Here is a little list of programs that I hand picked that are really good for computer maintenance, performance and productivity. I hope you find them useful.
Products are listed in alphabetical order.
Ad-Aware
By Lavasoft. This program is excellent for removing Ad-Aware and Spyware. I'm actually running it right now. 4 Versions of this program, Free, Plus, Pro and Enterprise.
Automatic Updates/Windows Update
This is where you go to download all the updates, patches and other things to secure your computre and keep up to date.
Avast
This Anti-Virus program I use a lot. It is by Alwil. On clients computer they had an Anti-Virus software that comes pre-installed on computers, I removed it and installed Avast, got rid of close to one hundred viruses. You can get a free Home version or a paid Professional version.
AVG
AVG is another Anti-Virus program worth mentioning, I haven't used it in awhile, but am planning on using it in the next month. This one comes packed with Anti-Spyware. Just like Avast you can get this in a Paid Version or Free. Here is the link for the Free Version.
Remember, if you get the paid version, you may not be fully protected.
CCleaner
This program is a really good program by Piriform I use it a lot, and install it on all my computer clients computers.
Really boosts performance and even start-up time. I had a computer that took five minutes to start-up after using this start-up time was about one minute.
It Cleans the Registry, Temporary Files, Memory Dumps, Logs, and more!
ChkDsk
This is a command prompt utility, I use it a lot for fixing computers that don't want to boot.
There are a few command line options for this. “Chdsk /f /x” is one of the main ones I use, it asks if you want to schedule on the next boot.
JKDefrag
By Kessels. This utility is really good for optimizing your dirty, cluttered hard drive. I ran this on a hard drive that was extremely dirty, it took a few good hours to do, but after that, I noticed an incredible increase in speed.
Recuva
Also by Piriform. Thankfully I haven't needed to use this program very much, but when I do it is there. I once deleted a lot of my files and folders on accident. I wish I had this program when that happened.
Revo Uninstaller
Now this program is by VS Revo Group. I went looking for a program to uninstall my files to see if I can find one that does a better job than Windows, And it looks very promising I must say. It even has this cool little hunter mode! :D
WinRar
By Rarlab. This utility is great for zipping and unzipping files/folders. I use this a lot. It is installed on all my computers.
Well There you have it, 10 pieces of software that will help you with your computer. I hope you will enjoy them, and tell other people about them.
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Gabriel Hounsome
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