The 1-click-maintenance module will scan the computer system for various problems and spyware. The main advantage of this over the individual modules is the ease of use. Five of the six possible scan options are selected by default. The computer user can make individual selections to add or remove options from the scan

• Registry Cleaner: Fixes invalid or incorrect Registry entries
• Shortcuts Fixer: Cleans up invalid shortcuts
• Startup Manager: Cleans up dangerous startup entries
• Temporary Files Cleaner: Cleans up temporary files and recovers disk space
• Tracks Eraser: Erases the activity history and Internet traces
• Spyware Remover: Removes spyware and adware

Each section will list the number of problems that have been found. A show details button is provided that will open a new window with all the issues and entries found. Checkboxes are provided that can be used to remove specific items from the cleanup process.

A click on the Repair Problems button will clean all issues that have been found by the program. It is therefor theoretically possible to perform a system cleanup with two clicks.

The Modules section offers a better selection of tools to optimize and cleanup the computer system. It uses a sidebar menu that changes the available options upon selection.

• Clean Up and Repair: Disk Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Shortcuts Fixer, Uninstall Manager
• Optimize and Improve: Startup Manager, Memory Optimizer, Context Menu Manager, Registry Defrag
• Privacy and Security: Tracks Eraser, File Shredder, File Undelete, File Encrypter and Decrypter
• Files and Folders: Disk Analysis, Duplicate Files Finder, Empty Folders Finder, file Splitter and Joiner
• System Tools: Process Manager, Internet Explorer Assistant, Windows Standard Tools

Several of the tools offered are inferior to specialized software programs for that purpose. The Uninstaller provided by Glary Utilities will not scan for leftovers in the Registry or on the hard drive for instance which Revo Uninstaller does. A similar problem has the Startup Manager which does not display all startup items which programs like Autosruns do.

Other modules on the other hand provide exactly the options needed to work with them effectively. The context menu manager for instance provides an easy way of removing context menu entries in Windows Explorer.

Installation

Installation of Glary Utilities Pro is straightforward. It comes as a zipped file that extracts a setup.exe, activate.exe and the readme.txt. The setup of the program is started with setup.exe. Do not launch Glary Utilities Pro right away but start activate.exe first to register the product by connecting to the Giveaway of the Day servers. A successful connection to the servers will register the product.

Positive

• Two-click maintenance that can be scheduled
• Many different modules and options
• Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows

Negative

• Some modules do not offer enough options to use them effectively
• No options to add locations or paths to the program that should be cleaned up, e.g. traces left by portable software.

Glary Utilities Pro is available for free today at the Giveaway of the Day website. The program needs to be installed and activated today for the free license to be issued. The developer’s website is available here.

The following article explains how to repair defragment in Windows Vista. It will also mention alternatives in case the repair does not succeed. The following error messages are symptomatic: “The Disk Defragmenter is not installed on your computer” or “Windows cannot connect to the Disk Defragmenter engine”. The suggest help topics do not help in this case.

The first thing that can be done is to register two dynamic link libraries (dlls) again. This can be done by opening a command prompt as an administrator and typing in the following commands:


regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll
regsvr32 dfrgui.dll


You might need to switch to the system32 directory first in the command line using cd /windows/system32/.

The second option is to reinstall the defragment tool completely. Locate the file dfrg.inf in the /windows/inf/ directory. Right-click it and select Install from the menu.

Alternatives To The Windows Defragmenter:

There are two possible alternatives. You can try and start the Dos defragmenter by typing in defrag.exe or install a third party disk defragmentation tool like disk defrag.

The two dynamic link libraries that can be the cause of this are jscript.dll and vbscript.dll. Their Windows Registry key settings might have changed or the files themselves are damaged or not existent on the computer system anymore.

The best possible scenario is that the Registry keys have been altered or removed. The error could be repaired easily if that is the case. This can be checked and done in the Windows Command Line which can be opened by pressing Windows R and typing cmd in the box. Hitting the Enter key will load the command line.

The two commands “regsvr32 jscript.dll” and “regsvr32 vbscript.dll” will register the dlls again and correct any missing or modified keys. It would be a good idea to test one of the dialog windows to see if the repair has succeeded.

If that is not the case jscript.dll and / or vbscript.dll might be missing or corrupted. The files have to be added again using the Windows installation disk.

Msconfig is the utility of choice for this operation. It can be loaded by pressing Windows R, typing msconfig and hitting enter. The General tab of msconfig contains a button on the right side named Expand File. A click on that button launches the menu shown above.

To replace or add the dll simply write its name in the File to Restore form, the location of the original file in the Restore From box and where it should be saved in the Save File In form. This will move the file from the Windows installation CD and replace the corrupted version. If no file is found it will simply be copied into the system32 folder.

Perform that operation for both dlls and register them again afterwards.