Clean up Vista: How TuneUp 2007 cleans your computer!

Every day I receive letters from readers that begin with the line "I wanted to clean up my computer and...well...I must have deleted a bit too much. Now my Windows no longer boots up or application XY no longer works! Help!" start. Leave the tidying up to a tool that knows what it is doing. Thehis guide shows you how to thoroughly clean up your hard disk and registry with TuneUp. [By Sandro Villinger] In the course of a "Windows life", a lot of junk data accumulates that you can't get rid of manually: Thousands of "temporary" files (used when running programs and then left behind due to sloppiness on the part of the developers) or backup data created by the operating system. In addition, there are registry entries that not only take up space but also consume a lot of performance! In short: A "late-year cleanup" is necessary! The tool we use for this is the TuneUp Utilities 2008. And this is how it works:

1. Download the TuneUp Utilities from the page http://www.tuneup.de/download/tu2008/. Simply enter your e-mail address and click on "Start download" click.
2. Now start the installation by double-clicking on "TU2008TrialDE.exe" button. Accept the license agreement and confirm with "Next". Now click "Next" until the installation starts. Close this with "Finish" from.
3. Now start the program by double-clicking on the desktop shortcut "TuneUp Utilities 2008" click.
4. Check for updates for TuneUp Utilities by clicking on "OK" button. If any are available, you should install them. The "Test version reminder". Here you have the possibility to buy TuneUp 2008, if you like it, or to test it first.
5. Switch now to the category "Clean up & repair". Here you first select the "TuneUp DiskCleaner". Confirm the description with "Next". Now select all drives that you would like to clean up. However, all internal and external hard disks are already selected by default.
6. As soon as you click on "Next" to start the analysis of the hard disk. TuneUp will now scan your entire hard disk for orphaned and unnecessary files! Confirm with "Next".
7. The file types listed here are absolutely harmless and can be deleted completely. If you wish, you can also back them up. Make sure that "Back up with RescueCenter" is marked.
8. Then click on "Finish". In TuneUp Utilities, select the "TuneUp RegistryCleaner". After you have also confirmed the welcome message, you should make sure that "Full inspection (recommended)" is selected. The entire registry database is checked for errors and superfluous entries.
9. The process may take 1-2 minutes. Confirm at the end with "Show error". You will now see the various superfluous entries found in the bar on the left.
10. If you are unsure, you can go through the lists and check whether there is an important entry among them. We tested TuneUp 2007 on four test computers and in no case did TuneUp delete an important entry. In fact, it only deletes values and keys that are no longer required by the system or its programs. Now confirm with