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Software Description
jv16 PowerTools 2011 is a great freebie. Here’s what Macecraft, the makers of jv16 PowerTools, has to say about their flagship product:
Key Features
- Cleans and fixes your computer
- Uninstalls software and gets rid of all the left-overs
- Optimizes Windows
- Improves your safety by detecting potentially dangerous files
- Improves your privacy
- Recovers deleted files
- Safe to use – automatic backup feature and numerous additional safety features
- Multilingual user interface
dotTech Advice
Although Ashraf has never formally reviewed jv16 PowerTools, he has never been shy about showing how much he likes it:
Although never formally reviewed on dotTech, jv16 PowerTools is among the top-tier when it comes to system cleaning, maintenance, and optimization utilities. jv16 PowerTools is what I like to call a “focused” system utility. Instead of including a wide spectrum of tools, like some other system utility programs out there, jv16 PowerTools focuses on system cleaning, maintenance, and optimization features which range from registry management to privacy cleaning and everything in between.
Freebie Details
Version being given out for free: v2.0
Free updates: Unknown
Supported OS: Windows 2000+
Download size: 9.5MB
Giveaway time frame: 48 hours
Instructions
Download and install jv16 PowerTools 2011 like normal. You’ll be walked through a multiple-step setup process at the end of which the program will restart.
Then download and extract the license file. It should contain a simple license.xbin file. Just put this file onto your desktop for it to be detected automatically. You may have to restart the program.
In what has to be one of the easiest giveaways ever, you now have a working copy of jv16 Powertools! It’s a great find and an even better freebie.
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license is smaller in size than other licenses,,but well at the botton of the program it askes me to ad exclussion in my antivirus program..
when i put the tipradar license back…”"no messages like above”
@Al LIPSKY:
My bad problem solved
Hi,
Must admit to having issues with it also. Was immediately informed from Immunet Protect that there were 2 breaches of security in the form of W32 something or other, and it also crashed my PC.
I have never had problems using previous versions of this software and have always thought highly of it, so not sure of what gives this time around?
Had the 2010 version licensed under TipRadar. Just install this and it automatic used the same license. So I just deleted the older version and everything is fine. Thanks for this.
@Anthony: Other than the fact that it’s widely acclaimed to be just about the best in the business, no 8)
@naf: Most every complaint everywhere is that it’s too complicated, except for a few that say it messed up their computers. For a tool with so many functions, though, how would you make it look nicer?!
@jbyrdmor: It’s never been dirty before, and both I and Ashraf know this developer is clean, so it’s probably a false positive.
@Art: Does it crash on the installation, or on the program load?
@Johnmw1: What’s giving the positive results, the key file, the installer, or the finished product?
In my case it was when I tey to run the program for the fist time (just done it again without downloading the PDF’s (last option on the install prompt. The first couple of times the end of the download of the pdf’s and the program runnin first meant it was difficult to see which had caused it.
I’ve got the 2010 version with no problems – what does this version offer that’s better/new? So is it worth my while wasting time with it?
@tuiruru: Here’s what the press release says:
http://www.macecraft.com/news/204/
@Locutus: Thanks Loctus
Because Ashraf has not personally used this product, I googled for reviews and found this page which is unflattering for this software:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/review/987567453/1/view
Thanks. Cool.
Activation Instructions
Note: There is no need to open the license file, just save it to your computer. Your computer will not be able to open the license file, this is normal.
1. Open the downloaded license file and place the license file on the desktop.
2. Start jv16Power Tools. If you don’t have it installed.
3. From the Main menu select “Help” and than “License Tool”.
4. Click “Install a new license” and go to the desktop file licence.xbin and select the licence file.
@Bruce Fraser: I second this comment. This site looked fishy to me for exactly the reasons mentioned.
IMHO, the 2010 version of Tune Up Utilities that’s being given away is a much better choice.
@Johnmw1: JV16 has been around forever and it is completely clean of malware. Granted, it does do some odd things with initial program startup that could cause ill-mannered security programs to crash/give false alerts/otherwise freak out but what it is doing is not malicious.
That doesn’t mean that JV16 is a *good* choice; just not malicious
I also got an alert from Comodo Firewall about a shellcode injection from a buffer overflow and am not able to run the program (Comodo refuses it to run).
I didn`t have this kind of problem with 201o version.
What should I do ? Is it serious or false positive ?
@ Blue
Why you recommend 2010 version of TuneUp Utilities – is it superior over 2011 ?
I have just uninstalled the 2011 version to reinstall the 2010 version.
jv16 2011 was unable to perform the cleaning after the scan.
I am concerned at the number of bad reviews given to jv16 PowerTools.
Have a gander at this Softpedia page and see what you make of it.
http://www.softpedia.com/progViewOpinions/jv16-PowerTools-5656,.html
If these reviews are genuine, then there are a lot of bugs in the program that haven’t yet been ironed out. Some people appear pretty angry about this software.
In contrast to the other major optimiser programs out there, jv16 gets a very bad rap.
There are also good reviews out there as well. See the Bruce Fraser post above about motives. On the other hand, some reviewers talk up rubbish software.
All I can say is that I regularly used jv16 Power Tools 2009 from December 2010, then jv16 Power Tools 2010 from February 2011 and jv16 Power Tools 2011 since April 4, 2011. I rate it highly.
Note, it is worth downloading the 82 page (PDF) manual. How many paid-for applications offer this?
My advice is: make sure you set a restore point, install and explore!
@vika6: My situation exactly. I’ve given up on it – got better things to do with my time, especially considering the posts since my last one. 2010 worked so i’ll stick with that ’till next time!
Now I’ve got to let SWMBO tell me all about THE WEDDING!!@&*