Vista - utility advice

I have several utility software programs. I am afraid to use any of them. I am using Vista home premium 64 bit. I bought this computer back in april. after I bought it I purchased a new program called Advanced System Optimizer. When I google for information on a quality utility program this program had very high recommendations. I also have Fit-It utilities 7 and an older version of System Mechanic. My computer is running slower now and I know it needs cleaning up. The last time months ago right after I purchase Advance System Optimizer I ran the registry cleaner and it reeked havok on my system. I called the company and they told me their program I purchased was not designed for 64bit systems. Of course they didn't refund my money. Question is: My computer needs cleaning up I can tell it is running slower than it used to. What utility program is out there that will work on my system. My system is Vista Home Premium 64 bit Intel core 2 Duo 2.6 GHZ. Thank for any advice.

Hi MarshallMoore,

You might try running Disk Cleanup to start with , type it in the start search box, and run it when it pops up.

Programs that haven't caused me any problems on x64 are these free ones:

Glary Utilities

CCleaner - Download

You need to set up Ccleaner so it doesn't clear things you may want to keep, e.g. cookies, browsing history, and Windows Defender logs.

Hope it helps

siw2

Hello Marshall,

There are some great free ones you can try listed in this link. Some of my favorites are:

• Wise Registry Cleaner
• Auslogics Disk Defrag
• Auslogics Registry Defrag
• CCleaner

You might also go through the items in this tutorial to see how much it can help improve you computer's performance as well.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thank You for your help I gratefully appreciated it.

You're welcome Marshall.

I have a sneaking suspicion all your optimisation apps is what's slowing down your machine.
Remember if it sounds too good to be true...it usually is.