[. . . ] The next step is to locate the . exe file and double click on its icon to start the installation wizard. Follow the wizard by clicking on the Nextbutton. YouwillbeaskedtoreadandaccepttheEndUser License Agreement and then to specify a location where to install SpeedUpMyPC. We recommend you choose the default location unless you have a specific reason not to. 4 I SpeedUpMyPC 2010 Help Manual www. uniblue. com 2. Program overview The overview page will describe some features within the SpeedUpMyPC interface. To learn how to scan for improvements and speed up your PC, you may choose to move straight to section 3. figure 1 figure 2 Overview: · Usethenavigationpanel(figure1)toshiftthroughthedifferentpagesoftheapplication. Eachtablinks to a particular page. [. . . ] Note that SpeedUpMyPC cannot offer improvements for categories excluded from the scan process. To deselect individual improvements from the scan results, select the Speed scan tab from the navigation panel and choose Scan results from the left hand side menu. If you click on the improvement category link, shown in blue and underlined, an itemized list of improvements recommended for your PC will be revealed. To omit a particular improvement, untick the corresponding selection box on the left hand side. Once you click the Speed up now button, unticked improvements will not be implemented. 3. 4 Managing improvements Once set, some improvements can be deactivated or undone. To manage improvements in this manner, select the Manage tab from the navigation panel and choose between Speed tools or System Tweaks from the left hand side menu. This brings up a list of improvements together with the option to activate or deactivate. 6 I SpeedUpMyPC 2010 Help Manual www. uniblue. com 4. System optimization explained SpeedUpMyPC increases your computer's speed through improvements grouped into three categories: 1. Junk file deletion 4. 1 What are speed tools? Speed tools are improvements that remain actively available for deployment as long as SpeedUpMyPC is leftrunning. Eachspeedtoolhasaspecificpurpose. CPU manager A process may cause problems by manipulating an unreasonably large chunk of system resources. The CPU manager guards against the possibility of such an event by adjusting the priority of a process before it spirals out of control. Proactive thumbnail generator Under some settings, every time you open a picture folder, Windows generates the picture thumbnails that are used for preview. With the Proactive thumbnail generator on, upon folder access, your PC will conduct a one-time thumbnail generation process and save the relevant data to a Windows system folder. From then onwards thumbnails will be quickly retrieved instead of generated. Software quick starter The software quick starter increases program launch speed by anticipating the user and pre-loading data into the memory. 4. 2 What are system tweaks? System tweaks are one-time changes that take place upon clicking the Speed up now button. Although there are many different types of system tweaks, we group them under three categories: System resource tweaks free up system resources by cutting off unused services or improving system resource allocation. Internet or network tweaks optimize network and browser settings for better speed and efficiency. Visual effects tweaks optimize Windows visual effects for speed. 4. 3 What are junk files? Junk files accumulate on your computer through use, occupying hard drive space and slowing down your PC. After scanning you will be able to identify which files SpeedUpMyPC has identified for cleaning. For more information, please consult manual section 3. 3. 7 I SpeedUpMyPC 2010 Help Manual www. uniblue. com 5. Configuring SpeedUpMyPC SpeedUpMyPC can be configured through a number of options from the Settings tab. 5. 1 Change display language To change display language, click on the Settings tab from the navigation panel. In the General settings screen, the first in the left hand side menu, you will see a drop down menu for language. [. . . ] After purchase you will receive by email a serial number that needs to be entered into the product for registration. The serial number entry window can be accessed by clicking on the Register now button at the bottom left of all screens. InserttheserialnumberintheEnterSerialNumberfieldandclickonActivate now. The serial number should start with the letters SP and be in the following format, where X represents a character: SP-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. [. . . ]