The Good
* Straightforward and fairly easy to use.
* Has full registry management (scan, repair, defrag, backup).
* You can undo the 'repair' or 'fixes' you make.
* Ability to apply tweaks to Windows.
* Has preemptive protection against malicious ActiveX malware.
* There is a startup program manager.
* Has 1-click registry optimization.

The Bad
* Registry backup files are not self-executing (you must have the program to restore your registry).
* Annoying bubble popup every time the program window is minimized - no way to turn it off.
* You can't turn off "Quick Start".
* I would prefer a formal automatic registry backup before making registry repairs rather than the existing selective repair undo feature.

Free Alternatives
WinUtilities Professional Edition
WinOptimizer 2010 Advanced
CCleaner

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Ashraf  –  14 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+119)

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I used this in the past and it did a pretty good job, but I have Windows 7 now and it just doesn't need any more tweaking. :P

These guys definately have a great graphic for their program. : )

I would recommend this product. It worked quite well when I did use it on Vista and XP.

PicDepict  –  14 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+24)

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I installed Premium Booster quickly and easily on Windows XP and (after manually setting a System Restore point and backing up my registry!) launched the program and tried out its various features. I'm quite pleased with it. The Quick Scan found a number of broken and corrupted registry keys which both CCleaner and Glary Utilities had failed to pick up, and which I was confident did need fixing. I also defragmented my registry. These steps produced a small but perceptible improvement in my bootup speed. I have additionally set some of the suggested system optimisations and will be interested to see whether they have any noticeable effect.

The only aspect of this program which I don't like at all is the lack of configurability of the so-called Smart Scan (which is basically the Quick Scan plus a search for broken shortcuts). It takes a year and a day to scan your machine, and then without pausing, another year and a day to "search for solutions" and "analyse the results". There should be an option to manually select folders to be scanned, not just drives. There should be an intermediate step for the user to review the list of broken shortcuts found, and decide which ones need fixing. There should also be an option for the user to accept or reject the "solutions" which are found. The only options are to either repair or not repair, and then to selectively undo the repairs afterwards - which is the only point at which you're informed of what the program has actually done! I ended up undoing nearly all of the fixes. The solutions which the program found were predictably rubbish, and the shortcut deletions were unwanted, as I find it more useful to have a broken shortcut (which reminds me that a manual fix is required) than no shortcut at all.

I understand that the developers' intention is to offer a wizard-style program that fixes problems with a few clicks and no special skills required, but when it comes to fixing shortcuts that the user has manually created, which have broken because files or folders have been moved, the chances that any program can figure out the correct solution is remote. All I want in this particular regard is to be told which shortcuts are broken.

I also thought it was really strange that the Smart Scan (Broken Shortcuts search) found some broken registry keys and values as well as file and folder links. Why weren't these registry problems picked up by the Quick Scan? In the end, the registry fixes were the only ones I accepted from the Smart Scan. I think it would be far more convenient for most users to separate out this functionality.

But anyway, that's just one aspect of the program. I'll avoid the Smart Scan from here onwards. Otherwise, the program seems to work well, and it's a keeper. Thanks to GOTD and Elcor.

Julia  –  14 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+21)

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@ #6 (DAN) -- click the about link in the program---if it shows a long product key under "single computer license" then you're fine

Jack S.  –  14 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+16)

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Another registry cleaner!! These things, generally, do more harm than good. If you've been running your computer for more than a couple of years then you should back up your data and reinstall the OS. That's the best, and safest, registry cleaning you can do!

OldSk00l  –  14 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+10)

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