Performance enhancers?

[Thomas Bartlett]

I have come across a Windows performance enhancer called UniBlue
SpeedupMyPC. There's a free teaser that runs a scan and tells me that my
present Windows XP system, which was new less than a week ago, needs to have
13,000 so-called "privacy files" (whatever that may be) and about 4,000
so-called "junk files" removed. Is this credible? Anyway, the installed
free scanner of course won't do that; I need to pay $30 for the version that
will do the cleaning.

The program is apparently affiliated with Microsoft somehow, which
presumably gives it credibility. Is this something worth doing? Can it do
more harm than good? How much enhancement can I gain?

Thomas

 

[Leonard Grey]

It has as much value as that other type of 'performance enhancer' that
shows up in your Inbox.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

"A Day in the Life of a Web 2.0 Hacker" - PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330952,00.asp

 

[smlunatick]

I have come across a Windows performance enhancer called UniBlue
SpeedupMyPC.  There's a free teaser that runs a scan and tells me that my
present Windows XP system, which was new less than a week ago, needs to have
13,000 so-called "privacy files" (whatever that may be) and about 4,000
so-called "junk files" removed.  Is this credible?  Anyway, the installed
free scanner of course won't do that; I need to pay $30 for the version that
will do the cleaning.

The program is apparently affiliated with Microsoft somehow, which
presumably gives it credibility.  Is this something worth doing?  Canit do
more harm than good?  How much enhancement can I gain?

Thomas

Bogus! Performance enhancers are mainly registry cleaner / tweaker,
which usually have a reputation of damaging XP registries. Avoid
these.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have come across a Windows performance enhancer called UniBlue
SpeedupMyPC. There's a free teaser that runs a scan and tells me that my
present Windows XP system, which was new less than a week ago, needs to have
13,000 so-called "privacy files" (whatever that may be) and about 4,000
so-called "junk files" removed. Is this credible? Anyway, the installed
free scanner of course won't do that; I need to pay $30 for the version that
will do the cleaning.

The program is apparently affiliated with Microsoft somehow, which
presumably gives it credibility. Is this something worth doing? Can it do
more harm than good? How much enhancement can I gain?

No, it's not credible. I don't know this particular product, but my
experience is that *all* such products are worse than useless. They
are more likely to cause problems than to fix them. I strongly
recommend that you stay far away from this and any similar product.

 

[Gerry]

Viagra?

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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Mike Hall - MVP]

I have come across a Windows performance enhancer called UniBlue
SpeedupMyPC. There's a free teaser that runs a scan and tells me that my
present Windows XP system, which was new less than a week ago, needs to
have 13,000 so-called "privacy files" (whatever that may be) and about
4,000 so-called "junk files" removed. Is this credible? Anyway, the
installed free scanner of course won't do that; I need to pay $30 for the
version that will do the cleaning.

The program is apparently affiliated with Microsoft somehow, which
presumably gives it credibility. Is this something worth doing? Can it
do more harm than good? How much enhancement can I gain?

Thomas

Do NOT use anything from the Uniblue stable..

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[breezyyb]

I just UNINSTALLED that program from my computer, but not before it let in
all kinds of bugs. ended up trying to do a system restore, but i dont have
anything now to restore it to before today!! i am still trying to "fix"
everything that went way way wrong...DON'T TOUCH THIS WITH A 10-FOOT POLE!~
pennie

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have come across a Windows performance enhancer called UniBlue
SpeedupMyPC. There's a free teaser that runs a scan and tells me
that my present Windows XP system, which was new less than a week
ago, needs to have 13,000 so-called "privacy files" (whatever that
may be) and about 4,000 so-called "junk files" removed. Is this
credible? Anyway, the installed free scanner of course won't do
that; I need to pay $30 for the version that will do the cleaning.

The program is apparently affiliated with Microsoft somehow, which
presumably gives it credibility. Is this something worth doing?
Can it do more harm than good? How much enhancement can I gain?

Do NOT use anything from the Uniblue stable..

I just UNINSTALLED that program from my computer, but not before it
let in all kinds of bugs. ended up trying to do a system restore,
but i dont have anything now to restore it to before today!! i am
still trying to "fix" everything that went way way wrong...DON'T
TOUCH THIS WITH A 10-FOOT POLE!~ pennie

In other words - mark this post. Just like almost every other application
out there that claims to be able to fix everything and fix up all problems
with your computer - it's bogus and making claims it can only backup on
specific systems (usually the ones they wrote it on) if any - and usually it
comes with infestations and such that do more harm to your system than any
good that would have come from them (claimed or otherwise.)

There's no magic additive or inline filter or anything to give you 100+MPG
in your 1965 Ford Mustang, there are no "get out of debt" free tricks and
there is no magic pill you can take to make you thinner/more beautiful.
Some things take effort, work and learning - computers fall dead center in
that category of things.

Common sense works just about everywhere.

 

[KDelphi]

Check your registry--I cannot get the stupid thing off. When I scan, the
files still show up. It is another Trojan, and i'm surprised MS doestn label
it as such.