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System Mechanic 3-User | 
 enlarge | From: IOLO Technologies
Category: Software
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $13.50
You Save: $36.45 (73%)
New (16) Used (8) from $11.49
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2495
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: SM08D
Model: SM08D
UPC: 813279005689
EAN: 0813279005689
ASIN: B00111DJQ4
Release Date: December 3, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Fix computer problems, increase speed, boost performance, eliminate crashes, defend against spyware threats and much more, all with one program! This award-winning utility suite is trusted by millions worldwide to secure, optimize, repair, and tune-up their systems. System Mechanic 8 provides a wealth of tools to keep PCs running in peak condition. This versatile and easy-to-use product allows you to run system analyses to stay informed about your PC's condition, view any system problems detected by System Mechanic and decide which ones you want to repair, enable ActiveCare to perform the automated housekeeping tasks that you specify and select the exact repair and optimization tools that suit your needs, and run them when you want and how you want.
Intellistatus feature provides real-time system information for performance tracking and troubleshooting. System Mechanic interface is redesigned to allow for quicker access and more intuitive use. Improved SafetyNet feature makes it easier for users to revert system changes. System Mechanic Odometer shows statistics of all the repairs and optimizations made by System Mechanic. Licensed for use on up to 3 PCs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 System Mechanic October 30, 2008
This Product Fix My Computer Problems that I was having the only Problem that I have with it is that when It finds a spyware and i go to repair it my computer Just shuts down after trying to fix it and it won't Let me do nothing This Product needs a lot more work done to this program so it will fix the problems instead of shutting down your computer system and gives you a message saying computer has crashed and you half to go all over and rebooting your computer and fixing it again manually.
 This is Malware October 25, 2008
This product removes inportant system settings, files, and information and causes your syetem to crash....it also picks up spyware parasite that only it can see and I found out why....iolo's SM is the parasite!!! That's right folks..it see's itself as a parasite invading your system that's why only SM picks up that one parasite every time you run a scan. This software sucks and it nothing but a computer killer, I already lost a Compaq presario laptop to this useless software. Use Windows Live One Care it's all you need.
Gets the job done August 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
System Mechanic helped speed up my system. Fair enough- it does what it's supposed to.
One of the issues I had with this product is that it would not let me run the program without first registering it. I understand the logic behind this, but disagree with it. I bought this because one of my pc's was running very slow. It took about 20-25 minutes to start up and forget about installing programs! So, here I am trying to to install a program that will not work on my darn pc because it's not registered. But I could not register it because my PC kept crashing. It was very frustrating. They should allow a clean install and repair once before they make you register or look for updates.
If you have problems connecting to the internet or your system is really, really slow or has intermitten crashes, this may not be the program for you. It does what it is supposed to do, but if you can't load it, what's the point?
So finally got it installed after a headache or two (started PC in safe mode, worked some kinks out myself, etc) and I was able to start appreciating the software (I'll pretend the two drinks it drove me to drink had nothing to do with it).
It had to run system analyse three times, but it did clean up my registry entries, found a spyware program that ad-aware and even symantec missed, and fixed some memory problems I was having . My system is much better than before. Startup is faster and I no longer crash. I had that four year old computer sitting in a corner for about 6 months gathering dust. System mechanic helped get it working again.
One of the things it does not do is prevent problems from happening in the first place. It promises ActiveCare technology that 'detects and repairs problems in the background without any interference or drain on resources'. Not true- at least not for me. If it does, I haven't figure that part out yet. I could be running the pc and get no warning messages all day, but if I run a 'system analyze', it will always find a few problems to fix.
I would recommend this product because it does help get your system in better shape. It works. I've had it for about three weeks and doing a few system sweeps here and there, my system has been a lot more stable. I'm hoping a memory upgrade will help out too. I just wish the makers of this product were a little more efficient with the initial install and that it had (better) real time system 'repair prevention'.
 Best All-Around System Maintenance July 9, 2008
I have been using System Mechanic products since version 5. They are the best for a multi-utility Windows maintenance program. Version 6 was a little quirky, but version 8 is the best yet. The only other program I have used that comes close is Iobit's Advanced Windows Care - but it is a light-weight compared to what you can do with SM8. And each version just keeps getting better. I have it installed on all my computers and receive emails from each one with status and repairs made!
 Not reliable enough and some "fixes" are dangerous July 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
System Mechanic uses an unsigned disk access device driver (elrawdsk.sys) for its maintenance, and I wonder if that was one of the causes for a system breakdown that subsequently required a complete restore of my hard drive. The disk defragmentation is suspiciously fast, although my PC did seem faster. Internet Optimization appears to apply the same adjustments whether under XP or Vista, even though Vista has a completely rewritten TCP/IP stack. Spyware detection on my system led to a false positive. The Iolo website has no technical information about how it works nor an online support forum, which makes it difficult to know if it's actions are safe. ActiveCare will run only after 5 minutes of idle (minimum), where it would be better to run in the background at low priority (especially in Vista with its improved I/O prioritization), if automatic maintenance was the key.
There are plenty of free alternatives which are safer: Wise Registry Cleaner, NTRegOpt, JkDefrag, ScanDefrag, FosiX Lite, File Shredder, Belarc Advisor, Tweak UI (XP) or WinBubbles (Vista), Seconfig (XP), SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Optimizer (XP), and CCleaner.
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