Cheap System Mechanic 4 (Software) (Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000) Price

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Customer Reviews of System Mechanic 4

BE AWARE, BE VERY AWARE!!
I have used SystemSuite from both Ontrack and V-Com for many years and have enjoyed both, for their basic use and excellent tools. I decided to try System Mechanic 4, with a coupon, and WHAT a mistake I made. The suite does clear out misc files out of the computer, but be aware, be VERY aware of what is being eliminated. The Suite will eliminate needed OS files if you are not aware and before you know it, your system is down and out. I tried to be as careful as I could be, but I had to use my GOBACK from Roxio to restore to a prior working condition. The big thing about System Mechanic is that it does not redflag any needed files prior to deletion. It just throws all the deleted files together and it is up to you to decide which one's will go. After approx 2 weeks of use, I uninstalled and round filed this useless software, since I spent more time looking at everything that was going to be cleaned from my computer than just allowing this software to do its job. DO not trust this software, unless you have System Restore software installed.

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Stay Away from this Stinker
I bought this hot steaming pile of poo at Walmart, installed it, ran some of the utilities, and voila! I had to reinstall Windows XP!!

I believe it deleted some critical registry items (I should have known better, so shame on me).

I couldn't wait to uninstall this crappy program.

Don't walk - RUN away from this one.

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$30 price, spent $30 too much
This program is by far one of the worst utility programs I've used. I have had it for six months, and already have had to download several revisions. The Disk Defrag program is terrible, reporting 25-30% defragmentation when Windows XP Defrag and Diskeeper 7.0 finds minimal defragmentation. SM4 Defrag has also 'found' corrupt space on the HD, while Scandisk says all is good. This is only the beginning......

I ran the Registry Cleaner program and it removed critical registry portions that are needed to start windows. Probably my mistake, but when you have over 500 lines of registry to review you'd think you could trust it just a little bit. I ended up saving my computer with a tech friend's help, but now I avoid that button like the plague.

I can really find nothing good about this program that isn't already on Windows XP, or that you can't get for free somewhere else on the Net. At least I only lost 30 bucks, buyer beware!