Best Registry Cleaner for vista

[Malke]

Hello
Have only just read this as I was hunting for info on Registry Cleaners
and
Drive cleaners. Most seem to advise caution when using registry cleaners,
and now I can see why. Thanks. I am now wondering about Windows Live One
Care
Safety Scanner (free) - which I use from time to time. This uses a
registry scanner doesn't it, so is it safe to use???? Also do you think
drive cleaners are necessary to remove junk?

Hi, Martin - No, I don't think you should use the Windows Live One Care
registry scanner. Even though it comes from MS, I think registry cleaners
are a big mistake. And no, I don't think drive cleaners are absolutely
necessary to remove junk. I do use CCleaner on clients' machines when I'm
cleaning them up but I do all registry work by hand. If you decide to use
CCleaner, I'd give the registry tool portion a miss.

Malke

 

[the wharf rat]

Most seem to advise caution when using registry cleaners,

Fer shure. For one thing, never breathe the fumes. And always
use rubber gloves when you're cleaning your registry. Also keep away
from children. (Keep the cleaner away. You're probably safe enough.)

FWIW, I have XP boxes that have run for many years with no
attention to the registry, and they've had much installation and de-
installation. I think this used to be more of a problem with 9x.

 

[AlexB]

It needs translation. What he is saying in his rodent way is that registry
cleaning is a bourgeois excess, should not be done since it is a waste of
time. Overall it is a big nuisance, may be dangerous, unless of course the
registry is infected by malware.

This is all very true.

 

[Not Me]

My rule is simple, and written policy.
Install a registry cleaner (or other unauthorized software) and face
disciplinary action.

Unless you're a super geek, using a registry cleaner is like trying to
disarm a nuke with fingernail clippers.
To be honest, if you actually need to clean the registry, you probably
aren't qualified to do so.

 

[Doug]

Agreed. This was discussed at great length and with some fervour about six
months back, and from what I remember the consensus that eventually emerged
was NEVER to use registry cleaners with Vista.

I had been addicted to them, and used three in rotation each day along with
a compacting routine in one of them. The more little annoyances that crept
in to my system the more avidly I decontaminated my system with the registry
cleaners until it all crashed catastrophically. After that I reinstalled
Windows Vista and I have never used a registry cleaner since. My system has
remained stable for months.

Perhaps any build-up in the registry is a bit like all those redundant bits
of our DNA - they are there but don't do any harm or slow us down
appreciably. I suppose you could say I was a control freak, but that now
I've gone rather more organic

 

[Dave]

I've never used a Reg Cleaner, but I've always made it standard practice to
just reformat and reinstall with the latest drivers and software once a
year. Seems to work well for me. I do not recommend everyone to do that.

Dave

 

[AlexB]

That is what wharf rat said in essence. He used a highly metaphorical
language, though, almost Shakespeare like.

 

[AlexB]

Perhaps any build-up in the registry is a bit like all those redundant bits

of our DNA - they are there but don't do any harm or slow us down
appreciably.

This is very true and it is because the system knows the address or relative
offset for it to get any information from the registry. It does not go thru
the hives one by one. On top of that it is not a single file but a few.

 

[the wharf rat]

My rule is simple, and written policy.
Install a registry cleaner (or other unauthorized software) and face
disciplinary action.

Lol, you're either the V.P. or ISM... If I tried that kind
of Draconian heavy-handedness I don't think I'd last too long. My
rules a lot simpler: Blow up your PC and I'll restore the standard
image. When I get time People who ring the IDS get blocked, and
truly secure networks have dedicated hardware so I'm not concerned with
someone attaching a corrupt system to a sensitive network...

Unless you're a super geek, using a registry cleaner is like trying to
disarm a nuke with fingernail clippers.

Well, gee, I dunno, I've experimented with commercial products
and don't see the need (i.e. no difference between before and after) but
can't ever recall a problem that wasn't easily fixable.

IMHO there's no reason to treat a laptop like a portable nuclear
reactor. It's just a PC. And users are like kids treat 'em with
respect and give them room to learn and you'll have smarter users than if
you nail everything down and give 'em all restricted shells that output
rude comments if they try to read cnn.com. Besides, I'm not a babysitter.

 

[Bobby McNulty]

Lol, you're either the V.P. or ISM... If I tried that kind
of Draconian heavy-handedness I don't think I'd last too long. My
rules a lot simpler: Blow up your PC and I'll restore the standard
image. When I get time People who ring the IDS get blocked, and
truly secure networks have dedicated hardware so I'm not concerned with
someone attaching a corrupt system to a sensitive network...


Well, gee, I dunno, I've experimented with commercial products
and don't see the need (i.e. no difference between before and after) but
can't ever recall a problem that wasn't easily fixable.

IMHO there's no reason to treat a laptop like a portable nuclear
reactor. It's just a PC. And users are like kids treat 'em with
respect and give them room to learn and you'll have smarter users than if
you nail everything down and give 'em all restricted shells that output
rude comments if they try to read cnn.com. Besides, I'm not a babysitter.

You know, I am getting tired of UAC. Stinks like rotten tomatoes.
I'll turn it off AFTER i download Mandriva Linux. Testing it to see what
changed so far.
I love Mandriva linux. Its the easiest one to work work. to install a
program, merely enter your root password.
Surprise. You, as the user and sysop, have complete control over your
desktop.
My mother is talking about upgrading me to a freebsd computer soon. Hope its
a MAC.
I really love the products they have to offer. After 18 years of MS, it will
be good to get back
to my old programming ways without worrying about the next OS upgrade or
that constant hacker who thinks your
client PC is a file server and can take anything on it without permission.
I share files with my mother and father. (they are in their 60's, I am in my
40's.
I share files through the public document folder. I can't figure out how to
share between the three on a private network.
The number got messed of on the router/modem. they are not the same ones we
started with last year.
Never use a registry cleaner. I found out the hard way when Windows Live
Messenger would no no longer work.
I had restore all the changes and restart the Vista PC;.
Does not matter. I was experimenting with it, figuring out how it works.
That cleaner was a POS.

 

[Chris Game]

If you decide to use CCleaner, I'd give the registry tool portion
a miss.

Why? It just seems to identify missing files in data values and
removes the corresponding keys. Nothing wrong with that - is there?

 

[Martin]

For the wharf rat
Highly amusing! LOL
Thanks

 

[Gordon]

I have found the very best registry cleaner so far is WinUtilities
I've been using it now for over a year and it works great.

for all of you that think it does not help all I can say is
your wroung.

Why would you think that you need one in the first place? I have NEVER in 15
years of Windows use ever needed or used a registry "cleaner".

 

[R G Crook]

I have found Glary Utilities [free version] to be the best thus far..../rgc

 

[milt]

Why would you think that you need one in the first place? I have NEVER
in 15 years of Windows use ever needed or used a registry "cleaner".

Me either, never saw the point. Also, everything I've seen/heard about
them tends to cause more harm than good. The registry is something to
just randomly muck about it and you sure don't want some program running
through it willy-nilly!

 

[Gordon]

Me either, never saw the point. Also, everything I've seen/heard about
them tends to cause more harm than good. The registry is something to just
randomly muck about it and you sure don't want some program running
through it willy-nilly!

Absolutely, and orphaned registry entries usually have no discernable effect
on performance. Certainly with the NTFS versions of Windows....

 

[Mark Levitski's Psychiatrist]

I delete keys by myself, have enough brains for that.

You brains are in your ass ****TARD.

 

[JEWboy]

Enema works better.
Beans soup + watermelon + orange juice + milk.
Mix it all, and cleansing is guaranteed

Dr. Gastro

 

[JEWboy]

I delete keys by myself, have enough brains for that.

 

[Mike P]

I have found the very best registry cleaner so far is WinUtilities
I've been using it now for over a year and it works great.
...
I can say after testing about
20 of these products the ...
togrosky
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I occasionally run a reg cleaner and a reg defrag reported a drop from maybe
90 to 60mb of total size last time.
My question would be to you togrosky is after 20 different reg cleaners ...
how many redX's and yellow exclamations do you show at start up now ? As
many do tend to create some minor problems that are a
headache/time-consuming to eliminate.