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Would you like to download FREE tools to clean up your computer?
How to get your computer in top condition?
Answer: download free tools below, they are great!
Digital garbage fills your hard disk without knowing it, and there will be small problems which end in huge problems during the time. In the beginning you don't notice it but during the time your computer gets slower and more and more instable. On this page I'll show you how you can get your computer back in top condition and I will discuss the best tools to clean up your computer.As I said, often you don't notice that your computer gets slower and more and more instable without knowing it. Temporary internet files and the recycle bin are easy to remove/empty. But duplicated files or errors in the register are a bit less easy to remove/repair.
To remove all the garbage from your computer I recommend to get help from a few tools which I will discuss on this page.
You can download free tools and use these free tools without spending any money.
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #1: PC Decrapifier
This tool is a tool which is developed to remove the pre-installed programs, for example trial programs, which are often installed on computers from Dell and HP. Programs which are often pre-installed on these computers are several internet services, the Dell Search Assistant, MusicMatch Jukebox, The Dell URL Assistant and trial versions of security software.
Most people don't use these programs and don't like them and want them to be removed but don't know how to remove them.
These tools definitely do NOT make your computer work faster. PC Decrapifier is supports Windows XP and Windows Vista and will scan your computer for these unnecessary programs. It will give you a clear overview of the installed tools where you can select which of them have to be removed.
| Download: |  | | Size: | 518 KB (0.5 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #2: Expired Cookies Cleaner
Cookies are small text files your browser saves on your computer on request of a website. At the next visit of that website that cookie will be checked to collect information about your earlier visit.
Many cookies are only temporary and will expire after a certain period. Internet Explorer leaves the cookies as they are even when they are expired.
Expired Cookies Cleaner will check if there are expired cookies and will remove only the expired cookies. This is an easy to use tool to remove cookies and to make your computer faster.
| Download: | | | Size: | 27 KB (1 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #3: Driver Sweeper
Drivers are an important part of Windows and take for the stability and speed of your computer. On the other hand, drivers which are old and not be used anymore, work against good stability.
Due to these old or not be used anymore drivers there can occur conflicts or they will use system resources which they don't need to use.
Did you remove a driver, but are there still some files left behind, then you can use Driver Sweeper. This tools will remove the files which are left behind. Driver Sweeper is focused on multimedia drivers, like drivers for video cards from NVIDIA and ATI, sound cards from Creative and Realtek and mouse drivers.
Tip: after removing a driver, restart your computer in safe mode and then use Driver Sweeper.
| Download: | | | Size: | 600 KB (2 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #4: MSConfig
If you want to know which programs and services are started by Windows you can try this Microsoft tool which is integrated in Windows 2000, XP and Vista. You don't need to download or install it. You simply type 'msconfig' in the Run command using the Start menu.
MSConfig gives you an overview of all software and services which are started or will be started. If you don't want that a program starts automatically, you simply remove the checkmark for that program.
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #5: CCleaner
CCleaner (used to be Crap Cleaner) is a free tool which can remove unwanted files and which removes internet files. CCleaner supports Internet Explorer, FireFox, Opera, has its own help tool for cleaning the Windows Registry and removes temporary files and caches of many other programs (like eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office, WinRar, WinZip.
One disadvantage is that, if you don't read the installer well and you just click next, next, next, there will be several CCleaner options installed in the Quick Launch menu. Furthermore it will install automatically the Yahoo! Toolbar. So you have to take a good look at the installer so you can uncheck these options if you don't want them to be installed along with this tool.
| Download: | | | Size: | 2.5 MB (1 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #6: WinSettings Pro
As the name of this tool already says, WinSettings Pro is meant to change system settings. This tool offers a huge amount of functionalities to change the Windows Registry and to enable hidden functions. Using this tool you can for example optimize the network speed by setting the MTU or to edit the name and location of system folders.
WinSettings Pro makes it easier to remove programs, even if the Windows installer standard isn't used.
Thanks to its very user friendly filters you can find unnecessary and duplicated files. You can also automated these actions.
Another good part of this tools is the Cookie Cleaner where you can read the cookie file so you can decide whether to remove the file or not. (because not every cookie file is unwanted)
| Download: | | | Size: | 1.4 MB (680 KB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #7: Absolute StartUp
Many programs take care that they will be loaded into the memory during the system startup. This way they are always ready to help you. But often you don't want them to be loaded into the memory because they can make your computer work slow.
Absolute Startup takes care that the 'unwanted software' doesn't start automatically.
As I said earlier on this page you can also do it using MSConfig but this tool offers more than MSConfig.
Using this tool you can also remove Internet Explorer if you wish (for example if you use Firefox)Absolute Startup is available in the Lite-version and in the Pro-version. Both of these versions can handle the automatic starting programs. Using the Pro-version you will be able to change the startup order for programs. Another nice thing is that this tool supports multiple languages.
| Download: | | | Size: | 3 MB (6 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #8: Wise Registry Cleaner 2
The registry is maybe the most important part of Windows. You can see the registry as a database with all the important Windows- and user settings, included information about all the hardware.
Just like every database, also the Windows registry gets 'dirty'. This can be a reference which isn't correct anymore or information about applications which have already been removed. This FREE TOOL, Wise Registry Cleaner 2, takes care to 'clean up' the registry. This program informs you after a scan if the risk is high, low or no risk. Furthermore it offers you to make a copy of the registry after each scan so you can always restore your registry.
Wise Registry Cleaner searches the Windows Registry on bugs.
| Download: | | | Size: | 1 MB (10 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #9: Easy Duplicate Finder
Easy Duplicate Finder searches for duplicated files and offers you the opportunity to remove the duplicated files. First you select the disks or folders you want to be searched, then these folders will be searched by this tool and then it asks you what to do with the files which are found. The options are to remove them immediately or to move them to another place first.
| Download: | | | Size: | 640 KB (5 MB on disk) |
DOWNLOAD FREE TOOL #10: Duplicate Music Files Finder
The Duplicate Music Files Finder has a good nose for music. This tool searches for duplicated music files and doesn't only search for mp3- or wma files, but searches also for ogg-, wav- and midi files. This tool doesn't only look at the filename but also looks at the ID3-tags (artist, bitrate, titles of the album, etc.) Before removing a file, you can play it to be sure that it really is a duplicated music file.
| Download: | | | Size: | 1 MB (5 MB on disk) |
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