Comments on: All Zonelink SystemUp Utilities 2009 - 4 Free ! Registry Cleaner, Windows Styler, DiskSpace Manager, File Shredder, Internet Tuner, Defrag Lite, Drive Cleaner

By: sumit

sumit — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:26:39 +0000

Thanks for these - lovely software!
My only problem was that the supplied serial number did not work for Defrag Lite.
But otherwise they are fantastic pieces of software.

By: Leland

Leland — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:16:14 +0000

I already have tools to cover all these functions but I decided to register and download the tools in case I would need them later. The site to register Registry Cleaner no longer works, but everything else is still up. Thanks.

1 point
Thank you!

By: 26Dolphins

26Dolphins — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:31 +0000

Hi,
Motivated by the enthusiasm of captain zed, I decided to give the Internet Tuner a go.
After a clean install of Firefox (as a result of an unrecoverable crash) I tested 10 different servers over at Speedtest Net.
I then installed Ineternet Tuner; installation went exactly as FileShredder, the mainmenu.exe process is again here and the resource use is also the same.
In order to run the optimization, the app asks for some info regarding the actual net connection and the use of it (surfing, online games, etc). To finilize the new settings, it requests a reboot - as all tools of this sort do. The only thing changed was the RWIN value.
Then I tested the same 10 servers and was greatly disappointed to see 2 going up, 1 staying the same and 7 of them going down.
Afterwards, I did my usual tweaking at Firefox configuration (about:config) and run the same tests. This time, 8 went up (and by up I mean at least X2-4 times) and 2 still down: 1 less than before & 1 more.
So, all in all, I decided to keep the configuration.

And to complete my test, I uninstalled it (RevoUninstaller supported): The default uninstall went fast, as with FileShredder; it leaves behind a lot of registry items (45), just like FileShredder, but no HDD leftovers.

I’d say it does a pretty good job, if your web browser is already optimized.
I can’t say if this would be the case if I was using IE (I don’t know if you can tweak it like Firefox).

4 points
Thank you!

By: 26Dolphins

26Dolphins — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:31:48 +0000

Hi 4Free-ers.

If it’s ok, I’d like to provide some feedback on trying out FileShredder - beware though, I’m not a professional at this. Ok, here we go. Test took place on a WIN XP SP3/ P4 2,8GHz system with 1,5GB RAM.
The Installer comes with a very clean EULA and runs really smooth; 6,6MB (Installer) result into a 10,4MB installed program (default path). Registration went fine as well.
The tool comes with a very nice shortcut icon (like a real life File Shredder) and has a very simple interface, where there’s nth to configure. The options given regard wiping methods and targets.
It has 3 wiping methods, including the very well known & effective Gutmann (35 passes).
The user gets the option to wipe a file, a folder or the recycle bin, though it’s not possible by right-clicking on a target itself.
After registration, a rather annoying ad-screen to update comes up, but not on next runs. At every 1st run, the app also checks for updates (which can be killed via firewall rule, if not desired, as there are no settings to configure).
When loading the app, 2 processes run: fileshredder.exe & mainmenu.exe, which take up ~13,7MB & ~22MB respectively when idle.
Now, I gave it the task to wipe out the following in sequential order: a registry backup of 110MB, a pdf file of 10,2MB and a jpg file of 3MB (a random choice).
1. Registry backup: took about 3′ with CPU hitting the roof and RAM rising to ~79MB for fileshredder.exe & ~22MB for mainmenu.exe.
2. PDF file: took about 40″ with the same CPU & RAM usage; the odd thing here is that it took the app about 1′ to start the wiping task (couldn’t figure out why).
3. JPG file: took about 30″ with the same CPU & RAM usage and no time delay.
When the wiping task is over you get a message and the RAM usage drops <10MB for both processes (average: 5,5-6,2MB).

To complete my test, I uninstalled it - with the additional help of RevoUninstaller: The default uninstall goes fast, but it leaves behind a lot of registry items (45) and about 3 HDD leftovers.

Hope this was not too much or too boring for you.

6 points
Thank you!