Product Description

With Fix-It Utilities 6 Professional you have a fully integrated suite of utilities designed to detect and even eliminate many potential problems on a PC. This computer diagnostics suite finds and prevents problems before they occur. In addition, it has easy, schedulable maintenance to help you recover lost data, diagnose system hardware, and tune the registry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4677 in Software
• Brand: Avanquest
• Model: 1630
• Released on: 2005-05-20
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Format: CD-ROM

Features

• Optimizes system performance; finds and prevents problems before they occur
• Scheduled maintenance to keep PC in top shape; customizable tool installation
• Fix and restore PC when it won't boot; powerful diagnostic tools
• High-performance disk defragmenter; regain wasted space and repair problems
• Reliable virus protection; spyware detection and removal

From the Manufacturer
Why PC Utilities? Like a car, PCs need maintenance and repair. Running PC diagnostics and utilities on your computer is the equivalent of taking your car in for a tune-up. Fix-It Utilities Professional 6 optimizes system performance and your computer diagnostics finds and prevents problems before they occur. In addition, have easy, scheduled maintenance to keep your PC in top shape.

Computer Diagnostics Identify Your System Problems
Fix-It Utilities includes powerful diagnostic tools to aid in finding problems with your system. SMARTCheck Hard Disk Failure Early Warning System notifies you when your SMART-compatible hard drive motor is having trouble, before the drive fails and your data is toast. PCDiagnostics checks and reports on your installed system hardware including memory, hard drives, serial and parallel ports, video and sound cards, DVD/CD drives, and more! It pinpoints errors and identifies possible causes of trouble. SystemExplorer scans your system and provides a complete list of system statistics. SystemMonitors keeps an eye on your system resources and warns you when monitored resources reach critical levels. ErrorTracker logs all Windows errors messages to assist in troubleshooting system problems.

Launch Programs and Files Faster
There's nothing like a clean, well-organized disk drive to help your PC launch programs and files fast. DiskCleaner and DiskFixer can help you regain wasted disk space and repair problems on the drive's surface. JETDefrag, the high-performance disk defragmenter, gives you a fast power tool that reorganizes your hard drive. It consolidates data so your programs and files aren't in pieces all over the drive.

Quick and Easy FixWizards Do It All
Whether you need assistance or just prefer simple, one-step processes, FixWizards are the answer to your regular PC maintenance needs. Choose from the SpeedUp, CleanUp, or FixUp Wizard, or run the All-in-One Wizard to take care of everything automatically!

Emergency PC Fix and Rescue Tools
When your computer won't boot and you're unsure of the trouble, Fix-It tools help you solve the problem. Included is Recovery Commander, a utility to fix and restore your PC when it won't boot. The Fix-It Utilities CD is bootable and can also help you save data and restore corrupted computer files. Use Fix-It Utilities to get your PC up and running again.

Reliable Virus Protection
These days, viruses are everywhere. The Fix-It Utilities VirusScanner Pro helps protect your PC from a wide range of viruses. Plus, you are able to download the latest virus updates from the VCOM Web site 24 hours a day--providing you with the most current protection available--around the clock. Built-in cleaner removes infections instantly.

Spyware Detection and Removal
Protect yourself from identity theft! New anti-spyware technology detects and removes spyware and other unwanted programs designed to steal personal data and monitor online activity.

Customized Tool Installation
You have the control! You decide which tools to install and which to run in the background. If you change your mind later, you can easily go back and add or remove components.

Unbeatable Registry Cleaning!
SystemRegistry lets you fix, edit, clean, and optimize your Windows Registry with the most comprehensive set of registry tools available today.

Retrieve Trashed Files
Whether you've accidentally deleted a file or you've been zapped by a virus, Fix-It Utilities can help. FileUndeleter allows you to search for and rescue accidentally deleted files. The Deleted Files Bin stores deleted files, even after they've been emptied out of the Recycle Bin.

Automatic Time Synchronization
The clock in your PC can drift and become inaccurate. ClockSync lets you easily and automatically synchronize your system's clock with a known, reliable, and accurate Internet time source.

Free Bonuses

• PowerDesk 5: the world's best file manager includes dual-pane file management, a powerful file finder, zip and unzip capabilities, customizable toolbar, plus many other features!
• Recovery Commander: Quickly restore your non-booting system back to normal! Recovery Commander provides enhanced tracking and recovery features.

Customer Reviews

VCOM Fix-It Utilities 6 Professional! GREAT!-How to BEST...!
I am a software tech- I am always testing new programs. I have tried "several" utilities that "claimed" to speed up my XP SP2 "maxed out" DELL 8200, 3.06ghz, 1002mb memory, computer. None worked, until Fix-it6!

Utilities that mess with the registry, are VERY risky!
I had BAD results (had to do a system restore, with the others, using- Acronis 9.0 (read my GOOD review!). I tried System Mechanic5, Winoptimizer, and 1clickfix (the worst for me!, I wouldn't even try it!), + several others that actually slowed my computer!

Fix-It 6- ROCKS! Programs open/run so much FASTER!
Anytime you see love/hate reviews on software, the "hate" reviews are usually because of installation problems...! I've installed fix-it on "several" clients computers, without a problem.

How to !BEST! install...-
Note-When installing pgm, ONLY install Fix-It Utilities (forget ALL their other utilities...!!!). The rest are usually unnecessary & a HUGE pain...! (custom, down arrow & disable spyware & antivirus...)! DISABLE AUTO-UPDATE!
Install with "!!!startup group items disabled!!!" (Google search) & install fix-it Utilities ONLY!... Make sure your firewall is enabled!
Do ONLY "1" manual check for updates/install... (Help/Easy Update... I Register later).
You can use it on other computers IF you only do "1" update!

Now to clean...-
1.Go to OneStopSolutions & run CleanUp.
RESTART
2. I recommend that you back-up your registry (I use freeware Erunt).
Go to FIX, and keep running... "Registry Fixer" over and over (back) (& only delete green/maybe yellow if uninstalled...), until no more invalid entries can be deleted (usually hundreds! Slow, but thorough!). Restart.
3. Go to OneStopSolutions & run All-InOne
Restart ("ALWAYS!" wait for hard drive lights to stop blinking, before you do anything more...!!! SLOW DOWN!)
DONE, ENJOY!

NOTE: If your computer is still slow- May be Spyware or a Virus?-1. For Spyware- Get #1SpySweeper (disable memory shield, read my review on PROPER install!) for spyware, or freeware #5Windows Defender (much less effective!) & do a full scan...
2. For anti-virus-
I use NOD32 (tricky to configure! Try free trial). Highly rated Bit Defender 10 or AntiVir "Pro", are easier! NEVER run TWO "active" antivirus pgms, at once! You MUST completely uninstall old AV first- Then clean with Fix-it (1 & 2 above),
3. For a firewall-
XP firewall only protects "incoming", so you never know when spyware/virus..., is "sending"...! BAD!
I recommend/use- I've tested several, and only found one that isn't a "buggy..."/ "resource hog", I REALLY LIKE "FREEWARE (Google it...)" Sygate Personal Firewall version "5.5!" (later versions are "buggy..."!). Passes all the firewall security tests I've tried, and user friendly!
To install new firewall- Log off internet, uninstall old ((you can only run one firewall! disable XP- Control panel, Windows Firewall...), Fix-it 6... (1 & 2 above), install new firewall, restart, log onto internet..., restart.
Run fix-it AllInOne... (want your computer 40%+ faster!?- Read my review on Diskeeper Pro 10 (10 ONLY!), and forget AllInOne!)
ENJOY!

A Downgrade
This program offers all of the features offered by Norton Systemworks (anti-virus, disk defrag, windows maintenance, etc.) It also offers a Registry Defrag feature (unavailable on Norton), to optimize registry performance.

What is missing, that existed in ver 5.0 , is a Registry Fixer which caught registry errors (there are literally hundreds of them). It would then list them as green, yellow and red (depernding upon how critical they might be to your system) so that you could decide which to delete. There were problems with this feature, because it would occasionally remove a critical registry entry (causing machines to crash), but it is such a great idea that I wish they had continued to pursue it (the Registry, especially under XP, becomes clogged over time, slowing down your computer). Neither Norton nor any other program that I'm aware of has a comparable feature, although stand-alone registry cleaners are available from other vendors.

In addition to anti-virus protection, it includes spyware cleaning and blocking, but not a firewall or spam protection.

VCOM Registry Repair Feature
I purchased Fix-It primarily to correct a registry problem. It was rated very highly on the PCWorld website. It did a great job. I had over 850 registry errors, corrected them and did a reorg on the registry. My computer is running beter now. The other utilities included work as advertised. I have been using Norton Systemworks for many years and this product is very comparable at a lower price.