Do you need System Optimizers? If so which one?

[Monkeyspank111]

Hello there. I have seen family and friends with different system optimizers. I have never bought one or downloaded a free one. The most common one I see is System Mechanic. Is this really necessary? I also have downloaded crap cleaner because its free. I do like having everything all at once. But I avoid downloading McAfee and Norton products like the plague. They have always slowed down my computer. I am running Windows XP with Service Pack 3 by the way.

If I do need one which one do you guys think is the best? I hope someone can help out with this issue. The forums search brought nothing close to an answer. And the ones that were close to an answer were 3 years old. Thanks again

[obiwong]

i'd stay away from those

they typically just add more bloat to your system

just use tools like adaware and spybot search and destroy to remove spyware etc

i know norton tends to bog down systems as well, not sure about mcafee... i've been using nod32 and it's great (Y)

[ViperAFK]

No you don't need them, ccleaner is a good program though, all you need. As long as you defrag once in a while and don't install a crapload of software you are set. Registry cleaners and such don't improve system performance at all.

[MrBear5587]

As others have said, by and large they're unnecessary.

If you did want to invest in any tool like this, then TuneUp Utilities is superior.

[DigitalE]

I use CCleaner and TuneUp Utilities (Y)

:)

[Dc'1]

^ Same with me :) Not sure if they actually increase speed that much, but it cleans out your system a bit so why not :)

[AaronMT]

Biggest software scam of the past few years

[afusion]

I suggest.

Reformat your machine w/ XP SP3

install C-Cleaner get a good AV like NOD32 or Kaspersky and use the standard Windows Defragmentation App.