WinSonar vs. WinPatrol

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BillR wrote in said:
WinSonar
http://digilander.libero.it/zancart/winsonar/index.htm

WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/

Has anyone used both? Perhaps switched from one to the other? Why?
Switched to something superior to both?
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No, have not tried both - still - fwiw: for Startup management and
monitoring I prefer and use RegRun (Gold), a shareware app from
<www.greatis.com>. Having tried many freeware alternatives, the one
that comes closest to RegRun in features and completeness so far is
WinPatrol. Very nice. So this is what I now recommend to anyone
looking for a free alternative. But as said, I have yet to try
WinSonar.

ps: WinPatrol is already nominated and seconded. Don't think
anyone nominated WinSonar yet.

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen
 
BillR said:
WinSonar
http://digilander.libero.it/zancart/winsonar/index.htm

WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/

Has anyone used both? Perhaps switched from one to the other? Why?
Switched to something superior to both?

Thanks for your thoughts.

BillR
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FWIW I use both. WinPatrol I've had for some time, and it works OK. Winsonar
recently added -- it is more comprehensive and has features missing in
WinPatrol (at least in the freeware version). Initially it is rather
intrusive, as it pops up for confirmation whenever a program it has not seen
before is run. The answer would seem to be to have as many programs as
possible running when it is installed (contrary to usual practice) which are
then placed on the safe list. However, once it has settled down it's fine.
One feature I like, accessed through the "tech tools" button, is the ability
to click, repeatedly, on a running process, each click shows the program
causing it to run until the original initiating program is found. There's
also port scanning.

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Frank Bohan
¶ The attention span of a computer is as long as its electrical cord.
 
WinSonar
http://digilander.libero.it/zancart/winsonar/index.htm

WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/

Has anyone used both? Perhaps switched from one to the other? Why?
Switched to something superior to both?

Thanks for your thoughts.

BillR
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WinSonar includes the runtime files which bloats the DL to
over 2 meg. Since WinPatrol works for me, I haven't tried
WinSonar but I'also interested to hear from anyone who has.

Bob
For the duration of Swen, my address is inoperative.
 
FWIW I use both. WinPatrol I've had for some time, and it works OK.
Winsonar recently added -- it is more comprehensive and has features
missing in WinPatrol (at least in the freeware version). Initially it is
rather intrusive, as it pops up for confirmation whenever a program it
has not seen before is run. The answer would seem to be to have as many
programs as possible running when it is installed (contrary to usual
practice) which are then placed on the safe list. However, once it has
settled down it's fine. One feature I like, accessed through the "tech
tools" button, is the ability to click, repeatedly, on a running
process, each click shows the program causing it to run until the
original initiating program is found. There's also port scanning.
Click to expand...

Version: [?]
Your OS: [?]

Early on, it had stability problems. :-(
 
WhItE RaBBiT said:
FWIW I use both. WinPatrol I've had for some time, and it works OK.
Winsonar recently added -- it is more comprehensive and has features
missing in WinPatrol (at least in the freeware version). Initially it is
rather intrusive, as it pops up for confirmation whenever a program it
has not seen before is run. The answer would seem to be to have as many
programs as possible running when it is installed (contrary to usual
practice) which are then placed on the safe list. However, once it has
settled down it's fine. One feature I like, accessed through the "tech
tools" button, is the ability to click, repeatedly, on a running
process, each click shows the program causing it to run until the
original initiating program is found. There's also port scanning.
Click to expand...

Version: [?]
Your OS: [?]

Early on, it had stability problems. :-(
Click to expand...

OS: XP Home. Winsonar details from "About" box:

Winsonar 2003 Freeware Edition _ build 3.04.03 Released on March, 12th
2003.
Zancart Software © All rights reserved.
For more informations about other freeware programs and utilities visit
Zancart Software home page at the following URL:
http://digilander.iol.it/zancart.
Author's e-mail contact : (e-mail address removed)

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Frank Bohan
¶ Superstitions bring bad luck.
 
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