registry cleaners do they work and is cleaning necessary?

11 thoughts on “registry cleaners do they work and is cleaning necessary?”

1. pmistrygtr says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   Well people are not recommending, but can be used to remove registry keys left behind after uninstalling software.
   A good example is, after uninstalling Adobe Reader/Acrobat, a Registry cleaner can remove the .pdf file associations.

   CCleaner’s primary use is to clean Junk files, and they added non-fully-functional Registry Cleaner.

   COMODO have a Registry Cleaner, which is a fully-functional reg. cleaner. Tested it on a virtual machine.

   If you do plan to use a Reg. Cleaner. ALWAYS create a restore point before cleaning and backup what is going to be cleaned.

2. zippo091 says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   there’s a program called Advanced Windows Care it’s at iobit dot com which is the best that I’ve found those other ones remove stuff that you might need at a later date so be carefull. AWC is totally free and has no spy or adware just make sure you get the free one unless you want to pay for the Pro version which is well worth the money

3. Patricia C says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   Speaking only from personal experience, I used one once and it deleted things it shouldn’t have and I had to restore to an earlier date.

4. DAVID K says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   running Norton’s "WinDoctor" and ToniArt’s "EasyCleaner" to help maintain the registry.we found and were able to remove some 3,000 additional bogus entries in his Registry. That, and some other maintenance steps we took, cut his PC’s boot times in half, and made the system perceptibly faster and more stable.

5. bassspud says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   Don’t use them. Ever! If your registry needs to be cleaned, then your computer should be reformatted, and windows reinstalled.

   Current antivirus and an occasional defrag and chkdsk is all that should be done.

6. Andrew A says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   I recently tried cleaning my registry with CCleaner on windows XP and it caused more problems than I needed. The registry database is set up now and days where you dont need to clean it up (wishful thinking on my part) so it is best to leave it alone, the performance gain is so minimal its pointless

7. Dad's found yer scoo'er says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   Registry cleaners work up to a point but they have problems in identifying what were valid entries and are no longer required. So none of them are 100% guaranteed.

8. Voter says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   no its not necessary but is good for your pc to scan with registry mechanic to fix some broke registry

9. The One Cooler Wonder says:

   July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

   Yes, there is one that I ues everyday and it really works. Plus, it’s free! It’s called CCleaner. Google it.

10. Jimmy B says:

    July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    i dont think it works, its only necessary if you install/uninstall programs alot. you can easily delete registry keys yourself

11. Mike L says:

    July 20, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    what is recommended… dont use it!

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