Registry cleaner

[charlie and grace]

Is their any free registry cleaner available? I see allot of them will scan
your computer but to remove anything you have to pay. Thanks for any info

 

[Jerry]

Search Google

 

[PA Bear]

Read this thread before you run a Registy cleaner:
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=24665

 

[Rock]

Is their any free registry cleaner available? I see allot of them will
scan your computer but to remove anything you have to pay. Thanks for any
info

In my opinion do no use a registry cleaner. The possibility it will do any
good is small, but the chance that problems will occur as a result of the
use of one is much higher.

 

[Bob I]

Are you prepared to reload your operating system and programs after a
incorrect entry is mistakenly removed?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is their any free registry cleaner available? I see allot of them will scan
your computer but to remove anything you have to pay. Thanks for any info

Why do you think you need to clean your registry?

What specific *problems* are you actually experiencing (not some
program's bogus listing of imaginary problems) that you think can be
fixed by using a registry cleaner? If you do have a problem that is
rooted in the registry, it would be far better to simply edit (after
backing up, of course) only the specific key(s) and/or value(s) that are
causing the problem. After all, why use a chainsaw when a scalpel will
do the job? Additionally, the manually changing of one or two registry
entries is far less likely to have the dire consequences of allowing an
automated product to make multiple changes simultaneously.

The registry contains all of the operating system's "knowledge" of
the computer's hardware devices, installed software, the location of the
device drivers, and the computer's configuration. A misstep in the
registry can have severe consequences. One should not even turning
loose a poorly understood automated "cleaner," unless he is fully
confident that he knows *exactly* what is going to happen as a result of
each and every change. Having seen the results of inexperienced people
using automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise all but the most
experienced computer technicians (and/or hobbyists) to avoid them all.
Experience has shown me that such tools simply are not safe in the hands
of the inexperienced user.

The only thing needed to safely clean your registry is knowledge
and Regedit.exe. If you lack the knowledge and experience to maintain
your registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and
experience to safely configure and use any automated registry cleaner,
no matter how safe they claim to be.

Further, no one has ever demonstrated, to my satisfaction, that the
use of an automated registry cleaner, particularly by an untrained,
inexperienced computer user, does any real good. There's certainly been
no empirical evidence offered to demonstrate that the use of such
products to "clean" WinXP's registry improves a computer's performance
or stability.

I always use Regedit.exe. I trust my own experience and judgment
far more than I would any automated registry cleaner. I strongly
encourage others to acquire the knowledge, as well.


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[Alias]

In my opinion do no use a registry cleaner. The possibility it will do
any good is small, but the chance that problems will occur as a result
of the use of one is much higher.

You're generalizing. There are registry cleaners and then there are
registry cleaners. SystemSuite5 is an excellent registry cleaner and
defragger and has solved problems numerous times for machines I have
worked on and has never, ever, caused one problem. The same is true of
Crap Cleaner's Issues feature.

Alias

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

You're generalizing. There are registry cleaners and then there are
registry cleaners. SystemSuite5 is an excellent registry cleaner and
defragger and has solved problems numerous times for machines I have
worked on and has never, ever, caused one problem. The same is true of
Crap Cleaner's Issues feature.

Indeed he is generalizing, and correctly so, in my view. Yes, some
registry cleaners are safer than others. But the twin points are that
none is needed, and that none is completely safe.

Like Rock, I always recommend that people do not use registry
cleaners.

 

[Alias]

Indeed he is generalizing, and correctly so, in my view. Yes, some
registry cleaners are safer than others. But the twin points are that
none is needed, and that none is completely safe.

Like Rock, I always recommend that people do not use registry
cleaners.

They've cleared up many problems for me. If you want hundreds of useless
registry files on your computer, that's your business. I don't.

Just the other day I got a BSOD on XP Home. The KB it referred to said
there were some files that weren't working properly and I should do a
repair install. Instead, I used SystemSuite5's Registry defrag and the
problem was gone and has been gone for weeks now, even though the
computer is heavily used. The same thing happened with a very large file
that couldn't be defragged by XP. I ran Systemsuite5's registry defrag
and then XP could defrag the file. SystemSuite5's registry defrag takes
less than a minute. How long would a repair install take that MS
recommended?

The fact that none of you have ever used SystemSuite5 indicates to me
that you're blowing FUD hot air about registry fixers. Unfortunately,
SystemSuite was bought and only 7 is available now and I don't care for
it. The original maker was Ontrack, a respectable software company.

Alias

 

[mikeyhsd]

seems microsoft do not necessarily agree.
at least so far as one care goes anyway.

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/article/registry_cleaner_why.htm



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You're generalizing. There are registry cleaners and then there are
registry cleaners. SystemSuite5 is an excellent registry cleaner and
defragger and has solved problems numerous times for machines I have
worked on and has never, ever, caused one problem. The same is true of
Crap Cleaner's Issues feature.

Indeed he is generalizing, and correctly so, in my view. Yes, some
registry cleaners are safer than others. But the twin points are that
none is needed, and that none is completely safe.

Like Rock, I always recommend that people do not use registry
cleaners.

 

[Alias]

seems microsoft do not necessarily agree.
at least so far as one care goes anyway.

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/article/registry_cleaner_why.htm

From the web page:

"Why should I clean my registry?

Over time, the Windows Registry can begin to contain information that's
no longer valid. Maybe you uninstalled an application without using the
Add or Remove Programs function in the Control Panel, or perhaps an
object or file in the registry got moved. Eventually this orphaned or
misplaced information accumulates and begins to clog your registry,
potentially slowing down your PC and causing error messages and system
crashes. You might also notice that your PC's startup process is slower
than it used to be. Cleaning your registry is the easiest way to help
avoid these common problems.
How do I clean my registry?

The Windows Live OneCare clean up scanner will find and remove any
invalid registry items on your PC. It's easy—it’s part of a full-service
Windows Live OneCare safety scan."

Oops.

Course, It goes without saying that one should never use One Care to do
any registry cleaning as it's automated and you want to look at the
results and configure some of them if necessary, not use a vacuum cleaner.

Alias

 

[Alias]

Why do you think you need to clean your registry?

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/article/registry_cleaner_why.htm

From the web page:

"Why should I clean my registry?

Over time, the Windows Registry can begin to contain information that's
no longer valid. Maybe you uninstalled an application without using the
Add or Remove Programs function in the Control Panel, or perhaps an
object or file in the registry got moved. Eventually this orphaned or
misplaced information accumulates and begins to clog your registry,
potentially slowing down your PC and causing error messages and system
crashes. You might also notice that your PC's startup process is slower
than it used to be. Cleaning your registry is the easiest way to help
avoid these common problems.
How do I clean my registry?

The Windows Live OneCare clean up scanner will find and remove any
invalid registry items on your PC. It's easy—it’s part of a full-service
Windows Live OneCare safety scan."

Oops.

Course, It goes without saying that one should never use One Care to do
any registry cleaning as it's automated and you want to look at the
results and configure some of them if necessary, not use a vacuum cleaner.

Alias

 

[Bruce Chambers]

From the web page:

"Why should I clean my registry?

Over time, the Windows Registry can begin to contain information that's
no longer valid. Maybe you uninstalled an application without using the
Add or Remove Programs function in the Control Panel, or perhaps an
object or file in the registry got moved. Eventually this orphaned or
misplaced information accumulates and begins to clog your registry,
potentially slowing down your PC and causing error messages and system
crashes. You might also notice that your PC's startup process is slower
than it used to be. Cleaning your registry is the easiest way to help
avoid these common problems.
How do I clean my registry?

The Windows Live OneCare clean up scanner will find and remove any
invalid registry items on your PC. It's easy—it’s part of a full-service
Windows Live OneCare safety scan."

Oops.

Course, It goes without saying that one should never use One Care to do
any registry cleaning as it's automated and you want to look at the
results and configure some of them if necessary, not use a vacuum cleaner.

Alias

A vehemently anti-Microsoft troll quoting Microsoft marketing drivel?
How ironic!


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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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[Alias]

A vehemently anti-Microsoft troll quoting Microsoft marketing
drivel? How ironic!

Sometimes MS gets it right. I am not anti everything Microsoft, just
some of their practices. Calling me names will not change the fact that
registry fixers can improve your XP experience and solve problems.
SystemSuite4 and 5 have saved my a** many times.

BTW, I found out what was causing OE to behave the way it did: IE7's
restricted sites. I removed IE7 and all is well.

Alias

 

[Terry R.]

A vehemently anti-Microsoft troll quoting Microsoft marketing
drivel? How ironic!

Sometimes MS gets it right. I am not anti everything Microsoft, just
some of their practices. Calling me names will not change the fact that
registry fixers can improve your XP experience and solve problems.
SystemSuite4 and 5 have saved my a** many times.

BTW, I found out what was causing OE to behave the way it did: IE7's
restricted sites. I removed IE7 and all is well.

Alias[/QUOTE]

There's other ways around the restricted sites issue in IE7, but like
you, I just removed IE7. It screwed up quite a few users and I don't
recall reading anywhere where MS admitted to something being wrong.
Someone tried to blame it on Spybot's Immunize features, but I still
think somethings askew with IE. I just suggest they use Firefox (as I
already had it installed on their systems) and most are happy with that.

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[Alias]

Sometimes MS gets it right. I am not anti everything Microsoft, just
some of their practices. Calling me names will not change the fact
that registry fixers can improve your XP experience and solve
problems. SystemSuite4 and 5 have saved my a** many times.

BTW, I found out what was causing OE to behave the way it did: IE7's
restricted sites. I removed IE7 and all is well.

Alias

There's other ways around the restricted sites issue in IE7, but like
you, I just removed IE7. It screwed up quite a few users and I don't
recall reading anywhere where MS admitted to something being wrong.
Someone tried to blame it on Spybot's Immunize features, but I still
think somethings askew with IE. I just suggest they use Firefox (as I
already had it installed on their systems) and most are happy with that.
[/QUOTE]

As I hadn't heard of the problem until after I reinstalled Windows, I
didn't install IE7 and have no plans to do so. I have both Spybot and
Spywareblaster on that machine and the HTML in OE and Ol work just fine
now without IE7. I used to look forward to MS updates and new MS
programs. Now I dread them.

Alias