REGISTRY CLEANERS!

CCleaner is quite useful. I use it once every two weeks.

Thanks Roadkill...Ok DST...but if I run the scan with CC...and it shows errors....would it be prudent to delete them all or would you pick and choose which ones to delete and which ones to keep?

Roger that!

Thanks Onkel_Ken.

I've used PC Tool's Registry Mechanic for three years, no issues yet.

Edited by Psimon - 06 Oct 2009 at 8:12am

I've used RegVac for years and never had a problem (PAID VERSION).  Very safe to use and is dummy proof.  If you've never cleaned your registry over the years that can absolutely be a cause for slow down among other things.  It takes a bunch of build up to slow it, but it definitely can be a variable.  Is there a risk of messing something up?  Sure.  That's why you run a back-up before performing a registry run.

Before I started using a registry cleaner I did nothing that had related to my registry at all... ever.  Then I started talking with a couple of my propeller-headed friends and they recommended cleaning the registry every now and then... with caution.  They steered me toward RegVac and I have never regretted it.

I used it on my wife's old Dell and Reg Vac ran all day long and into the night isolating and removing over 7000 entries that were slowing down her system.  Her system at that time was a boat anchor and was slow as a fat hog draggin his pecker in the pen.  I remember starting the program around 10:00 AM that morning and it ran until about 10:00 PM that night.  That's how much crap was in her registry that had accumulated.  After removal, and needless to say, her system performed much more efficiently.

Now, my wife's scenario is possibly an extreme case but, it could very well be a common one if in fact you are one that has never touched your registry.  I use CCleaner, Spyware Doctor, Spy Sweeper, Auslogics Disk Defrag and A1 Ultra PC Cleaner, but none of those deep cleanse your registry like a dedicated reg cleaner does.  You run the risk by running any cleaner, more most likely with a dedicated reg cleaner.  The programs are there for your benefit, and if you use common sense and always back-up your info, then they can be a huge benefit to you.

Run at your own risk.  And remember, one's experience will not necessarily be your own.           

Edited by EdH63 - 13 Oct 2009 at 2:05pm