CNET Editors' review
Vista Manager opens a nicely designed interface that's easy to navigate and tasteful. The tools in this package are comprehensive, with a set of utilities organized under each category: system info, optimizer, cleaner, customization, security, network, and miscellaneous doodads.
Vista Manager performed well in our tests. It quickly grabbed system info about hardware and software components, and we especially liked that it listed each installed video and audio codec. We were able to export the log easily to an HTML file. The Process Manager displayed far greater detail than its Windows counterpart, with a more useful presentation in a directory tree that provided filename, path, manufacturer, user, PID, and digital signature. We also liked that we could set a process' priority for running and watch CPU usage in real time.
This package of goodies offers a robust feature set that should please any level of user. The trial period is brief, but adequate.
Publisher's Description
From Yamicsoft:
A powerful software tool to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up your Windows Vista, it includes over thirty different utilities. It will help your system to be stable, fast, secure and personal. For example, get detailed system and hardware information; Tweak your system to improve windows startup and shutdown speed; tweak your hardware to increase system performance; Find and clean junk files; searchs your computer for duplicated files; easily checks registry and repairs incorrectly linked registry entries; Defrag Registry to reduce application response time; Control what is started on Windows startup; tune up Vista boot menu; set context menus of mouse right clicking; customize desktop, menus, toolbar, notifications, change wallpaper automatically; Improve desktop, menus, control panel, windows logon securities, enable numerous hidden performance options, disable system updates and error reports; hide and restrict access to drives, specify which applications are not allowed to be executed, encrypt/decrypt and shred files, camouflage folder to hide its content from Windows Explorer, change the location of system folders; Privacy Protector can maintain your personal privacy by eliminating the tracks that you leave behind. Optimize Internet connection speed, manager your all shares, search and find opened ports; tweak your IE easily; automatically check invalid URLs in your favorites and parse domain name; backup your Windows Mail; show the collection of Windows utilities. Vista Manager has a topnotch, easy-to-use user interface that requires no technical knowledge. It is an excellent companion for windows Vista.
What's new in this version: Version 4.1.5 has updated registry cleaner to v6.3.
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All versions:
3.5 starsout of 66 votes
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"Excellent product"
Version: Vista Manager 4.0.7
Pros
Greatly improves the Vista system performance and removes most of the unwanted software.
Cons
There should be a one page summary on using the software.
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Version: Vista Manager 4.0.3
Pros
Very Complete, include EVERYTHING to optimice Windows Vista......
Cons
Language ......(only english)
Summary
Hability to change or modify ALL of hiden options in VISTA
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"Broken and absolutely disfunctional."
Version: Vista Manager 4.0.1
Pros
Absolutely None, Totally Amateur
Cons
Broken English help files. Every update starts a new trial leaving you trying to get a new key, which will take up to a week. The registry cleaner can kill your PC and you will not even know it until you reboot. I paid for it. Learn from me.
Summary
Don't buy and don't even try!
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"Works great and upgrades are free!!"
Version: Vista Manager 3.0.7
Pros
Once I upgraded to Vista I purchased Vista Manager to insure that the new operating program ran smothly and fast! Vista Manager for the past 2 years has done that very well! Upgrades are free and everything works great!
Cons
I have not found any undesirable problems with Vista Manager!
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"I love this application !!!!!!!"
Version: Vista Manager 3.0.2
Pros
It works like nothing else I've tried.
Cons
There are no cons except that it took me 3 months to find it.
Summary
I was having many problems with Vista Ultimate 64 on a 6 month old high end build. Windows Media Player, Media Center, Winamp and several other applications kept freezing. Windows Media Player stopped running all together and would not open at all. Microsoft had no fix for the problem. There were no hardware or software error messages. All scans and diagnostics came back clean. All Microsoft updates were installed.......also without positive results. I went to many forums and tried all of the suggestions short of formatting the HDD and doing a clean install. I found this application and figured why not try it since my next step was to start from scratch (plus it had a free trial). It took about 10 minutes to download, install run and reboot ( I ran the repair system utility). EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TRYING IT
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"Not worth paying for..."
Version: Vista Manager 3.0.2
Pros
Does adjust some settings automatically
Nice interfaceCons
Can be adjusted manually for nothing or with other freeware utilities.
Summary
Save the money and buy your wife flowers!
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"NOT free to try"
Version: Vista Manager 3.0.1
Pros
not possible to judge
Cons
No trial period allowed.
Summary
Told me immediately that the trial version had expired. Impossible, therefore, to judge any of the app's potential.
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"Excellet basic platform"
Version: Vista Manager 2.0.3
Pros
Creates a quick reference tool and application
Cons
No negatives
Summary
A very useful quick reference and tool kit wrench
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"Very easy to use, Quality"
Version: Vista Manager 2.0.2
Pros
It explained everything is was going to do quite well, very user friendly format, very recommended!!!
Cons
the trial period is to small
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"The product works well and is easy to understand."
Version: Vista Manager 2.0.2
Pros
If you hover your cursor over any of the many many options a popup tells you exactly what the option does and how it will impact your system. This prevents you from having to spend valuable time searching a help file. It's great.
Cons
It's a little annoying to have to send off for a new license every time there is an update. On the other hand the company always responds quickly with your new license so it's not to bad.
Summary
My guess is that most of the tweaks this software does for you could be done without it. The problem is without the software you wouldn't know those tweaks exist and/or you couldn't find them if you did.
I can't say enough about the popups. It's very easy to know which options you want to turn on or off when the software tells you exactly what each feature will do. If you want to spend your time hunting down instructions don't get this program. If you need clear and meaningful guidance that is automatic yet unobtrusive this is the vista optimizer for you.
I am a big fan of this program and the support the company offers.
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