Where can i find a free and really good registry cleaner so that i can scan and fix any broken registry files and so on. It need to be free, none of this trial version software, or 30 day trial, or scan you’re computer and have to pay to get the full version to fully repair you’re registry you know what i’m saying. What the best kind out there that i can get for free, and really good?
Tagged with: registry cleaner • registry files • trial version software
Filed under: Registry Fix
Use easycleaner, it’s free. http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
or check around in http://download.com/ if you are looking for a free or trial download.
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"
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm is probably the safest and good enough for all users.
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
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.
RegScrubXP
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/RegScrubXP/1040020223/1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2048
CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
"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.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
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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