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Features
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
917,622
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
March 11, 2007
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Publisher's description of Belarc Advisor 7.2k
From Belarc:Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes and software serial numbers, and shows the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any Web server. Version 7.2k may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
Editor's review of Belarc Advisor 7.2k
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- "Belarc gives you a comprehensive PC analysis - for free"
- Version reviewed: Belarc Advisor 7.2k
Hiring a professional computer-security consultant is out of reach for most home PC users, but Belarc Advisor can fill part of that gap.
The app analyzes a machine's weak points, looking at elements such as whether antivirus software is up to date, or whether all the security flaws in Windows have been patched. It uses the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmark test to give the computer a score showing its overall security level, and produces a report that can be viewed in a Web browser.
Not only does it analyze software and operating system components and tell you where problems are, but in its comprehensive report it tells you what your computer's physical components are: not just how much RAM you have, for example, but what kind of RAM and which slots are occupied.
This program doesn't fix the problems itself, but gives clear advice on how to address each issue. This download is free for personal use; we recommend it to home users as a first step in securing their home systems, or for those considering a hardware upgrade who want to see what's in their current system.
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User reviews of Belarc Advisor 7.2k
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 434 votes
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37 out of 42 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2k
Pros: Belarc found that one of Microsoft's patches was installed but not functioning properly. It gave me a link to an info-page that gave me detailed instructions on how to fix the problem. Microsoft could not detect the problem but Belarc Advisor DID!!! As long as MS keeps issuing patches lol, I'll be using this to verify the installation!
Cons: Internet Express has to be your default browser to display the report, otherwise you have to go into Program files to locate the profile-link. Very frustrating 'til you figure it out! lol
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33 out of 36 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2k
"A useful tool for any computer user."
Pros: Shows all your hardware, Windows updates, software licenses, very fast analysis, small download, report will open in your web browser for easy printing or saving
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30 out of 34 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2k
"Computer profile at it's best"
Pros: Tells you everything you have installed, software & hardware, registration #'s, key #'s, serial & model #'s, updates, etc. Has a X & info if something is disabled or not working properly. Good reference point for entire system.
Cons: CIS benchmarking not available yet for Vista. Everything else is worth it though.
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2k
Pros: Want to know everything about your computer (hardware/software)? Here it is. Gives you a big report that's easy to read, and not overly informative - it's just right.
I won't list everything it tells you, but if you can't find your answer in the Belarc report, good luck finding it elsewhere.
Cons: I hate to give it 5 stars, because it just gives you info you probably should already know, but it's just so very nice to see all that info in one single report about your hardware/software.
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18 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2k
"One hell of a program! Excellent!"
Pros: Small - Fast - Works like a dream!
Cons: That it took me so long to find it.
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