Ace Utilities Ver.4.2.0 Build 456

Ace Utilities Ver.4.2.0 Build 456

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Each utility in the Ace Utilities is described below...

Remove Junk Files

Junk files are created by almost all of the Windows applications you use. In an ideal case, such files are deleted by the program that created them in the first place. But, the converse is what happens often. These files can have a temporary existence where the parent program, which created the file, would delete them upon exiting, or a permanent existence due to unexpected termination of the parent program, an error in the program, a system crash, etc.

The point to be noted here is that such files left behind will reside in your hard disk and accumulate over time unless you manually find and remove them. Some of the results of having a substantial amount of such junk files are dramatic reduction in system performance, consumption of hard disk space (sometimes up to hundreds of megabytes), system crashes etc.

" Remove Junk Files " tool can spot out these miscreant files and help you get rid of them very fast and effectively.

Clean System Registry
The Registry, the central hierarchical database used in the Microsoft Windows, is used to store information necessary to configure the PC for one or more users, applications and hardware devices.

The Registry contains information that Windows continually references during operations such as setting profiles for each user, details about the applications installed on your computer and the types of documents that an application can create, what all hardware exists in the system, the ports that are being used, etc.

Over time, Windows Registry begins to bloat with data that are invalid and obsolete. Such invalid data eventually accumulate in the Registry slowing down the Windows, whereby compromising PC performance and causing other problems.

Find Duplicate Files
Duplicate files can appear on your system for a number of reasons, and can have a number of detrimental results aside from wasting hard drive space. Various applications may install the same files at different locations on your system, or you may copy or download the same files into different folders on your system without knowing it. Sometimes the only result of this is wasted hard drive space, but many times different copies of the same vital system file can cause havoc.

"Find Duplicate Files" tool can easily find and remove duplicates of the same file.

Auto-Start Manager
Most Windows users are used to the fact that after installing a large number of software applications, their computer usually slows down considerably. One of the main reasons for this problem is that many applications install background processes that are automatically started when you start your computer. Those background processes increase the boot time and consume valuable resources. Some of the background processes may show up in your 'system tray' as small icons, while others are completely invisible. Not all background processes are bad, of course. Some, like anti-virus programs and system utilities, are needed to keep your system running smoothly, but many of the background processes are often not necessary at all and only make your system run slower.

"Auto-Start Manager" allows you to manage all such applications which start automatically. This tool can organize programs that run automatically using the Registry, the 'Startup' folder in the Start menu and the 'Win.ini' file.

Erase your History
Your Windows operating system keeps tracks of many things that you do with your computer, like the websites you visit using Internet browsers , the pictures you view using image viewers, the movies you watch using Media player etc. Likewise, many of the third-party applications that you use keep a list of the 'most recently used' files.

Owing to the fact that such information is stored at different places by different programs, it is impossible, or rather tedious and time-consuming, to maintain your privacy by manually searching for such entries and eliminating them.

"Erase History" tool makes the job much easier by taking care of everything at the click of a button: freeing up wasted hard-drive space and getting rid of your past activity records from the PC.

Fix Invalid Shortcuts
Shortcuts are links to files stored in different folders and drives on your PC. The Windows Start Menu is made of shortcuts pointing to various files elsewhere on your hard drive. These shortcuts, when run, opens its corresponding application or document. Many a time, the 'targets' of these shortcuts are moved or deleted, leaving the shortcut pointing to a file or location that no longer exists. Such 'dead' shortcuts clutter your Start Menu and Desktop.

"Fix Invalid Shortcuts" tool provides you with an easy and convenient way to address these invalid shortcuts. It scans your system, finds all the invalid shortcuts and reports back to you so that you can remove it from your system.

Securely Delete Files
The standard Windows Recycle Bin allows you to delete files and folders, presumably removing them from prying eyes. However, unbeknownst to most of us, there are many ways to retrieve and view files and folders which have been removed in this manner – even months after they have been deleted. The reason items can be so easily retrieved intact even long after being supposedly deleted is because Windows does not actually erase the physical data on your drive that makes up the item: it only marks the very first byte of it as 'available space' so that the operating system can use it if necessary. With simple, and in most cases free, software anyone can view a list of all of the files, folders, pictures, and documents you have attempted to delete recently, as well as easily restore and view them. This is where "Securely Delete Files" tool come in handy.

Uninstall Manager
You just can't trust those installation programs. Sure, they'll copy a new application's essential files to the hard disk, but they'll also add files to existing directories, modify the Registry, and generally litter the disk. Uninstall Manager lets you safely remove all unwanted files and return your system to its original state. This utility can be used to uninstall applications easily and quickly than the 'add/remove' control panel applet. This tool lists entries usually with reference to a physical uninstallation file located somewhere on your system.

Sometimes, by either manually deleting applications or from untidy uninstallation, the file that these entries refer may no longer exist and this results in an error when the corresponding entry is tried to uninstall. It is impossible to remove these orphaned entries manually. Using this tool, you can easily remove these invalid entries.

Find Empty Folders
"Find Empty Folders" tool can be used to find the empty folders in your hard drive.

Disk Analysis
"Disk Analysis" tool shows the disk usage of your drives. Use it when your hard disk is almost full, and you don't know where the big files are residing, what all files occupy how much space, etc. They may well be hidden in sub-sub-directories.

Scheduled System Maintenance
"Scheduled System Maintenance" tool can be used to schedule a cleaning operation with the help of Windows 'Task Scheduler'.

Wipe Deleted File Data
Many computer users are unaware that deleted files can be recovered or undeleted and can yield information which can be used against the person who deleted them. This information can be as common as a deleted email message or as important as sensitive business records. Most people assume that if a file doesn't show up in a folder, it's gone forever. Few people know that deleted files are not erased; the data is just hidden, and the files can be undeleted.

Wiping a disk's free space ensures any such data currently stored will be destroyed. Save all documents and close all running programs that may write to the disk, before using this tool.

Maintenance Wizard
"Maintenance Wizard" is a tool that conveniently consolidates several of Ace Utilities' features into one collective interface for quick access and operation. Quick-Cleanup will allow you to easily run a variety of system maintenance procedures on your PC in just a few easy steps.

Version 4.2.0 July 2008
+Some GUI modifications
+Added support for Firefox 3
+Added support for Apple's Safari browser
+Updated ignorelists, plug-ins
+Option to not show report after a wipe
+Regcleaner now finds invalid removable media paths if 'thorough' and 'include floppy' options are set
+Regcleaner now finds invalid windows firewall paths, more file assocaition errors, etc
+junk Cleaner now deletes thumbscache. In order to make this work, the folder "%appdata%\microsoft" has been removed from the exclude list.
+History Cleaner now deletes cookies of other users correctly in Vista
+History Cleaner > Misc page now shows the size of items to delete.
+History Cleaner > Clear history now deletes more items
+Autostart Manager now shows 'new entry' status even after changing category.
!Autostart Manager now shows Scheduled tasks correctly.
!Fixed a bug in wipe free space which made it freeze at the end
!Fixed a minor bug in wipe code
!Fixed a minor issue related to Office "advertised" shortcuts in Shortcutcleaner
+Added Vista icon (256*256) to the main application.
+Added Folder Size, Last Used date, and Frequency of use in Uninstall Manager
+Updated startup info database.
+STU : Added option to export/import settings
+STU : Added option to disable reboot prompt after history cleaning.
+STU : Added option to save column widths.
+STU : Options dialog is now resizable
-Ace : Removed support for discontinued browsers - Netscape and Mozilla. Still available in STU.
-Ace : No more balloon popups for expert users.
+Ace: Junk Cleaner Select Drives pane is now resizable.
+Ace : Added /launch:m option to open Maintenance Wizard.

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