iolo System Mechanic 7 - 3 PCs

by IOLO Technologies

Product Features

• Utility suite that secures, optimizes, repairs, and maintains PC
• Run system analyses to stay informed about PC's condition
• View any system problems detected and decide which ones to repair
• Enable ActiveCare to perform specified, automated, housekeeping tasks
• Perform complete set of key functions with one-click Power Tools

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LJTH04
• Item model number: SM7D
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 30, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,305 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

System Mechanic 7 provides a wealth of tools to keep PCs running in peak condition. This versatile and easy-to-use product allows you to:

• Run system analyses to stay informed about your PC’s condition.
• View any system problems detected by System Mechanic and decide which ones you want to repair.
• Enable ActiveCare to perform the automated housekeeping tasks that you specify.
• Select the exact repair and optimization tools that suit your needs, and run them when you want and how you want. One-click Power Tools and guided wizards allow you to:
  • Optimize: eliminate performance drains and adapt settings to boost PC and Web speed.
  • Repair: repair hard-drive errors that cause computer crashes and lock-ups, and recover from disaster if your computer ever becomes severely damaged.
  • Clean: erase temporary and other junk files to reduce clutter and increase drive capacity.
  • Protect: eliminate dangerous spyware, block hidden malware from altering your system settings, and repair security vulnerabilities that leave your system open to attack.
  • Maintain: Monitor, control, and fine-tune settings so that your PC is tailored to your specifications. Diagnostic tools provide detailed system reporting and allow for advanced troubleshooting.

One-click Power Tools quickly optimize your system by performing a complete set of key functions in a single step.

Fix, accelerate, maintain, clean up, and secure your PC in one easy step with PC TotalCare
The only tool you’ll need to keep your PC running fast, smooth, and error-free. PC TotalCare combines all of the System Mechanic power into a single one-button interface for the perfect blend of absolute power and effortless simplicity.

System Mechanic's automated Wizards allow anyone to safely and easily maintain their PC without any technical knowledge required.

Increase performance up to 300-percent using the PC Accelerator Wizard
Use the PC Accelerator Wizard to get that "new computer" feeling back. Increase Internet speeds up to 300-percent, accelerate Windows startup, maximize the overall performance of your programs, and more.

Solve stubborn problems using the PC Repair Wizard
Automatically diagnose and fix hundreds of problems with hard drives, system components, installed software, hardware, and more. Use the built-in emergency rescue CD to revive downed systems and drives.

Keep Windows spotless with the PC Cleanup Wizard
Junk and obsolete files are hazardous to your system’s health. Use the PC Cleanup Wizard to find and remove debris that has been left behind by untidy programs, system freezes, and sudden restarts.

Protect your system with the PC Security Wizard
Find and remove sneaky malware, and automatically repair dangerous Windows security flaws that leave you open to attack from computer enemies such as spyware, adware, viruses, hackers, and identity thieves.

Features:

Version 7 of System Mechanic includes new features designed to simplify and enhance PC repairs, optimizations, and ongoing maintenance. The following features have been added or enhanced:

• Improved one-click Power Tools offer essential repairs and optimizations based on the computer's needs.
• New "I want to" section displays intuitive categories and provides fast access to the exact tools you’d like to run.
• Enhanced Problem Task List shows the problems detected by System Mechanic and lets you decide which ones you want to fix.
• Revamped ActiveCare monitors the computer's performance, and then automatically runs any needed repairs on-the-spot.
• New Intellistatus feature provides real-time system information for performance tracking and troubleshooting.
• New System Mechanic interface is redesigned to allow for quicker access and more intuitive use.
• Improved SafetyNet feature makes it easier for users to revert system changes.
• New System Mechanic Odometer shows statistics of all the repairs and optimizations made by System Mechanic.

This all-in-one suite replaces over 20 separate products:

• Eliminate spyware
• Defragment hard drives
• Fix system errors
• Speed up Internet access
• Recover from disaster
• Clean-up system clutter
• Defragment memory
• Optimize and repair the Registry
• Block Web pop-ups
• Repair Windows security flaws
• Shield against dangerous programs
• Make Windows start up faster
• Uninstall or relocate any program
• Tweak hundreds of system settings
• Save and compare system snapshots
• And much more

Product Description

Five award-winning products in one authoritative solution including System Mechanic 7, iolo AntiVirus, iolo Personal Firewall, Search and Recover 4, and DriveScrubber 3. everything you you need to keep your PC safe, fast, and error-free. Fix problems, boost performance, eliminate crashes, defend against spyware, viruses, and hacker threats, and much more. Use one centralized system dashboard to automatically perform all vital PC maintenance. Protects and repairs up to 3 PCs for one year!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Buy, March 1, 2007

By 

Mesonto "mesonto" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iolo System Mechanic 7 - 3 PCs (CD-ROM)

I bought it. because I had version 6.0 before, liked it.

But this version is not worth buying. Read: this is the only time I have ever writen a bad review about a piece of software ever!

1. It doesn't recognize my MS firewall or antivirus.

2. Tech support is non-existant. I tried literally for a month, today I got them on the phone after a 1.5 hour wait, and he tech support guy said to me about some of the problems "I don't write the program." -- Pathetic.

3. Many of the features are not tuned to Vista, although they say it is comaptible it is really for XP or previous Windows versions.

4. At every system startup the program tries to load a piece of itself and stops the rest of bootup process.

There are many other problems as well, but I don't have more time to waste with this company. I have uninstalled it but unfortunately they have my money already.

I will never buy another product from Iolo.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Promises much but proves little, September 10, 2007

By 

E. Oxenberg "Just another stay-at-home comput... (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iolo System Mechanic 7 - 3 PCs (CD-ROM)

The good: Doesn't seem to hog resources on MY PC, but I can't really tell. Has a lot of useful functions that process at reasonable speeds. Cheap (after rebates, mine was free).

The bad: doesn't have any kind of reporting to the user; won't list or detail specific problems it finds, just general categories, can't pick and choose offending problems to solve, doesn't tell you what processing results are.

Stopped working within 15 minutes of first launch (double-clicking the icon, nothing happened); I expect this had something to do with downloading a Vista update shortly after installing SM7, and I uninstalled and reinstalled it again, which got SM working. So...not 100% compatible with Vista, despite downloading updates to SM7 and being almost 9 months after Vista's official release.

Won't acknowledge hardware firewalls and can't be told to ignore the issue. My router is my firewall and, I dare say, a lot stronger then their software solution, but I can't tell SM I have a firewall in place and it doesn't detect it. Of course other people have complained here that SM doesn't respect Windows' built-in firewall because it doesn't control outbound traffic, but why not allow for the issue as a user choice?

You must approve launch on every restart before doing anything else with your PC. Maybe this is a Vista User Authorization Control issue, but I doubt it because I already turned off that stupid bot process. Hey SM, stop bugging me and run already!

Reports registry problems, wasted space, and a host of other problems on a virtually virgin drive. I really can't explain this one...I installed Vista Ultimate and a few other applications and utilities like Avast! AV, Shadowrun and iTunes on a brand-new drive, the machine ran under this build for maybe two hours, and already my drive is 20% fragged? Yeah, right.

Tech support? What tech support? I emailed a question about whether I should reinstall the app after discovering it wouldn't launch (see above); never heard from them. Many of Iolo's competitors reply to service questions with an autoresponder at the very least; several have round-the-clock staff who answer your questions within hours. These guys don't.

Bottom line, I'm major skeptical about this product because 1) it won't tell you specifically what's wrong with your system, 2) it doesn't tell you what it fixed, and 3) who knows whether it's finding real or phantom issues to "repair." Doing over again, I'd probably skip it and buy something else.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More problems than it's worth !, March 4, 2007

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Donald Clarke (Eugene, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iolo System Mechanic 7 - 3 PCs (CD-ROM)

Software has some good features (Registry Repair) but it has many problems. For example, it continues to try to log-on to their webpage despite the fact that I have set it not to check for updates. After waiting for 10 hours for it to do a major defrag, when I rechecked it told me the hard drive was still 18% fragmented. Perhaps most frustrating is the fact they the never reply to your techsupport emails ... I can't recommend anyone purchasing this product.