Is there a program like Norton Systemworks for PPC...

[Tyrant]

Hi everyone.
I have an Ipaq4150 , which is a couple of years old now.
I was just wondering if there is any program that is the equivalent of Norton systemworks, that defrags, alters and corrects registry faults, scans the computer for errors, and optimizes running and performance..

Is there one program that is a jack of all trades , or maybe two or three that do the job.
Just thinking of giving me PPC a little health check to make sure its still purring..


Rgds
Neil

[Edgar_]

Well first, Defrag is a misnomer and not really that necessary on a memory card. Its easier to simply copy the stuff off, reformat and copy back. Take a look at this thread on card usuage and optimization
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/FORUM/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17921

Menneisyys also has that thread here on PPCT as well - I just so happened to have the above one handy.

However, that aside, the best all around tool that matches the operability of Norton System Works it is SKTOOLS. Then add Tweaks2k on top of it and you have the two best util programs for tweaking and maintaining your device.

-Edgar

[jhalsey205]

SKTools is a great program. An alternative is MemMaid. Both are similar in function. SKTools is perhaps a bit more robust (but not by much IMHO), but I find the interface of MemMaid much cleaner and intuitive. A decent review with screen shots can be found here (this is for and earlier version - current version supports WM5):
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2977

Download links can be found here (handango & pocketgear):
http://www.dinarsoft.com/

I also us Tweaks2k for common registry hacks.

John