Is Reimage Repair safe or is it a scam

[lowell holmes]

The title says it all. My computer needs tuning up and I found Reimage. It says there are issues that need to be fixed.

I am hesitant to do it.

[Roy Petersen]

Odds are *very* good it would find issues with every computer it checks. For the most part these programs are junk, or worse, spyware.

[Frederick Skelly]

Lowell, Im not an IT guy but I think that Reimage is adware. I would not use it. You vcan read about how to remove it at this link (https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-reimage-repair-ads/).

On the other hand, I just found this link (http://www.wehatemalware.com/does-reimage-pc-repair-work-is-it-safe/) that seems to say it's ok.

So I'll have to defer to my computer "betters". Sorry Sir.

Fred

[lowell holmes]

I think I will have an tech come in and deal with it.

[Kev Williams]

I used it, had some funny stuff going on, and it did help. I was quite impressed with it to be honest. However, after the fact I noticed it was always 'doing something'. Probably what it's supposed to do, check and scan in the background etc, but whenever anything additional is doing something, everything else starts slowing down. I probably could've just disabled it, but I un-installed it and cancelled any further services. It did what I wanted, it's doing nothing else now, so I figure it was worth it.

[Mike Cary]

Doesn’t your operating system come with utilities for “tuning” up your system?

[James Waldron]

The title says it all. My computer needs tuning up and I found Reimage. It says there are issues that need to be fixed.

I am hesitant to do it.

If you have Window 10, you may prefer to look into this:
"Repair Windows systems files

"You can slow down your own computer without even knowing it. If you do anything like forcing your computer to shut down, or just installing or uninstalling software, you can create errors in your Windows system files.

"The SFC /Scannow command will scan all your Windows files and replace and fix any problems.

"Note: This could take several minutes, so don't start this until you have spare time.

"Here's how: In Windows 10 (http://www.komando.com/happening-now/387285/microsoft-making-huge-improvement-to-the-windows-10-experience), type "command" into your Ask Me Anything taskbar. Click on Command Prompt, which will open a small black box on your screen. Type this exactly this way: sfc /scannow, with a space in between c and /. It will alert you if SFC /Scannow has fixed any problems. If so, restart your computer."


Since it's a built-in Win 10 utility program, it should be safe. I've run it and it does take a long time; on the order of 20 minutes on my little i5 laptop and found no problems to fix. I suspect it could be faster or slower depending on the individual machine and error "fix" time.

You may need to "right click" on the "Command Prompt" and select "run as administrator."

[Howard Garner]

Also in Win 7
Just ran it on my Windows 7 machine - nothing found
Howard Garner

[Myk Rian]

Ccleaner from Piriform.com
I use it to clean the registry and clean up old files. Works great.

[James Waldron]

Ccleaner from Piriform.com
I use it to clean the registry and clean up old files. Works great.

+1; CCleaner (originally named "Crap Cleaner" in the old days) can clean up a LOT of issues and should be run once a week. It won't fix the Win problems that SFC /ScanNow addresses, but it does a bang up job of the things it covers. It's just good computer hygene, so basic that I take it for granted these days. I've been running it weekly since the mid-nineties. The ScanNow program is a one-time thing when a Windows system file goes south; fix once and done.

Edit: https://www.ccleaner.com/