For example : perhaps you have a laptop which works wirelessly in your home with no problems whatsoever. However, when you take it on your travels you are unable to connect to any wireless network. You're frustrated, you've asked a friend to help, you've been to the PC repair store and still no joy you can use wireless only in your own home !! This is where The Ultimate Troubleshooter (TUT) comes in : load it, and immediately it identifies for you the background task which is causing this nightmare. And the irony : the wireless router installation CD sent to you by your Internet Service Provider installed that task, and, naturally, you never suspected it might be the cause of all your problems
Tune up your PC like the experts do thanks to TUT's extensive and detailed database of tasks. TUT's database of tasks is a superset of our famous Task List which is featured in the industry leading "Windows XP Management Troubleshooting & Maintenance" course from CNET, and Hewlett-Packard's "Tune up your PC" online course, and which is also referenced by a majority of mainstream newspaper IT columnists worldwide (see Press column -->).
Each task is explained in detail, but above all, in plain language understandable by all levels of users. TUT (The Ultimate Troubleshooter) tells you what the task does, and whether you need it or not depending on your own specific requirements. This helps you streamline your PC so that so that the only tasks running are those that you really need in turn this results in your PC running faster thanks to having more memory to play with and less unnecessary tasks running in the background.
And, of course, as its name implies, The Ultimate Troubleshooter is first class in helping to fix computer problems and computer errors caused by background programs, the same background programs which cause 65% of all computer problems.
Advanced PC Tune-Up Once you've tuned up your PC with TUT's opening screen, you can move on to the Advanced Tuning screen where you can tune up Windows so that it works exactly as you want it.
Faster Windows Startup Since TUT knows not only about background tasks, but about Windows startups too, it helps most users make Windows start up faster. Our stats show that 90% of users who use TUT achieve a faster Windows boot time than before they used TUT.
Advanced Cleanup and Housekeeping TUT features the industry leading cleanup and housekeeping functions which will help you get rid of thousands of unneeded temporary files which clutter your hard disk. As part of the process it also guides you through the most thorough list of PC Health checks in the industry, as performed by the best IT professionals. TUT is the only product to do so.
StabilityTUT does not just help you configure your PC for speed, it also emphasizes stability. The advice TUT gives you is all geared towards stability and speed.
System InfoTUT includes the most advanced, the most complete, and the most clearly laid out PC inventory screen. You can see what motherboard your PC has, what processor powers it, the amount of memory it has, the full details of your hard disk(s), of your network card, and of your graphics card. It will give you your Windows CD Installation Key if you have lost it. It also lists the full details of all the software that is installed on your PC together with a separate list for Windows Updates (so you can uninstall any Windows Update which turns out to be problematic). Advanced users : TUT also lists all open TCP/IP ports.
TUT complements this industry leading feature with a full range of print and export features : you can print or export your tasks, your services, your startups, and any portion of the System Information to Excel, Text files, or to web pages (HTML).
Peace of mind The Ultimate Troubleshooter also detects spyware and adware, the scourge of so many PCs nowadays. TUT also detects many viruses (you should however also have a good antivirus program in addition to TUT all PCs should have one).
TUT can be a full strength techie too
The Ultimate Troubleshooter caters for both the every day user and the Pros who will love its WHOIS, TraceRoute, Ping, and Name Server Lookup features, with full printing facilities for future reference.
Backed by 20 years of expert knowledge
We have put into TUT our two decades of expertise in all matters computing. We have emphasized ease of use through our innovative traffic lights system; we have emphasized plain language whilst still covering all technical aspects; we have emphasized effectiveness over cuteness; and we have emphasized tested facts over guesswork our Research Team tests every task under all versions of Windows over a period of two weeks before writing it up with the help of our in-the-field consultants who might have real-life observations to add to the Lab test results. Our accuracy is such that many software manufacturers find themselves forced to correct problems which we were first to identify in their full detail.
