Registry Cleaners?

Wolverine690 · 04-28-10, 12:09 PM

I'm looking for a good, free registry cleaner program... Not a trial thing in which tells you your pc is about to blow up & to give them $50 to fix it.lol

Are there any? Thanks...

EarthDog · 04-28-10, 12:16 PM

Best registry cleaner is a reformat...

TTT for you for those applications though. I personally do not trust any I used (a couple years ago).

Wolverine690 · 04-28-10, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

Best registry cleaner is a reformat...

TTT for you for those applications though. I personally do not trust any I used (a couple years ago).

yeah but formating is not usually something the average user wants to do... I have a few friends/family & others I know who's systems are just slowly to a crawl & most likely is b/c of registry issues, b/c I've cleaned them out of other crap. So thought I may give one of these a try... if they are ok to use & get some suggestions on any...

GoD_tattoo · 04-28-10, 12:26 PM

CCleaner....Been using it for years. Never an issue.

Quigsby · 04-28-10, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine690

yeah but formating is not usually something the average user wants to do... I have a few friends/family & others I know who's systems are just slowly to a crawl & most likely is b/c of registry issues, b/c I've cleaned them out of other crap. So thought I may give one of these a try... if they are ok to use & get some suggestions on any...

I use CCleaner's advanced functions and it seemed to work.

I now however shy away from cleaning, etc. The best thing any user can do is just get all their programs they want to install in a pile and all their documents in a folder and copy them to a removable/secondary HD and do a wipe and install. Like you said, out of the norm for most people but it's highly recommended. There are things in the system now or something that can pop up later like spy/malware or a virus that you would be more than happy you took that bit of time and collected all of your stuff up and put it somewhere (like a 2nd hard drive) so you can do a clean install.

bchur83 · 04-28-10, 12:30 PM

Most registry cleaners I have encountered do more harm than good. They remove empty entries, but some of these are empty for a reason. Most of the time a good cleanup with MalwareBytes, msconfig, and removing temporary files does wonders.

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EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Best registry cleaner is a reformat... TTT for you for those applications though. I personally do not trust any I used (a couple years ago). __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / Sandy/Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / Haswell Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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bchur83 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes	Most registry cleaners I have encountered do more harm than good. They remove empty entries, but some of these are empty for a reason. Most of the time a good cleanup with MalwareBytes, msconfig, and removing temporary files does wonders. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3 * Core i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz * 8GB (2x 4GB) Mushkin Blackline PC3-1600 * GeForce GTX 560TI 448 1280MB * 6TB Storage * LG BD/RW * Lian-Li PC-V2000B * Dell 24" 2407FPW & Asus 24" VS248H Backup Rig: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P * C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz * 4GB (2x 2GB) G-Skill PC2-8000 * Sapphire Radeon 4870 512MB * 320GB Storage * Samsung SH-S203N DVD+/-RW * Apex Full Tower Case * 2x Dell 19" LCD HTPC: Abit IP35PRO * C2D E6600 @ Stock * 2GB G-Skill PC6400 * Geforce 8600GT 256MB * 640GB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-ROM * 55" Samsung 1080p 3D LED LCD via HDMI Media Server: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D * A64 3800+ X2 * 1GB PC3200 * Powercolor X800XL * 14TB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-RW Heatware
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