new system and want to avoid Norton Systemworks

S.Heenan wrote:
 > louise wrote:
  >> I used to use Norton AV and Norton SystemWorks but I know
  >> that System Works has become less and less respected in
  >> recent years and I'm considering not putting it on my new
  >> machine.
  >>
  >> I do want three things and am willing to get separate
  >> programs if that would create the best quality function:
  >>
  >> Unerase
  >> Good Defragger
  >> Registry Cleaner
 >
 >
 > Norton SystemWorks does contain good tools. However, installing and
 > running the whole suite uses up a great deal of system resources.
 > Read "bloatware". If you are using Windows XP, you do not need a
 > registry cleaner. The GUI based defrag utility is found under
 > Accessories|System Tools|Disk Defragmenter| It's a light version of
 > Diskeeper.
 >
 > You can d/l a trial of ESI's Undelete here:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://consumer.execsoft.com/downloads/downloads.asp?RId=1</font" target="_blank">http://consumer.execsoft.com/downloads/downloads.asp?RId=1</font</a>>

I've been using Executive Software Diskeeper on my home PCs and server and
been delighted with the results, I tend to let it do it's own thing ("set it
and forget it" option) on my server, with a boot-time defrag every few weeks
on the desktops.

Their Undelete, as mentioned above, is also a competent tool though nothing
beats making sure you don't delete the wrong files in the first place.

Registry cleaning is really only worthwhile if you're regularly installing
and uninstalling software and there are a number of free tools out there to
do it for you (see Google).<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: new system and want to avoid Norton Systemworks 

"S.Heenan" <sheenan.TakeThisOut@wahs.ac> wrote in message
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 > louise wrote:
  > > I used to use Norton AV and Norton SystemWorks but I know
  > > that System Works has become less and less respected in
  > > recent years and I'm considering not putting it on my new
  > > machine.
  > >
  > > I do want three things and am willing to get separate
  > > programs if that would create the best quality function:
  > >
  > > Unerase
  > > Good Defragger
  > > Registry Cleaner
 >
 >
 > Norton SystemWorks does contain good tools. However, installing and
running
 > the whole suite uses up a great deal of system resources. Read
"bloatware".
 > If you are using Windows XP, you do not need a registry cleaner. The GUI
 > based defrag utility is found under Accessories|System Tools|Disk
 > Defragmenter| It's a light version of Diskeeper.
 >
 > You can d/l a trial of ESI's Undelete here:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://consumer.execsoft.com/downloads/downloads.asp?RId=1</font" target="_blank">http://consumer.execsoft.com/downloads/downloads.asp?RId=1</font</a>>
 >
Defragger and registry cleaner are two different kinds of animals.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: new system and want to avoid Norton Systemworks