Any recommendations for a free registry clean up tool for windows xp?

August 6, 2009

Hello Everyone,
In the last 2-3 months, I have been installing and uninstall some software from the internet, things like Tortorrent download tools, software tools, Eclipse, NetBeans, Quick timer, iTunes.. etc.. a lot of them. Then after using them, I have uninstalled a few cuz I realized I no more need them. Now my Pc is running very slow. Also I faced a problem where this ccsvhost.exe (Norton related) stuff would eat up all the memory and cpu, I just found a work around I open up norton then disabled few kind of scans like messanger and such stuff or background scan, that helped me from norton slowing down the system. Having done all this good lot of crap.. Now I am feeling I need to clean up my registry. I understand that I am trying to install one more tool, but any tool that is worth installing and that might clean up my registry, without bothering me to buy the software in the middle of its job? I mean it totally annoys when it says so many issues are identified with your registry, but plz subscribe for it to further clean up :(. .. It will be a great help if anyone of you help me with this.
Thank you in advance.
Hi all, Thanks to you all for the reply.

I just used Advance System Care free ware, so far so good, I will see for a day or two and if it looks fine then shall update again with the observations and then try the suggestions by other guys.

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SOFTWARE GLITCH WINDOWS XP?

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Custom Build PC. Started having glitches in almost all programs. Usual operations, just this day starting acting all weird/glitches.

I scanned with AVG and got the following changes.

Partition table (MBR) Change
Boot Sector of disc Change
Kernel32.dll Change
wsock32.dll Change
user 32.dll Change
shell32.dll Change
ntoskrnl.exe Change

I attempted to get into System Restore but I get an new window that only allows me to report a windows error.

I got into BIOS, changed to boot from CD-Rom. Put Win XP Disc in and it boots. When I select repair it tells me I have no hard drive recognized. When I attempted to re-install, it tells me I have no hard drive recognized.

NO. 1: Virus? If so, do I just get something like Norton which will allow me to restore to a earlier time? Full Scan with AVG picked up notta except the changes I’ve included herein.

NO. 2: Glitch? I’m lucky to have had a couple years no problems and today is my problem day? It’s a computer, computers get glitches? Am I able to undo the changes to bring me "back to normal?"

NO 3, Good computer tech can breeze through this in 3 minutes?

NO 4, Is there a back-door to get into system restore to restore to a previous time?

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De-frag normally takes 30-min at best. System Clean up takes usually 2-3.

Now de-frag and System Clean up taking the usual short periods of time.

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