Comments on: Registry Cleaner Software

By: Bob in Connecticut

Bob in Connecticut — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:42:32 +0000

I agree with Chris on registry cleaners. Microsoft doesn’t recommend their use do they? NO!! If the registry was a problem, then Microsoft would have come out with their own registry cleaner. I used to use them and I whole-heartily believe they were the reason why I used to do a complete fresh XP installation every 6 months or less. Now I don’t use them anymore.
No matter what registry cleaner you use, they all advertise the same thing and the same problems they fix. My experience with their use is they cause your OS to become more unstable with every cleaning. Think of your registry as one huge extremely complex .ini file because, in truth, that’s exactly what it is.
I agree with the other statements posted ahead of me mentioning Malwarebytes’ AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware. These are the only programs that will touch the registry and if it does it’s because one or both of these programs detected infected registry keys.

If you don’t like reinstalling Windows OS all the time, one way to do that is to stay far away from registry cleaners, period. Registry cleaners only exist because these developers want to make money on a bunch of lies. Your registry will never cause you OS to have any problems, it’s ususally something else that’s the problem. Registry cleaners give you the false sense that they are fixing your problems when in fact, they might seem to fix one problem yet cause another problem somewhere else.
Here is an example of CCleaner and what it claims to do to your registry:

Registry cleaner
Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more… also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.

Now look at othe registry cleaners and what they claim to fix or clean out and they all say the same thing. Some reg cleaners are more aggressive than others. These program developers only want your money based on false promises and giving you a false sense that your OS is better having a reg cleaner than not.

Now you know all about registry cleaners.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:55:36 +0000

I have been a computer tech since Windows 95 and I have since a lot of progress with today’s Registry Cleaners. First point I would like to make, CCleaner is NOT a registry cleaner, if you would actually use the program then you would know that. CCleaner is a system junk cleaner with very limited registry cleaning junk like Spybot’s System Internals scan. So that info needs to be updated. Second today’s trusted Registry Cleaners like jv16 Power Tools, has been around since Windows 98 and has a default safe list of registry keys not to scan so you can’t cause any serious system problems unless you remove this safe list or use it in advance mode. If it did cause any problems then it automatically makes a backup of all deleted keys which can be very easily restored. Other trusted Registry Cleaners also have safe lists and automatically makes backups that can be easily restored. It’s not like it was in the past when they used to not have safe lists or make backups. I do agree that novice users need to not use any at all because they may not know how to restore a backup if they happen to run into problems. That are several rogue Registry Cleaners out there that actually cause more problems than do any good for a system. But if you use a trusted Registry Cleaner it can make your boot process faster and your system have a faster response time. They can also repair program errors that go wrong in the installation process. I speaking of years of experience, not what I have read. Because if you want to make a proper review of registry cleaners then you are going to have to use them to know what they can do. You can review the performance of a car, if you don’t drive it. Do you really think all of these people are crazy for saying that Registry Cleaners made their system run better?? Maybe it will dawn on you that maybe these people are right. So if anyone wants a trusted registry cleaner, there is no need to buy one. The free ones are actually better because there are not out to sale you a bogus product that doesn’t work. jv16 Power Tools now makes a freeware version called Power Tools Lite, Advanced SystemCare Free, Argente Registry Cleaner, Vit Registry Fix, Auslogics Registry Cleaner, Baku, COMODO Registry Cleaner, RegScrubVistaXP, RegToy, RegSeeker, Wise Registry Cleaner Free, Free Window Registry Repair, Eusing Free Registry Cleaner, Glary Registry Repair, PC Health Optimizer Free Edition and TweakNow RegCleaner Standard Edition are all 100% free, trusted and some are even open source. Just Google for them.
To limit invalid registry keys use Revo Uninstaller which deletes the keys in the uninstall process, also 100% freeware.

Thanks.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:59:14 +0000

if you look at alot of image web sites it will take those images off, I clean about 50 megs off my computer everytime I use it
I have used window washer by web root now for over 5 years and all my friend use it and it has been very helpful, my advise
is to use either ccleaner or window washer or you are nuts and your computer will run out of space

By: Francais

Francais — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:33:29 +0000

I’ve used JV16 Power Tools as well as CCleaner on all my Win systems as far back as Win 98 and never have encountered any problems. By the way both of these programs have an option to backup entries before cleaning them.

By: macejv

macejv — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:00:17 +0000

Hi,

I really don’t share your opinion this time. Sorry Chris.

You are right just at only one aspect. There are many “junk” programs that are promising you that will make your computer run faster, but they are just jokes. Still i have found one program that is really working, and its name is jv16 PowerTools 2009 from the Macecraft Company. Till now it has suited all my requirements, and i will still use this in this future because it has made my computer run faster and more smoother.

Regards.

By: hsushoe

hsushoe — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:29:46 +0000

I totally wrecked my XP those things are sooo useless, it’s kind of like a virus, well to me at least haha. :)

By: Clean Your Registry

Clean Your Registry — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:27:00 +0000

I have been using CCcleaner for some years but never had any issues. I agree with what you say, but not everyone can do manual cleanups.

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By: RegistryMaid

RegistryMaid — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:35:37 +0000

In my opinion the positive effect of registry cleaning software is overestimated. Often PC users consider this or that problem caused by registry errors, why in reality the roots lie in malicious programs (spyware, etc) lingering in the system. In such cases cleaning up the Windows registry with enough probability will not help as much as expected. For novice users this may be a reason to complain about installed registry cleaner under a wrong presumption that it didn’t help. Registry errors sure may add up to system problems, but they rarely can be blamed alone.

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By: Freeregistrycleanup

Freeregistrycleanup — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:33:35 +0000

I have to politely disagree with you.
I used CCleaner, and it got the job done. My computer seems faster, though I never did a benchmark test.
A while later I used a professional registry cleaner and my computer speed just improved tremendously.

By: jonxp18

jonxp18 — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:32:29 +0000

Right, yeah I agree with this dude.Registry cleaners will NOT speed up for windows operatin system. But They do help to make your windows more stable. Microsoft Regclean is very good formanually cleaning out orphaned keys. ALso I use Xp Registry cleaner for tackling the HKEY orphaned keys and tuneup utilities 2006/2007 has a very safe registry cleaner. It’s safe if you choose safe products okay.

jonxp18

By: tomashcu60

tomashcu60 — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:27 +0000

ye registry cleaner ended up being a viral one

By: Goblexter

Goblexter — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:30:37 +0000

REGISTRY BOOSTER 2 IS TOTALLY PROPER,nothing negative in it.i use it every single day and nothing gets screwed up.Btw:its made by Uniblue and they have a lot of other great tools that keep your system healthy.

By: Goblexter

Goblexter — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:25:32 +0000

Uniblue is the best:)