registry cleaner?

7 Comments

1. ray_8128 says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   Most of the performance claims made by companies that sell registry cleaners are pure fantasy. Removing the wrong key can leave you with a computer that will not run or a program that will not work. Using Windows Live OneCare "full scan" is probably the safest and good enough for all users.
   http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

   Registry Cleaners
   Myth – "Registry Cleaners improve performance."
   http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html

   Reality – "A few hundred kilobytes of unused keys and values causes no noticeable performance impact on system operation. Even if the registry was massively bloated there would be little impact on the performance of anything other than exhaustive searches."

   Notes – "Registry Cleaners can fix problems associated with traces of applications left behind due to incomplete uninstalls. So it seems that Registry junk is a Windows fact of life and that Registry cleaners will continue to have a place in the anal-sysadmin’s tool chest."
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   Free Registry Cleaners

   Windows Live OneCare (free)
   http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
   Full scan: Backs up registry and then cleans registry, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), updates windows, and checks for open firewall ports.
   Clean up scan: Backs up registry and then cleans registry, updates windows.

   CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
   http://www.ccleaner.com/
   http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10720990.html?tag=lst-0-1
   "Scan for Issues" function is the registry cleaner.
   Clean function deletes unused files, history, and tracking cookies.
   In options:
   Set to run (does not registry) when computer starts.
   Place cookies you want to save in the save list.

   AusLogics Registry Defrag
   http://www.auslogics.com/registry-defrag/
   http://www.download.com/Auslogics-Registry-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10694974.html
   Auslogics Registry Defrag is a program to keep your registry as compact as possible. As a result of keeping the registry defragmented and as small as possible, your computer performance will be much improved.

   Toni Art’s EasyCleaner(free)
   http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

   RegSupreme Pro 1.4.0.48 (30 day free/ $16.96)
   http://www.macecraft.com/regsupremepro/
   http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/RegSupreme_Pro/1122042238/1
   Finds an amazing amount of entries in aggressive search mode (a thousand plus entries) after using all other cleaners listed here. Makes me very nervous; I always worry if I will have to reformat my computer after I delete the thousand plus entries.
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   How to Use the Registry Editor
   http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/troubleshooting/os/windows_2000/555/

   How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP
   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

   Safekeeping the Windows XP Registry
   http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/honeycutt_03march17.mspx

   How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

   How to troubleshoot registry corruption issues
   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822705
2. K-Disk.com says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   I never advise using these, I have seen more formats resulting from these rather then fixing
3. Mickey L says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   Here is a good comparison site with very good registry cleaners
   http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html
4. fightingstatue says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   do not use them i repeat do not use them instead go to your control panel then to system maintenance and do a defrag and all utilitty cleaner in you computer already
   the others will only make it worse
5. Joselito O says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   advance windows care.. tune up utilities 2007 and registry mechanic are better alternatives but it’s not free
6. engineer_retired says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   I use ccleaner http://www.ccleaner.com it does the job.

   Here’s another http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
7. angelo r says:

   February 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   Why do you think you need this?

   If you are sure then, this is free registry cleaner will do the job, small package but easy and it works. As a precaution, always backup your registry as its just as easy to mess up.

   http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm