Wondering about Tweaking computers ...

[Mara]

Hmmm, I just used a scan by UniBlue and wonder if it's really worth the money involved in paying for the program. (My scan shows the below but of course won't allow one to fix the 'problems' unless one pays).

 

Results of Scan

 

Network Tweaks

Set the maximum browser cache size

Increase the global maximum number of connections

Check for page updates only once per session

Reduce rendering delay

Set the cache size to 5000kb

(Requires reboot) Increase connection limit

Only check for updated content once per session

Set the Internet Explorer start page to about:glank and disable secondary start pages

Prevent Windows Explorer from looking for scheduled tasks in remote folders

Adjust DNS cache size

 

 

Windows Tweaks

Disable paging executive

Requires reboot of below:

Boost disk cache performance

Disable old style file name support

Disable last access time stamp on file system

Reserve additional space for the master file table

Disable tool tips

Disable fade effect in menus

Enable large system cache

Requires reboot) Disable windows animations

Requires reboot ) Reduce the delay when displaying menus

Allow fast shutdown

Do not delete page file on shutdown

Disable the desktop cleanup wizard

 

 

Startup tweaks

Disable all the below:

clipbook service

alerter service

messenger service

distributed link tracking client service

IPSEC Service

RPC locator service

routing and remove access service

SSDP discovery service

NetMeeting remote desktop sharing service

secondary logon service

remote desktop help session manager service

remote registry support service

telnet service

TCP/IP NetBIOS helper service

UPnP device host service

Disable Windows Time service

D - human interface access devices service

 

 

(None of this means anything to me - but perhaps it means that none of the above are necessary for the average computer user's computer?)

 

 

Thanks once again.

[RandyL]

Don't waste your money Mara.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Tell it to bugger off Mara.

[Tootech]

Could do your system some serious harm, for example

 

"Disable paging executive"

 

Absolutely not recommended.

[Mara]

Wahoo! It's so reassuring that this program isn't needed! Huge, huge happy smile and once again my most sincere thanks! :)

[Dalo Harkin]

All of those so called advantages are no different than say turning the 'eye candy' off - it is more common on laptops to try and get a minute speed increase - but as the others have said Mara - anything that says it boosts system performance or along those lines normally can but with some extremely catastrophic consequences if it goes wrong.