System Mechanic 8.5.2

• License:

  Free to try; $49.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  2.5 stars (out of 364 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  1,983,058

• Requirements:

  Windows 2000/XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  30-day trial

• Date Added:

  July 08, 2008

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version System Mechanic 8.0.3 System Mechanic 8.0.1.5 System Mechanic 7.5.5.1 System Mechanic 8 System Mechanic 8.0.0.17 System Mechanic 7.5.11 System Mechanic 7.5.10 System Mechanic 7.5.6 System Mechanic 7.5.5.1 System Mechanic 7.5.5 System Mechanic 7.5.4.3 System Mechanic 7.5.3 System Mechanic 7.1.15.10 System Mechanic 7.1.12 System Mechanic 7.1.10 System Mechanic 7.1.10.7 System Mechanic 7.1.10.0 System Mechanic 7.1.8.4 System Mechanic 7.1.8 System Mechanic 7.1.7 System Mechanic 7.1.7.0 System Mechanic 7.1.6 System Mechanic 7.1.6.0 System Mechanic 7.0.5 System Mechanic 7.0e System Mechanic 7.0.4 System Mechanic 7.0 System Mechanic 6.0u System Mechanic 6.0t System Mechanic 6.0s System Mechanic 6.0q System Mechanic 6.0p System Mechanic 6.0n System Mechanic 6.0m System Mechanic 6.0k System Mechanic 6.0i System Mechanic 6.0f System Mechanic 5.0 System Mechanic 5.5a System Mechanic 5.5 System Mechanic 5.0 System Mechanic 5.0c System Mechanic 5.0b System Mechanic 5.0a System Mechanic 5.0 System Mechanic 4.0j System Mechanic 4.0i System Mechanic 4.0h System Mechanic 4.0f System Mechanic 4.0e System Mechanic 4.0d System Mechanic 4.0b System Mechanic 4.0 System Mechanic 3.7i System Mechanic v3.7g System Mechanic 3.7i System Mechanic 3.7h System Mechanic 3.7g System Mechanic 3.7e System Mechanic 3.7d System Mechanic 3.7b System Mechanic 3.7D System Mechanic 3.6g System Mechanic 3.6f System Mechanic 3.6d System Mechanic 3.6a System Mechanic 3.6 System Mechanic 3.5i System Mechanic 3.5f System Mechanic 3.5e System Mechanic 3.5d System Mechanic 3.5 System Mechanic 3.2d System Mechanic 3.2c 3.2c System Mechanic 3.0b System Mechanic 3.0a

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Publisher's description of System Mechanic

Make your old PC run like new. Keep your new PC running fast and problem-free. System and registry clutter will degrade your computer's performance, leading to crashes, longer boot times, and system errors. System Mechanic combines over 40 powerful PC tuneup tools to clean hard drive clutter, repair your registry, defragment drives and memory, manage programs, boost your Internet connection, and remove spyware.

Version 8 has 100% automatic PC tuneup creates no system drag, a new registry optimization tool removes RAM-eating bloat before final defrag, real-time hard temperature reporting alerts you to potential problems, and the software's interface now inherits your Windows Vista theme for an integrated look and feel.

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Editor's review of System Mechanic

• 5.0 stars

• "A tune-up for your PC"

As with any machine, your PC needs regular tune-ups to maintain peak performance. This virtual toolbox can enhance the speed, safety, and power of your computer with a wide range of functions and an extensive help system.

System Mechanic performs cleanup, optimization, and privacy protection with equal agility. As with similar tune-up utilities, it enables you to clean up your registry, remove junk files, and customize hidden settings to improve performance. The app has additional tools for removing spyware and for defragmenting your hard drive, eliminating the need for multiple utility programs. There is an undo function that restores your system to its previous state, but its hidden in the SafetyNet tab and doesn't allow you to bring back one item at a time. The program also lacks a system profiler.

The bottom line, however, is that System Mechanic is one of the most complete, effective, and easy-to-use tune-up utilities we've seen to date.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 2.8 stars out of 364 votes
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• 5 stars

  4 out of 8 people found this review helpful

  Version: System Mechanic 8.5.2

  "The BEST"

  by George E Lynn on July 10, 2008

  Pros: This is the Best program money can buy!!! It will do just about everything you need to clean and fix your PC to run right and keep it that way!!!!!!!!!

  Cons: YOU must take time to LEARN how to use it!!! The more YOU use it the more YOU learn!!!!!!!!!!

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• 5 stars

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

  Version: System Mechanic 8.5.2

  "Good interface and features"

  by netshape28 on July 31, 2008

  Pros: The scanning of your system is very fast. It identifies many problems and possible factors that causes crashes and slow- downs. You can use it for 30 days.

  Cons: There are many reminders at the top and bottom for you to buy the product. A note on the bottom tells you that if you buy it now it costs 20 dollars, when it is supposedly 50 dollars. It says that the $20 deal expires at midnight. This seems a little shady to me. Why don't they just say it costs $20 instead of $50?

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• 3 stars

  7 out of 9 people found this review helpful

  Version: System Mechanic 8.5.2

  "Good in ways, bad in others..."

  by tsrman on August 3, 2008

  Pros: A good tool to help keep systems clean. Helpful at stopping start-up items, and removing badware...

  Cons: It regularly tries to say it can't find an active firewall (totally bogus upsell attempt to their own security solutions). Also, it claims to find non-existent things like keyloggers...also trying to upsell to its Spython product. Dishonest Engineering/Marketing.

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• 5 stars

  5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

  Version: System Mechanic 8.5.2

  "One great program that works..."

  by toowrecked on July 29, 2008

  Pros: I installed System Mechanic on my comp with Windows XP and from day 1 it cleaned out all the junk and clutter that I didn't really know I had. It made my comp faster; and I didn't know that I had 1.42gb of restore points that I could clean. It does its job quietly and quickly and is must have for people like me who just got their first computer at the age of 50. It is much better than Tune Up Utilities 2008 and much easier to use. Again a must have app for amatuers and comp buffs alike....

  Cons: The only flaw I could really say is that it asks for a restart after every time it repairs more than 1 problem but I can live with that quirk...

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• 2 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: System Mechanic 8.5.2

  "System Mech. Improved"

  by eddieb_145 on July 25, 2008

  Pros: With Win XP this was a nice setup using Sys. Mech 8.

  Cons: I changed to Vista w/64 bit and now it won't even install. I used 2 months of 12. Hmmm not good.

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