Comments on: Are Registry Cleaners Safe to Use?

By: Rotsch1

Rotsch1 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:17:00 +0000

of questionable use, seem to have read the same item word for word on another website,
THEREFORE your credibility is ZERO.

One can usually rely on sound advice if you take money out of the loop

By: Crimius

Crimius — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:30:00 +0000

The registry cleaner in CCleaner is a tool that shouldn’t be used, but the Cleaner function is fine, and that is what I think most people use it for primarily (I could definitely be wrong, I’m not privy to those kinds of usage metrics, nor have I seen any online). It does exactly what it says, and clears the contents of folders and logs that could be taking up significant space on any given system.95% of computer users have no idea what a log file is, and will never know, and will never need them. I’ve never had a problem with it deleting something that causes a break in my system, using the standard Cleaner function and not the Registry cleaner. I also run several systems without virus protection and enjoy the challenge when I actually catch something, so I may not be the best example, but the point should still be valid.

By: waza wish

waza wish — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:14:02 +0000

I have used registry cleaners allot in the past way back in the xp days, mainly ccleaner, I myself never had any problems with using registry cleaners but in saying that I never noticed any performance gains either.
I don’t use reg cleaners anymore, haven’t for some years now no reason just don’t, I never understood how a reg cleaner would give any performance anyway, one sales pitch a reg cleaner site will give you is uninstalling an application will leave unlinked and broken registries witch will slow down your pc because it will have to search through your reg and find the proper one such and such(in different words) well that’s crap ya open a program or what have ya and it goes straight to the entry doesn’t search for it, its like if I open a program with command c:\program files\fatty\game\game.exe it knows were to go and starts it, it does not search the hard drive for it. sorry i am not good at explaining what i mean lol. If reg cleaners are risky and gain you no performance why has microsoft got it bundled with live care and microsofts safety scanner?

By: lev david

lev david — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:36:14 +0000

After having used System Mechanic for a year, I understand such a tool is unnecessary at best and dangerous at worst.
I deactivated then uninstalled and manually removed reg. entries re System Mechanic a month ago, I perceive no slow down in the performance.
System Mec. would tell lies as to the cause of internet outages, when I had verified they were the service provider’s problems, and claim credit for having restored internet connection.
Also, it would claim registry errors and a few theatric action, declare cleaned registry when I had not used the PC after the last session.

By: shing

shing — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:41:37 +0000

i use a registry cleaner everytime i uninstall programs or delete something.. i think i will never do that again.

By: jolin

jolin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:18:30 +0000

you can get your problems solved if you use tuneup360, i’ve been using it for several months and found it really helpful

By: Larry Miller

Larry Miller — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:11:33 +0000

Commercial registry cleaners have one primary purpose – to transfer money from your bank account theirs. They are quite good at doing this. Of course when you enter into such a transaction you expect to receive something of value in return. Registry cleaners fail to deliver.

The problem with registry cleaners is that it is rarely possible to be 100% certain that a particular registry key or value is unnecessary or bad. So they are forced to guess. Most of the time they guess correctly, but sometimes not. Then you have a problem.

I read of a controlled experiment where the registry of a computer was bloated with vast numbers of unnecessary registry keys and values. This was to a level far beyond anything that would ever happen under real world conditions. The impact on performance was barely measurable.

I recognize that a registry cleaner has some value in solving a specific problem when used by someone who understands the registry and the limitations of these products. Most computer users have nothing more than a vague idea of what the registry is. In such hands a registry cleaner is dangerous.

By: Luke oX

Luke oX — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:58:00 +0000

What should I do if I’ve been using CCleaner to “clean” my register for two months now?

By: Earl John

Earl John — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:53:55 +0000

tnx CHris..I used ccleaner but i realized that this crap cleaner is also a CRAP!!!

By: Nisha Shah

Nisha Shah — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:10:15 +0000

A registry cleaner will automatically eliminate the junk, but leaving in everything important. They’re usually pretty cheap, I m using PC Optimizer Pro a gud registry cleaner.

By: cleaner

cleaner — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:24:49 +0000

ok, i will have a try, hope it really safe.

By: Increase PC Speed

Increase PC Speed — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:26:22 +0000

If you are aware of registry keys you can manage it manually but if you aren’t very skilled with computers, there is a big risk that you could damage some data that is important to you . A registry cleaner will do it automatically for you – eliminating the junk, but leaving in everything important. I am using PC Optimizer Pro . It’s a gud registry cleaner.

By: nicole o.

nicole o. — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:18:27 +0000

wow. i was really paranoid to have my registry defragged but actually knowing it was useless! thanks! i really needed to know that!

and the sad thing is i use ccleaner’s reg cleaner everyday. :(
so i never really need to defrag my regstry?

By: YOGESH PAWAR

YOGESH PAWAR — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:38:59 +0000

thank you very much!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

By: Arecibo

Arecibo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:53:16 +0000

Registry cleaners are not “cleaners”, they’re simply arbitrary key deleters. You get no performance benefit out of it whatsoever, so if you have no application issues, what’s the point? If you have an issue with an application and half a brain, you should go in and fix the problem manually – the proper way to do it, not a Neanderthalic “Durrr, delete everything and hope the key is recreated with the proper value” shotgun approach. The greatest part is when people reboot the computer once, think it’s fine, and commit the changes, then wonder why, in a few days when a program tries to update or a peripheral’s device driver is loaded, Windows BSoDs. Oh well, it brings me a lot of business to fix the issue.