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Feedback & Suggestions / Re: reimage system scanner

« on: March 27, 2015, 08:56:10 am »

Hi Shane,

PLEASE do not think that I am picking on you and your Tweaking software. What I was objecting to was the possible/probable negative effect reimage would have on your products.

On a voluntary basis, I help and advise people in my area (West Kirby, Wirral, England) who are new to computing. Invariably, when they buy a Laptop or a Notebook, it is loaded with McAfee, Office and a lot of other "free" software (read 60 day trial) which nag them to buy the full package.
Many of them are pensioners who can not afford to pay subscriptions of $300 or $400 a year for malware/antivirus and word processing software, etc.

I clean their PCs, removing all unnecessary software, leaving the operating system and drivers alone.
I download and test free software such as Malwarebytes and Comodo Internet Security Premium together with useful apps such as CCleaner, Defraggler and Kingsoft Office. Then I install it on their hardware and show them how to use it

For testing, I use a separate test Laptop and, after every test, I uninstall the app and clean the remnants left behind, including Registry hooks.
I KNOW that the test Laptop is free from bugs, viruses and  Windows software problems before each test installation.

When I installed and ran Reimage, its log reported 9 Windows problems and 25 DLL problems. When I clicked on the highlight link for the errors,     
the app did not display them but displayed scare messages to buy the app so that the (non-existent) problems could be fixed. Needless to say I will not recommend this app to anybody.

To finish, jpm states that "scare tactics are the Number One way to sell software on the Internet". As he is posting on YOUR Tweaking site he seems to be unaware that you, and many other reputable software suppliers, do NOT plaster your site with nagware, ads, etc., but allow free downloads of fully operational software and request a support donation. Is he a Shill for Reimage ??

To reiterate, your apps are excellent and I always tell people to make a donation if I install them. 

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Feedback & Suggestions / Re: reimage system scanner

« on: March 26, 2015, 07:32:40 am »

Reference the responses from Samson and JPM.

To Samson:
When I accessed Tweaking Download, it suggested tha,t before I download a Tweaking app, I might like to try Reimage. THAT is NOT an advert, it is a possible affiliate link!
I use ADblock Plus, together with Easy List and Easy Privacy. I also use Chromium Secure with blocking on all sites.

None of these picked up the Reimage message as an ad.

To JPM:

You refer to the PCMAG article.

IF you read the comments in that article, you will find that ALL the comments (except the obvious shills) are very negative.

I did install Reimage. It reported non existent Windows problems. It listed 22 faulty DLLs but would not display them when I clicked on the highlighted link. I uninstalled the app, including the hooks in the registry.

So, to sum up, Reimage is a scam product which reports non existent problems to scare neophyte users into buying the app.

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Feedback & Suggestions / reimage system scanner

« on: March 25, 2015, 05:38:43 am »

While browsing your site and viewing the page for Tweaking Windows Repair, I noticed that you are recommending that I should download REIMAGE System Repair.

As I always do before I download new software, I did an Internet search. The result was that I found numerous sites, forums, etc, which state that REIMAGE is NOTHING but a SCAM software that does NOT work and downloads PUPs.

I suggest that you remove the recommendation to download REIMAGE from your site. This software can only damage your reputation for writing and supplying high quality products.