categories give you the option before deletion to view the individual files that were suggested In this case you will see the Show details button in the details area of the window Clicking on it opens a new window and displays all files from the selected category You can clear the check box in front of any file by clicking it thereby excluding it from deletion You can also click Open file to view the contents of the file in order to see if it can be deleted safely Integrator Details Windows blak Ming Please select the files you wish to delete You can delete a total of 6 files which occupy 3 MB on your system A File name Folder Size Type
122. want to restore amp TuneUp Undelete lelak Search result deleted files Wy To recover files mark all of the desired files and click Restore Found 2 amp Restored 0 Name Folders Size Type Modified 09 Letter doc C Documents OB Micros 20 12 200 64 productkey TuneUP Utilities 2008 doc C Documents OB Micros 20 12 200 m Restore J lt Back Next Cancel Help As soon as the search is completed the module lists all available files that match your search criteria The table shows the file name the original location the file type and the condition of the file Don t worry if the first letter of the file name is missing for the files on FAT drives Windows always deletes the first letter when deleting files on drives with this file system Recovering files If you find a file that you wish to recover in the list click it to select it You can select more than one file by holding the Ctrl key while clicking Then click Restore and the program will attempt to return the file to the normal Windows environment Once the files have been recovered try to open them in the corresponding program If the file can be opened the recovery was successful If not then part of the file was already overwritten by another file And that can often happen sooner than you think File Condition In the Condition column TuneUp Undelete displays a status for each file that indicates the probab
123. ws 2000 or higher You can even assign special icons to your Favorites in Internet Explorer This way you can find your most frequently used Favorites in the long list more quickly Select the desired item in the tree and click Replace icon to select a new icon for the item Please note that this cannot be done with the three main nodes My Computer Start menu and Favorites You must open one of these nodes by clicking the plus sign in front of it and then select a subnode A new icon is selected in the same manner as for the System items Once you find the desired icon select it and click OK to apply the icon You can apply the default icons and undo your changes at any time by clicking Reset element to Windows default 75 Customize Windows A preview of your changes can be seen at all times in the left pane Icon color depth Change Icon size only Windows XP If you would like to undo changes to muliple icons at the same time you can use the Restore backup link This link opens TuneUp Rescue Center and lets you undo the changes you have made with TuneUp Styler on a specific date Appearance Here you can change a large number of settings that govern how icons are displayed on the desktop The module shows a preview of your changes on the left side of the window at all times so that you can see what effect your changes have EA TuneUp Styler 2 elaks A Het 45 Rescue Center Help ay g General
124. ws you to quickly find large files that have not been used for several weeks or even months and that may not be needed anymore 43 Free up disk space Archiving Files Has it ever happened to you Have you ever looked through your drives and found a file that makes you wonder Do I still need this Not really but I don t really want to delete it either Many users later regret having impulsively deleted files especially personal files such as pictures videos or music TuneUp Disk Space Explorer can solve this problem for you Thanks to the seamless integration with Windows Explorer you can easily copy files to a USB stick or an external hard drive before deleting them To do this click on the selected file s with the right mouse button and select the menu option Copy or simply use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl C Then open the desired target drive in Windows Explorer and paste the copied files there using the menu option Paste or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl V Thanks to support for all major CD burning programs you can also easily burn rarely used files to a CD or DVD If you are running a burning pogram such as Nero Burning Rom at the same time as TuneUp Disk Space Explorer you can move the desired files by dragging them with your mouse directly to the Nero burning list After the files have been successfully archived you can then delete them with a clear conscience in TuneUp Disk Space Explorer to clear up valuable disk space
125. y jump to the help for the category you re just on Note TuneUp System Control adapts to the installed operating system automatically and only offers the options that are supported by your system Don t be surprised when you see different options under Windows XP and Windows Vista for example Appearance Category In this TuneUp System Control category you specify exactly which of the Windows visual effects you wish to use configure how file types are handled and specify how folder windows and the Explorer should look and act Usage Category In this TuneUp System Control category you can configure a wide range of mouse and keyboard options customize the items that are shown in the Start menu and the menu opening delay and can configure the behavior of the taskbar Communication Category In this TuneUp System Control category you can configure the network behavior of Windows and can adapt Internet Explorer and Outlook Express or Office Outlook to your needs You can also speed up surfing on the Internet and protect your privacy by preventing certain programs from automatically contacting servers from Microsoft and other companies Administration Category This category in TuneUp System Control gives you control over a large number of internal system settings You can customize the boot process and how users log on automatic CD playback user data the special system folders and the default settings for the command prompt 67
126. ystem Advisor Internet Optimization E System Optimization Connection amp DSL cable modem or satellite from 2 Mbit X Please select your connection from the list below Description This setting is suitable for a DSL cable modem or satellite connection with a transmission rate of 2 Mbit s or greater Next gt lt gt Rescue Center active Under Wizards select Internet Optimization A wizard will then take you through the necessary procedure step for step In the first screen you must tell the wizard what kind of Internet connection you have Select the connection that best matches yours from the list for example a modem ISDN or DSL connection Then click Next to go to the next step The wizard will now analyze your system to determine whether it is optimally configured The most important factors here are data transmission performance and the time required to display web pages A green message Already optimized means that your system is already optimally configured for this and that you need take no further steps A red message Not optimal means that your configuration must be changed Click one of the blue headers to view the individual settings that the Internet optimizer wants to change Click Next to have your configuration optimized The module will now make all the necessary changes and display a message indicating that your computer has been optimized Note the message Restart required Win

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