registry cleaner that is safe

[FTR]

My notebook is getting slow and I guess it's because of installing and
uninstalling progs. What is the SAFEST registry cleaner (incl. registry
backup), according to your experience? I am not a registry expert so I
prefer a safe to a fast or a very thorough cleaner.

Thanks
Frank

 

[Kaiser Soze]

My notebook is getting slow and I guess it's because of installing and
uninstalling progs. What is the SAFEST registry cleaner (incl. registry
backup), according to your experience? I am not a registry expert so I
prefer a safe to a fast or a very thorough cleaner.

Thanks
Frank

Give Ccleaner a go it works OK for me...
Link
http://www.ccleaner.com/

 

[Morgan Ohlson]

My notebook is getting slow and I guess it's because of installing and
uninstalling progs. What is the SAFEST registry cleaner (incl. registry
backup), according to your experience? I am not a registry expert so I
prefer a safe to a fast or a very thorough cleaner.

Thanks
Frank

Hijack this ?


Morgan O.

 

[Lew/+Silat]

Hijack this ?


Morgan O.

HijackThis is not a registry cleaner. Do not use this program unless you
know what you are doing.

 

[beenthere]

My notebook is getting slow and I guess it's because of installing and
uninstalling progs. What is the SAFEST registry cleaner (incl. registry
backup), according to your experience? I am not a registry expert so I
prefer a safe to a fast or a very thorough cleaner.

Hi Frank.
Try Easycleaner from
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

 

[BobS]

Have to also vote for CCleaner as suggested. I've tested a number of these
and personally use jv16 Tools most of the time with CCleaner as the "safe
cleaner". Using jv16 (not free) afterwards in aggressive mode manages to
find more dead entries.

So far I've used CCleaner for about a year and cannot say that it ever once
cleaned out something that caused me a problem later. It's not aggressive
and it "appears" to error on the safe side which means it does not clean
everything but it is one of the best I've ever used for freeware.

Bob S.

 

[Rednax]

What is the SAFEST registry cleaner (incl. registry
backup), according to your experience?

I've used Regseeker for about three years (I think) with W98, 2K and
XP systems (8 in total). Never had a problem.

Rednax

 

[PaulFXH]

BobS escreveu:

Have to also vote for CCleaner as suggested. I've tested a number of these
and personally use jv16 Tools most of the time with CCleaner as the "safe
cleaner". Using jv16 (not free) afterwards in aggressive mode manages to
find more dead entries.

So far I've used CCleaner for about a year and cannot say that it ever once
cleaned out something that caused me a problem later. It's not aggressive
and it "appears" to error on the safe side which means it does not clean
everything but it is one of the best I've ever used for freeware.

Bob S.

I've used both CCleaner and EasyCleaner over the last year or so. While
neither has caused any problems for me, I'm also not sure that either
has led to a major performance improvement in my computer.
What did work for me, however, was a clean-install of my OS (WinXP),
Not only was performance very noticeably better but a significant
number of unexplained peculiarities which had developed on my machine
just dissappeared.
Although it's not a quick fix and has to be carried out cautiously, I
can thoroughly recommend a clean install of the OS to dramatically
improve the performance of a wilting computer.
Paul

 

[Ron May]

I've used Regseeker for about three years (I think) with W98, 2K and
XP systems (8 in total). Never had a problem.

Rednax

I'd go with RegSeeker also. Like Rednax, I've been using it for years
on a bunch of different computers and Windows versions and haven't had
a single problem by deleting green AND red entries (I always quickly
eyeball the red ones first just as an extra precaution.)

In addition to being a good cleaner, it's probably the BEST tool for
tracking down registry keys by keyword or phrase when you're trying to
troubleshoot a particularly annoying problems like a program that
insists in running at startup no matter how many times you disable it,
or one that changes your file associations every time you reboot.

And it does backup your changes so you can undo them if needed.

 

[Rednax]

I'd go with RegSeeker also.

Just checked. I was right. Used it for three years. First registry
backup by Regseeker dates from 27th June 2003. Time to delete it....

Rednax

 

[FTR]

Just checked. I was right. Used it for three years. First registry
backup by Regseeker dates from 27th June 2003. Time to delete it....

Rednax

Seems that CCleaner and Regseeker receive the majority of votes. Thank
you for sharing your experience

- Frank

 

[HCL]

Seems that CCleaner and Regseeker receive the majority of votes. Thank
you for sharing your experience

I found Regseeker difficult to use. It show me many entries in each
section selected from its left pane. But it selected none when I choose
'select green' or 'select red'. Maybe I just don't know how to use it,
anyone comment?

 

[Daniel Mandic]

Hi Frank!



A combination of some programs may help. E.g. Easycleaner, Pagedefrag -
sysinternals (look also to other www.sysinternals.com utils),
Regcompact etc.

Manual deleting and optimizing of the registry is the most effective,
but also the most difficult way to stay fast and responsive as a fresh
setup .



Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

 

[Ron May]

I found Regseeker difficult to use. It show me many entries in each
section selected from its left pane. But it selected none when I choose
'select green' or 'select red'. Maybe I just don't know how to use it,
anyone comment?

The visial cue on "selection" is rather subtle. The background color
changes slightly. If you "select all green items" but you don't have
any green items among the dozen or so that are in view, you probably
will NOT be able to tell the difference between selected and
unselected items when you scroll down through the entries.

Try this:

* Select "Clean Registry"

* Select the registry hives you want to clean.

* Click "OK" and let it run until it's finished.

* Note the number of items found in the lower right area of the
screen.

* Make sure you have at least SOME green items, and make sure you can
see them on the current screen.

* Click the "Select all" link, then from the submenu, "select all
green items. At this point, you should notice a slight background
color change on the green items you're looking at.

* Right click on any green item and choose "Delete selected items.

* The green entries should now be gone. You should also see that the
number of found items is much smaller.

Alternatively, if you just want to see if items can be "selected" and
"deselected, you can do the scan, then just click the "Invert
selection" button several times. You should see the color change with
each click.

 

[Ron May]

I found Regseeker difficult to use. It show me many entries in each
section selected from its left pane. But it selected none when I choose
'select green' or 'select red'. Maybe I just don't know how to use it,
anyone comment?

Whoops! I just re-read your post again, AFTER sending my first reply,
and now I think I know what's happening:

The red and green entries ONLY apply to registry keys when using the
"Clean Registry" option. The red entries have red text descriptions
below each key, and the green entries have green text descriptions
below each key.

If you are looking at OTHER options, like "Startup Entries" for
instance, there ARE no "red" or "green" entries to select. You select
those entries the same way you select items in Windows Explorer,
including shift-click (range of items) and Ctrl-click (select multiple
items one at a time.)

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Morgan Ohlson]

HijackThis is not a registry cleaner. Do not use this program unless you
know what you are doing.

But it cleans registry....


Morgan O.

 

[FTR]

Hi Frank!



A combination of some programs may help. E.g. Easycleaner, Pagedefrag -
sysinternals (look also to other www.sysinternals.com utils),
Regcompact etc.

Manual deleting and optimizing of the registry is the most effective,
but also the most difficult way to stay fast and responsive as a fresh
setup .

I hesitate to do THAT! I know when I was a kid I opend a clockwork and
the spares went in all directions. I think tweaking the registry
manually is just that if done by me.

Cheers
Frank

Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

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[HCL]

Whoops! I just re-read your post again, AFTER sending my first reply,
and now I think I know what's happening:

The red and green entries ONLY apply to registry keys when using the
"Clean Registry" option. The red entries have red text descriptions
below each key, and the green entries have green text descriptions
below each key.

If you are looking at OTHER options, like "Startup Entries" for
instance, there ARE no "red" or "green" entries to select. You select
those entries the same way you select items in Windows Explorer,
including shift-click (range of items) and Ctrl-click (select multiple
items one at a time.)

Sorry for the confusion.

Many thanks! Your 2 posts are very details. Before you tell me what
the program will do, I was really confused because I cannot see any
green or red entries. Although I still cannot see green or red till
now, I think I can handle it next time I scan. Thx in advanced.

 

[Daniel Mandic]

I hesitate to do THAT! I know when I was a kid I opend a clockwork
and the spares went in all directions. I think tweaking the registry
manually is just that if done by me.

Cheers
Frank

You are charming the system administrators.


A clock is analogue, the registry is digitally. That means, even things
disabled (e.g. disabling an unneeded feature on your Gfx Card, only
reachable via the registry), need to be enabled in a seperate area.
Always two-side dependant....

A radio turned off is off . There is no need to tell the radio
stopping all receptions, by switching something to 0 or off.
Setting and optimizing the Radio is similar to registry-tuning, but
more proper, as you can use hand, eyes and ears.

Makes 3:2



Not being good (experienced) in digital, lies in the nature of the
human. Humans are already two-sided and are more forced to go back to
one, or linear - using his/her both sides. And more than two!

E.g. Football. You can play it with your both sides, one ball (probably
the way) and one Goal (destination? ). = Analogue.
Digitally it would be one goal, where you have to put in the ball, and
one negative goal not to put in. But as you know, the footballer may
choose also the negative goal

Too much digital closes your sides :-|
It's more boring, but everything what lies inbetween two digital values
is absolute. E.g. CAD CAM, MIDI




Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

P.S.: When I deinstall something, I remember the exact name of the
software, go to reg. and delete any leftover entries - that's also
helpful if some apps are not functioning even when reinstalling them,
bez of left behind entries.
Don't forget to restart... you can never restart to often, but too
less. Real changing (for standard user) of the reg. only happens when
restarting the machine. You can change more values in one session....
Not deletable entries can be delete enabled, pull-down menu -
edit...properties...