Have you found Registry Cleaners to be safe, and are they effective in enhancing the performance of a computer? I ran a free scan from Regcure, and they supposedly found over 1,000 fixes. I’d like to speed up my computer, but am hesitant to use this, as I might delete something I shouldn’t. I guess my main question is whether they make a big difference to the computer, making the risk worth it. Thanks for any advice.
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There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://www.make-pc-fast.com/
You can download and scan your computer for free.
Yeah, they are safe, Cleaning the registry is not dangerous. Most good ones avoid changing anything that will effect your computer files. If you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html
Here are a few other tips to keep your PC speed.
1. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:
1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
2. Click Start, click “Control Panel”, and then double-click “Internet Options”.
3. On the General tab, click “Delete Files” under Temporary Internet Files.
4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the “Delete all offline content” check box , and then click OK.
5. Click OK.
2. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:
1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click Run
3. In the command screen type “msconfig.exe”
4. In the “system configuration utility”,click either “service” or “startup” tab
5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
6. Click “OK”
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Yes and you would be after Ccleaner – its FREE.
well it all depends on what you have but they are effective
“CCleaner”. Works great; often speeds up lagging PC’s.
Download, create a ‘Restore Point, & install, then:
On the main CC window, the ‘paintbrush’ tab is for the Windows elements that you can clean; tick the bottom right box (Run Cleaner) an it will delete (or overwrite option) those files.
Same for ‘applications’ tab.
Next, down from the’ paintbrush’ is the ‘Registry’ icon (like a Rubik’s Cube); first tick ‘Scan for issues’ button on the bottom; wait for the process to run.
it’ll show a long list of entries for the first couple of cleanings; (Back up your first couple of registry cleanings, and if your unit gets ungovernable, restore those files. I’ve never had to do it, so I can’t tell you how. After that the cleanings will be for empty folders or other junk so backup likely won’t be necessary) when ready, tick the ‘Fix Selected entries’ and CC will take care of those.
For your 1st few uses, have checked the ‘show prompt to back up registry files’; open CC> Options> Advanced> check the ‘show prompt…’ box; then tick the ‘yes’ or confirm to back up the registry. (It gets saved to the ‘c’ drive, as ‘ccxxxxxx’)
Back up your first couple of registry cleanings, and if your unit gets ungovernable, restore those files. (I’ve never had to do it, so I can’t tell you how). After that the cleanings will be for empty folders or other junk so backup likely won’t be necessary.
Also, it’s handy to put a shortcut to CC in your recycle bin folder so you don’t have to open the app. every time.
CC> Options> Settings> tick the ‘Add Run CC Option to Recycle bin’
Also, if you use your browsing history a lot, you may want to un-check that box on the ‘Cleaner> Internet Explorer’ > History box; (otherwise, it clears your history file).
Freeware.
Find ‘CCleaner’ here: http://www.ccleaner.com/