TuneUp Utilities 2008 User Manual
TuneUp Utilities 2008 was developed by: Company: TuneUp Software GmbH Address: Rheinstraße 97 64295 Darmstadt Germany Internet: www.tune-up.com 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 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.
Table of Contents Installation..........................................................3 System Requirements ....................................... 3 Starting the Installation .................................... 4 Entering Your User Name and Serial Number .... 5 Selecting the Installation Location..................... 5 Introduction of TuneUp Utilities 2008 ..................7 Starting the software ........................................ 7 Using the software ...........................................
Table of Contents Windows functions......................................... 37 TuneUp Disk Space Explorer .......................... 38 Maintain Windows ............................................ 47 TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance ......................... 48 TuneUp Registry Cleaner................................ 49 Solve problems................................................. 55 TuneUp Disk Doctor....................................... 56 TuneUp Repair Wizard....................................
Preface 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.
Preface 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. Automatic adaptation to your operating system 2 When making these changes, TuneUp Utilities 2008 reaches deep into the Windows system.
Installation 1 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.
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. Please close all other programs. The installation routine will welcome you.
Installation Entering Your User Name and Serial Number 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.
Introduction of TuneUp Utilities 2008 2 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.
Introduction 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 corner. This will return you to the Start Center.
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.
Introduction TuneUp Undelete for another chance to recover your files. File recovery is only possible in 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.
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.
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 the window. The latest version of the software now includes links to specific functions within the modules.
Increase performance 3 The modules in the Increase performance category are there to accelerate your system. You will find everything you need to accelerate your system here. 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.
Increase performance One of the most powerful 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.
Increase performance TuneUp Drive Defrag 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 defragmentation automatically, your system is efficiently protected from fragmentation and slow down. But there is even more TuneUp Drive Defrag can do for you.
Increase performance finds drives that should be defragmented, the module will automatically start defragmentation after the analysis is complete. 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.
Increase performance Select the drives you wish to analyze. 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.
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 convert a different partition.
Increase performance TuneUp StartUp Manager 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.
Increase performance Usage TuneUp StartUp Manager shows a list of all found startup entries in its main window. The navigation bar on the left side of the 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 > Navigation Bar.
Increase performance Enter the directory path of the program file in the Target box. You can use the Search button to help you find the file.
Increase performance TuneUp System Optimizer 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.
Increase performance The advisor helps you to eliminate weaknesses in your system. After only a few seconds, the results are displayed in the program window. 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.
Increase performance You may be able to optimize your Internet settings 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.
Increase performance The System Optimization Wizard Use this wizard to adapt Windows to your specific needs. Here, you can adapt the most important settings to your needs. 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.
Increase performance TuneUp Registry Defrag 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.
Increase performance Registry Analysis First, TuneUp Registry Defrag must determine how fragmented your registry is. Click Next to begin. 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. Registry Analysis After you confirm this message, TuneUp Registry Defrag grays the screen and shows a wait dialog to indicate that you cannot use the computer.
Increase performance TuneUp Memory Optimizer TuneUp Memory Optimizer monitors your system in the background and frees up memory whenever needed 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.
Increase performance 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.
Increase performance 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. Hide TuneUp Memory Optimizer 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, TuneUp Memory Optimizer will continue to work in the background, but will be invisible.
Free up disk space 4 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 of unneeded ballast! The most important features for freeing up disk space are integrated directly into the Start Center of TuneUp Utilities.
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.
Free up disk space 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. 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.
Free up disk space Types of unnecessary files Type Description Backups Many applications automatically create backups of the files they use. These can be deleted if you do not need them. Google Earth cache files Google Earth uses this cache to save image data. Internet Explorer cache All pictures, text and animations that you view in Internet Explorer while surfing the Internet are saved in the cache.
Free up disk space Exclude categories 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"). View files to be 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.
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 the cleanup was successful is displayed. Finished! All unneeded files have been deleted. Once the files have been deleted, click Finish to close the window.
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.
Free up disk space TuneUp Disk Space Explorer 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 dreamed of gathering 20 GB of files. Now, even drives with capacities of 250 GB or more are quickly filled to the brim.
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.
Free up disk space 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.
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.
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. 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.
Free up disk space Explore your 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.
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.
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.
Maintain Windows 5 The modules in the Maintain Windows category help you to keep your system running smoothly. Keep your system in shape! This module also includes the useful TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance function, which performs error 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.
Maintain Windows TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance 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.
Maintain Windows TuneUp Registry Cleaner 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.
Maintain Windows 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 entry means that that section is being analyzed.
Maintain Windows 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. 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.
Maintain Windows The module can recognize problems in the following areas: Type Description ActiveX and COM ActiveX/COM objects were found that are based on libraries that are no longer available on your system. Sounds Some sounds refer to sound files that are no longer on your system. Application path Some of the application paths in the registry point to directories that no longer exist.
Maintain Windows Explanations can be provided for every single problem, if desired. For this, simply click one of the listed problem categories under the Categories bar. A detailed description is available for each problem, a single mouse click is all you need. 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.
Maintain Windows 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 problems have been corrected. Chain reactions in the registry: the Check Again button.
Solve problems 6 The modules in the Solve problems category do just what the name says - in a simple way. Let the program help you - solving problems has never been this easy! 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.
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.
Solve problems TuneUp Disk Doctor will perform a careful analysis of the selected drives. 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.
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.
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. 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 the selected drive and thus prevent TuneUp Disk Doctor from having exclusive access.
Solve problems TuneUp Repair Wizard 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.
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 Undelete, it is usually possible to recover deleted files and save your valuable work. Usage When you start TuneUp Undelete, a wizard is opened that takes you through the recovery process step by step.
Solve problems 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.
Solve problems Which files do you want to restore? 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.
Solve problems 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.
Customize Windows 7 The modules in the Customize Windows category help you adapt the operating system to meet your needs. Here, you can "tweak" Windows as much as you like. TuneUp System Control and TuneUp Styler let you specify exactly how your Windows system should look and work. You will be surprised at how many options you can configure with TuneUp Utilities 2008.
Customize Windows TuneUp System Control 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.
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.
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.
Customize Windows 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.
Customize Windows TuneUp Styler lets you change the icons and names of many elements. 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.
Customize Windows TuneUp Styler lets you change the icons and names of many elements. How to change an icon 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. The file shell32.
Customize Windows 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 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.
Customize Windows Administer and install Icon Packages Practical: icon packages let you change all icons at once. 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.
Customize Windows Step Description 1.) Information on the author Here, you can add your name, e-mail address and Internet address to the icon package. 2.) Package name and description Enter a descriptive package name here. If you wish, you can also enter additional information on the package in the Description box. 3.) Optimizing the size of the package Use the options in this step to make sure that your package is not too large so that it can be sent via e-mail without problems. 4.
Customize Windows Assign new icons to your drives! Start menu folders 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 Windows 2000 or higher. Internet Explorer - Favorites You can even assign special icons to your Favorites in Internet Explorer.
Customize Windows 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.
Customize Windows Change Icon spacing You can even specify how much space should be between the individual icons, both vertically and horizontally. Get rid of Shortcut 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.
Customize Windows Downloading premade boot screens You can add additional boot screens to the list by clicking Add at the top of the list. Here, you can import a boot screen from a file on your computer, or you can download new boot screens from TuneUp Online. The following formats are supported: Type Extension Description TuneUp boot screen .TBS The TuneUp Styler format Stardock Bootskin* .BOOTSKIN A large number of boot screens in this format can be found at web sites like www.wincustomize.com.
Customize Windows With TuneUp Styler 2 you can easy create your own 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: 1. Select image 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 computer.
Customize Windows 4. Finish 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. 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.
Customize Windows Pep up your system with a custom logon screen. 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.
Customize Windows 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. Restoring the default screen If you no longer want to use your new Logon Screen, you can naturally restore the default Windows screen at any time.
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. visual styles from TuneUp Online You can download new visual styles at any time from the TuneUp website free of charge. To do this, click Add and then Download Visual Styles From TuneUp Online. This will open your Internet browser and go to the TuneUp website, where you can select from a wide range of different styles.
Additional tools 8 The Additional tools category in TuneUp Utilities 2008 includes powerful tools for various tasks. 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.
Additional tools TuneUp Registry Editor takes a look inside the central Windows database and allows experienced 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.
Additional tools TuneUp Process Manager 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.
Additional tools 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 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.
Additional tools 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.
Additional tools Menu bar functions The menu bar at the top of the TuneUp Process Manager window provides you with additional functions. Click File > New Application to open the Windows Run dialog, which you can use to start a new application or open a file. Click File > Exit Windows to shut down or restart the computer so that new settings can take effect.
Additional tools TuneUp Registry Editor 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. The advantages of TuneUp Registry Editor. 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.
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 you right click the hierarchy on the left side of the window, the context menu that is displayed has a much larger selection of commands.
Additional tools TuneUp Shredder 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.
Additional tools 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. Select the files you want to delete Click Next to confirm your selection.
Additional tools 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 How securely do you want to delete your files? 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.
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. 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.
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.
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 tab with three real-time monitors 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.
Additional tools TuneUp Uninstall Manager 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.
Additional tools The uninstall program that starts is different from program to program, but one thing that they all have in common 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.
Global modules 9 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.
Index TuneUp Rescue Center 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. 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.
Global modules 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.
Index A large number of restore points can normally be found here. 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.
Global modules TuneUp Update Wizard Introduction TuneUp Utilities is being continually enhanced, improved and adapted to new Windows versions. New functions are added to modules, errors 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.
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.
Global modules Index Customize Windows ................................. 69 Data Recovery .......................................... 64 Defragment hard drives ............................ 15 Defragment registry .................................. 26 Defragmentation ....................................... 15 Delete permanently ................................... 93 Deleting contents of Recycle Bin ............ 94 1-Click Maintenance................................. 48 Desktop icons........................
Index LOGONXP................................................81 Restore.....................................................103 Memory .....................................................97 Save space ................................................37 Memory Usage ..........................................87 Set Process Priority ...................................90 Modify design ...........................................69 Shell32.dll .................................................
Index TuneUp Registry Editor............................ 91 TuneUp Utilities - Free up disk space ...... 37 TuneUp Repair Wizard............................. 60 TuneUp Visual Style ................................ 82 TuneUp Rescue Center .......................... 102 TVS........................................................... 82 TuneUp Shredder...................................... 93 Undesired programs.................................. 99 TuneUp StartUp Manager.........................
