System Mechanic Professional 9.0.5.2

2.5 out of 5 stars 2.5 (205 votes)

(October 27, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Shareware; $69.95 / 27,481 downloads

System Mechanic is a nice set of tools that will help you with regular maintenance of your system. Tools include disk clean up, fix broken shortcuts, remove duplicate files, securely delete files, clean registry, safe installer, remove invalid installed info, startup manager, Internet privacy (deletes temporary Internet files and history), and Internet speed up which tweaks your registry settings for you so you get faster connection speeds.

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  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    Katacus

    Reviewing 9.0.5.2 (Nov 15, 2009)

    I purchased this software and it is a rip off. It didnt not recognize my antivirus - Kaspersky. I deleted it and tried to reinstall. It will not reinstall. The customer service is non existant. They have ignored all my requests for help. They got my money and now they have my revew. Avoid this company at all cost.

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    arjaytee

    Reviewing 9.0.5.2 (Nov 7, 2009)

    I have used ths version well for sometime and it does what it professes to do, including some minor internet speedups. The only problem is during the initial installation and if the Registry is already corrupted or there are highjacker hooks into it, the removal of them by SM Pro can be catastrophic (same with other A-V software). That is usually an indicator the OS is already too corrupted to fix and a fresh OS install is needed. The SM Pro suite will do a good cleanup other than in that one instance, although if SM Pro is installed on a dual boot system with a fresh OS, it can also clean the original OS with its many installs. Good software, but not a miracle worker.

  3. 1 out of 5 stars
    RogerD

    Reviewing 9.0.5.2 (Nov 6, 2009)

    Bought version 9 professional software today. Did not install virus component. Takes several minutes for software to open and my XP computer slowed to the point seconds would pass before anything would react to a button push. I uninstalled and reinstalled but only "system restore" saved me. Hate to have paid $35 for the priviledge of screwing up my computer. I don't know why it's not working for me but the fact is it doesn't. Tried a couple of the help topics but they appeared to apply to a software version I don have. Wish I'd bought a different product. In fairness I haven't contacted product support since it's a Friday night. Will repost if they help me figure out how to make it work.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    Viper95

    Reviewing 9.0.3.3 (Aug 14, 2009)

    This product/software is great and does exactly what is suppose todo.

    The support is great @ Iolo. They usually answer your inquiry within, less than, 8 hours, unless itis a holiday or such. They have never let me down, even fixed a problem I had with an update to the software - the next day and sent me an e-mail about it.

    Version 9 is their best yet. It clean, repairs, backs up, restores, defrags, and tests. Never has hosed any thing I have and I have used it since Version 7.

  5. 3 out of 5 stars
    rusty2b

    Reviewing 9.0.2.2 (Aug 10, 2009)

    Beware rebates on this product. The company uses an old promotion number from an expired rebate on current offered rebates. If you ever participated in a previous rebate you may find you are denied participating in a current rebate.

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