How do I do a registry clean up on my computer?

7 thoughts on “How do I do a registry clean up on my computer?”

1. Jay Kern says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Well you're going to get two answers here.

   Most people will tell you to use the free cleaner "CCleaner" which u can get from http://www.ccleaner.com – but this is BAD because it just tries to find as many problems as possible to make itself look good (why else would it be free)?

   You need to be careful with the regsitry because it's a crucial part of your system. If you screw up one of the important files inside it, you're going to have BIG problems down the line… so you need to be sure the registry cleaner you use will be as "delicate" as possible with your PC.

   The best regsitry cleaner I've used is one called "RegCure". It's very fast at scanning and it speeds up your computer a lot. You can see exactly what it does here: http://www.fastregistryfixes.com/regcure_review.html

2. Michael says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Do not go into regedit. You can easily make your computer unusable by deleting the wrong thing. Like others have said download CCleaner and use it.

3. Dunbar Pappy says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Do Not use 'Finally Fast'; it's an entire ripoff & malware itself.
   CCleaner works terrific.
   Run CCleaner: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
   To keep a Windows system running at peak efficiency, registry cleaning is one important procedure (among many others).

   Download; create a 'Restore Point; install CCleaner; then:
   On the main CC window, the 'paintbrush' tab is for the Windows components that you can clean; (in the 'Advanced' heading, check 'Hotfix uninstallers' to clear these files) & tick the bottom right box (Run Cleaner) an it will delete (or overwrite option) those files.

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   Same procedure for the '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')

   Once every 3 months run the 'disk check' which will look for physical problems on Hard Drive disk sectors.
   For XP do this: Start> my computer> right click 'c' drive> properties> tools> error check: here check both boxes, then OK. The next time you cold boot your system, this process will run (maybe 30-60 minutes) fixing disk errors(if any).

4. Gabriela says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Finallyfast.com
   superfreeantispyware.com

5. Underwater boy says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Download CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com

   It is a very good application that cleans up your temporary files and cleans your registry. Click on Analyze on the first screen that comes up after you launch the program to clean up your temporary files. Click on the Registry tab and click on Analyze to analyze and clean up your registry.

6. Adam G says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Goto Start
   > Run
   Type in: regedit
   Click ok
   Delete what you don't need or don't want.

   Be careful.
   i would advise backing up files

7. Niteryder says:

   May 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   Registry cleaners are not recommended they always normally make things worse. If you absolutely have to use a cleaner never pay for one as you will just be wasting your money look for a well recommended one on sites like http://www.download.cnet.com

   The Registry is normally not what makes a slow computer. The best to speed up a computer is to upgrade the Hardware

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