Topic: PC Mighty Max

[Kdonaldzzzz]

Has any one tried this and is it worth $30 to fix 466 problems it found? These are problems found after running Norton Fix It.

Don King

Don,

I did a Google search for PC Mighty Max and found a lot of hits, mostly sites that want you to buy the software.  I found only a few reviews of the program and none of those from sites that regularly review legitimate software.

I would be very careful about this program; there are a number of PC utilites out there that claim you have untold errors but don't actually detect or fix anything.

Some forums listed this program as being the possible culprit in killing their systems.

The $30 license is only for 7 days!!!!

Dewey

[BillB]

These are problems found after running Norton Fix It.

Don King

My real question is why do people keep trying to fix things that aren't broken? If you don't have a specific problem with your computer, you're better off leaving it alone.

In addition to the general atherosclerosis that Windows develops as it is used, every Windows Update adds more components that continue to slow down the system. For example, I had a number of 266 MHz / 64 MB RAM computers which were running adequately with Window 2000 SP2. By the time I got to SP4, I couldn't even log onto the network. But the same computer with 128 MB or a 400 MHz processor is functional.

I had a client who grew up in DOS doing significant backups on a couple of floppies. When she got Win95 with a 6 GB hard disc, she still couldn't resist just deleting files that she couldn't identify. Sure, you may have a lot of junk files or registry entries; but if you didn't create them, you're best off not touching them.