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- bhavinp, on 07/04/2008, -12/+702 Disk-defragmentation appz
2 spyware/virus scanner
1 Uninstaller
1 pissed off digger for reading this useless list. - quomen, on 07/03/2008, -8/+37Ccleaner and Auslogics Disk Defrag are definitely the best two of the five. They are light weight, free, fast, and very functional. I've found that I haven't had to use any sort of spyware or antivirus software since upgrading to Vista. Did anyone else notice that too?
- crossmr, on 07/04/2008, -2/+30For everything else there's mastercard.
- ElBeh, on 07/03/2008, -1/+26WinDirStat is amazing at finding he things that are eating up your harddrive space.
- binorgog, on 08/07/2008, -4/+20chkdsk c: /f
- inactive, on 07/03/2008, -1/+16Revo Uninstaller works a treat :P
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+12Been using CCleaner for years. I have no idea if it makes any difference at all in my computer's performance, but it makes a big difference in my own neurotic conscience :)
- jchrome, on 07/04/2008, -0/+10@KyiL - what's the issue with AVG?
- Kamael, on 07/04/2008, -1/+8Please, go back to your hole.
- Barackalypse, on 07/04/2008, -2/+9The real best tools: virtual machines and disk images. Why bother defragging and running all these other utilities when I can just restore a clean image in 3 minutes or do all my monkeying around in a virtual machine?
- sishgupta, on 07/03/2008, -3/+10ccleaner and jkdefrag + jkdefragGUI ftw
- wolferz, on 07/04/2008, -1/+8I do surf porno and junk but i do some within Firefox... and Avast! (my anti virus scanner) takes care of both spyware and virus' I might run aground of that manage to exploit any weakness' in firefox (and yes that has happened a few times).
Then again I had this same arangement in XP so yeh... can't say whether it has mattered or not for sure.
I WILL say that the few client's of mine that have upgraded to vista have had a drastic reduction of problems with spyware... But I'm not there all the time so I can't say for sure what the actual cause for that is. - sovietninja, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6straight*
- crossmr, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6Yeah...except if you install any software.. the registry keys would be gone you tool.
- wattersm, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6It was faster the 2nd time since the system already had the data in cache.
- HigherLogic, on 07/04/2008, -1/+7Uh, they are. The only thing that isn't would be CCleaner, but you can defrag your hard drives, do a malware sweep, and uninstall programs with Windows without any extra software.
- Charklii, on 07/04/2008, -1/+7Really? I don't think I've encountered that since Windows 98..
- AdmiralAcbar, on 07/04/2008, -1/+6Does no one else find it ironic that Ccleaner offers to install a yahoo toolbar?
- KyjL, on 07/04/2008, -4/+9You use AVG? Good lord, are you insane?
- Scully1981, on 07/04/2008, -1/+6I still use AVG and SpyBot occasionally but that's because Windows Defender annoys the hell outta me.
- foxtrot3, on 07/04/2008, -2/+6It's called XP
- n3tfury, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4because there are those with a lot less RAM than VM's are comfortable with.
- foofightrs777, on 07/04/2008, -1/+5smoothLY
And yes, in Xp TF2 runs much better. Though a good autoexec.cfg can iron out most of the hangs. - wolferz, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4ad-aware is starting to suck actually. Ever since they updated the interface this last time it has been buggy and prone to false positives.
- melonhedd, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4If the included utilities were too good, neckbeards would complain about Microsoft abusing their "monopoly"
- wolferz, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4...or vista *ducks*
- crossmr, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4He appears to be having some sort of episode, just ignore him for now and check back on him in the morning.
- renegadeafk, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4I don't really see the point in defragging individual folders/files.
- clearcasting, on 07/04/2008, -2/+5It's Life Hacker.
- foofightrs777, on 07/04/2008, -1/+4Why do you people digg down these comments. Personal experience isn't valid? Some of you must hate the truth.
- GliTCH82, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Careful, I've seen Tuneup registry cleaner clean out registry keys that were actually important. For some interesting fun, try installing tuneup registry cleaner on a brand new install of Windows XP and see how many keys it marks as safe to delete. You'll be surprised.
- MScrip, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Thanks!
One question... the first time I ran WinDirStat it took 2 minutes to scan my drive. Then I closed the program and ran it again and it only took a few seconds. Will it be quicker later the next time I run it?
I've used programs like this before... and when I need some quick info about my disk space I need it quick! - ConfusedCartman, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3*facepalm*
- Alverez, on 07/04/2008, -4/+7I just strait up love Lifehacker.
- PatoLucas, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3That's what I love about Digg: I can always find someone nerdier than me! I'll try Avast, thanks a lot.
- wolferz, on 07/04/2008, -2/+5AVG is probably one of the worst Anti-Virus' available right now. I think McAffee and Norton might be the only two contenders with it for worst AV. Oh and recently AVG installed computers have been causing problems for web hosts... some sort of poorly thought out pre-emptive browsing protection. Grisoft should try developing an AV that can scan at a reasonable speed and actually removes virus' before working on something as tricky as what they are trying to pull off.
My personal experience with Avast! AV, on the other hand, has been excellent. - justastatistic, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2That's another article.
http://lifehacker.com/395046/five-best-antivirus-a ... - sonicjosh, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2How does it compare to Your Uninstaller, I might replace it; since Revo is free, not like I was paying for Your Uninstaller...
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Simple is the key word, most people don't have the time to do forum searches to make their OS run the way it should out of the box.
- Charklii, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Why do you need two defragers? But since you have both, which one would you reccomend? (I think one is enough for me).
- foxtrot3, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2"Power Defragmenter GUI" - Not mentioned in Lifehacker article, but works great. Google to find it.
- specialK16, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Don't you feel like jumping off a bridge?
- chewy5000, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2there / / /
- wolferz, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2"Honestly, who runs AV software?"
People who have computers connected to the internet and actually understand the methods used by virus' to infect their computers. Just because you didn't open X file doesn't mean you can't get a virus. Check out a virus called MS Blaster. All you need is a computer connected to the internet and an unknown or unpatched security hole...
Also, you can get a virus just by browsing to a site that tries to install it... and no you can't just avoid such sites because, in case you haven't been paying attention lately, it's possible to type in the web address for a perfectly safe and valid website and end up on a webpage loaded down with exploits designed to install a virus on your computer. - Zounas, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Because the default kinda sucks.
- KyjL, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2It's not an Anti-Virus. It's a program that says I FOUND ME SOME VIRUSES and points at them. Nevermind actually attempting to clean it, oh no.
That's on a good day when it actually finds anything - I've seen countless computers use AVG and be riddled with viruses that something like Avast! cleaned out after a pre-boot scan.
tl;dr - AVG is a horrible AV - holyskeleton, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1There's Glary Utilities, Advanced Windows Care, CCleaner, SmartDefrag, and TuneUp Utilities. I've used all of these and they're all pretty decent. I'm using TuneUp right now because of its 1-click maintenance feature that also does defrag.
- transfuse, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1OGC
- voodoozombie, on 07/04/2008, -5/+6You mean like Windows NTFS? You should try doing a little research before you conclude that Unix / Mac needs less fragmenting than NTFS. They fragment the same amount. It's called the Internet. USE IT! DO SOME RESEARCH. Stop believing everything on Digg.
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