Which Registry Cleaner?

[Prabhat]

Hi All,

I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean.

Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go
For my XP System?

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[Guest]

Hi,

You can check out Registry Mechanic from Winguides Software.
If there is a better registry cleaner out there, do let me know.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

The XP Registry manages itself very well. Using one of these so-called
Registry 'cleaners' can cause more problems than they're worth - in some
cases rendering a PC unbootable. I would suggest that you let XP manage the
Registry and not use a 'cleaner'.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Do not use a registry cleaner in WinXP, there is no need for it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

I am very new to xp 3 days infact and broadband at the same time (nightmare)
and gone grey, on winme I had a reg cleaner so installed it on new system.
And I have been having problems so deleted it because sometimes when I picked
up the phone dsl would disconected. I started getting error messages too, as
it was the last thing I installed I deleted it. found another download of
another sort, same thing happened again. I read this message AND LEAVING WELL
ALONE on this advice, I have never been here before and think its brilliant.
will keep coming back
cheers
Carol

 

[DILIP]

Try RegSeeker and RegVac.

 

[Guest]

Please read the following line:

The RegClean utility is no longer supported and has been removed from all
Microsoft download sites.

It itself says do not use anykind of regclean utility.

Raj

 

[Prabhat]

Hi All,

I Think all of you are telling Right. Let XP Manage its OWN Registry.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[anomynous]

Do I understand correctly, that XP removes redundant registry entries left
behind when programmes are un-installed.

 

[Prabhat]

I don't know, But the people from Microsoft or MVPs should able to reply
this.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[R. McCarty]

Most recent Applications will remove their Registry content when they
are uninstalled. Usually, you can check in HKLM\Software and see if
the uninstall left behind a Key Heading (Listed by Company name).
It varies from vendor to vendor. Some Uninstallers do an excellent job
of removal, and some leave pieces behind. Along with Registry keys
some uninstalls will leave the Program Files folder with customization
settings or values to retain if the program is re-installed at a later date.

 

[anomynous]

This is also my past experience. I now use the programme "Total Install" to
install and if necessary uninstall a programme. This appears to remove all
programme entries in the register when a programme is uninstalled.
Derek

 

[Wesley Vogel]

No. XP does not do this.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Wesley is correct, of course.

The proper way to deal with the registry is to leave it alone, unless you
need to fix a specific problem that can only be repaired by editing the
registry.

Redundant registry entries cause no harm to your computer and do not affect
its performance.

 

[Prabhat]

Hi Ted,

Doeas Registry Gets Load while the Windows Load? If yes Then that should
affect the System Performance if the Size grows due to Unwanted Values in
it.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Do you really think so?

Consider this:

How many megabytes of memory does, say, one thousand redundant registry keys
occupy? How much RAM do you have installed? How fast is your hardware?

You accomplish nothing measurable (let alone perceptable) by eliminating
those thousand registry keys, but you risk crippling your system with a
so-called registry cleaner toy.

If you're interested in speeding up your system in a way that you can
actually notice, and you're already diligent about maintaining your
computer, buy more RAM, a faster hard disk or a faster video card.

 

[Unknown]

It most certainly does NOT say 'do not use any kind of regclean utility'. It
says "RegClean" is no longer supported.

 

[Unknown]

Not true! Many residual pieces of garbage are left.

 

[Unknown]

Absolute hogwash. You will notice an improvement in performance if you run a
good registry cleaner. As a matter of fact, the first time a good cleaner is
run it will find over 300 useless entries.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Use NTREGOPT.

NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/

ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!) to
make
a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the whole
registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive is
saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the current
registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file, it is
merged with the current registry, leaving you with an absolute mess of
old and new registry keys.]]
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/erunt.txt

NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
system
can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should
use the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing
or uninstalling a program, to minimize the size of the registry files
and optimize registry access.

The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
modified or deleted keys.

Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
(as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
minimum size possible.]]
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/ntregopt.txt