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"What program are you talking about?"
hahaha sorry I thought I have put the name, the program is call registry mechanic.
PS. sorry I also forgot to do the quote thing so I had to do it this way. "bow" me so sorry
the program is call registry mechanic.
That's actually a rather good one and doesn't produce too many false positives, I'm just glad I was able to get it for free from that VNUNet offer some months ago.
That's actually a rather good one and doesn't produce too many false positives, I'm just glad I was able to get it for free from that VNUNet offer some months ago.
I've been using that since October last year, with no problems at all, and it's the only application I've ever paid for.
Expires in October, and unless another freebie appears, I'll fork out for it again.
I've been using that since October last year, with no problems at all, and it's the only application I've ever paid for.
Expires in October, and unless another freebie appears, I'll fork out for it again.
I can vouch for that as well. Doesn't it also have an option to "compact" the registry? Works very well with XP. Recommended.
I don't really dare try anything too adventorous with Vista - including regestry cleaners - Even some "Vista compatable" software seems to have been rushed out in a hurry and are buggy to say the least.
I could write an essay on this..
I can vouch for that as well. Doesn't it also have an option to "compact" the registry? Works very well with XP..
It does, but that can be done freely with Free Registry Defrag and with NTREGOPT.
That's actually a rather good one and doesn't produce too many false positives.
How does Registry Mechanic stack up with the registry section of Easy Cleaner?
I suppose with both of them you still need to be rather careful and have a pretty good idea of what you're doing. I doubt if either one is a wholesale "fix and repair" solution.
How does Registry Mechanic stack up with the registry section of Easy Cleaner?
I suppose with both of them you still need to be rather careful and have a pretty good idea of what you're doing. I doubt if either one is a wholesale "fix and repair" solution.
The registry cleaning is more thorough than EasyCleaner. With Registry Mechanic there's still some stuff that it will find that I won't remove, and I just right click those entries to tell it to never list them again.
You're correct neither will fix everything, however many "so-called" errors in the registry can be ignored.
The registry cleaning is more thorough than EasyCleaner. With Registry Mechanic there's still some stuff that it will find that I won't remove, and I just right click those entries to tell it to never list them again.
You're correct neither will fix everything, however many "so-called" errors in the registry can be ignored.
So, Andavari, would you say that Registry Mechanic is a worthwhile item to have in your computer "tool-belt?"
So, Andavari, would you say that Registry Mechanic is a worthwhile item to have in your computer "tool-belt?"
Yes I would, it's thorough enough without causing system-wide havoc. It can also create backups two-fold i.e.; it's own proprietary backup and a system restore point. You still need to be careful about removing stuff you don't know about though, however I've got my install configured to ignore some stuff that I don't ever want removed and now I can use it without any concerns.
Yes I would, it's thorough enough without causing system-wide havoc. It can also create backups two-fold i.e.; it's own proprietary backup and a system restore point. You still need to be careful about removing stuff you don't know about though, however I've got my install configured to ignore some stuff that I don't ever want removed and now I can use it without any concerns.
Hey guys..
LOVE THE NEW CCleaner, And been using it for years..I suspect my pc is running a bit slow so ill get a HJT log soon. Keep up the awesome work guys! I visit the board several times a day, but frankally was scared to sign up and post, lol
Matt
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Yes I would, it's thorough enough without causing system-wide havoc. It can also create backups two-fold i.e.; it's own proprietary backup and a system restore point. You still need to be careful about removing stuff you don't know about though, however I've got my install configured to ignore some stuff that I don't ever want removed and now I can use it without any concerns.
When using any registry cleaner, how do you begin to interpret all of the registry keys. Some are more obvious than others, but many of them consist of a path along with a whole bunch of characters and number -- and sometimes bracketed with { }? It seems like these are almost meaningless. How do you know if they're safe to delete -- or if you should leave them alone?
Yes I would, it's thorough enough without causing system-wide havoc.
Agreed. I managed to get the free vnunet download of Reg Mechanic a while back too and I wouldn't be without it now.
Stay away from most registry cleaners. They cause more problems than they are worth.(one wrong deletion and windows wont boot... not worth the risk for an almost or completely unnoticeable optimization if you ask me.)
You got that right. The only Registry clearn (besides CCleaner) that I've had no problems with is Registry Mechanic. I ran another utility that was called Windows Advanced Care (which has a registry cleaner), and it messed up my registry because i had problems (such as blue screens since i disabled auto restart on system failure) that were registry related.
When using any registry cleaner, how do you begin to interpret all of the registry keys. Some are more obvious than others, but many of them consist of a path along with a whole bunch of characters and number -- and sometimes bracketed with { }? It seems like these are almost meaningless. How do you know if they're safe to delete -- or if you should leave them alone?
Actually you can't interpret every little thing they list, and some of the stuff will lead you on a wild goose chase trying to track down what they (registry cleaners in general) want to remove.
That bracketed crap is the stuff I always hate and you should find out what it is before trustingly deleting it. If only Microsoft would've never made the registry, I so much more prefer .INI files over it's usage.
Agreed. I managed to get the free vnunet download of Reg Mechanic a while back too and I wouldn't be without it now.
I just installed Registry Mechanic and on my first scan had about 500+ entires in the "Custom Controls" section. Is it safe to just repair/delete all of these, or do I need to be a little more discretionary than that?
I just installed Registry Mechanic and on my first scan had about 500+ entires in the "Custom Controls" section. Is it safe to just repair/delete all of these, or do I need to be a little more discretionary than that?
I would be a little bit more careful than that, it took me many months before I trusted it completely and allowed it to remove everything. I basically deleted the entries I was confident were safe, used the computer for a couple of weeks to make sure nothing was wrong, then deleted a few more and kept repeating that till I was able to delete all without any problem.
Just on the subject of Easycleaner, I gave that a try a while back, and it was too scary for me.
After running Registry Mechanic, and CCleaner "Issues", Easycleaner would find a host of stuff, and just as scary was Easycleaners "Find Duplicates" (not sure if that's the right name, as I don't have it now).
This found literally hundreds of apparent duplicate files to delete. Once again, I'm fairly certain my pc would have been well screwed up if I'd blindly gone ahead. Of course MHO.
With Registry Mechanic and CCleaner, I usually have a quick visual check as to what is being deleted, and 99% of the time, the items tie in with something I've recently deleted or uninstalled.
With items I didn't recognize, I trusted R.M. over my limited knowledge of the registry, (of course using the backup feature), and so far my trust in it has been well placed.
I would be a little bit more careful than that, it took me many months before I trusted it completely and allowed it to remove everything. I basically deleted the entries I was confident were safe, used the computer for a couple of weeks to make sure nothing was wrong, then deleted a few more and kept repeating that till I was able to delete all without any problem.
Thanks, JDPower, this is good advice. But it does lead to another question. I noticed that after a scan, the checkbox on every entry it found is checked -- ready for action. If I have hundreds of entries and only want to deal with a few of them, do I have to manually uncheck all the rest of them -- one at a time -- or is there a button or command somewhere that will uncheck all of them at once?
I would be a little bit more careful than that, it took me many months before I trusted it completely and allowed it to remove everything. I basically deleted the entries I was confident were safe, used the computer for a couple of weeks to make sure nothing was wrong, then deleted a few more and kept repeating that till I was able to delete all without any problem.
Thanks, JDPower, this is good advice. But it does lead to another question. I noticed that after a scan, the checkbox on every entry it found is checked -- ready for action. If I have hundreds of entries and only want to deal with a few of them, do I have to manually uncheck all the rest of them -- one at a time -- or is there a button or command somewhere that will uncheck all of them at once?