The most recent Optimisers & Diagnostics articles from Computeract!ve

Fresh Diagnose 7.84

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 11 June 2008 at 00:00:00

Benchmark and diagnose PC faults

Find out exactly what your PC is doing with this diagnosis tool. It will analyse the PC and the tasks that are currently running, and will benchmark, or speed-test, the...

System Rescue CD 1.0.3

Tim Smith — 2008-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 30 May 2008 at 00:00:00

Create backups and fix a broken computer

System Rescue CD is a collection of programs on a bootable CD for creating and restoring backups, and for repairing Windows when disaster strikes....

Secunia PSI 0.9.0.3

Tim Smith — 2008-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 29 May 2008 at 00:00:00

Check installed software is up date

Keeping software up to date is an important part of staying safe online. It prevents problems from being exploited and may offer new features and improvements....

Wirelessmon 3

Tim Smith — 2008-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 2 May 2008 at 00:00:00

Check up on local wireless networks

Getting wireless networks to work well can be a frustrating experience. As more people get wireless devices, the possibility of interference increases – along with falling performance....

Ubuntu Tweak

Tim Smith — 2008-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 22 January 2008 at 00:00:00

An easy way to make changes to Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu has acquired a reputation for being easy to use but even this version of Linux can be hard to customise for the beginner....

Tune UAC

Tim Smith — 2008-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 7 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Tweak the settings of this Vista security tool

User Account Control (UAC) is a feature new to Windows Vista that improves security. Before certain changes can be made to the computer, they must be confirmed in a User...

EasyBCD 1.7.1

Tim Smith — 2007-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 13 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Adjust the Vista boot process

One aspect of Windows that has not changed with Windows Vista is a rather narrow view of the world where dual booting is concerned....

Diskeeper 2008 Home

Tim Smith — 2007-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 25 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Keep hard disks running smoothly

We often recommend defragmenting your hard drive(s) to stop data loss and maintain high performance. Excessive fragmentation of files on a hard disk can lead to all sorts of problems...

Fraps: Gaming video capture

Tim Smith — 2007-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 17 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Record gaming moments and benchmark a computer's performance

You might be brilliant at games but how to do you prove that to other gamers? Fraps can record videos of games that can then be shared with other people....

Memscope Memory Tester utility

Tim Smith — 2007-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 18 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Check a computers memory for faults

The memory inside your computer is one of the most crucial elements affecting performance and reliability. Unfortunately, problems with memory can be very difficult to spot....

Panic Button 2.4

Tim Smith — 2006-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 12 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Help others to offer you support

This is a simple utility, but one for friends and family who offer technical support. Clicking on the Panic button icon in the Notification Area takes a screenshot and creates...

What's In My Computer: Diagnostic Utility

Tim Smith — 2006-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 31 October 2006 at 00:00:00

Get to know your computer better

The first question that is likely to be asked when seeking technical help is what hardware is inside the computer....

Clean up tool for Kama Sutra worm

Tim Smith — 2006-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 2 February 2006 at 00:00:00

Symantec removal tool for this virus

You may have heard about a worm, commonly called the Kama Sutra, that is is set to activate at midnight on Friday 3 February....

RunClick

Tim Smith — 2005-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 25 October 2005 at 00:00:00

A timesaving utility

RunClick helps save time by launching several applications at the same time with just one click. This is particulary useful when starting a particular task that uses more than one...

Unknown Devices

Anthony Dhanendran — 2005-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 29 July 2005 at 00:00:00

Find out what all those Device Manager entries are

The Device Manager in Windows explains what devices are attached to the computer. However, there are sometimes problems if it does not recognise a device, and there may be errors...