PC-Checkup - Heard Of This Diagnostic Tool?

[richr]

Hi,

How you guys getting on with PC-Doctor 7.5?

I been looking at the PC-Doctor 7.5 but out of my price range for a few months at least as time I convert to US $ and pay Shipping and TAX when it arrives in New Zealand the price goes up quite a lot and can't justify the cost just yet.

 

[nelsonm]

Hi all,

I'm interested in getting PC-Doctor but i'm concerned but the required dongle.

1. Has anyone run into problems with the dongle such as; loosing or damaging it or it not working on some systems?

2. Is or can there be a poll on this forum on which hardware diagnostic programs are being used and which ones tech's prefer?

 

[Martyn]

I have PC Doctor version 7 I bought a couple of months ago from Amazon. I emailed them and they gave me a link to an upgrade to 7.5 when it came out. As regards the dongle there is a rebuild on the cd to reinstall the data if it gets corrupted.

 

[nelsonm]

I take it that this a special USB dongle and if it gets damaged or destroyed i'd have to purchase another one from them? I can't use any USB flash drive?

 

[Martyn]

I just tried another usb and it wants the original one. Not looked further into other reasons other than it was formatted FAT and so was the one I was trying to copy to.

 

[nelsonm]

It may have some firmware ID.

Anyway, thanks for the info. I think i'll buy it.

 

[Morrison5891]

Hi all,

I'm interested in getting PC-Doctor but i'm concerned but the required dongle.

1. Has anyone run into problems with the dongle such as; loosing or damaging it or it not working on some systems?

2. Is or can there be a poll on this forum on which hardware diagnostic programs are being used and which ones tech's prefer?

Take a look at this: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pc-repair-diagnostic,review-1030.html

 

[Codemonkey]

Take a look at this: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pc-repair-diagnostic,review-1030.html

Thanks for the link. I've been looking at pc-doctor for a couple of years. The alternative mentioned at toms looks great and is on sale for $99 right now. Sold!

 

[Martyn]

I have PC Doctor and it is expensive but the report was for version 6 and nearly three years ago and it is on version 7.5 now. I tried one of the links for alternatives and it was a dead link. Just some feedback.

 

[4ycr]

Are you able to save the reports to a USB, external hard drive or even to it's own hard drive?

I have tested Microscope 2000 which is similar ( my mate owns a repair shop) and it would only save a report to a floppy which was no use. I would like to offer them the chance to view & download it from a service desk interface.

Save the planet and all

 

[4ycr]

someone said they got it on amazon UK, could they post a link as I could not find it.

Thanks
Steven

 

[Martyn]

It was me, looks like it is out of stock now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002G5YJJK/ref=oss_product

 

[Codemonkey]

I can't get the pc-diagnostics people to reply to me. No answer on the phones, chat or email. I'm trying to figure out if the reports can be customized. If not, I can't use the software. Anyone happen to know the answer?

 

[Martyn]

Yes you can set up scripts to run so leaving out parts you don't want. These can be loaded when needed, in Windows only I think.

 

[4ycr]

It was me, looks like it is out of stock now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002G5YJJK/ref=oss_product

Thanks I will bookmark it encase they come into stock again

 

[zaoka]

hi

I own Pc Doctor 6 and PC-Certify.

PC-Doctor is OK except for testing of DVD/CD drives. Many times I found that defective drive will pass all tests.. All those drives are detected bad with UXD QuickTechPro.

Not sure if they added something in version 7.5???

PC-Certify is not worth mentioning... it was waste of money for us.

Im soon going to buy new version of QuickTechPro. This software is a lot faster and more accurate than PC-Doctor in my expirience.

 

[Fixedathome.com]

Thanks I will bookmark it encase they come into stock again

You could try sending an email to kimberly@pc-doctor.com. Explain to her that you are in the UK and are interested in ordering but the shipping charges are putting you off. She will most likely offer you a discount or may get some more stock on Amazon UK (That's how I originally got mine thanks to her).