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AVG PC Tuneup 2011
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Document revision 2011.03 (20.9.2010)
C opyright AVG Technologies C Z, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 User Manual Document revision 2011.03 (20.9.2010) C opyright AVG Technologies C Z, s.r.o. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. A V G P C T uneup 2 0 1 1 © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s .r.o. A ll rights res erved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents ........................4 1. What is AVG PC Tuneup? ........................5 2. AVG PC Tuneup Features ........................6 3. Hardware & Software Requirements ........................7 4. Installing the Program ........................8 5. Main Window ........................9 6. Registry Maintenance ......................9 6.1 Registry Cleaner...
  • Page 3 ........................25 12. Disaster Recovery ......................25 12.1 Recover Accidentally Deleted Data ......................25 12.2 Back up Changes Made to Your System A V G P C T uneup 2 0 1 1 © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s .r.o. A ll rights res erved.

  • Page 4: What Is Avg Pc Tuneup

    1. What is AVG PC Tuneup? You already know how AVG can protect you online. Now we take that expertise one step further by fixing problems that slow you down. AVG PC Tuneup provides over 16 tools to help you get the most out of your PC.

  • Page 5: Avg Pc Tuneup Features

    2. AVG PC Tuneup Features Disk Cleaner Disk Defrag Registry Cleaner Removes junk files slowing Defragments disk drives and Repairs thousands of down your computer optimizes system files registry errors to increase placement PC stability Registry Defrag Disk Doctor Internet Optimizer...

  • Page 6: Hardware & Software Requirements

    3. Hardware & Software Requirements Before installing the program, please check that your computer meets the following hardware and software requirements: · Windows 7, XP or Vista (32-bit and 64-bit supported) · 50 MB of available hard-disk space · 256 MB RAM or more A V G P C T uneup 2 0 1 1 ©...

  • Page 7: Installing The Program

    4. Installing the Program Start the Setup Wizard by double-clicking on the downloaded file. If you bought the program on a CD, insert the disk into a CD/DVD drive which will launch the Setup Wizard. If the program does not start automatically, open My Computer, select the CD/DVD drive and double click on the program file to launch it manually.

  • Page 8: Main Window

    5. Main Window To start the program, double click on the AVG PC Tuneup icon on your desktop. The main window will open where you can instantly see your system status, scan area and the quick tasks. If the program recommends to scan the system, simply click on the Scan Now button and follow the instructions.

  • Page 9: Registry Maintenance

    How to Maintain the Windows Registry. AVG PC Tuneup includes two essential tools for keeping the registry clean, compact and error free: Registry Cleaner and Registry Defrag. These utilities can be launched under the Advanced Tools tab in the main window of the program: 6.1.

  • Page 10: Registry Defrag

    Select categories you want the program to scan for errors and click on the Scan Now button. After the scan is finished, you will be presented with a list of detected problems.You can view detailed information about each problem found. Click on the Repair button to fix all problems immediately.

  • Page 11: Disk Maintenance

    Any hard disk becomes fragmented and cluttered with junk files over time. This is one of the most common reasons of computer slowdowns. AVG PC Tuneup has all the tools needed to get the most out of your hard drive performance.

  • Page 12: Check For Errors

    Click on the Defragment link of the Disk Maintenance section. Select the disks you want to defragment and click on: · Analyze to determine disks fragmentation level · Defrag to defragment files · Defrag & Optimize to defragment files and consolidate free space 7.3.
  • Page 13 Click on the Repair Disks link of the Disk Maintenance section. Select the disks and click on: · Scan selected to analyse disks without repairing errors · Scan and Fix Selected to repair errors without scanning the volume for bad sectors ·...

  • Page 14: Disk Space Management

    With AVG PC Tuneup you can organize documents, media, and other files to increase free space on the disks of your computer.
  • Page 15 To launch Disk Explorer, click on the Explore disks link of the Free Up Space section. Select disks you wish the program to analyze and click Scan Now. You will then be able to see which files and folders take up the most of the disk space, as well as some useful statistics.

  • Page 16: System Speed Up

    9. System Speed Up AVG PC Tuneup offers over hundreds of settings to tune your system for maximum performance and speed up Internet connection. 9.1. Optimize Your Internet Connection With Internet Optimizer tool you can speed up Internet connection by optimizing numerous settings like Max MTU and RWIN specifically for the type of Internet connection you use.
  • Page 17 To launch the Tweak Manager tool, click on the System Tweaks link under the Advanced Tools tab. In the right column of the appeared window you can select categories you wish to customize. Each option has a tweak rating, telling you how much effect changing the setting will have on your computer performance.

  • Page 18: System Control

    10. System Control AVG PC Tuneup provides you with a set of tools that will help you to control every task, service or application running on your computer. 10.1. Control Startup Programs Reducing the number of programs that start automatically will make Windows boot faster and free up system resources.

  • Page 19: Control Processes Running On Your Computer

    To launch the Service Manager tool, click on the Services link of the System Status section. Select the services you don't need running on your system and click on the Disable service. If you are not sure whether you need a particular service, please read the description and the advice concerning its usage, displayed in the right column.

  • Page 20: Remove Unnecessary Applications

    To launch the Task Manager tool, click on the Tasks link of the System Status section. Select one of the categories on the right: Applications, Processes, Services or Locked Files. If there are processes believed to be dangerous, Task Manager will warn you about them, so you can easily end the processes or find out more about it in the Internet.
  • Page 21 about your computer. To launch the System Information tool, click on the System info link of the System Status section. The starting page shows a short computer configuration and operating system summary. You can select one of the 19 categories from the program menu to get the information you need.

  • Page 22: Privacy Protection

    11. Privacy Protection 11.1. Hide Your Computer Activities When you surf the Internet, open documents or run various programs, your activity is recorded in “cookie” files, temporary Internet files and the registry. This means that people who have access to your computer can easily see which web sites you have visited or which documents, images and applications you've recently opened.

  • Page 23: Wipe Sensitive Data

    To launch the File Shredder tool, click on the Shred files entry of the Privacy section. Click on the Add button to add files and folders you want to shred. You can also drag files to the program's window directly from Windows Explorer. Click Shred to delete selected data permanently.
  • Page 24 To launch the Disk Wiper tool, click on the Wipe disks link of the Privacy section. Select the disks you want the program to wipe and click on the Wipe button to start erasing deleted data. To change wipe method, click on the Settings in the main menu. Select Wipe settings tab and specify how the program should wipe the disks.
  • Page 25 12.2. Back up Changes Made to Your System Designed to clean, optimize and protect your computer, AVG PC Tuneup is absolutely safe to use. All changes made by the program on your computer are stored in the Rescue Center.
  • Page 26 To launch the Rescue Center, click on the Rescue Center link of the Disaster Recovery section. Select the backup you want to restore and click on the Restore button in the toolbar above the list to undo the changes made by the program. You can select which tools should back up their changes in the Rescue Center Settings menu.

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