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Advanced Vista Optimizer consolidates into one dashboard numerous system-tweaking and configuration tools, from the basic to the advanced. The features cover the bases, including disk and Registry defragging, program prefetching and the proprietary Superfetching, start-up and shutdown tweaks, optimization adjustments for performance, memory, and hardware, an uninstaller, and a file splitter and joiner.
Designed to resemble Vista's Windows Explorer layout, the interface makes clever use of a breadcrumb trail at the top to make it easier to navigate back to any previously-visited level. Below the breadcrumb bar, the main window has been split into two levels. The top pane contains feature information about the tool you're currently looking at, and a static panel detailing current system settings such as last optimization date, available RAM, and OS version--Windows Vista Enterprise, for example.
AVO offers one other feature, a Single Click Care that blasts through both its initial scan and the subsequent clean-up. The start button for this cumulative scan that rounds up all optimization features except for defragmentation appears in the main window for the program, ensuring a quick start. In our tests, the initial scan took about 90 seconds to discover what it considered more than 2000 problem points, and the corrective clean-up took about four minutes. A system restart is required for changes to take effect.
As is occasionally common in these omnitool programs, some of AVO's components could be more thoroughly fleshed out. The Disk Defragger, for example, lacks a progress bar and is not the fastest defragger we've seen, although it is effective. Nevertheless, users who want a comprehensive round-up of tools and utilities accessible from one familiar interface should find Advanced Vista Optimizer to be worth the investment.
Publisher's Description
From Systweak:
Advanced Vista Optimizer is a comprehensive set of 25+ tools to boost up your system's performance. Its powerful optimizing features like Disk Defragment and Memory Optimizer make your computer always perform like new. The security tools like Privacy Protector and File Encryptor ensure that your private data is always safe. Advanced Vista Optimizer gives you access to 35+ tweaks and tuning options, in one program, so that you can customize your copy of Windows Vista to be your personal copy. It can be scheduled to automatically maintain your system in perfect health by running the optimizing tools without regular user action.
Version 3.5.3853 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version: - Some minor bug fixes - Tweak enhancements - Engine upgradations
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All versions:
3.3 starsout of 54 votes
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Current version:
3.0 starsout of 12 votes
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"Optimized My System - Great software"
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
Optimize Windows 7 - Great software
Cons
i have not any
Summary
Optimize Windows 7 - Great software
it works on my win7 64 bit machine and optimize it . nice interface and very fast scan speed of the system. -
"Worked fine ONLY once and then went down the loo."
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
I have acer aspire 5530g with windows vista home premium. The first time I ran the program, it worked like a dream, but after windows update installed something and all the performance was lost forever... forever...
Cons
Read section "pros"
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"Not quite sure about this one"
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
It seemed to have a lot of things going foir it and I was quite impressed
Cons
But my computer didn't seem to work better afterwards and other products are available free to do some of the things
Summary
I would have continued if it had been free because it was specially for Vista whereas other products are not necesssarily just for me..
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"Slow, Really slow"
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
I've used slower optimizers.
Cons
slow, slow, slow, you can get better for free.
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"average optimizer"
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
does a fair job
Cons
it isn't free software.
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"Warning: Bait-and-Switch!"
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
Does a pretty good job, overall.
Cons
VERY VERY VERY slow.
"Update" will pull a Bait-And-Switch on you.Summary
It's an okay optimizer, better than some, but I've seen better than this. My REAL gripe about it though, is that when it "updates", it will install the new version, uninstall the old version (with a prompt, but who keeps their old versions?) and then when you run the new version, THEN you find out they want you to pay for a new version. IT'S NOT AN UPDATE. So unless you WANT to shell out money over and over again for the same product, stay away from this one!
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"Can SLOW really get any slower?"
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
Yes, it can, my computer was twice as slow after tweaking it and optimizing it--Do yourself a favor and forget this add-on--it totally sucks!
Cons
SLOW did nothing to make my computer speed up. I defraged, tweaked everything--I even removed programs (stuff I really didn't need) and still slower than before I installed.
Summary
forget it--Vista sucks and always will.
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"The wise choice for vista users."
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
When I optimize my computer, it really did the job. 2X the speed of my computer.
Cons
Sometimes, it dosent do the same results on some vistas.
Summary
As well i said above it dosent do the same results. But it really does the job.
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"If your running Vista you need this."
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
Has got me out of Vista Hell. Has plenty of preset tweaks or you can customize. The customer service / Tech are #1 and are very fast to respond if needed.
Cons
For once, I have found no cons, With this software.
Summary
I was living in Vista Hell as you may know if you are on a Vista O.S. It was like walking on rice paper every day. Whats going to stop working today, What will I spend an hour trying to correct. It got to the point I was sick of writing Microsoft and googling topics to fix errors, I was going to stow this new laptop for good tell another O.S. was available. I was using a product call Live One Care that worked on my XP but did not help much on Vista. So I did some research and found this product. I used it for two days and had to have it. You can also find coupons for Systweak Products, Not that there that expensive. Needles to say I love my new laptop and do not worry about using it now. If you have vista, Look at this product as a patch that Microsoft will never send you..
Please see latest posted 11/2/09 before even considering to buy or download..
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"Does a good job of finding items to fix."
Version: Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 3.5.3853
Pros
Works well to find fixes and reduce system overhead.
Cons
Price is too high considering all the freebies available and the lower priced packages that just as efficient.
Summary
I would save my money for something I really need. I like linux which has no costs like this associated with its everyday use.
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