Power Suite Manual

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About PowerSuite

Your computer is a complex assemblage of technologies that need management and maintenance to run smoothly. Without the right care and expertise, vulnerable technical areas can suffer wear and tear, resulting in degraded performance, conflicts and slow-down.

PowerSuite is the comprehensive performance solution for your PC. Compounding the powers of RegistryBooster, DriverScanner and SpeedUpMyPC under a unified interface, PowerSuite boosts and protects critical system elements tied to speed and stability. Through its unified three-in-one scan, PowerSuite cleans and defragments your registry, updates your drivers and optimizes system and resource management, giving your PC the ultimate performance step-up. Once your system is fully optimized, a convenient scan-scheduling function provides professional and ongoing maintenance to keep you running smooth, fast and efficient.

With PowerSuite you can:• Removeharmfulregistryentriestoreduceerrorsandconflicts• Defragmentregistrydatatoimprovedataprocessingefficiency• Updateolddriversforbetterhardwarefunction• Boostsystemresourcemanagementtoavoidcomputerslowdowns• Removejunkfilestorecoverharddrivespace• Optimizesystemsettingsformaximumspeed


Contents

Chapter 1 Getting started 4 1.1 Minimum requirements 1.2 Installing PowerSuite

Chapter 2 Program overview 5

Chapter 3 Scanning and fixing 6 3.1 RegistryBooster 6 3.1.1 Fixing registry errors 3.1.2 Defragmenting registry 3.1.3 Registry restore

3.2 DriverScanner 7 3.2.1 Downloading new drivers 3.2.2 Installing new drivers 3.2.3 Ignoring drivers 3.2.4 Rolling back to a previous driver

3.3 SpeedUpMyPC 8 3.3.1 Speeding up your PC 3.3.2 Conducting a selective speed up 3.3.3 Managing improvements 3.3.4 SpeedUpMyPC optimization explained 3.3.5 What are speed tools? 3.3.6 What are system tweaks? 3.3.7 Whatarejunkfiles?

Chapter 4 Configuring PowerSuite 11 4.1 Changing display language 4.2 Removing auto launch 4.3 Using a proxy 4.3 Using the PowerSuite scheduler

Chapter 5 Online resources and support 12


1. Getting Started

PowerSuite can be installed on any version of Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. It is compatible with 32 and 64-bit systems.

1.1 Minimum requirements

• IntelPentium3500MHzorequivalentprocessor• 256MBRAM• 350MBfreeharddiskspace• Additionalspacefordriverbackupsandnewdrivers• Graphicsmode1024x768highcolor16-bit• InternetExplorer6• Internetconnection

1.2 Installing PowerSuite

Shortly after purchasing PowerSuite, you will receive an email with your order details, a link to download your product and a serial number for activation.

To download PowerSuite, click on the Download link and, if prompted, select Save and then choose a download location where to save your file. The next step is to locate the .exe file and double click on its icon to start the installation wizard.

Follow the wizard by clicking on the Nextbutton.YouwillbeaskedtoreadandaccepttheEndUserLicense Agreement and then to specify a location where to install PowerSuite. We recommend you choose the default location unless you have a specific reason not to.

You will also be prompted to enter your serial number to activate your product. This can be found in the order details email that was sent to you shortly after purchasing the product.

This number should start with the letters PS and be in the following format, where X represents a character:PS-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.


2. Program overview

This section will describe some features within the PowerSuite interface. To learn how to scan and fix your PC, you may choose to move straight to section 3.

figure 1 figure 2

Overview:• PowerSuitemergesRegistryBooster,SpeedUpMyPCandDriverScannerunderasingleinterface.Figure1

shows, boxed in green, the RegistryBooster panel.

• UsetheNavigationPanel(figure1,boxedinred)toshiftthroughthedifferentpagesoftheapplication.Eachtablinkstoaparticularpage.Theterm‘navigationpanel’willbeusedthroughoutthismanualtorefer to the row of four tabs labeled in figure 1.

• Figure2showsthePowerSuiteSettings screen.Themenuonthelefthandside(boxedinred)offersdifferentscreenswithinthechosentab.Theterm‘lefthandsidemenu’willbeusedtorefertothismenu.

• Theoverviewpage(figure1)showsthreeweatherpictorials,eachassociatedwithoneofthethreeintegratedapplication.Theseweatherimagesprovideaquickideaofyourcomputer’sperformancestatus where rainy weather indicates a computer under-performing in the area scanned by the application(gotosection3forscandetails).

• TheLiveUpdate box provides registered users access to PowerSuite updates and upgrades. Any update to RegistryBooster, DriverScanner or SpeedUpMyPC is conducted through PowerSuite.


3. Scanning and fixing

PowerSuiteoffersthreescansthattargetdifferentareastiedtoyourPC’sperformanceandstability:

1. Registry scan Scans registry for errors2. Speed scan Scans system and resource allocation settings for issues slowing down your computer3. Driver scan Scans system for outdated drivers

Upon launching for the first time, PowerSuite will conduct all three scans and display, as results, the number of registry errors, slow-down issues, and outdated drives affecting the performance of your PC. To view more detailed scan results, you will need to summon the standalone application by clicking on the relevant Launch application button.

The next section deals with the functionality of the individual standalone applications.

3.1 RegistryBooster

RegistryBooster repairs or removes harmful registry entries to optimize your PC for better performance. Italsoincludesaregistrydefragmentationfunctiontoimproveyourcomputer’sefficiencyinexecutinginstructions.

3.1.1 Fixing registry errors

After scanning through PowerSuite, click on the Launch application button associated with RegistryBooster and the application will launch directly on the Latest Scan results from within the Registry Scan tab.

Click on the Fix errors button to start the registry cleaning process. Before cleaning, RegistryBooster will, as a precaution, automatically backup your registry.

3.1.2 Defragmenting your registry

Registry defragmentation can improve system performance by reordering instructions scattered in different locations. To defragment your registry, click on the Registry Scan tab and, from the left hand side menu, select Registry defrag, then click on the Defrag registry button at the bottom right of your screen. Registry changes will take effect once you restart your computer.

Note:Theregistrydefragmentationprocesscantakeuptoafewminutes.DonotquitRegistryBoosterduring defragmentation as this may harm your system.


3.1.3 Registry restore

To restore a backup copy of your registry, access the Restore tab from the navigation panel. The last registry backups will be listed one beneath the other, most recent first. Select the backup version you want to resort to then click the Restore button at the bottom right of the screen. Registry changes will be implemented upon restarting your computer.

3.2 DriverScanner

DriverScanner scans your computer to provide a list of drivers that need to be updated. With single click convenience, DriverScanner will then install each driver update on your PC.

3.2.1 Downloading new drivers

To update a driver, DriverScanner must be guided through a three part process:1. System scan2. Driver download3. Driver installation

After scanning through PowerSuite, click on the DriverScanner Launch Application button and the program will launch straight in the Scan results page within the Driver scan tab.

To start the download process, click on the Download all button at the bottom right of the screen. During this process, DriverScanner will contact the Uniblue database and download the necessary data. A progress barwillapproximatedownloadcompletionuntilthewords“Downloadcomplete”appearwitha‘verygood’tick.

At this stage, drivers will be listed one beneath the other. Clicking on the Installbuttonwillstartadriver’sinstallation process.

Note:Asingledrivercancaterformorethanonedevice.Forexample,DriverScannermayidentifyfiveoutdated devices but offer only three drivers. This is normal and technically sound.

3.2.2 How to install new drivers

To install a downloaded driver, click on the word Install displayed in the middle column of the Update driverspage.Notethatdriversneedtobeinstalledonebyone.

Beforeclicking,checkforthedriver’ssafetyrating,displayedtotherightoftheinstallbutton.Systemdriversare labeled risky as their installation is particularly delicate. We recommend that you do not install risky drivers unless you are an advanced user taking a considered decision.

Once you click on Install, DriverScanner launches an automatic restore point which will allow you to roll back to previous drivers on demand. DriverScanner will then install the new driver automatically and silently.Apop-upwillconfirmadriver’ssuccessfulinstallation.


3.2.3 Ignoring drivers

If you decide not to install a driver for safety reasons, you might want to omit this driver from subsequent scan results. To do this, go to the Driver Scan page from the navigation panel. From the left hand side menu, select Update drivers. You will find a list of downloaded drivers. To omit a driver from the next search results, click on the Ignore option from the right hand side.

Ignored drivers can be retrieved. To unignore a driver, select the Manage tab from the navigation panel and then Ignored drivers from the left hand side menu. Select the appropriate driver by clicking the tickbox on the left hand side. An Unignore selected button should turn blue. Click on the Unignore selected button and the driver will be offered once again in subsequent scan results.

3.2.4 Rolling back to a previous driver

Everytimeyouinstallanewdriver,DriverScannerkeepsarestorepoint.Thisisasnapshotofyoursystemthat you can resort to in case of system problems.

To roll back to a restore point, click on the Manage tab from the navigation panel. Select Restore from the left hand side menu. Any restore points will be listed together with the date and time that they were set. To rollback to your computer at a previous state, select the appropriate restore point by clicking on the left hand side tickbox.

Once selected, a Restore selected button should change color from grey to blue. Click on the Restore selected button. To complete the rollback you will need to restart your computer. Note:Rollingbacktoarestorepointwillundoanychangesmadetoyourcomputersincetherestorepointwas set.

3.3 SpeedUpMyPC

DriverScanner scans your computer to provide a list of drivers that need to be updated. With single click convenience, DriverScanner will then install each driver update on your PC.

To update a driver, DriverScanner must be guided through a three part process:1. System scan2. Driver download3. Driver installation

3.31 Speeding up your PC

After scanning through PowerSuite, click the SpeedUpMyPC Launch Application and the program will launch straight in the Scan results page within the Speed scan tab. By default, if you click on the Speed up now button, SpeedUpMyPC will conduct a full system speed up, implementingspeedtoolsandsystemtweaksaswellascleaningjunkfiles(forinformationonsystemoptimizationgotosection3.4).

3.3.2 Conducting a selective speed up

Youcanchoosetoomitcertainfixesfromthespeedupprocess,eitherbyexcludingamajorcategoryfromthescanprocessorbydeselectingindividualfixesfromthescanresults.Toomitamajorcategoryfromthescan


process, go to the Speed scan tab and select Speed scan from the left hand side menu. From this screen you can deselectoneormorecategoriesfromspeedtools,systemtweaksandjunkfiles.NotethatSpeedUpMyPCcannotoffer fixes for categories excluded from the scan process.

To deselect individual fixes from the scan results, select the Speed scan tab from the navigation panel and choose Scan results from the left hand side menu. If you click on the issue category link, shown in blue and underlined, an itemized list of fixes recommended for your PC will be revealed.

To omit a particular fix, untick the corresponding selection box on the left hand side. Once you click the Speed up now button, unticked fixes will not be implemented.

3.3.3 Managing optimizations

Once set, some optimizations can be deactivated or undone. To manage optimizations in this manner, select the Manage tab from the navigation panel and choose between Speed tools or System Tweaks from the left hand side menu. This brings up a list of optimizations together with the option to activate or deactivate.

3.3.4 System optimization explained

SpeedUpMyPCincreasesyourcomputer’sspeedthroughoptimizationsgroupedintothreecategories:. Speed tools. System tweaks. Junk file deletion

3.3.5 What are speed tools?

Speed tools are optimizations that remain actively available for deployment as long as SpeedUpMyPC is left running.Eachspeedtoolhasaspecificpurpose.

CPU managerA process may cause problems by manipulating an unreasonably large chunk of system resources. The CPU managerguardsagainstthepossibilityofsuchaneventbyadjustingthepriorityofaprocessbeforeitspiralsoutof control.

Proactive thumbnail generatorUnder some settings, every time you open a picture folder, Windows generates the picture thumbnails that are used for preview. This is a system resource intensive task that can slow down your PC. With the Proactive thumbnail generator on, upon folder access, your PC will conduct a one-time thumbnail generation process and save the relevant data to a Windows system folder. From then onwards thumbnails will be quickly retrieved instead of generated.

Software quick starterThe software quick starter increases program launch speed by anticipating the user and pre-loading data into the memory.

3.3.6 What are system tweaks?

System tweaks are one-time changes that take place upon clicking the Speed up now button. Although there are many different types of system tweaks, we group them under three categories:


System resource tweaks free up system resources by cutting off unused services or improving system resource allocation.Internet or network tweaks optimize network and browser settings for better speed and efficiency.

Visual effects tweaks optimize Windows visual effects for speed.

3.3.7 What are junk files?

Junk files accumulate on your computer through use, occupying hard drive space and slowing down your PC. After scanning you will be able to identify which files SpeedUpMyPC has identified for cleaning.


4. Configuring PowerSuite

PowerSuite can be configured through a number of options from the Settings tab. Any changes applied through the PowerSuite interface will be automatically extended to the standalone programs.

4.1 Change display language

To change display language, click on the Settings tab from the navigation panel. In the General settings screen, the first in the left hand side menu, you will see a drop down menu for language. Click on the downward arrow and select your language of choice. A pop up will inform you that PowerSuite needs to be re-launched for the change to take effect. Click on the Relaunch now button and PowerSuite will launch in the new language.

4.2 Remove auto launch

By default, PowerSuite will launch automatically with Windows start up. We recommend you preserve this setting to ensure you have up to date information on the performance of your PC. Furthermore, SpeedUpMyPC’sspeedtoolswillonlyoperatewhentheprogramisrunning.Toremovethissetting,selectSettings from the navigation panel. You should see a green power sign toward the bottom of the screen. Unticktheboxtothelefthandsideofthe‘LaunchPowerSuitewhenWindowsstarts’optiontoremoveautolaunch.

4.3 Using a Proxy

To run PowerSuite through a proxy, go to the Settings tab from the navigation panel. Choose Proxy settings from the left hand side menu and follow the form to enter your proxy details before ticking the Enableproxyoptionatthebottom.Forthechangestobeimplemented,clickontheApply button.

4.4 Using the PowerSuite scheduler

The PowerSuite scheduler will launch automatic and periodic background scans to ensure that PowerSuite shows a performance status that is recent and relevant. By default, PowerSuite will scan with RegistryBooster every week, with SpeedUpMyPC every two weeks, and with DriverScanner every month.These settings can be changed but the default configuration is generally sufficient to maintain optimum PC performance.


5. Online resources and support

In addition to this help manual the following support and services are also available:

Premium supportOur premium support service is provided by dedicated customer care and technical support professionals. For more information visit our support centre.

FAQ sThe support website also includes a useful FAQ section.

http://www.uniblue.com/support/

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