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Questions related to installing jv16 PowerTools

Q: What kind of registry entries jv16 PowerTools adds to the registry during the installation?
A: jv16 PowerTools's installation doesn't modify your registry in any way.

Q: How I can install jv16 PowerTools so that I can use it in my LAN environment.
A: Check the How-Tos section.



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Q: Can jv16 PowerTools destroy my computer?
A: jv16 PowerTools is like an axe, if you know how to use it you can use it as a powerful tool but if you don't really know how to use it you can someday hit your leg with it.

Q: What does the Disclaimer really mean?
A: It basically means that what ever you do with jv16 PowerTools you are on your own. If you manage to destroy your computer, your girlfriend or this universe with it, it is really your fault. The author of jv16 PowerTools is not responsible. For more info, read the disclaimer. If you don't agree with it, do not use jv16 PowerTools.




Questions related to the basic usage of jv16 PowerTools

Q: What are those little images on the front all items in the Registry Tool?
A: They indicate whether the item is safe to delete or not. A green means that the item should be safe to delete, a red means that removing the item can very dangerous and a gray question mark means that jv16 PowerTools doesn't know.

Q: Why some lists has those little boxes where one must put a tick to and some list don't ?
A: jv16 PowerTools uses this for safety reasons. Every time you tick an item you know that you are about to remove that item.

Q: What are those 'Unknown Entries' ?
A: They are items that jv16 PowerTools can't recognize, this doesn't mean however that they are safe to remove.

Q: Are 'Unknown Entries' or items marked as 'N/A' always safe to remove?
A: No.

Q: Why I can just remove items and not modify them?
A: Modifying, e.g. renaming, some items might cause troubles. For example the software which entries you modified might not work properly anymore.

Q: I could translate jv16 PowerTools to my language, would you be interested in adding it to the official distribution package?
A: Yes, of course. Just send me the translation and that's it.



Questions related to the Registry Tool

Q: Are items marked with "N/A" always safe to remove?
A: No.

Q: How can I tell which items to remove?
A: You just have to know which items are safe to remove.



Questions related to the Registry Cleaner

Q: What is the Registry Cleaner?
A:
Registry Cleaner is a tool that automatically finds invalid registry entries.

Q: How can I access the Registry Cleaner
A:
Go to the Registry Tool, go to the Tools menu and select 'Registry Cleaner'.

Q: What are threads ?
A:
The thread number represents the amount of registry analyzer units that are currently running. When all of them are finished, i.e. threads are '0', Registry Cleaner is finished.

Q: When I use the Registry Cleaner the Threads value decreases while all the other values increase. Is this normal?
A: Yes. Threads are the Registry Cleaner components which check some part of your registry. When the component has finished its check it will terminate itself and then the Threads value will decrease.

Q: What are ignored entries?
A:
Entries that were ignored based on the IgnoreList.

Q: What is the IgnoreList?
A:
IgnoreList contains names of programs and some general keywords that jv16 PowerTools' Registry Cleaner should ignore just to be sure. You can edit the ignorelist if you want to, it's "IgnoreList.dat" under the Settings directory. You can edit it with e.g. Notepad.

Q:
While running the Invalid entries value was something like 500 and after the Registry Cleaner was finished the Registry Tool info panel on the left said that there were only 400 items. Where did 100 items go?
A: Due performance issues the Registry Cleaner does not do a duplicate check on the items it founds. I.e. the Registry Cleaner can find the same item many times but after it's finished the Registry Tool will remove the duplicate entries from the list and therefore the amount of items seems to be decreased.

Q: Why the progress bar keeps going on, why it doesn't show the progress of the Registry Cleaner?
A:
In order to do that jv16 PowerTools would have to know how many registry entries its going to analyze and it just doesn't know that beforehand.



Questions about the File Tool

Q: What are the different file remove methods under the preference menu in the File Tool?
A: "Normal file removal procedure" is like the name says the normal way to remove files. It just creates a backup of the file and after that it simply removes the file.
"Move to recycle bin" is the method that windows uses. I.e. The file is moved to the recycle bin from where you can afterwards restore it. In addition to this jv16 PowerTools also creates a normal backup of that file.
"Secure wipe procedure" is for your sensitive data. All files that you normally remove can be restored some can be restored with just a special program or in a laboratory but it's possible. This method ensures that nobody can restore the data.

Q: How does the "Secure wipe procedure" works?
A: It first writes the file over with ones and then with zeroes. This is done three times. After that the file is written over with random data 10 times. The random data is from a cryptographic random number generator which is very secure. After this the procedure also removes the files attributes and Last Accessed and Last Modified times so nobody can't even say when the file was totally removed, many other programs usually leave this information behind. If you have chosen to create a backup from the file you removed with the secure wipe procedure jv16 PowerTools also removes the backup file with secure wipe procedure if you later want to remove the backup.

Q: I have done a duplicate search. Can I somehow automatically select the oldest files so that only one file is left alone and the duplicates are removed?
A: Yes. After you have used the duplicate search a "smart selection" feature appears to the Select menu. With Smart Selection you can select files based on them last accessed date or the last modified date.


Questions about the LAN Features

Q: Do I have to have NT4 Server or Win2000 Server operating system in the computer which I choose to be the jv16 PowerTools Server?
A: No.

Q: Must jv16 PowerTools be installed in a shared hard disk in the remote computer(s)?
A: No.

Q: Is NT based system really required for the LAN features?
A: Yes. The LAN features might work in Win9x systems but there's no guarantee.



Questions about license issues

Q: Is the free version of jv16 PowerTools somehow limited?
A: No. There's no feature limitations, nor time limits. The only limitation is that you can use the free version only if you use it at your own home as a private person.

Q: If I buy a license how and how fast I will have the licensed version?
A: The license is delivered to you with e-mail within two to three business days.Q: How much the license costs?
A: You can see the price table from here.

Q: How one can pay the license?
A: There are many ways, the fastest way is to buy it online with your credit card. You can also use FAX ordering, postal mail ordering, purchase ordering and phone ordering.


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Basic usage
Registry Tool
Registry Cleaner
File Tool
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