Checking PC health

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Mitch Tulloch

Anyone have recommendations for third-party software that home users can use
to check the health of their PCs?

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Mitch

Try out CheckIT Pro.. I had the free version many moons ago.. it was ok..
 
CheckIT comes with Norton SystemWorks 2005, if you have that. It must be
installed separately!

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Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
What do others use to check their PC's health? Anyone have any suggestions,
especially freeware? :-)

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| Mitch Tulloch wrote:
| > What do others use to check their PC's health? Anyone
have any suggestions,
| > especially freeware? :-)
| >
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| Just the internal tools in XP.
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| Rock
| MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Just the internal tools in XP.
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I second this response. XP already has everything anyone needs to keep it
in top condition. Keep Windows XP up to date, including SP2 with default
settings. Don't download or install suspect software, especially if it is
"free." Always look for the "Designed for Windows XP" logo, and be very
careful about installing any software that doesn't contain it. Don’t click
on popup ads. Run chkdsk, Disk Cleanup, and Disk Defragmentator at least
weekly. Learn how to use Task Manager to monitor CPU and RAM usage. Learn
how to use Event Viewer, and learn how to fix any errors it finds using its
"Help and Support" feature, Google, or these newsgroups. Stay away -- far
away -- from "tweaks" and system utility software, especially "utility
suites" and – above all – memory managers.

If you simply run XP the way Microsoft originally designed it to run, your
OS will stay healthy. If you really want to know if your computer is
performing at optimal condition, go to www.edbott.com and read his tips
regarding how to use Task Manager. If you really want to know if your
computer has problems, learn how to use Event Viewer.

Ken
 
Hi Ken, I totally agree with this too. I just wanted to get some feedback
from people who feel they've found added value in some third party tool for
helping monitor the health of their home computers...

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Anyone have recommendations for third-party software that home users can use
to check the health of their PCs?

--
Cheers,
Mitch Tulloch, MVP
=======================================
website: http://www.mtit.com
my blog: http://itreader.net <--check it out!

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What's this folder on my XP SP2 PRO then? it's marked as PC Health but
I don't know what it does.As my system is running fine I don't want to
open it and mess things up.
 
Hi Seafarer,

Description of Windows XP System Information (Msinfo32.exe) Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q308549/

System Information in Windows XP provides a new view of changes to
the computer. Rather than a separate history view for each category as
was shown in Windows 98, Windows XP enables you to view all changes to
the computer since a certain date, and time.

The history information is provided in the same three main categories
that were provided in the Standard view: Hardware Resources,
Components and Software Environment. History Information is provided
by WMI, and is stored in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) data
files located in Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Datacoll.
 
Hi Seafarer,

Description of Windows XP System Information (Msinfo32.exe) Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q308549/

System Information in Windows XP provides a new view of changes to
the computer. Rather than a separate history view for each category as
was shown in Windows 98, Windows XP enables you to view all changes to
the computer since a certain date, and time.

The history information is provided in the same three main categories
that were provided in the Standard view: Hardware Resources,
Components and Software Environment. History Information is provided
by WMI, and is stored in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) data
files located in Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Datacoll.
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Many thanks I'll check it all out.Regards
 
=?Utf-8?B?cm9i?= said:
What about using a program like System Mechanic (from iolo technologies)?
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Throughout the time warp most programs that promise to tell you if your
pc is healthy or not will "come up" with something simply to justify
their existance.
 
Stan Brown said:
It's an awfully useful product, and I actually considered buying the
full version. But the Web site says they won't sell less than 10
copies. :-(
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Hi, I have just checked the lavalys website, and you are correct that the
Everest Corporate edition can only be licensed for a minimum of 10 machines,
the Everest Ultimate edition is available for single machines ($39 usd per
network node). I hope that this information is of some help.

ps. I have no connection whatsoever with lavalys.>
 
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