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TuneXP

CNET Editors' review

by: CNET Staff on February 27, 2009

Although it might be a bit too technical for average folks, this tiny, free utility nonetheless offers a helpful set of optimization tools for more advanced users of Windows XP. TuneXP's interface is certainly no beauty, but since all of its tools are accessible via menu items, it's simple enough to operate. The Memory and File System section lets you perform tweaks such as accelerating DLL unloading and defraging boot files. The other system tools are organized into categories such as Internet, Hardware, and Services. While many of the program's features will go over the heads of those who aren't technically inclined, we're glad the help files fully explain what each part of the program does. Best of all, TuneXP is totally free, making it a fine pick for those who suspect their OS could be in better shape than it currently is.
 
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Publisher's Description

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This radical, new tool is one of the best and most powerful Windows XP tweakers ever, having a few tweaks, which are unique to the program. Among them are: ultrafast boot (rearrange boot files); boot folder defragmentation; prefetch folder cleaning; DNS cache optimization; and file allocation size tweak. However, that isn't all. It includes a plethora of other performance tweaks, which will make your Windows installation run faster than ever before, as well as Windows Service configuration. For the first time ever, it allows the user to control a few of the most common performance suckers and annoyances.

Version 1.5 has a few major fixes to its code, as well as new tweaks (USB polling and what now).

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  • All versions:

    3.9 stars

    out of 134 votes

    • 5 star: 64
    • 4 star: 32
    • 3 star: 12
    • 2 star: 9
    • 1 star: 17
  • Current version:

    3.9 stars

    out of 134 votes

    • 5 star: 64
    • 4 star: 32
    • 3 star: 12
    • 2 star: 9
    • 1 star: 17
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  • 3.0 stars

    "Not bad for free!"

    December 11, 2011  |   By mrbiscuit76

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    Seems like it helps my old computer run better

    Cons

    none that i've noticed

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Improved boot time"

    November 26, 2011  |   By bassman123

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    The boot time on this mature XP system has definitely Improved. Noticeably. It's not like new out of the box, but of course there's more installed and running than that.

    Cons

    Could be more explanation as to what it's doing.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "The simple things in XP"

    May 31, 2011  |   By mab14681

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    The raw, simple tweaks that actually worked throughout the life of XP are in this. Simple install. Remember to stick to what you know.

    Cons

    I would have liked to see one or two tweaks more customizable but, for the most part, that would be overkill.

    Summary

    There are only a few common tweaks in XP and later MS OSs that actually make any noticeable improvement. Ignore hard-core tweakers unless they know your set-up inside and out; this does the few simple changes to make things a little smoother, particularly on older hardware. Again, stick to what you know. This is totally free and is not a residual-runtime app. Make the changes and that's it.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Great, quick easy to use"

    May 26, 2011  |   By stargate851995

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    Increases boot up time, lowers shutdown time, and increases ntfs performance

    Cons

    No version for other OS's

    Summary

    Great to have speeds up the computers in my house quick but you must use it on XP (duh!) just wish there was one like this for windows 7, and make sure u know what your doing!!!

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  • 2.0 stars

    "hard program for beginners"

    May 23, 2011  |   By karlanlee

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    lalalalalalalalalalalala

    Cons

    lalalalalalalalalalalala

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  • 4.0 stars

    "excellent little program"

    May 2, 2010  |   By Video Monster

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    I installed this on Vista only to move the boot files and it worked as advertised. It made a massive improvement in my boot time.

    Cons

    The only issue is when first starting, it says something about not finding files to start, but you just click OK and away you go. I don't really hold this against the program because it is not certified for Vista in the first place.

    Summary

    Try it out, I'm sure you'll like it

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  • 2.0 stars

    "Waist of time"

    April 22, 2010  |   By lovemusicrualbr

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    no up in my cpu

    Cons

    obvious sets

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  • 4.0 stars

    "com um pouco de atenção, faz-se um bom tune up"

    March 28, 2010  |   By pereiradesign

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    uso-o há muito tempo, sem problemas

    Cons

    no problems

    Summary

    Trabalha bem e é muito simples!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "SWEET !!!!!!!! Really awesome product !"

    March 24, 2010  |   By itsagiven2003

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    This is one of the, if not the best program that is out there to fix slow booting issues, and best of all; its FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!

    Cons

    There was nothing that I could find that I didnt like about the product, as others have said (and agree) you have to know what you are doing before clicking on this and that.

    Summary

    My desktop was taking forever for the past few days to loadup after reboot (nearly 2 minutes) for just my desktop items to load, taskbar etc. Even my themes were being automatically turned off on me until I went into services to have to turn them back on only to have it happen again a while later on following reboots. Ive googled several sites on how to fix the issues I was having without absolute results. Without realizing I had this issue, I happened to create a restore point with my paragon backup program (by the way is also a very good and useful programming ... saved me from being the king of OS reformates). In just about 5-10 minutes of time versus the past couple of days of trying to figure out the solution to the problems I was having, this fixed them all so far so good.

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  • 2.0 stars

    "Add to your Tweak COLLECTION, but you'll need others."

    January 28, 2010  |   By MySpySite

    Version: TuneXP 1.5

    Pros

    A few tweaks are unique to this little tool, but some are useless (e.g. UDMA-66) for newer machines (i.e. with SATA drives).

    Cons

    Hardly the most comprehensive tool, but keep it in your toolbox... for legacy machines/purposes. Try the following 3 (the first one is a real powerhouse): NirSoft Utilities, TweakNow, PowerToys/TweakUI for XP.

    Summary

    You'll want to get the following: NirSoft Utilities, TweakNow, PowerToys/TweakUI for XP.

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