User's Manual

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

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 "better looking", you can also clean up and optimize your system at the

Preface

Nearly everything

can be changed -

if you know where

and how.

TuneUp Utilities

2008 - your

personal Windows

expert