nrg_alpha Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Hey guys.. just googling around for top free registry cleaners.. so many damn choices out there. I'm reading that some are not thorough enough (yet safer as a result) while others are too agressive / thorough (but can cause potential problems in the process). I suppose it's all about balance. Out of curiosity, if you have used any (which preferably does cleanup, repair and defrag), which ones would you personally recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PugJr Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I never could find a legally free one that will find the registries and delete them. They do tell the location and you can manually do it one by one. I did that, but I accidently deleted the wrong registry. Boom, my XP installation is destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Yeah, I'm not about to go messing around in the registry.. unless you know your stuff, it's a very bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PugJr Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 There isn't anything to know. Just right click the registry and delete. Take a chance! Russian Roullete! More than anything unless you are going to do it illegally, your gonna have to buy it, but who knows what the rest of this community knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Yeah I've never really found a free one out there that actually does anything more than scan, tell you the problem, and prompt you to buy the full version if you want it to actually do anything about it. You would think something like that would be built-in to the OS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Maybe try this program http://www.ccleaner.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Maybe try this program http://www.ccleaner.com/ Yeah, I have seen that one mentioned in a lot of searches. I'll give it a shot. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 ccleaner has done the job for me in the past on cleaning family's/friend's computers.... you know how some people always click the banner ads because they really think they can win a free ipod with no hitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 lol yeah, I hear ya. I gave it a shot.. seems to have done well. Cleaned out tons of built up crap (over 300megs) of a combination of things (registry and browser temp files and the like). I like the GUI.. pretty clean, simple and professional looking. Very easy to navigate and understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 If you don't mind using IE then OneCare is free and does a clean up (including registry cleaner).. http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/whatsnew.htm cleanup only for a Paid for Application I use Registry Mechanic (pcTools), its worked well, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks for the suggestion MadTechie. I don't use IE however. As for pcTools, I currently can't afford much, as money is really tight at the moment, but something to keep in mind. I'll have a quick gander at the website. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'm a ccleaner fan here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 +1 for CCleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynewex Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 RegCleaner works perfectly for me and seems to clean up far more invalid entries than CCleaner. http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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