Essential PC Tools

To ensure that the PC works in its best condition, you would probably install an antivirus as the first step in protecting your computer, next comes the registry cleaner as well as other software and drivers such as Perfect Uninstaller and Password Recovery. These tools are important as the help in keeping your PC in good condition whilst prolonging the life of the PC.

Take Perfect Uninstaller for instance. This software is recommended for any PC or laptop as it completely uninstalls any unwanted application and function that Windows Add/Remove cannot.

By removing unwanted applications and broken registry keys, the software also clears up the junk left behind by uninstalled programs thus cleaning your registry entries and improving your PC's performance and speed. Perfect Uninstaller removes programs, registry as well as hidden applications that Add/Remove cannot.

With this user friendly and easy-to use interface, users can also check details for a certain program and decide whether to uninstall or not as the details provide information such as the rate of usage, function, space taken and so on.

Registry Cleaners also improve the performance and speed of a PC. The more often you use your PC, the faster chances of it slowing down and under performing.

This is because of invalid entries that accumulate in your PC's registry system from installation, internet browsing and saved files. A PC performance is greatly improved when these invalid entries are cleaned out.

Registry cleaners scan your PC for invalid entries; inform you where the errors exist and potential errors that might occur. Most cleaners scan and fix ActiveX controls, DLL issues, Windows Explorer errors, Windows installer's issues, Internet Explorer errors, System 32 errors as well as Runtime and Outlook errors. Using registry cleaner each time before switching off your laptop will ensure that your PC loads faster, has a faster start up, there are no crashes or hangs and the PC does not heat up fast.

Apart from cleaners, you would also need a password recovery software incase you forget your passwords to a number of programs on your PC especially if you want it's a Windows recovery password that you forgot.

Password Recovery software allow you to recover lost passwords from programs such as instant messenger programs like MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ Lite 4.x/2003, AOL Instant Messenger provided with Netscape 7, Trillian, Miranda, and GAIM, and email programs such as Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, IncrediMail, Eudora, Netscape Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird, Group Mail Free.

Some programs also help you regain your Windows XP operating system and other mobile devices such as your Pocket PC. Windows password recovery is easy and fast by using any of these specifically designed software. Most users will opt for this choice first before choosing to format the whole PC.