Ace Utilities is an award winning collection of tools to optimize your PC's performance. It allows you to find and remove the junk files in your PC, invalid registry entries, delete your internet usage history, provides plug-in support to erase the usage-history for over 200 third-party applications, manage your internet cookies and much more. With a detailed startup-manager you can see what all programs, services, drivers, etc start automatically with Windows and optionally disable them. Furthermore, Ace Utilities also includes options to find true duplicate files, fix or remove broken shortcuts and to uninstall software completely. Other features include secure file deletion, disk space analysis, an empty-folder finder and more.

Changelog:

+Some GUI modifications
+Added support for Firefox 3
+Added support for Apple's Safari browser
+Updated ignorelists, plug-ins
+Option to not show report after a wipe
+Regcleaner now finds invalid removable media paths if 'thorough' and 'include floppy' options are set
+Regcleaner now finds invalid windows firewall paths, more file assocaition errors, etc
+Junk Cleaner now deletes thumbscache. In order to make this work, the folder "%appdata%microsoft" has been removed from the exclude list.
+History Cleaner now deletes cookies of other users correctly in Vista
+History Cleaner > Misc page now shows the size of items to delete.
+Autostart Manager now shows 'new entry' status even after changing category.
!Fixed a bug in wipe free space which made it freeze at the end
!Fixed a minor bug in wipe code
!Fixed a minor issue related to Office "advertised" shortcuts in Shortcutcleaner
+Added Vista icon (256*256) to the main application.
+Added Folder Size, Last Used date, and Frequency of use in Uninstall Manager
-AU : Removed support for discontinued browsers - Netscape and Mozilla. Still available in STU.
-AU : No more balloon popups for expert users.
+AU: Junk Cleaner Select Drives pane is now resizable.
+AU : Added /launch:m option to open Maintenance Wizard.

Program Information Category: Tools and Utilities Type: Free Version: 4.2 Size: 3.87MB Works on: Windows Product page: here