Freemem Pro 5

• License:

  Free to try; $19.99 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  1.5 stars (out of 11 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  16,438

• Operating Systems:

  Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  14-day trial

• Date Added:

  October 16, 2003

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Freemem Pro 5.0

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Publisher's description of Freemem Pro

From 3b Software:

This Windows-memory-management utility can show you how much memory you have available at any given time and allows you to free up memory Windows is mistakenly holding onto. The program automatically frees up memory when available RAM falls below a user-defined threshold; allows users to manually free up wasted RAM with one mouse click; allows users to automatically free up RAM at user-defined intervals with any users; and has idle detection.

Editor's review of Freemem Pro

• 4.0 stars

• "Freemem Pro"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Freemem Pro 5

This program offers multiple methods for optimizing and managing your computer's RAM, but you may be overwhelmed by all the options. You can free up your system four ways with Freemem Pro: manually, at scheduled intervals, during critical activity, and at start-up. In our tests, the manual option produced instant results, showing a satisfying increase in available memory. The last three options are preset to begin working immediately upon installation rather than allowing the user to select which ones to use. The application works, but the interface is complex and no guidance is offered within the program. Users looking for a friendly, easy-to-understand interface will be disappointed. In the trial version, the Switch Skins feature is disabled, but everything else functions normally. Intermediate and advanced users will find Freemem Pro satisfying.

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• Average user rating: 1.7 stars out of 11 votes
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• 3 stars

  Version: Freemem Pro 5

  "Testing at this point"

  by Madness316 on August 28, 2006

  Pros: when i first read about this programme i was very interested in what it could do for my comp, but then i read some of the reviews from this siteon the thing and was a bit put off, someone said somewhere that its unstable with windows XP, so i got the slowest piece of junk computer i have, put XP sp2 on it then used this programme on the comp.

  The you could tell the differance INSTANTLY :D where as i would take about 3-5 seconds to open a file (yes it was THAT bad) it now takes mili seconds. ATM i havent tried this progamme on my main comp cos of al the other reviews, i dont want my comp crashing all the time, im testing on an old computer to see what happens

  Cons: the only bad thing i can think of is that the Icon is so damn ugly :P and that sometimes it uses ALL the damn RAM to open somert or to scan somert

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Freemem Pro 5

  "Total waste of money and possibly a scam"

  by biopsycho on February 7, 2006

  Cons: This product did nothing to speed up my computer - If anything it has slowed it down. It is totally worthless. I never received an email receipt from 3b software, and have sent 4 messages to them over the past month asking for a refund with no response from them except for the automatic email telling me that they always respond within 3 business days. Yeah, right. It would not surprise me if this product contains some kind of spyware, since the company selling it is obviously not reputable. Too bad there is no option to give it a rating of zero stars.

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Freemem Pro 5

  "Contains spyware?"

  by busdepot on January 22, 2006

  Pros: Seems to work - if you don't mind spyware.

  Cons: After I installed this software (having downloaded it directly from the manufacturer's own website), McAfee Anti-Spyware told me that it had installed 3 types of spyware/adware. When I removed them using McAfee, FreeMem would no longer run. I emailed the manufacturer to confirm whether their product contains spyware, and they did not respond to my email at all.

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Freemem Pro 5

  "trash"

  by swiman on January 30, 2005

  Pros: none

  Cons: Wanting to test this product myself, I didn't listen to what the other reviewers had to say. Turned out that it really crashes on a left click!! Totally unacceptable. (I use win xp sp2)

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• 4 stars

  Version: Freemem Pro 5

  "Works great for me! Don't know why others had problems!"

  by delta9999 on November 11, 2005

  Pros: Program works as described, and I'm still running Windows 98SE. Easy to understand and configure.

  Cons: FreeMem Pro 5 slows down other applications running briefly while reclaiming memory. But this resolves quickly.

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