John R Bartow
jbartow at winhaven.net
Sat Jan 3 14:09:25 CST 2015
BTW Serif doesn't make it anymore Iolo does: http://www.iolo.com/products/system-mechanic/ So if someone is giving you Serif System Mechanic it's an old copy that probably shouldn't be run on any of the newer versions of Windows. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 12:39 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic Software Importance: High Tina, I've tested it over the last few years (paid the money). It can be over aggressive and break things for the idea that it keeps your system clean. It had never 'solved' anything that I needed it. Just another utility that doesn't know when to say enough is enough. My advice: use Ccleaner, Auslogic's Defragger and MS Autoruns (all free). John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 8:33 AM To: DatabaseAdvisors-Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic Software Hi Colleagues - and Happy New Year! I received an offer from Serif on their System Mechanic software. I have some other Serif products that are nice, but I know nothing about this one. The ad claims some marvelous things, such as "a 239-point diagnostic inspection," "automatically fix over 35,000 problems and errors," "boost start-up time plus program and internet connection speeds," and several more. They do make a decent website crafting program, and the reduced price on System Mechanic is attractive. But, as I said, I know nothing about this one and the claims are pretty bold. Does anybody on this list have any experience with this piece of software? Best, TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com