Soluto

2.0 stars

"Doesn't do much for me"

September 25, 2012  |   By wflawyer

Version: Soluto 1.3.979.0

Pros

easy interface

Cons

never seems to find solutions

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4.0 stars

"It works and the free follow up support is excellent"

September 15, 2012  |   By bpetrozzi

Version: Soluto 1.3.979.0

Pros

It seems to really work, the graphics are great

Cons

None that I can think of at this early stage of use

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2.0 stars

"Conflicts w/ system I spent quality OCD time tweaking"

September 13, 2012  |   By truewheeling1

Version: Soluto 1.3.979.0

Pros

I used it on an XP system & it seemed to teach me about which programs I could delay or disable.

Cons

It seems to have some registry issues or difficulties when trying to uninstall to do a clean install or reimage, and it does use a nice little chunk of processor power to maintain running it. It wants to run in the background & just exiting from the taskbar may not stop some of that processor usage.

Summary

If a user with limited or challenged cognitive skills like me needs to start learning which programs aren't necessary, and that can slow or freeze even moderately fast systems...If a person like that wants to start culling some of the chaff from their system it's worth using to learn to do that. What's most important IMHO is that Soluto is going to cause a low-skilled user to eventually face challenges in getting it uninstalled, and as I said Soluto itself will use quite a little chunk of processor speed to run in the background. Other freeware like SlimComputer & even reading about how skilled users analyze what a huge amount of processes run in the background & that it's good to know something about...Looking at Sysinternals and/or Hijack This will help most users start to see the wood for the trees. One more thing people need to consider: IMHO using any program not directly linked to the programmers updating the OS on your computer would, one would think, cause a greater chance of corrupting this or that Windows file it needs to interface with. Systems like mine that have a few corrupt files seem to run fine, but for how long the system remains stable is why I always know I'll occasionally have to reinstall a saved image of the system or even do a complete factory reinstall of the OS.

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5.0 stars

"Reduced my boot time by one minute!"

August 18, 2012  |   By Harvissa

Version: Soluto 1.3.919

Pros

It reduced the boot time of my Windows XP by one minute.

Cons

Would have liked a report on the program(s) that caused my slow boot time, but you can't have everything.

Summary

The story: For weeks, my computer has had a very long boot time. It was generally over 3 minutes. Sometimes programs didn't load at all. I scanned it several times for malware and viruses, and kept getting a clean report. I degragged and removed some programs I was no longer using, disconnected Magic Jack and other things, but nothing helped. I then downloaded Bootlog XP, which analyzed the boot record, but gave me no clue about what to fix. The boot log was pages and pages long, but without an informed eye on it (which I don't have), it meant nothing. So then I thought I'd try Soluto. At first I had trouble loading it, but I followed the directions on their website to fix one of the net frameworks (I think that's what it's called - their website gives a detailed description of how to do this). Then I also noticed that Soluto was listed as "not verified" when I checked it through Process Explorer (go to Properties, then Image, then click on Verify. If you don't have Sysinternals Process Explorer, I highly recommend it.) After this, Soluto loaded fine. But I was disappointed to see that although it confirmed the slow 3+ minute boot, it only had a few suggestions of programs to suspend, and suspending or removing them was supposed to save me just a few seconds of boot time. I went ahead and suspended them anyway, and Lo & Behold, my computer is now loading 1+ minute faster! I would have liked it if there was more explanation of what my problem was, however since it solved it, that's fine.

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1.0 stars

"Trouble Both Times Downloaded"

August 16, 2012  |   By Basuto9

Version: Soluto 1.3.919

Pros

None None None

Cons

Both times I keep getting "repeating Lua errors" on my screen and have to go to Task Manager to shut it down.

Summary

You keep your Soluto - I'll do without, I guess.

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1.0 stars

"Oh it cleaned my computer... it forced me to reformat!"

July 20, 2012  |   By biochem_geek

Version: Soluto 1.2.95.0

Pros

it's with you for life!

Cons

system 32 folder installation
can't uninstall
trojan

Summary

It installed in system 32, and brought a nasty trojan along for the ride. Can't uninstall, even in safe mode. Can't even get rid of it with a system restore. Had to reformat. Took days to get up and running again. Where would I be without CNET's advice and link to download? oh yeah, 2 days ahead of where I am now at work. Right.

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1.0 stars

"Win32/InstallCore.D"

July 15, 2012  |   By CrimsonMika

Version: Soluto 1.2.95.0

Pros

Trogan or Malware. will not intall this.

Cons

Trogan or Malware. will not intall this.

Summary

I can't believe CNet have lost my trust. Shame on you CNet

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3.0 stars

"Frustrating"

May 25, 2012  |   By ydde1937

Version: Soluto 1.2.95.0

Pros

It is a good tool.

Cons

The only frustrating program on my computer is SOLUTO.

Summary

I liked the original version but this new one is way too "busy".
I tried it Three times over the last Two weeks but removed it forever, not worth the effort.

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5.0 stars

"Good program free. It does what it says."

April 25, 2012  |   By capitanflorius

Version: Soluto 1.2.95.0

Pros

Simple
Stylish
This program works great and allows you to customize your start up programs. By allowing you to delay or pause some of the programs that you normally run, you can reduce your processor load and get to work quicker.

Effective
Free
Performs as claimed. Suggests change or leave in boot. Explains the purpose of each program, and shows what other Soluto users did. Never a problem.

Cons

Limited at the moment for some features.

Summary

Program that I strong recommand to all users.

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5.0 stars

"Great start-up monitor for Windows."

April 19, 2012  |   By cwywes

Version: Soluto 1.2.95.0

Pros

This program works great and allows you to customize your start up programs. By allowing you to delay or pause some of the programs that you normally run, you can reduce your processor load and get to work quicker.

Cons

After using it for a while it doesn't always start first when your computer is first booted. There are limits as to what you can actually adjust for start up, the system files and other programs are unaffected.

Summary

great program for watching what you have running when you start windows.

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