Free Registry Cleaner?

Vote for CCleaner

Funny how I never had problems with registery cleaning... sometimes you need it when you need to re-install an app that failed...

CCleaner FTW. Never had a problem.
Just review what it has found though

Lebon14 said:

Funny how I never had problems with registery cleaning... sometimes you need it when you need to re-install an app that failed...

CCleaner FTW. Never had a problem.
Just review what it has found though

There are exceptions always.
We have to be careful with generic advice.

Glary Utilities is also a good choice. I used it one time when I uninstalled a software and it left some nasty things that made my registry all screwed up. CCleaner is also a great choice but be warned, CCleaner needs you to do some exceptions...

Hi all

NEVER EVER use products like this - even if the provenance they come from is good.

If you need to clean your registry there is only ONE proper solution.

FRESH CLEAN OS install.

This is why before installing ANY software - IMAGE your current system first - so if the software is no good or doesn't work properly just restore the system to the state it was in before you installed the app. Should only take around 10 - 15 mins to image an average Windows partition.

It's also a good idea to separate OS from data so if you do have to re-install the OS and format the partition you don't have to re-load all your data from a backup.

With a lot of "Drive by" type infections going around - I'd certainly NEVER use an online website to do anything with the registry.

(Another good testing mechanism is to try installing in a Virtual Machine before installing on your Real working OS - if it doesn't work just scrub the VM).

Cheers
jimbo

WARNING! STAY AWAY FROM GLARY UTILITIES! It screwed up one of my laptops, and had to reinstall both OS's (Win 2K Pro/XP Pro. It has a "memory defragger", and it messed Win 2K up, forcing 2 reinstalls. This program is at best, garbage. At worst, complete reinstall of your OS. Don't risk it. If you are having problems, seek assistance from the forum, the maker of your PC, or a skilled friend. And if you read the EULA carefully, the program is spyware. ALWAYS READ the EULA of any program very carefully.

Ditto jimbo.

Did anyone mention Revo's uninstaller? Didn't see it. It's free and it gets rid of just about every speck of crap a program dumps on your system. Sometimes I'll have to manually trash of a few harmless files after Revo, but I've never had to dig into the registry because Revo pulls that junk out and it does a superb job and doesn't screw your computer as a result. Can't recommend it highly enough.

I use Auslogics registry cleaner on Windows 7. It's free and it automatically backs up your previous alterations. It works fine !
I also use accasionally use CCleaner to fix registry errors. :)

EWell I am going with the anti-registry cleaner lobby.

None for me.

Johnston