regcleaner

[kyleneedshelp]

anyone know any FREE reg cleaner software? PLEASE!

 

[Hopalong X]

I wouldn't use a reg cleaner on Win7. Bad idea.
It can cause more problems than it gets rid of.

 

[pparks1]

CCleaner...but I would not recommend using any registry cleaning tools if I were you.

 

[ken9122]

Windows 7 dosen't need a register cleaner for daily use like XP. If you must use one Ccleaner is the one the majority of the people on this forum recomend.
Ken

 

[CarlTR6]

Kyle, don't use a registry cleaner. Here is my registry cleaner sermon. Be advised.

Windows is a closed source system. Developers of registry cleaners do not have the core code of Win 7 and are not working on definitive information, but rather they are going on past knowledge and experience. Automatic cleaners will usually have to do some guesswork.


Modifying registry keys incorrectly can cause Windows instability, or make Windows unbootable. No registry cleaner is completely safe and the potential is ever present to cause more problems than they claim to fix.

My advice for the average computer user is DO NOT use a registry cleaner. If you do not have knowledge of the registry, then you are far better off leaving it alone, and definitely not placing blind trust in a program to do the job for you.


Registry cleaners cannot distinguish between good and bad. If you run a registry cleaner, it will delete all those keys which are obsolete and sitting idle; but in reality, those keys may well be needed by some programs or windows at a later time.


Registry defragger programs are a myth, too. They might trim the registry size by 8-12MB; but will not improve operating system performance. In fact, your programs’ performance will decrease.


Win 7 does not need a registry cleaner. Forget all the "wisdom" you learned about XP. Win 7 is not XP and does not manage the registry the same as XP.

Win 7 is much more efficient at managing the registry than previous Windows versions. If you are very knowledgeable of the registry, you can use Ccleaner to delete keys left over when uninstalling programs. However, these few keys will not make 1 millisecond's difference in performance. If you run Ccleaner or any other registry cleaner and do not know precisely what you are doing, you will have problems down the road. There are no gains to be had from using a registry cleaner and the risk is great.

Are registry cleaners necessary?

Back up the registry


Why I don’t use registry cleaners

 

[richc46]

The more we tell them not to, the more they use it.

 

[CarlTR6]

Sadly, Rich, you are right.

 

[richc46]

But
Every cloud has a silver lining; more business for the forum.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I use CCleaner's registry cleaner. Hasn't caused an issue for me but it could at any point. I advise you to use a registry at your own discretion. My recommendation is obviously CCleaner.

 

[Hopalong X]

Most people just hit clean and have no idea what they deleted.
Even on my XP I check each one and if it is something I don't know I leave it be.

Now my old XP and Adobe. They ought to make an Adobe cleaner part of the Adobe software. Adobe registry Roomba!

Went to FoxIt with this PC.

 

[richc46]

With 7 there is nothing to clean. This is not XP.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

With 7 there is nothing to clean. This is not XP.

[Opinion] Even Vista and Windows 7 still have things that can be cleaned. Just because its more advanced than XP does not make it perfect. [/Opinion]

 

[Hopalong X]

You are both right.

If you know what your doing and go item by item.

Most people just hit clean which can be bad even on XP with some reg cleaners.

One thing I have found just a few months ago was how useful Win Disk Cleanup is.
That is something everyone should use occasionally to rid themselves of temp files.

When I installed my pre SP-1 XP retail recently and downloaded all the service packs etc. there was over 1.3GB of temp files. That is right GigaB.
1300MB of temp files.

 

[CarlTR6]

Most people just hit clean and have no idea what they deleted.
Even on my XP I check each one and if it is something I don't know I leave it be.

Now my old XP and Adobe. They ought to make an Adobe cleaner part of the Adobe software. Adobe registry Roomba!

Went to FoxIt with this PC.

I also use Foxit. I try to avoid Adobe when ever possible. It is is so invasive with the updated.

You are both right.

If you know what your doing and go item by item.

Most people just hit clean which can be bad even on XP with some reg cleaners.

One thing I have found just a few months ago was how useful Win Disk Cleanup is.
That is something everyone should use occasionally to rid themselves of temp files.

When I installed my pre SP-1 XP retail recently and downloaded all the service packs etc. there was over 1.3GB of temp files. That is right GigaB.
1300MB of temp files.

Win 7, as with any other system, does need maintenance and cleaning obsolete and temporary files is at the top of the list. What Win 7 does not need is registry maintenance.