Will using a registry cleaner make my XP computer faster?

5 thoughts on “Will using a registry cleaner make my XP computer faster?”

1. Colanth says:

   October 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

   "What is a registry cleaner that Will not delete anything needed by windows to work"

   One that doesn’t delete registry entries – IOW, not using one. Which entries shouldn’t be cleaned out depends on how you’ve used the computer.

   "In comodo, If it deletes something important, and my computer doent work, how can I get the stuff back?"

   It depends on what it deleted. By reinstalling the program if it’s a program you installed, by wiping the computer out and reinstalling Windows (and all your programs) if it’s something critical to Windows.

   Playing with the registry – at all – should be left to people who know what they’re doing. One error and your computer becomes an expensive door stop.

2. The Phlebob says:

   October 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

   Do NOT use a registry cleaner. There are none that will guarantee not to delete the wrong thing, and they don’t make any appreciable difference in machine speed.

   The Registry, although a big file, is structured to minimize searches (I think, in fact, that it was so designed because its predecessor, the win.ini file, was getting too big and it was not efficiently structured).

   Hope that helps.

3. Wu Zhe says:

   October 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

   Why don’t you write a piece of code to make one by yourself,it’s easy and works well.

   Now follow me:

   first ,open your notebook,
   then, copy this code ↓ into the notebook

   @echo off
   color 0A
   echo Clean is running . Waiting……
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.tmp
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*._mp
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.log
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.gid
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.chk
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.old
   del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\recycled\*.*
   del /f /s /q %windir%\*.bak
   del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.*
   rd /s /q %windir%\temp & md %windir%\temp
   del /f /q %userprofile%\cookies\*.*
   del /f /q %userprofile%\recent\*.*
   del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*"
   del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*"
   del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\recent\*.*"
   echo Finished！
   echo. & pause

   Save the file as a name like Clean.bat . Filetype is All Files.

   then run it ,just wait untill finish.

4. JMR says:

   October 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

   Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? : http://askbobrankin.com/do_i_need_a_registry_cleaner.html

   I personally liked using Comodo’s Registry cleaner : http://www.comodo.com/home/support-maintenance/system-cleaner.php

5. Albert W says:

   October 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

   Hi There,

   If your computer is running good now then a registry cleaner will not help at all.

   In fact using a registry cleaner can be very risky. Some of them do harm by removing important system files so your computer will not even boot up at all. In that case you usually end up reinstalling the entire operating system and losing your data files, music, videos and photos.

   I have tried a few registry cleaners and that’s what happened to me.
   There are only two apps that I use to keep my computer cleaned out and running fast.
   CCleaner and Glary Utilities. Both are free downloads and have done no harm to my systems in over three years.

   For a firewall I use the standard Windows firewall. I know there are others but the windows firewall works for me.

   To protect against addware and spyware I use Spybot S&D. It is free and has real time protection (called Teatimer by Spybot).
   To protect against malware I use Malwarebytes. Do an update and manual scan weekly.
   Malwarebytes is very good at finding and removing trojans and some viruses. It also is a free download.

   For an antivirus application I use Microsoft Security Essentials on one computer and Avast on another computer. MSE is a free download, updates often (automatically in the background) and has good reviews in computer magazines. MSE has done a good job for me for eleven months,
   Avast also is free, updates daily and has done a good job for me for about three years.

   My advice; forget about the registry cleaner just keep the junk files cleaned out.
   Hope this helps,
   Al

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