Recommended Registry Cleaner for Win 7 64bit

[howiewho]

Back up image is good ideal for a crash,can happen even if you do nothing. I've run regvac since xp came out, never had a problem. Right click drive, properties, clean disk every month.
ccleaner only to clean up tracks. regvac 1 week after restore point ,great increase in speed.

 

[gregrocker]

Read the quick guide to CCleaner
and the check boxes documentation page. Ifyou don't want it to clear your cache etc., you can just use the registry ccleaner by itself instead. I also find that the tools section generally loads faster than Windows' Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs functions, and accesses the same uninstallers. The Startup section also appears less daunting than msconfig's for most users. I have it installed on a usb stick and use it regularly on older computers at work

Thanks. During maybe 10 years I've been using CCleaner that Tools>Startup editing window was added and I didn't even know it! Sure is better than using msconfig. And I use CCleaner at every install and monthly anyway.

I dont' let any startup items run except my AV and MS gadgets/stikys. Mean, but lean.

 

[reghakr]

Registry Mechanic® 9 for Windows®

 

[Frostmourne]

Note that some security suites now come with cleaners - like Norton 360. Its configured to run when you are not using the pc but disabled by default. Otherwise Tune Up Utlities.

 

[reghakr]

PC Tools Internet Security 2010

I'm not biased or anything

 

[tw33k]

Registry Mechanic® 9 for Windows®

+1...been using it for years.Only to clean tho, I turn off the monitor and I never use the compress or compact options.

 

[reghakr]

I've been using it for about 6 years. I was a little leery about Windows 7, but it hasn't failed me yet. I do use the compact option also.

 

[gregrocker]

Registry Mechanic® 9 for Windows®

+1...been using it for years.Only to clean tho, I turn off the monitor and I never use the compress or compact options.

What does it do compared to CCleaner's registry cleaner?

 

[Uber Philf]

CCleaner, i don't do anything else with Reg fixers or defragers or anything.

 

[reghakr]

gregrocker,

I never use that feature in CCleaner, only to clean IE temp files and temporary files, history, index.dat,etc.

 

[Nburnes]

I would use CCleaner

 

[sotorious]

I use CCleaner i always backup the registry before actually clearing it just in case.

 

[hybridfan]

Ccleaner seems to do the job well.

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
if you need to clean your registry then the ONLY sensible solution is a Windows re-install.

After re-install just backup the OS before installing anything - only takes around 15 mins -- so if the software is no good or you want to get rid of it just restore the previous OS image.

(Keep the OS in its own partition - separate from your DATA such as music, videos etc etc).

Cheers
jimbo

 

[lger]

I've been using Auslogics BoostSpeed for quite a while now and it has never failed me. I've used just about everything in it and all seems to work fine.

 

[eroneus]

i have a windows 7 32 bit and i use tuneup, its work great for me!! give it a try

 

[Tews]

Hi there
if you need to clean your registry then the ONLY sensible solution is a Windows re-install.

After re-install just backup the OS before installing anything - only takes around 15 mins -- so if the software is no good or you want to get rid of it just restore the previous OS image.

(Keep the OS in its own partition - separate from your DATA such as music, videos etc etc).

Cheers
jimbo

+1 Jimbo.. well said. I use Acronis to image my system drive and it has never let me down...

 

[guest]

Use Windows 7 manager. I tried Tune up but it detects less registry problem. Windows 7 manger is good

 

[Qdos]

Cleaning your registry will cause all sorts of problems unless you know it inside out and get to choose which actions your cleaning software actually performs - and if you have enough knowledge to veto such actions; well you'd be doing the job manually in the first place, eh?

After you install Windows there is **NOTHING** more crucial than making a clean "Bare-Metal" backup of your system before you do anything more than set your preferences and load your drivers. You can do this using Windows Seven backup tools, or software like Acronis TrueImage etc. (There is also nothing to stop you making sequential backup images at various stages of loading your preferred software either...)

If you ever need to "clean" your registry, go back to one of your known clean drive images instead... how much simpler could matters get?

 

[gregrocker]

+1 Windows 7 needs no tweaking or optimizing whatsoever!

Just save a backup image for restoring Win7 if something goes wrong. And oon't forget to test your Image by cueing it up to see if it is detected and ready to reimage.

Boot from Win7DVD Repair console "Recover Using An Image" to see if it will autodetect your backup image placed in the root of your external drive, in it's own Primary Formatted partition on secondary HDD, or over network by passwording storage computer during operation and placing image in system root.

Make sure it detects the image storage location(s) and cues it up for imaging; browse the options allowed.

Keep the name the exact same. If stored in folders with others you can change the name, but rename it correctly WindowsImageBackup when placing it back in root for detection and reimage.