Computer newbies: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner
I have used both extensivly...
by cayble - 1/7/06 12:24 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmSystem Mechanic is a fine all round tool for general PC usage. It cleans up useless or empty files, cleans the registry, defragments, as well as some other services which include a lightweight anti virus and firewall witch you can include or exclude at your own discretion. Registry mechanic is quite simply a registry cleaner.
You are never going to get all the use out of Registry Mechanic that System Mechanic can provide, on the other hand, there are few if any registry cleaners that go as thorough and deep as registry mechanic without screwing something up in your system. I had stopped using an old version of registry mechanic about 2 years ago as it kept removing a couple of entries that were evidently tied to games that had to be reinstalled after a sweep. I have tried the newest version recently and it now performs flawlessly removing up to triple the entries System Mechanic does and hasn’t created a single error despite having used the current version about 5 times each on my desktop and laptop, and that’s with plenty of applications and games and files loaded on so there was plenty of opportunity for removal errors, yet non have surfaced.
Bottom line, if you want a full system utility for a lot of good maintenance tasks, System Mechanic is a fine choice. If you want a powerful registry cleaner System Mechanic will be weak for your needs and Registry Mechanic will be significantly stronger and still a safe choice for those purposes.
A Good Windows Registry Cleaner
by GEM49 - 1/7/06 1:41 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmI have been using Registry First Aid from Rosecity Software for a number of years and I have have very good results. It also finds registry keys that are vital to your operating system and unchecks them automatically in case you accidentally delete one. I use Windows XP with SP2.
registry cleaner
by olomina2 - 1/7/06 2:14 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmI HAD REGISTRY MECHANIC, I HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS, I HAVE ACRONIS FULL SUITE, FOOL PROOF AND EASY TO USE.
IT WILL CLEAN YOU FULL COMPUTER LIKE INTERNET, HARD DRIVE, KEY STROKES OR PLACES VISITED, EX COMPONENTS WHEN YOU INSTALL PROGRAMS OR UNINSTALL THEM ETC...
Re REG. Cleaner
by Aussy - 1/7/06 3:23 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmDon't know about ME but REG.Mechanig has always looked after me. Got me out of Lot's of troubles
on XP. Recomended
my vote goes to ...
by jynx - 1/7/06 6:17 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmCCleaner. castlecops recommended following their malware removal protocol recently, and CCleaner was one of the tasks - well, a choice between it and another one. I chose CC because it seemed like it did so much more. Anyway, it's free, very user friendly, and I'm not afraid I'm going to totally screw up my system like I've done with Fix-it. I like Fix-it, but not for registry work. I've used CC twice in 2 days - got rid of 15MB the 1st time, and 23MB the second. 
jynx
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Fred Langa's Recommendations
by RJ59 - 1/7/06 7:28 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmFred Langa, author of the Langa List newsletter, recently tested ten registry tools. You can read the results and his recommendations here:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171203805
Reply to looking for a Registry Cleaner
by aaltinalmazis - 1/8/06 1:31 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmStrongly recommend the:
Registry First Aid, the easy powerful registry cleanup program
which you can download for trial and buy from:
www.rosecitysoftware.com
I use it for almost one year and it detects all invalid entries in the registry.
The wizard guides you thru and helps you fix invalid registries.
Regards,
Andre
Why Bather
by shark55 - 1/9/06 4:25 AM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmJust leave it alone start messing with your registry,you'll see stoff starting to failled i no frome past experiance started with login in & off then Norton failed then on and on.Not wort it,wont add more space in your PC.I was using Registry Mechanic Pro,no probles NOW.
Looking for a good registry cleaner
by standeb - 1/13/06 2:29 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmHello.
Try Ccleaner at Ccleaner.com
Hope this helps.
Standeb.
The Best
by RRS67 - 1/19/06 3:32 PM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmWinASO Registry Optimizer
I completely agree
by shankru85 - 3/22/06 2:50 PM In reply to: The Best by RRS67Yes , you're right : i think no one in this category is better than WINASO . I've got since 3 month & never had a problem . Complete & quick scan , totally WINDOWS compatible , it does not install strange .dll files causing WINDOWS instability (different from other Registry scanner), really finds what is intended to & even using not so much RAM . If i had to suggest how to spend 30 $ , i would surely name WINASO . You've just choose the best (...& me too) , i completely agree . Enjoy your web surfin' .
White lightning
long good experience with Fix-Utilities "Registry Fixer"
by hglevine - 1/21/06 1:17 AM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmSince about 1997 I have used the "Registry Fixer" (cleaner) in various versions of Fix-It Utilities starting on Win95 machines -- and boy did 95 need registry cleaning. I managed to keep several computers running for way too many years on win98 by pruning and pruning the registry using Fix-It Utilties. I used a lot of software and periodically experimented with lots of shareware utilities, many of which I would then need to uninstall.
My experience has been that if I do not add or remove software -- if the system is stable and unchanging -- then not much happens in the registry. But if I add and remove software, or even move around a lot of files, that will create dead registry entries and possibly/probably slow Windows down and even mess it up.
Fix-it would seriously help clean up the crap. It still offers three levels of items to remove: green which is says are safe to remove, yellow which are moderately safe, and red which is just doesn't know for sure but urges extra caution.
Sometimes, when the system would get jerky or picky (blue screens and such), I'd go on a serious clean-up campaign and remove everything green, yellow, and even -- if things were bad -- all the reds. Around 2000 I discovered it removed about 8 or so pieces needed by Norton Utilities even though they were marked green. I always figured it was payback for Norton's cleaner or anti-virus kicking out their programs. (This was around the time that Microsoft was interferring with Netscape). I learned which 8 files in which category they were and did not delete them. Nowadays Norton anti-virus and Fix-It Utilities live happily together on my machines and nothing gets removed by Fix-It that affects the Norton. (The Federal suit against Microsoft probably had some good trickle-down effects for us poor end users.)
Ultimately I developed the attitude that except for Norton anti-virus, programs had to live with Fix-It Reg cleaner or die. Virtually nothing was killed by the cleanings and the registry stayed fairly lean.
I've now got four XP systems, two brand new, two installed over 98. I've applied a ruthless rule -- remove everything green and yellow and most or all of the red and then see what doesn't work and fix it. And so far, all is well.
I think by now Fix-It Utilities is a quite sophisticated and well tuned program. And I happily recommend it to friends. One computer gets light use and doesn't change. I don't do anything to clean the registry on it. On the other three I use Fix-Utilities, especially after a lot of heavy activity.
Recently Top-Ten Reviews did an evaluation of 10 registry cleaners. It ranked Fix-It Utilities second. The review is at: http://registry-repair-software-review.toptenreviews.com/.
I also recently downloaded ccleaner and ran it and then ran Fix-It to see if they removed the same things. The answer is No. For a few years I ran Norton's cleaner along with the Fix-it which got far more, but occasionally Norton would get something it didn't.
My experience is that less registry is more -- is better, cleaner, tigher, less prone to weird disruptions, conflicts and stalls. If you don't add or remove programs, and don't do much beyond simple word processing, emailing and the web, then there isn't much bad in the registry. But if XP is installed on top of 98 or Me, or if someone is still using 98 or Me, or if you try out lots of programs, then there is no doubt plenty of junk that could be taken out with a competent clearner.
Fixit is a full utility package: disk fixer, defragmenter, file cleaner, undeleter, some system diagnostics and even an reasonable anti-virus program. It also comes with PowerDesk, which among other things opens zips files quite well. For me it is essential software.
Registry Mechanic
by jjob - 2/8/06 8:26 AM In reply to: Looking for a good Windows Registry Cleaner by skyemacmI am a novice also. I have been using Registry mechanic from PC Tools for three years, and found it to be easy to use and most of all it works .
My dell has not had any problems with registry.
May i also recomend Disk Keeper. It scans your drive quickly and it also works well.
jjoj
hi jjob
by shankru85 - 3/22/06 3:07 PM In reply to: Registry Mechanic by jjobI think that you're just not novice as u suggest to try DISKEEPPER . I agree & i'm using too ; it' the best : most quick , most precise , best features like "SET IT & FORGET IT" option , historical report , double screen option("files structure & file performance") , log & recommendations (amazin' !) & even more useful FRAG SHIELD that allows to directly control your paging file . I would suggest to try latest PREMIER PRO EDITION , i'm sure you'll be completely satisfied . However i cannot fully agree about REGISTRY MECHANIC : ok , it's neither a bad one nor out-of-date , but there are better softwares on market & above all WINASO , which is easy to use just like REGUSTRY MECHANIC & scans much deeper without failing (...never !) . I hope you'll may want to follow my advice . Enjoy your web surfing .
White lightning
diskeeper
by jjob - 4/13/06 4:00 PM In reply to: Registry Mechanic by jjobI also use diskeeper.May I also recommed PC on point. This product will picik up what REG. MECH. missed.
It really is amazing. Download the free trial, you will be impressed. and keep both if you decide to buy.
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