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18 years ago

Does this thing really work as well as they say? I dwl. it twice just to try it and they tell me i have 528 problems that need to be fixed. They say they fixed 20 but when I dwl the second time they said they fixed 20 again so it doesn't make sense to me.Have any of you got this registry cleaner ?

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rumble_s
18 years ago
I bought Registry Mechanic. When I ran it the first time it found and fixed around 300 problems. On my laptop if fixed over 200. However, I could not notice any difference in the run speed on either machine. I suspect there is a lot of junk left dangling by various software programs that this package fixes. However, there is no indication that any of the "problems" it found were actually needin to be fixed.

By the way, after completing the repairs I ran it again and on each machine it found zero problems. So I guess it "fixed" them the first time.
DA_Mccoy
18 years ago
CD,

Are you referring to RegCleaner by Jouni Vuorio? I have recommended it for years having found the application to be safe and user friendly. Plus, it has a back up. I just click "do them all" and sit back and watch.

As for entries returning, I currently have four reocurring entries. They are embedded in the registry and I have found no desire to dig through the screens to find them to manually delete them They are harmless.

DA
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"Sounds like the voice of experience speaking..." It's just that it seems like there have been a lot of threads lately that start with something like "I was having a minor problem, so I used this registry cleaner and now . . . " I remember a long time ago, when Windows first started using the registry, there were some good cleaners available (including one from MS). But as the registry started getting more complex, the registry cleaners started having more trouble and making more errors. At some point, MS pulled the one they used to offer and recommended against using a registry cleaner. I used to think it was a good idea to use a registry cleaner periodically, but I haven't used one in many years because of problems that they causes.
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randy_ca
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Forget about the registry cleaner that will fix 20, it's a scam to get a person to buy it. Free download doesn't mean freeware. RegCleaner by Jouni is fine.
Another simple to use is CCleaner
CCleaner cleans temp files, cookies, has a registry cleaner, startup program manager and a add/remove. Just don't install the yahoo toolbar that comes with it now, uncheck yahoo when installing.
A more powerful registry cleaner is RegSeeker with RegSeeker, leave the backup box checked, because it very easily could find 500 invalid entries and file paths.
ritaotay
18 years ago
Just a quick observation.... The more programs you install and/or un-install the more likely it is that you will NEED a registry cleaner...

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kclone_yahoo_com
17 years ago
Best registry cleaner, hands down?
Definitely Error Nuker.

Check it out... it's free to try.

www.errornuker.com.
randy_ca
17 years ago
Error Nuker, like many programs on the Internet, offers a Free download of its product so you can try it out and see what problems it finds on your system. The catch is, you have to buy the product to actually fix these problems.

Also, beware of clicking suspicious links.
owbist
17 years ago
Folks please read the link I provided before you consider downloading Error Nuker

Randy has the right stuff with his links to Crap cleaner and RegSeeker. Both excellent programs and both totally free. No catches no gimmicks.

Here is a link that might be useful: Error Nuker genuine?????
carol_nv
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