Interesting Software and System News

[slybo]

Was reading here and about the CCleaner prompt to close browser, there is no bug for IE9. I had read this in their forum, here is the link.

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=35264

slybo

[Dch48]

Yes, I had posted there about it and simply put, CCleaner uses the built in cleaning features of IE so there is no need to close that particular browser. They claim it is impossible to implement that way in other browsers so they have to be shut down first.

[Lisandro]

Yes, I had posted there about it and simply put, CCleaner uses the built in cleaning features of IE so there is no need to close that particular browser. They claim it is impossible to implement that way in other browsers so they have to be shut down first.

Thanks. All the info I was trying to find.

[bob3160]

Many times we face USB device related problems in Windows. These problems might be related to your USB thumb drive,
USB hard disk or USB printer. A common example of USB related problems is when Windows doesn't allow you to eject
the USB device using Safely Remove Hardware dialog box.

This Fix It checks following issues in Windows:

USB device is not recognized
USB printer device is not printing
USB storage device cannot be ejected

Most of the times these all USB device problems occur when Windows Update is configured to never update drivers.
Driver updates are not automatically installed when detected by Windows Update. Therefore, your USB device drivers may be out of date.


Download USB Fix It

Thanks to AskVG

[bob3160]

A Portable   Suite









When you run the downloaded Portable Fix It Troubleshooters Suite, you will see that it currently packs 26 Troubleshooters.

Download Fix It Portable
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9775982


Thanks to HappyAndyK (http://www.thewindowsclub.com/download-portable-fix-it-troubleshooters)

[Marc57]

Thanks Bob, I'll put this in my tool kit.

[bob3160]

Thanks Bob, I'll put this in my tool kit.

That's where I've got it stashed.   

[Chris Thomas]

Secunia PSI 3.0 Beta V2




http://secunia.com/psi_30_beta_launch

[Charyb-0]

I like configurations so I still have PSI 2.0. Are there any configuration settings in Secunia PSI 3.0 Beta V2?

[bob3160]

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[Chris Thomas]

Guess what 

WinPatrol SPECIAL Two Day 99 Cent Sale Experiment is back


http://winpatrol.stores.yahoo.net/winplusmemre.html

Note : Only for two days starting today

[Charyb-0]

Guess what 

WinPatrol SPECIAL Two Day 99 Cent Sale Experiment is back

Thanks for the info on this. I just upgraded to WinPatrol plus.

[bob3160]

3-days-GIVEAWAY of the newestVirtualization Manager 12 Compact has just started at Paragon Facebook
Now you can enjoy the benefits of virtualization without being too technical! The software, normally priced at $29.95,
is available for FREE on Paragon’s Facebook page until April 20th!

[Dch48]

I found this nice free utility that records your boot times. It could be useful to check the impact new software has on your system. You can choose to only have it run once or at every boot.

http://www.greatis.com/bootracer/

[Dwarden]

I found this nice free utility that records your boot times. It could be useful to check the impact new software has on your system. You can choose to only have it run once or at every boot.

http://www.greatis.com/bootracer/

completely useless in Windows 7 (hell maybe even Vista) ...
this is default OS functionality (with way more info) of Event Logging system and Performance Monitor system

i suggest read this blog http://itexpertvoice.com/home/what%e2%80%99s-taking-so-long-how-to-fight-slow-startup-times-in-windows-7/#more-2490

it takes bit more thinking and work but the data gathered and result is way useful