Anti-spyware & registry cleaners

cc cleaner is good
you dont need to run it in background, it takes only a few minutes to clear up your PC

So you don't recommend using it for registry cleaning?? why is that?

Doesn't something like ESET Smart Security 4 do all that stuff for you?  I don't know thats why i am asking. 

I didn't know that.  I thought that ESET had some kind spyware on it.  Are spysweeper and ESET compatible? 

Okay, so I am going to get the eset, get the spysweeper, anything else you recommend?

Okay, by registry cleaners what do you mean exactly?  Like deleting cookies, tracking websites type stuff.  I guess there is alot more programs to consider than what i thought.  I am looking at ESET as doing most of the watching over my computer.  I don't know if thats a good idea or not.  Do i need more? 

Okay so registry is just patches that you download.  Like a service pack? or no? 

It is your choice not to clean your registry, but over time it can become bogged down with a lot of junk.  It is good to clean it every now and then and there are safe cleaners that can do it, as in RegVac.  I have no vested interest in this program other than it is a great and safe program to do the job.  All I can do is give my personal testimony on this specific program and my experience with it, and it does a great job removing junk that builds up over time in the registry that will slow down your system ultimately.  Of course, there are risks in any software you decide to incorporate into your system to monitor, clean and manipulate while processing a function.  Registry however is a very unique area and can absolutely present some very unique problems if things go wrong.  The nice thing about most registry cleaners is that they have back-up and save functions so you can restore your system.  The key is to be careful and pay attention to what you're doing.  RegVac is dummy-proof and it's very hard to get yourself in trouble with it.

Edited by EdH63 - 18 Jun 2009 at 5:31pm

If it didn't, they wouldn't be offering it. Most of the time the registry gets bogged down with old file extensions or uninstalled app links and junk like that. Most registry cleaners know to leave out windows component files or active linked files.

I cannot recommend doing anything in the registry manually without knowing exactly what you're looking at. There are hundreds if not thousands of entries and even one misstep can be disastrous. Though if you absolutely have to, I'm pretty sure you'll want the registry editor.. which is gotten to by typing "regedit" in the Run box gotten from the Start menu.

hey thanks everyone for the posts! I'll be wary of registry cleaners from now on...

guys don't mess with your registry if you don't know what you are doing, unless you want to be stuck with a none working copy of windows.

anytime you are in the registry you have to remember the 3 rules of registry.

rule #1: back up registry before you do anything.

rule #2: back up registry before you do anything.

rule #3: back up registry before you do anything.

Edited by DST4ME - 18 Jun 2009 at 7:37pm

Good example. I just cleaned my registry with a little freeware program i've had for a while and it popped up 414 registry errors (mostly empty file extensions) that i've built up in the past 2 weeks ( i check once a month ). So ya, for some it can be a hassle to have a clogged registry.

nothing but your cpu will make a difference in pc speed.

lot of times you don't know you messed up anything till you go to install a particulr app or and update or a patch.



Edited by DST4ME - 18 Jun 2009 at 8:53pm