SacredCultivator Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I'm a newcomer to Jv16 PowerTools, so I have a few questions and I know everyone has their own preference, so I thought to get some opinions.I just realized how powerful of a tool it is and YourUninstaller / CCleaner missed a lot of things that PowerTools detected... And in the Uninstall Programs feature, there are stuff I never even knew I had, or did but are still displayed (Mainly jsut registry entries)My question is... Would PowerTools be a wise choice to stick to and ditch YU/CCleaner?Also for PT's Registry Scanner, it probably isn't wise for a novice user like me to set to Aggressive huh? As currently I have it set at just Normal.Well just thought I'd get some opinions, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I would not recommend using the 'Aggressive' setting, it might screw up your system pretty bad.I never really liked Jv16 PowerTools but what I do really like is Advanced System Care, Comodo Registry Cleaner and CCleaner, these are the best for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Try Registry Clean Expert.It's quite good, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Lee Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I liked jv16 a lot when I used it. The thing is, it always froze up when I tried to uninstall things. So I ditched that & decided to go with YU. If I could get jv16 to work I'd stick with that though ;)As far as registry goes, I'll agree with shought & say ASC. I haven't tried Comodo's registry cleaner or RCE (Biz's post) so no comment on those.People say the best one is Advanced System Optimizer. I haven't touched that one in a while so my suggestion could be off. It was pretty decent when I used it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Still is pretty decent, I just installed ASC(Advanced System Care), CSC(COMODO System Cleaner) and CCleaner on my Windows 7(x64) system and they all ran fine. I think I'll stick with this combination for some time(I do like TuneUp Utilities as well, they've got the best options to customize your Windows but they don't fully support Windows 7 yet, I think, I already applied some tweaks using the registry though :)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartikjos Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 jv16 is too slow for me. I've always used CCleaner before trying out jv16 on a friend's recommendation. The difference in scan time is enormous.Also, CCleaner seemed to do the job just fine, although jv16 would pick up a few extra registry entries that CCleaner missed.Its pretty subjective IMO... I couldn't find a site that compared each software side by side (can anyone please post the link up if you do?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 jv16 is too slow for me. I've always used CCleaner before trying out jv16 on a friend's recommendation. The difference in scan time is enormous.Also, CCleaner seemed to do the job just fine, although jv16 would pick up a few extra registry entries that CCleaner missed.Its pretty subjective IMO... I couldn't find a site that compared each software side by side (can anyone please post the link up if you do?).toptenreviews.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted October 14, 2009 Administrator Share Posted October 14, 2009 TopTen "reviews" is an awful site that should be removed from the internet.If you notice all the links they are "affiliate" style ones. The company paying the highest % is the one that is ranked "number 1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I find Revo Uninstaller better that YU from my experience, it always finds the leftovers on AppData and start menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 15, 2009 Administrator Share Posted October 15, 2009 +1. Your Uninstaller also shows some false positives when scanning for files and registry entries. Revo doesn't. Revo is great and free. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think Revo Showed me some false positive when I uninstalled Adobe Media Player. Good thing I caught it since it had all the registry entries of MPC, WMP, and Winamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 15, 2009 Administrator Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'm usin Revo from years. I have uninstalled and reinstall Adobe Media Player, Adode Flash Player, Adobe Shockwave Player many times in Revo's advance uninstall mode and I have never found a single false positive in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3v Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I've used all 3 and in my experience TotalUninstaller is the better of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 TopTen "reviews" is an awful site that should be removed from the internet.If you notice all the links they are "affiliate" style ones. The company paying the highest % is the one that is ranked "number 1".i use to believe them..but know not...thanks for telling :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshTheGamer Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Nice topic bro, I agree with you on some of the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I've used all 3 and in my experience TotalUninstaller is the better of the bunch.+1 on Total Uninstaller because it also shows the files/registry changes made by a proggy during installation.But what about cleaner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellohello Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I don't use uninstaller but for registry cleaner, I have used these and found they are quite good and cause no problem to computers that I usedwinaso registry cleanerjv16 powertool - aggressive cleaning will cause laptop bluetooth stop working, driver reinstall needed but has no effect on desktop pc.regopt - rebuild registry hive, cause same problem on laptop but fine on desktopquad registry cleaner, tested only on desktopI am not sure how significant it improves performance, oh well, just do it occasionally ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 You are supposed to check if the diagnosis is correct whenever you use aggressive mode on any registry cleaners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majithia23 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 i tried SRS audio enhancer , but it was not compatible with my sound card .so i just uninstalled it using revo uninstaller in moderate mode ( not aggressive ..)but after this the next day , i tried to adjust the inbuilt SRS settings in my audio card ( IDT audio card ), but alas , they did not work !i tried changing every parameter , but no , nothing worked !so is it possible , that revo could have deleted some registry keys pertaining to the inbulit SRS settings of my sound card alongwith deleting the SRS audio enhancer software registries ? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I would not recommend using the 'Aggressive' setting, it might screw up your system pretty bad.I never really liked Jv16 PowerTools but what I do really like is Advanced System Care, Comodo Registry Cleaner and CCleaner, these are the best for me.What a coincidence... I always use Aggressive setting. :Pjv16PT has some bugs always, sometimes the GUI never shows up when you click search and you have to do it all over again. It has always been a little buggy in my experience but I have been using it for a number of years on Aggressive mode without any problems.Comodo System Cleaner on the other hand WILL destroy your pc if used wrong; not to be confused with Comodo Registry Cleaner which I still use even though it is old. In addition to jv16PT and CRC, I also use Auslogics BoostSpeed for their disk cleaner and registry cleaner. It is simple to use and gets the job done.To be honest the performance improvement of registry cleaning is not very significant but every little bit helps I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 so is it possible , that revo could have deleted some registry keys pertaining to the inbulit SRS settings of my sound card along with deleting the SRS audio enhancer software registries ? :(I'd recommend reinstalling the software that came with your sound card if any, if no then go to the manufacturers website and download the driver/control panel from there ;)@LeetI used it a couple of times, never quite liked the interface and the first time I used it it screwed up quite some things. (Probably because I'm more of a 'set and go' person(didn't check any of the settings, just pressed go :P)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majithia23 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 so is it possible , that revo could have deleted some registry keys pertaining to the inbulit SRS settings of my sound card along with deleting the SRS audio enhancer software registries ? :(I'd recommend reinstalling the software that came with your sound card if any, if no then go to the manufacturers website and download the driver/control panel from there ;)yup shought ,i did that .i downloaded the audio driver from hp website but nope , no success , SRS was gone .when contacted the customer care , this is what they said ...." sir , the SRS was a goodie that came bundled with the audio driver when u bought the laptop. i am afraid it is not available for update or download at this time ! "inquisitiveness screwed my sound card :o the card works fine , but the original SRS is gone !wonder why i tried this SRS enhancer :angry: revo is good , never troubled , but it did messed up this time .got to be real careful before using such utilities ...n i tried jv16 after readin this thread .naa... dnt like it .it s boring.i it froze 3 times when clicked on,, run a quick scan , 4rth time running a scan.n it has so much in it ,i fear , one wrong setting n u will be in trouble ..i second shought ,been using advanced system care n tune up utilities for some time ,its kept me happy till now .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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