Are there any quality free registry cleaners that are safe?

3 thoughts on “Are there any quality free registry cleaners that are safe?”

1. MrZip says:

   July 19, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   i found http://www.tune-up.com works very well,run ALL the programs 2 or 3 times,it does a lots of cleaning and fixing,it free for 30 days

2. emgee89 says:

   July 19, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   CCleaner is the safest best registry cleaner ever. It also allows you to uninstall programs and very easily clear out unused files in an easy wizard. I use it once a week and its amazing!

3. ray_8128 says:

   July 19, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   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 an extremely useful 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. I always worry if my computer or programs will not run 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

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