User's Manual

4. Optimizing the System
Your computer does not always work quite how you would like it to. Often it seems to take an eternity to
call up individual programs or to save files and you start to doubt the performance capabilities of your com-
puter. But in many cases this has nothing to do with the hardware. The problem is caused by the programs
that are started, without you being aware of them, or remnants of programs that were not completely
removed from your computer during an uninstallation process.
Reducing System Load
The Reduce system load area is devoted to dealing with your installed programs and services. Its functions
extend from disabling startup programs that have no impact whatsoever on the actual program, and man-
ually uninstalling individual programs, to automatically turning off entire function areas. But that is not all!
In this area, you will also find a link to an unprecedented function. Have you ever had an intelligent alter-
native to uninstallation? Now you do – TuneUp Program Deactivator, the unique module that uses our pat-
ented TuneUp Programs-on-Demand Technology™, p. 27.
Manually Running Maintenance Tasks
Being able to disable or uninstall programs is an important criterion for optimizing system performance. But
this may not achieve a great deal if your Windows system is still full of "relics", i.e. remnants of programs
that were uninstalled long ago but were not fully removed. You can use our cleanup program to only keep
entries on the computer that really belong there - then complete your tidying with a more intelligent
arrangement of the system entries and data to ensure a quicker startup of programs and files.
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