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Okay I know this is hardly the forum for this but have just tried the program out and it really is brilliant and simple to use and wanted as many of you to be aware of it. http://www.soluto.com/
It was reviewed on BBC Click by Kate Russell and she was very impressed with the amount of time it cut her pc's bootup and I must say so am I (the program not KATE:lol:). yes you can do this without Soluto but not without indepth knowledge of what a program is actually doing and this allows quick reversal.
Hope you find it worthwhile folks.
Forgot to mention its free.
And will stay free for non-commercial use
I have had various builds running on my stationary for the last 6 months and it looks very promising.
It analyse all running processes and divide them into 3 catagoris:
- No brainer
- Potentional removable
- Required
Then you can consider if the process is wanted, to be postponed or unwanted... and you can see what other users did.
So no more googling around to find out what all the various processes do.
Video: http://vimeo.com/11952424
spendorman
06-02-2011, 18:35
Thanks, I have seen this program before, but just tried it. My processor is not particularly fast, but there is plenty of RAM and many applications installed, so I would not expect a fast boot.
However, Soluto trimmed my XP startup time from 2 min 10 sec to 1 Min 51 sec. There are 41 applications loading at startup.
Not bad.
Interesting but….
To be effective this program has to boot at startup and remain a running process.
It uses
Soluto exe 7352 KB of memory
Soluto Services exe 34804 KB of memory
It also transmits information concerning the program you have to its database and that means it wants to talk to the internet a lot.
If you have an effective firewall it’s a pain in the arse.
What would be interesting is if it could terminate some of the core Windows processes that run in the background but it can’t.
On my PC my boot time was less through using Task Manager and CCleaner lite, 56 seconds than when using Soluto 59 seconds.
If you uninstall using its uninstaller it leaves behind;
MUI cache, 2 files
Local Machine, 3 files
And 55 assorted files and folders!
Basically it doesn’t do anything you cant do manually with a little knowledge.
spendorman
07-02-2011, 12:17
Basically it doesn’t do anything you cant do manually with a little knowledge.
Agreed, but a lot will not have the knowledge/ confidence to do manually.
spendorman
07-02-2011, 13:00
Thanks, I have seen this program before, but just tried it. My processor is not particularly fast, but there is plenty of RAM and many applications installed, so I would not expect a fast boot.
However, Soluto trimmed my XP startup time from 2 min 10 sec to 1 Min 51 sec. There are 41 applications loading at startup.
Not bad.
Further use of Soluto today, boot time now down to 1 Min 36 Sec.
I use the command msconfig and just un-tick what I don't want to load at start up, use crap cleaner every day and defraggler once a week, simples.
I use the command msconfig and just un-tick what I don't want to load at start up, use crap cleaner every day and defraggler once a week, simples.
I used to use msconfig; then moved to CCleaner which also have a tool for startup apps.
I still use CCleaner for cleaning, but Soluto give you the option to handle additional applications/services. And you can choose to postpone an app to start up to after the boot... more flexible.
Just unistalled soluto and Squeezebox server, one or other messed up something after intalling them on the same day, i think it was the squeezebox software as i kept getting a windows no disc message with it running that you can't cancel or do anything about to get rid of it, i hate computers at times:steam:
I'd advise nukeing a PC as soon as you buy it, i.e. format the HD and reinstall the OS, they come full of 'bloatware' (crap you'll never use or want) these days, which all slows things down, particularly at boot up time...this will also reduce the RAM requirements.
It also removes the usual pointless dual partition that vendors are so keen on.
And as long as you don't use IE (firefox or chrome are much better IMHO) to go on the net then you don't need any anti virus, unless you''re going to some odd pages, or do loads of downloads of specialist stuff, so that can speed things up too.
And like the man said earlier, defrag your HDs on a regular basis, and don't go over 70% full on your system disk.
I wouldn't trust a program like this, how could they have possibly tested it enough? ;)
And as long as you don't use IE (firefox or chrome are much better IMHO) to go on the net then you don't need any anti virus, unless you''re going to some odd pages, or do loads of downloads of specialist stuff, so that can speed things up too.
All good advice, but I'd disagree with you on the Anti Virus side - I've seen potential attacks and malware from very innocent sites, (even audio related ones!) and using Chrome or Firefox not IE... Personally, I'd recommend Microsoft Security Essentials to a home user - non-intrusive, and free as long as you verify your copy of Windows.
as long as you verify your copy of Windows.
...it was all going so well until then ;)
I'll check it out I only have the one 'bandit' desktop, my laptops are unfortunately legal...:(
I've had to remove Soluto, it crashed every time I connected via VPN and it only saved me a couple of seconds of boot time on 2 PCs.
And as long as you don't use IE (firefox or chrome are much better IMHO) to go on the net then you don't need any anti virus, unless you''re going to some odd pages, or do loads of downloads of specialist stuff, so that can speed things up too.
That's poor advice. All machines need AV software, you'd be mad (and minus a machine) in short order if you didn't, no matter how much you might control your website visits. AVG has a small footprint and works very reliably, it even comes in a free version for use at home.
Also, IE9 is superb and certainly better than Firefox. Google Chrome is also very good. I use both.
Reid Malenfant
11-02-2011, 21:27
AVG has a small footprint and works very reliably, it even comes in a free version for use at home.
Yes, it even checks web pages before you click on them to show if there is any risk :eyebrows:
Also, IE9 is superb and certainly better than Firefox. Google Chrome is also very good. I use both.
Not used them Martin, i think Google spy on us enough, as for Microsoft :doh:
Each to their own, i'm still using XP Pro as i know you know :D
XP Pro SP3 is a very stable OS and not to be sneezed at. Corporates will go on using it for many years to come as they wait for W7 SP1 before migrating. Vista was and is a dog.
Reid Malenfant
11-02-2011, 21:44
SP2 this way, i never installed SP3 as i had seen a few horror stories early on after it was just released.
Very stable system & as i said elsewhere, compatable with a good few programs i use. Pretty sure one of them doesn't gel with Windows 7 from what i have read on here :scratch:
Not sure where i saw that on here but it might have been a speaker design program that doesn't like it :scratch:
Perhaps if i don't try to remember it, it'll come to me....
ATB Martin, have a good weekend :)
And you, Mark. How's the system re-housing coming along?
BTW Win7 SP1 should arrive on 22/2
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