Windows Vista 64bit Optimiser?

decmatt · 17 Mar 2009 at 03:10

Hi

What is the best Windows Vista 64bit Optimiser, I dont mind if its paid software. Recently Vista has got slow and sluggish, and a long start up time. They were multiple XP pieces of software that helped solve this a lot. Wondering if there is any software for vista?

Thanks

Ratbag · 17 Mar 2009 at 06:53

No real 'optimizers' as such. You could try Comodo System Cleaner or Ccleaner to rid your system of junk files [though personally I'd leave the registry alone], and defragment using Jkdefrag.

Also, use Winpatrol to reduce the amount of crud you have running at system startup. All these items are freeware, and frankly I doubt if there is any payware that could do any more for you.....

vcl_X1 · 17 Mar 2009 at 09:30

Call me cynical but could some of the recent spate of updates be slowing things down so that SP2 seems even better?

Squark · 17 Mar 2009 at 09:58

You cynic,
my Vista x64 hasn't slowed at all.

Just need more system maintenance probably, as suggested.

vcl_X1 · 17 Mar 2009 at 10:35

I've trimmed out loads of unneeded processes, start up has minimum in it, I have ready boost on a firewire 800 reader with Extreme IV card usung 4gb, superfetch is on.

OS hd is defraged, page file is system managed, I have 8gb ram amd a Phenom 2 940 @ 3.7, so not the quickest system here but not too bad either.

My plans are faster os drive - ssd just too expensive atm imho.

Any suggestions to improve it are welcomed.

Brian Stuart · 17 Mar 2009 at 11:07

If that system is running slow I would suspect malware of some description.

vcl_X1 · 17 Mar 2009 at 13:46

Brian Stuart said:
If that system is running slow I would suspect malware of some description.

Always an option/cause but then it's been since I downloaded and started using Steam again and also LFS, perhaps that's just a coincidence.

malccy · 17 Mar 2009 at 15:36

Is malwarebytes safe/compatible with Vista 64 bit?

uv · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:36

ccleaner and jkdefrag are your best options.

Run ccleaner, and the registry optimizer (all it does is remove unused registry entires - eg for applications uninstalled, or for file types not used anymore), and then leave your machine running jkdefrag for a while.

vcl_X1 · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:44

tbh did just that about a month ago when I got really bored and all that's changed is steam and lfs plus a few important updates, I've uninstalled a load of apps I no longer use (before the reg clean etc) - defo slower this week than last

Not used jkdefrag, I do have Smart defrag, on automatic on the os drive only.

uv · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:47

vcl_X1 said:
tbh did just that about a month ago

That's great. Has the OP?
Maybe your particular issues are caused by thread hijacking?

Seaniboy · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:50

Is it slow at start up? Not got any mapped drives have you?

tonyf1971 · 17 Mar 2009 at 17:03

malccy said:
Is malwarebytes safe/compatible with Vista 64 bit?

I use it on my Vista x64 pc with no problems.

The on demand scanning and removal works fine on Vista x64, real time protection isn’t supported.

vcl_X1 · 17 Mar 2009 at 17:06

uvmain said:
That's great. Has the OP?
Maybe your particular issues are caused by thread hijacking?

oops..good point, well made....off to the naughty step for a bit...back later.

ShakenNstirred · 18 Mar 2009 at 00:42

there are a few
none of the below are free though
Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009
TuneUp Utilities 2009
Vista Manager
TweakVista

Ratbag · 18 Mar 2009 at 07:32

ShakenNstirred said:
there are a few
none of the below are free though
Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009
TuneUp Utilities 2009
Vista Manager
TweakVista

These let you alter basic settings from a nice user interface rather than the registry but none will contain any genuine performance enhancing tweaks. In fact, the most regularly used features of these apps will be the disk and registry cleaners and defraggers.