Solved Registry cleaner et al

antonymous2013

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On my windows 7 machine I was using a program from macecraft (finland) calles jv6 Power Tools 2012.
I have just downloaded it to this WIN 8 machine and although it claims to work on WIN 8 some features do not - although attempts to use give an error message saying it only works foe Vista XP win 7 and Win8???
Any ideas chaps?
 

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    windows 8 X64
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    Toshiba Satellite 850
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    5 MB
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    chrome
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Yep...stay away from such software....they tend to do more harm than good, if they do any good at all. If your looking for a registry cleaner that does work with windows 8, I would suggest Ccleaner. It has a built in registry cleaner that many on this forum here use and works quite well for them. I personally don't use a registry cleaner and if my registry needs cleaning I do it manually.

CCleaner - PC Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Custom build
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    AMD Phenom II X 4 965 BE
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    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
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    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
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    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
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    Realtek HD onboard
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    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
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    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
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    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5
Just stay away from any program/app that says it is a registry cleaner. They are really not needed with today's OSs.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
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    ATI Radeon HD 5450
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    HD Realteck (Onboard)
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    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
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    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
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    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
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    Tower
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    Original (Fans)
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    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
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    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
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    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
jv16 Power Tools 2012 - 2013

I spent a lot of time reading all the various opinions about registry cleaners before I read a survey done by macecraft of all the main software available. It goes to great length to explain the test methods employed and shows in detail the results.. It makes interesting reading and as I recall CCleaner was the only program that could even touch jv16 Power Tools. I was convinced and started using it on my Win 7 mc. It is not only a cleaner but has many additional features all clearly explained and they all worked well for me and every 2/3 days a quick fix got rid of MBs of rubbish. However the 2012 version was written before WIN8 was launched and is not -despite the info on their website completely compatible - so when I tried to optimise my mc using a paid version of 2012 it failed.
I have successfully solved the problem by downloading the 2013 Beta version which is due to launch soon and I will get a free upgrade when it does. On the first run of this software it dumped 5 MBs of crap out of the system and I have tweaked my mc using the other features available.
I have no issues with Macecraft except the false claim for the WIN8 / 2012 faux pas.

Thanks for replying, the arguments pro and con about this app will go on ad infinitum I'm sure, but I have my mind made up based on facts and personal experience.
 
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    windows 8 X64
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite 850
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core
    Internet Speed
    5 MB
    Browser
    chrome
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
Nothing wrong at all with that response...so you got a link to this software. I'd like to see what it offers.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X 4 965 BE
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
    Memory
    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 320 GB w/OS
    Seagate Barracuda 1 TB data storage
    PSU
    Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
    Case
    Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5
jv16Power Tools 2013 beta.

Macecraft's web site doesnt provide a link to download 2013 Beta.I found a link googling - it was on a czech or polish website. But the download comes from macecraft. BTW there is a link on Macecrafts website to the survey I referred to - now thats interesting reading.
Here are the links:
[After perusing all the features in the beta version and running a number of the many features my mc boots about 5 times faster and Firefox is stable whereas it repeatedly crashed before - nuff said?]

Comparison study read it!: Comparison of 176 Registry Cleaner Products: Introduction | Macecraft Software

jv16 PowerTools 2012 2.1.0.1173 + 2013 3.0.0.1245 Beta 6 download - Programy & Spolszczenia





 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite 850
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core
    Internet Speed
    5 MB
    Browser
    chrome
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
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