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TuneUp Utilities 2009 User Manual

Customize Windows 98 No matter which method you use to add new Visual styles, file format does not matter. TuneUp Styler automatically recognizes prac

Additional tools 99 Additional tools 9 The Additional tools category in TuneUp Utilities 2009 includes powerful tools for various tasks

Additional tools 100 TuneUp Shredder makes it easy to securely delete sensitive files from your computer. Three high-tech deletion methods can be used

Additional tools 101 TuneUp Process Manager TuneUp Process Manager The module also offers real-time graphs of processor and memory usage and provides

Additional tools 102 If User Access Control is activated in Windows Vista, it is possible that initially only the processes that you started are shown

Additional tools 103 computer. This module can also show you at any point in time how much of the page file and how much system memory is being used i

Additional tools 104 TuneUp Registry Editor Windows registry is nothing more than a big central database. Every piece of hardware you add and every pr

Additional tools 105 lets you place a virtual bookmark. All "dog ears" are shown in the lower third of the window under Bookmark. The result

Additional tools 106 TuneUp Shredder When you delete a file under Windows, it probably ends up in the Recycle Bin. Even an inexperienced user knows ho

Additional tools 107 Delete files Drag and drop the files you wish to delete from the Explorer into the Files list, or click Add to select the files i

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 9 Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 2 Starting the software There are a number of ways to open

Additional tools 108 Select Deletion Method This section deals with the level of security you wish to use when deleting files or folders. Just select

Additional tools 109 TuneUp System Information TuneUp System InformationInformation is gathered and displayed in nine sections. The most important tab

Additional tools 110 Communication When a dial-up connection is open, two real-time graphs show how much data is being sent and received in kilobytes

Global modules 111 Global modules 10 Two general TuneUp Utilities modules can be found in the dark gray area directly below the blue tit

Global modules 112 TuneUp Rescue Center Introduction TuneUp Utilities provides you with a large selection of tools that you can use to optimize, repai

Global modules 113 Click Restore to restore the selected backup. If you wish, you can click DeleteClick to remove a backup permanently from the list,

Global modules 114 TuneUp Update Wizard Introduction TuneUp Utilities 2009 is constantly being improved. Modules are enhanced, and bugs, if any, are f

Global modules 115 Click Next to install the available updates. The Finish button will then close the wizard.

Global modules 117 Index A Administration 81 Appearance 95 AutoOptimize 36 B Boot screen 84 C CD burning 52 Change icons 94 Check and repair dri

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 10 Using the software On the left side of the window, you will see the names of the available categories. Click

Global modules 118 Mozilla Firefox Cache 41 MSSTYLES 98 N Normal analysis 70 Notification area 17 NTFS 29 Ntoskrnl.exe files 85 O Open files 10

Global modules 119 Unnecessary Programs 58 Update 114 Updates 114 Use SmartOptimize 36 V Visual effects 81 W What's New in TuneUp Utilities

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 11 The seven categories TuneUp Utilities is made up of many useful modules that can all be accessed from a commo

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 12 Maintain Windows Windows is a dynamic system that requires regular attention from its users. Because of this,

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 13 The TuneUp Rescue Center module runs in the background to monitor all changes made to your system. The module

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 14 What's New in TuneUp Utilities 2009 TuneUp Utilities 2009 has many great new features and enhancements

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 15 Internet optimization lets you optimize Opera's performance for your Internet connection. Free up disk

Introduction to TuneUp Utilities 2009 16 Lots more improvements Along with the totally new features, there are a series of improvements that are not

Start Page 17 Start Page 3 Your car's dashboard computer lets you know when an oil change is needed and when your next service is d

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Start Page 18 performance)System Status The status report on the System status area of the Start page tells you whether your system is in good conditi

Increase performance 19 Increase performance 4 The modules in the Increase performance You will find everything you need to accelerate y

Increase performance 20 them at the touch of a button. Meanwhile, it is always ready to help you with valuable tips on hardware and software configura

Increase performance 21 TuneUp Speed Optimizer Introduction Windows is not really designed for high performance and is not very frugal with system res

Increase performance 22 recommendations, click on the entry in question or on Details or click on the Quick optimization or Performance advisor In t

Increase performance 23 Quick Optimization In its Quick Optimization Recommendations, TuneUp Performance Optimizer displays recommendations in five c

Increase performance 24 Performance Advisor On the Performance advisor tab, you are given a list of suggestions for significantly increasing the perfo

Increase performance 25 computer connected to the Internet?". Then look for the appropriate answer. TuneUp Speed Optimizer can use this informati

Increase performance 26 you disable here, the more smoothly your computer will start up and run. After TuneUp Speed Optimizer has done its work, Windo

Increase performance 27 TuneUp Drive Defrag There are many reasons why, over time, a computer runs noticeably slower. One of them is the gradual fragm

Installation 1 Table of Contents Installation ... 5Introduction to

Increase performance 28 If the Automatically defragment highly fragmented drivesThe program shows the current drive usage map for the hard disk parti

Increase performance 29 A progress bar at the bottom left shows the total progress for all drives. The progress for each drive is also shown directly

Increase performance 30 TuneUp StartUp Manager Many applications start automatically together with Windows without asking for your permission. There a

Increase performance 31 TuneUp StartUp Manager Usage TuneUp StartUp Manager shows in its main window a list of all startup entries found. In the firs

Increase performance 32 Enter the directory path of the program file in the Target box. You can use the Search button to help you find the file. Go t

Increase performance 33 TuneUp Registry Defrag Every new program and every new hardware component enters itself in the registry, creating keys and val

Increase performance 34 Even if the bar doesn't move for minutes at a time, there is no need to be concerned. On heavily-used systems it can take

Increase performance 35 TuneUp Memory Optimizer TuneUp Memory Optimizer monitors your system in the background and frees up memory whenever needed to

Increase performance 36 Below the graph is a small box that tells you whether AutoOptimize is turned on. This TuneUp Memory OptimizerIf you wish to ch

Increase performance 37 your memory usage. The higher this limit, the more aggressively TuneUp Memory Optimizer will optimize your system. Click OK to

Installation 2 Windows functions ... 45TuneUp Disk Space Explorer ...

Free up disk space 39 Free up disk space 5 Even the largest hard disk fills up at some point. With today's Internet connections and

Free up disk space 40 consume large amounts of space and, until now, went undetected by any standard "cleaner". Particular attention is pai

Free up disk space 41 Unnecessary files and backups In this category, all files that can be deleted without a second thought are displayed. This allow

Free up disk space 42 Type Description Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Safari Cache while surfing the Internet are saved in the cache. If you visit a web

Free up disk space 43 Most categories give you the option before deletion to view the individual files that were suggested. In this case, you will see

Free up disk space 44 Once the files have been deleted, click Finish to close the window. Finished! Unnneeded files have been deleted

Free up disk space 45 Windows functions Certain Windows functions that are not used by every user require a great deal of disk space. Here you can sim

Free up disk space 46 search for something (in Windows Explorer or Outlook, for example) instead of searching the entire hard disk, you search only th

Free up disk space 47 TuneUp Disk Space Explorer Introduction The capacity of modern data storage devices such as hard drives and memory cards has inc

Installation 3 Windows Vista and its predecessors are installed on most of the computers in use around the world. Windows is, after

Free up disk space 48 Make your selection and click Next to start the analysis. The analysis may take a moment depending on the size of the selected

Free up disk space 49 You can always find information about the selected element in the folder tree at the top of the window, in the upper area with

Free up disk space 50 just include the files that are directly located in the selected drive or folder, but also includes all files in subfolders. If

Free up disk space 51 Along the top border of the window, the available file types are displayed with the buttons: Images, Documents, Compressed file

Free up disk space 52 "Top 100 Files" View For most users, this is the most interesting view. This shows you the 100 largest files in the se

Free up disk space 53 the same time as TuneUp Disk Space Explorer, you can move the desired files by dragging them with your mouse directly to the Ner

Clean up Windows 55 Clean up Windows 6 The modules in the Maintain Windows category help you to keep your system running smoothly. This

Clean up Windows 56 TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance Everything is in the name. To keep your Windows system fast and stable, use TuneUp 1-Click Maintenanc

Clean up Windows 57 right off in the same window. Clear the checkmark from the box in front of Show maintenance report as balloon. If there are some

Installation 4 When making these changes, TuneUp Utilities 2009 reaches deep into the Windows system. However, Windows has changed a great deal from v

Clean up Windows 58 TuneUp Uninstall Manager Every time a program is installed under Windows, an entry is added to the registry with instructions abou

Clean up Windows 59 The uninstall routine differs from program to program. But in all cases there are not only files on the hard disk to delete, but a

Clean up Windows 60 TuneUp Registry Cleaner You can use TuneUp RegistryCleaner to quickly and thoroughly remove the unneeded data left over when you i

Clean up Windows 61 indicates that the respective section is currently being analyzed. A green check mark indicates that the analysis has been complet

Clean up Windows 62 The default category Summary will open first. The module will show here that the system analysis is complete and gives the total

Clean up Windows 63 Type Description use by more than one application. If the specified files are moved or deleted, the references may become invalid.

Clean up Windows 64 The problem will quickly provide you with brief explanations of all problems that were found. Mark an entry in the list to displa

Clean up Windows 65 Once the module is finished, a message is displayed to tell you that all problems have been corrected. Sometimes, the button Chec

Clean up Windows 66 TuneUp ShortCut Cleaner Introduction TuneUp ShortCut Cleaner keeps your desktop well organized. ShortCut Cleaner verifies all of t

Clean up Windows 67 Analysis TuneUp ShortCut Cleaner now searches your system for invalid shortcuts and entries on the desktop, in the Quick Launch b

Installation 5 Installation 1 Before using TuneUp Utilities 2009 on your computer, you must first install the software. During this proc

Solve problems 68 Solve problems 7 The modules in the Solve problems If you have problems with your hard disk, category do just what

Solve problems 69 TuneUp Disk Doctor Introduction When working with your computer, many files are constantly being read and written – regardless of wh

Solve problems 70 During the analysis, TuneUp Disk Doctor will show you the current progress both as a percentage and in graphical form. The boxes di

Solve problems 71 Analysis step Explanation displayed in the file system. If any or your files or folders have suddenly "disappeared", there

Solve problems 72 In some cases it is necessary to restart your computer in order to successfully complete the analysis or repair process. This can ha

Solve problems 73 TuneUp Repair Wizard TuneUp Repair Wizard After clicking on handles the repair of computer and display problems on your PC. These ty

Solve problems 74 TuneUp Undelete You must have had this experience: A file gets deleted by accident and is nowhere to be found in the Recycle Bin. Th

Solve problems 75 Enter the name of the file you want to find in the Search term field. You don't have to enter the complete name. A partial nam

Solve problems 76 As soon as the search is completed, the module lists all available files that match your search criteria. The table shows the file

Solve problems 77 Data Recovery 101 As deleted files have a rather short life expectancy under Windows, especially on the system drive where the pagin

Installation 6 The installation routine will welcome you. To begin with, you will be asked to close all other open Windows programs. Use ALT+TAB to s

Customize Windows 79 Customize Windows 8 The modules in the Customize Windows category help you adapt the operating system to meet your

Customize Windows 80 TuneUp System Control TuneUp System Control is a kind of control center that allows you to quickly and easily adapt your Windows

Customize Windows 81 We have made every effort to make the settings self-explanatory. But if you do want more details, just click Help to bring up com

Customize Windows 82 The wizard then presents a list of settings that can be copied. Select the desired settings and click Next again. You can now spe

Customize Windows 83 TuneUp Styler Windows would not be very useful without its graphical user interface. The importance of an attractive interface is

Customize Windows 84 "Boot Screen" category When Windows starts up, a black screen with an animated progress bar at the bottom is shown by

Customize Windows 85 Type File extension Description TuneUp boot screen .TBS The TuneUp Styler format Stardock Bootskin (Windows XP only) .BOOTSKIN A

Customize Windows 86 Create Boot Screen Give your imagination free reign and create your own boot screen that you can install on your computer and sha

Customize Windows 87 Here, you can specify the Position of the progress bar, your Foreground color and the BorderClick color as desired. Position the

Installation 7 Enter your user name and product key In the next step, you will be asked to enter your user information. The installation routine wil

Customize Windows 88 To select a new Start logo, first click on the Start logo you want and then click on Install to confirm your selection. For a pr

Customize Windows 89 As soon as it is started, the module lists all available welcome screens. When you use the module for the first time, you will o

Customize Windows 90 Create Logon Screen (Windows Vista only) Give your imagination free reign and create your own logon screen that you can install o

Customize Windows 91 available logon screens. System Elements In this category, you can replace typical Windows icons with icons with a common theme.

Customize Windows 92 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

Customize Windows 93 Icon Packages Of course it's a tedious job to replace all Windows icons. For this reason TuneUp Styler makes it possible to

Customize Windows 94 Paces Description 1.) Author information Here, you can add your name, e-mail address and Internet address to the icon package.

Customize Windows 95 TuneUp Styler also lets you swap the standard folder icons in the Start menu for more expressive ones. Click on the plus sign in

Customize Windows 96 Starting with Windows XP, it is no longer possible to change the maximum color depth of icons since they are now always set to t

Customize Windows 97 Repair Icon Cache If reloading your icons doesn't solve the problem, then it might be because of errors in your icon cache.