 Find
and Fix Errors
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Safely and Automatically Repair the System Registry
The Windows registry is the single most important element of your operating system.
When the registry becomes corrupted or cluttered, you can experience slow boot times,
sluggish responses from programs, unusual error messages and frequent lock-ups or
crashes – 90% of all computer problems can be traced to problems within the registry.
Use System Mechanic’s collection of powerful Registry Repair Tools to keep
this critical part of your PC in top shape. System Mechanic's registry tools are
also designed with safety in mind - any tool that manipulates the registry
must focus on safety, and System Mechanic delivers this assurance. System Mechanic
identifies useless and irrelevant registry entries, including unused configuration
data, and safely removes them from your computer.
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Find and Fix Broken Windows Shortcuts
Ever tried opening a program from the Windows Start Menu only to see an error message saying it doesn’t exist or has been moved? Ever see similar messages when you start your computer and can’t figure out where they are coming from? Broken shortcuts are the cause, and System Mechanic’s Broken Shortcuts Repair tool is the solution. Use it to automatically clean up your Desktop and Start Menu by re-linking or removing broken Windows shortcut links, move programs to a different drive and re-link them automatically, and eliminate error messages that occur when you attempt to launch programs using orphaned shortcuts.
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Repair Hard Drive Problems
You hard drive is the lifeline to your data. If your hard drive’s health is in question, you are at risk of losing everything valuable on your PC. Damaged sectors on a drive can prevent files from being accessed or saved, and damaged drives frequently cause computer crashes, lock-ups, and even complete and irrevocable system failure. Severe drive damage can lead to a volatile computer that is practically unusable. The problem is that many times you won’t realize your hard drive is suffering from problems until it’s too late. System Mechanic’s Drive Medic™ Hard Drive Repair wizard scans drives for errors, repairing existing issues and maintaining drive health before serious problems occur.
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Repair an Unbootable PC
There’s no feeling worse than when you start your PC and it crashes or freezes before Windows can even load. Has all of my data been lost? Did I make a Windows recovery disk? What do I do now? These are some of the questions that arise after the panicked and desperate feelings set in. The good news is System Mechanic’s powerful Drive Medic™ recovery console restores and automatically repairs damaged drives, partitions, boot records, and more if your PC’s operating system cannot be started. Simply insert the recovery disk, restart your computer, and you’ll be up and running again in no time.
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Troubleshoot System Problems
Sometimes your PC just starts acting peculiar. Programs crash for no reason, your screen locks up frequently, it takes forever for Windows to load, everything starts slowing down, and certain things you used to be able to do easily now take twice as long or crash. You could spend hours or even days sleuthing around searching for the cause (or multiple causes) of these problems, or you can run System Mechanic’s System Troubleshooter wizard and get a quick and accurate diagnosis, automatically.
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Ultimate Hard Drive Defragmentation
Regularly defragmenting your hard drive is one of the best ways to ensure ongoing peak performance as well as the longevity and reliability of your system. An unfragmented drive starts Windows quicker, launches programs faster, and improves overall responsiveness of virtually all system components. Keep your hard drives organized and unfragmented using System Mechanic’s High-speed Disk Defrag and Optimization Tool. Using iolo’s proprietary techniques, you can defragment your hard drives up to 30 times faster than other tools. Or, use the unique low-level ultra deep defragmentation options to organize the data on your drives for absolute maximum program performance and longer lasting data contiguity.
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Boot-Time File Defragmentation
Some of the most important files within Windows can never be defragmented while it is running, such as the page file, the Registry hives, and the MFT (master file table). These system components are in constant use by the operating system and are some of the most important files to keep defragmented. Using System Mechanic’s Boot-Time Defragmentation tool, you can defragment these special files (as well as any other file) conveniently before Windows loads. You’ll be amazed at the performance results.
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Start Windows Faster
One of the most frustrating things that happens over time with Windows is that it begins to take longer and longer to start as time goes on. What used to take a few seconds when you first bought your PC now seems to take forever as a seemingly unending parade of programs you never knew you installed leeches speed and power from your system. The solution? System Mechanic’s Startup Optimizer wizard. It automatically hunts down and allows you to removes unneeded, unwanted, and unused power-wasting programs that load themselves at startup.
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Surf the Web Up To 300% Faster
Believe it or not, when Windows is installed, its default settings are not necessarily optimized for your specific internet connection. This can prevent you from reaching maximum download and web surfing speeds. System Mechanic’s NetBooster® tool allows the transferring of more data over your existing connection, resulting in faster and more reliable access. Many users experience increases in speed of up to and exceeding 300% after allowing NetBooster to optimize their Internet connection.
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Defragment and Recover System Memory
Memory fragmentation occurs over time as memory is allocated and released by programs. Your computer may have many unused blocks of memory mixed in with the used blocks of memory. Programs require a contiguous area of memory in order to operate efficiently. When memory becomes highly fragmented and Windows runs out of free memory, programs do not have enough memory to function properly and begin using physical hard drive space in place of memory. Overall PC performance declines, and programs may not open or may run slower or frequently crash. System Mechanic’s Memory Mechanic® technology defragments memory and recovers lost RAM that may be held hostage by memory leaks and careless programs.
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Defragment and Compact the Windows Registry
Even after obsolete entries are cleaned out of registry, the registry continually
grows larger and becomes bloated with unused blocks of space and disordered with
scattered entries. Because the registry is loaded into RAM during startup, this
bloat unnecessarily eats up vital system memory – your PC's startup processing is
overburdened and the overall speed of your computer is slowed. Defragmenting the
registry organizes all the scattered pieces, while compacting the registry removes
dead and wasted space – the processes work together to free up vital RAM and enable
Windows to access and read registry files significantly faster. System Mechanic
defragments and compacts the registry the only safe and correct way: during boot
time before Windows loads. It can now also analyze the registry, detect performance-draining
bloat and then show you the amount of wasted space with instructive, color-coded
graphics.
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Defragment Individual Files and Folders from your Desktop
With Right-Click Defragmentation enabled, you have instant access to System Mechanic’s powerful defragmentation technology from anywhere within Windows – even when System Mechanic isn’t running. Simply right-click on any file or folder and select the new Defragment option that appears in the menu. System Mechanic instantly defragments the selected item(s), returning them to an efficiently contiguous state on your hard drive – without the need to wait for a full drive defragmentation. Perfect for individual files that become notoriously fragmented due to constant change (e.g. email information files, databases, etc.).
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 Enhance Protection
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Fix Security Vulnerabilities
Viruses, spyware, malware, root kits, and other malicious programs aren’t the only threats to your system security. Security vulnerabilities created by unsafe system configurations and other hazardous settings can lurk undetected, leaving your PC wide open to attack – even if security software such as antivirus and firewall is active. Don’t wait until it’s too late and an attacker has exploited them to gain access to your data. Use System Mechanic’s Security Optimizer Wizard to comprehensively search for and repair security flaws in your system configuration so that attackers don’t exploit them to gain access to your data.
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Backup and Restore the System Registry
If your registry becomes damaged or corrupted, it can be almost impossible to regain access to your PC without a complete reinstallation of Windows, and even then a great deal of work and important configuration settings can be lost. Use System Mechanic to make automatic backups of your registry at scheduled intervals. Then, in the event of a registry crash, you can instantly restore from a historically cataloged backup list.
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Stop Unwanted or Dangerous Changes to System Configuration
System Mechanic's System Guard™ tool protects key Windows settings from being changed without your knowledge. Secretly, malicious software can attempt to execute itself or include itself in your Windows startup process (trojans are usually designed to load at startup.) Hidden spyware known as "Home page Hijackers" can also change your Web browser's Home page and Search page to point to their site. System Guard™ automatically controls and blocks these unauthorized changes to your system.
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 Clean up Windows
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Find and Remove Junk Files
With time and regular usage, a profusion of junk, scratch, and temporary files are saved to your drive by Windows and other various programs. The files are normally never intended to persist on your system beyond the time they are being used; however, remnants of these files are often not properly removed due to sudden shutdowns, sloppy programs, or system-related errors. Over time, these junk and obsolete files can accumulate and unnecessarily consume drive space and system resources, causing slowdowns, random errors, and other mysterious problems. System Mechanic’s Junk File Removal Wizard scans your system and thoroughly cleanses it of these unneeded files.
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Internet Cleanup and Privacy Enforcement
Every time you browse the Web, temporary files, history, cache, cookies, and other unneeded files are saved to your hard drive, leaving a complete "trail of breadcrumbs" that easily tells anyone who’s interested where you have been. Simply deleting files from your browser cache and temporary directories does not completely or securely erase these tracks. Use the Internet Cleanup and Privacy Tool to securely and thoroughly clean out web debris, increase your drive capacity, and protect your web privacy.
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 Ensure Personal Privacy
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Securely Delete Files
Many people believe that when they delete files, they are permanently erased. In actuality, the data within deleted files still remains on your drive and someone using readily available tools can easily recover them and view their contents. System Mechanic’s powerful Incinerator® tool seamlessly integrates with the Windows desktop and operates similar to the Recycle Bin. It provides convenient access to military-grade data wiping technology and allows you to remove all traces of a file or folder’s existence, eliminating all chance of recovery by “undelete” programs. In addition, System Mechanic provides an easy Permanent File Deletion Wizard that wraps the task of permanent data removal into a step-by-step process for simplicity.
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 Manage System Configuration
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Configure and Manage Windows Startup Programs
Did you know that programs can hide themselves in almost 20 different places in order to start up automatically every time Windows does? Unnecessary programs that surreptitiously configure themselves to start automatically are one of the greatest causes of incremental performance slowdown. Every time Windows starts, it launches all these programs at virtually the same time, causing the system to struggle under the load. Plus, dangerous programs, such as trojans and rootkits, are often designed to hide in the Windows startup configuration. System Mechanic’s powerful Startup Manager displays a comprehensive list of all startup items, complete with publisher information and a detailed description from iolo's proprietary file database. It allows you to add, remove, disable, enable, and optionally block any item in the list from adding itself to the startup list again. Bonus features allow you to save and load specific startup profiles, adjust startup settings on remote computers across a network, and more.
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Configure and Manage Running Processes
Ever wonder what hidden programs are running without your knowledge? Are you curious about the different applications that may be starting and secretly residing in memory? Most viruses and other malware don’t announce themselves when they start – they lurk in the background, hoping not to be detected while they carry out their mischief. These types of unscrupulous programs can no longer hide when you use System Mechanic’s powerful Process Manager. Performing a deep scan of all running processes and even identifying those that may be attempting to escape detection, it puts you back in control by exposing would-be hidden items that might otherwise unknowingly hoard system resources and leech PC horsepower. Detailed information is provided from iolo’s proprietary file database that contains detailed data about tens of thousands of programs. You can stop, start, report on, and even permanently block any item from starting again using the robust set of options available in this integral tool.
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Customize Over 100 Secret Windows Settings
Windows has hundreds of undocumented configuration options that allow you to tweak and customize its look, feel, and behavior. Unfortunately, there’s no safe or easy way to get access to, let alone modify these settings on your own. Using the Advanced System Customizer in System Mechanic you have immediate access to a comprehensive range of over 100 powerful undocumented settings. Optimize the way Windows’ Start Menu behaves, speed up networking performance, log in automatically, edit your computer registration data, change multimedia behavior, improve pagefile security, customize explorer’s context menus, edit advanced administration options, and much more.
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Modify Advanced Internet Performance Settings
Your internet connection can never be too fast. System Mechanic offers the ultimate way to tweak and tune your internet settings and squeeze every last drop of performance out of the connection. The NetBooster® Advanced Internet Settings tool provides a way to directly configure the deepest and most powerful system settings associated with internet performance. Allow System Mechanic to automatically tune your connection, or experiment with different configurations yourself and watch as your downloading, gaming, and web surfing speeds increase. Many people are initially skeptical, but become NetBooster believers after personally witnessing speed increases of up to 300% on their own PC.
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Locate, Inspect, and Remove Duplicate Files
In addition to causing confusion, duplicate files unnecessarily take up drive space and can cause software conflicts. Use System Mechanic’s Duplicate Files Wizard to search your system for space-wasting and error-producing duplicate files. Then, inspect the detailed list of duplicates and delete the ones you do not want, freeing up precious hard drive space and preventing the mysterious conflicts they cause.
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Remove Invalid Uninstaller Clutter
If you’ve ever tried to uninstall or remove a program from your PC using the Windows Add/Remove Programs console and been presented with an error message, you have been the victim of invalid uninstaller. Use System Mechanic’s Invalid Uninstaller Repair tool to clean up flawed uninstaller information and remove frustrating errors that take place when sloppy software doesn’t cleanup up after itself.
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Detailed System Information Reports
It’s important to know exactly what your PC is made of, and there’s no easier way to look under the hood than with System Mechanic’s System Inspector tool. System Inspector performs a deep and detailed examination of everything that makes up your PC and produces an exhaustive report of all system components, including CPU, hard drives, printers and other peripherals, installed software, operating system, memory, BIOS, and much more. This information is invaluable when diagnosing acute but intermittent hardware and software problems.
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Measure Internet Download Speeds
You are paying your ISP for a specific guaranteed level of internet performance and you want to make sure you’re receiving what you pay for. You can surf the web, send and receive email, and seem to be able accomplish most of the other normal online activities, but sometimes you feel like things are moving a lot slower than they should. How fast is your internet connection really? What is your maximum download rate? More importantly, is your ISP providing what they promise? Use System Mechanic’s NetBooster® Internet Speed Test tool to get answers. It uses sophisticated mechanisms to accurately measure your raw download speeds and represents them in an easy to understand graphical chart for quick reference.
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Track and Report System Changes
With System Mechanic’s System Snapshots tool you can quickly get detailed reports on all changes made to your PC between two points in time. When troubleshooting problems or sleuthing for information about an unknown program, it is many times extremely useful to be able to track and inspect the specific changes that are made to your computer. You can get information on exactly what files or configuration settings were added, changed, or removed so you know exactly what any program does at any given time. Secret configuration changes unknowingly made by rogue applications are now revealed in three easy steps.
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Monitor Hard Drive Status
DriveSense™ provides real-time data about the status of your hard drive,
including drive temperature and other indicators of drive reliability. To retrieve
diagnostic information from your hard drives, DriveSense uses SMART technology,
an industry-accepted standard for detecting potential drive problems. While SMART
hard drive sensors are installed by the drive's manufacturer, software is needed
to display the data reported by the sensors. System Mechanic's DriveSense retrieves
all of the individual SMART attributes reported by your hard drive's sensors – up
to 46 indicators – and uses an informative, color-coded gauge to display the status.
DriveSense also calculates a summary of these attributes, to provide an overall,
at-a-glance snapshot of your drive status.
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 Automatic System Maintenance
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ActiveCare™
System Mechanic's patent-pending ActiveCare™ technology is the world’s first fully
automatic and completely invisible PC tune-up process. Running silently in the background,
ActiveCare fixes and speeds up your computer without you ever having to do anything.
ActiveCare surpasses schedule-based maintenance because it only runs when you're
not using your computer and it only runs the repairs that you need – your PC is
kept at its maximum speed, reliability and efficiency without any drain on resources.
ActiveCare works in real time, only when your computer is on but not in use. Even
if you're not typing or not using the mouse, ActiveCare can detect when your PC
is truly inactive, ensuring invisible and unobtrusive protection. During the time
your computer is not in use, ActiveCare runs a sequence of background analyses and,
if a problem is detected, it then triggers the applicable repair. If you start using
your computer while ActiveCare is performing any of its actions, its processing
halts and full control is released back to you.
ActiveCare's actions are completely configurable. You decide which repairs and maintenance
actions are automated, and you can also set advanced options to control ActiveCare
activity based on specified times, battery power, CPU usage and more.
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Increase performance up to 300% using the PC Accelerator Wizard
Use the PC Accelerator Wizard to get that "new computer" feeling back. Increase
Internet speeds up to 300%, accelerate Windows startup, maximize the overall performance
of your programs, and more. The PC Accelerator Wizard wraps the following critical
performance tuning tools into a one-click solution:
- Defragment and Optimize Hard Drives
- Compact and Defragment System Registry
- Defragment and Recover System Memory
- NetBooster® internet optimization
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Solve stubborn problems using the PC Repair Wizard
Automatically diagnose and fix hundreds of problems with hard drives,
system components, installed software, hardware, and more. Fix registry problems,
repair hard drive corruption, mend broken shortcuts, and resole annoying freezes, restarts,
and crashes. The PC Repair Wizard wraps the following critical system repair tools
into a one-click solution:
- Registry Repair
- Drive Medic™ hard drive and system repair
- Invalid Uninstaller Repair
- Invalid Shortcuts Removal and Repair
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Keep Windows spotless with the PC Cleanup Wizard
Junk and obsolete files are hazardous to your system’s health, not to mention the
available space on your hard drive. Left unhandled, system clutter will grow forever,
polluting your PC until it starts choking and bogging down on the overload. The
health and performance of your system depends on regularly finding and removing
debris that accumulates due to untidy programs, system freezes, and sudden restarts.
The PC Cleanup Wizard wraps the following critical system cleanup tools into
a one-click solution:
- Cleanup Internet history
- Cleanup temporary Internet cache
- Cleanup junk and orphaned files
- Cleanup temporary system files
- Cleanup unused offline files
- Cleanup unused downloaded program files
- Automatically empty Recycle Bin
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Protect your system with the PC Security Wizard
The PC Security Wizard combines all of System Mechanic’s essential protection tools
into one wizard. You can back up the system registry and repair security flaws that
leave you open to attack. The PC Security Wizard also makes specific recommendations
based on an analysis of your computer’s current protection. It wraps the following
critical system cleanup tools into a one-click solution:
- Back up the system registry
- Repair security flaws
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One-Click Does It All with TotalCare®
The only tool you’ll ever need to keep your PC running like new. TotalCare combines
all of System Mechanic’s power into a single one-button interface for the perfect
blend of absolute power and effortless simplicity. The TotalCare Wizard
wraps the following critical tools into a one-click solution:
- PC Accelerator Wizard
- Defragment and Optimize Hard Drives
- Compact and Defragment System Registry
- Defragment and Recover System Memory
- NetBooster® internet optimization
- PC Repair Wizard
- Registry Repair
- Drive Medic™ hard drive and system repair
- Invalid Uninstaller Repair
- Invalid Shortcuts Removal and Repair
- PC Cleanup Wizard
- Cleanup Internet history
- Cleanup temporary Internet cache
- Cleanup junk and orphaned files
- Cleanup temporary system files
- Cleanup unused offline files
- Cleanup unused downloaded program files
- Automatically empty Recycle Bin
- PC Security Wizard
- Back up the system registry
- Repair security flaws
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System Mechanic Professional
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 iolo AntiVirus™
provides industry-certified protection from viruses, worms, trojans, and other threats
by using an advanced real-time engine that provides continuous maximum protection.
It includes fully integrated email scanning, hourly virus definition updates, and
an intuitive interface that makes it easy to maintain a permanently virus-free PC.
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 iolo Personal
Firewall™ blocks unwanted communication to and from PCs, keeping
private information safe from hackers and identity thieves. Its proprietary IntelliDefense®
system eliminates security guesswork by automatically deciding which programs should
connect to the internet using a program database of thousands of behavior profiles.
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 Search and Recover™
rescues accidentally deleted pictures, videos, email messages, documents, spreadsheets,
system files, and any other file or folder from hard drives, CD/DVDs, music players,
digital cameras, memory cards, and virtually all other portable digital devices.
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 DriveScrubber®
securely erases sensitive data to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands when
selling, donating, recycling, or reassigning a computer. DriveScrubber overwrites
and removes information permanently, using strict government and military standards
to provide protection from even the most sophisticated forensic recovery methods.
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