englishmen Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Does anyone know of any "FREE" software that will defragment the registry, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 RegCompact.NET http://experimentalscene.com/?type=1&id=1 NTREGOPT http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ tried both... work well... --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 RegCompact.NEThttp://experimentalscene.com/?type=1&id=1 NTREGOPT http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ tried both... work well... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> NTREGOPT is awesome. I need to run it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I'm running that now. It certainly seems to be a reasonable piece of software, and quick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I'm running that now. It certainly seems to be a reasonable piece of software, and quick too. cool.gif ya... it is faster than RegCompact.NET... but RegCompact.NET have better GUI... i think that's all... --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted April 2, 2005 Author Share Posted April 2, 2005 Does NTREGOPT really defrag the registry it seems a lot lot faster then other pay for ones Ive tried. Also any recommendations of how often i should run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agumon Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Does NTREGOPT really defrag the registry it seems a lot lot faster then other pay for ones Ive tried. i think so... Also any recommendations of how often i should run it. maybe at least once a month and after program installation and uninstallation to ensure your registry remains optimized. --==aGumon==-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishmen Posted April 2, 2005 Author Share Posted April 2, 2005 Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee16 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 The Registry is just a set of files as any other. So it can be defragmented. But i thought it could only be done at boot time, this is what i was told anyway. Anyway, i have always used Pagedefrag (from sysinternals): http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml This took seconds to complete for me. --lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 The registry "fragmentation" that most people talk about is one of two things: 1) The hive files themselves which can become fragmented on the disk (use Raxco Perfectdisk or Pagedefrag above or something) 2) The hive files contain keys that were deleted but have not been purged yet (just like Win9x -- use NTREGOPT for this) Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoty Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 The registry "fragmentation" that most people talk about is one of two things:1) The hive files themselves which can become fragmented on the disk (use Raxco Perfectdisk or Pagedefrag above or something) 2) The hive files contain keys that were deleted but have not been purged yet (just like Win9x -- use NTREGOPT for this) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good programs T. I like then. Thanks K Doty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caralin Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 here are some good free defragmenters which can be used along side NTREGOPT and Pagedefrag: O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware Edition 3.5.562 http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4545.html Dirms and Buzzsaw http://www.dirms.com/ Diskeeper Lite 7.0 http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 4, 2005 Moderators Share Posted April 4, 2005 The funny thing is everytime I run the WinXP disk defragmenter and then open PageDefrag it doesn't show any fragmentation -- so who knows how successful they really are on WinXP systems. On Win98 it's a completely different matter since the Win98 disk defragmenter won't even touch system.dat, and user.dat, those files will become very fragmented but there's some hope as detailed below. On Win98 a completely free way to "defrag", "compact" the Win98 registry is at a command prompt in MS-DOS type in: SCANREG /FIX This will cause the Microsoft Registry Checking program to rebuild the whole registry, I've used it for years with my Win98 system and not once has it ever caused any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I do it the old fashioned way in Windows 9x. : smartdrvscandiskregedit /e reg.txtregedit /c reg.txtsmartdrv /x Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterBeeter Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 "Registry Compactor" Ace Utilities. Here is the website:Acelogix. Look under Download. quote=englishmen,Apr 2 2005, 09:35 AM] Does anyone know of any "FREE" software that will defragment the registry, cheers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Don't see any 'free stuff'. Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredvries Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I do it the old fashioned way in Windows 9x. : smartdrvscandiskregedit /e reg.txtregedit /c reg.txtsmartdrv /x Something to be put in CCleaner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedbythegods Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Any risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 It's just not something CCleaner should or could do, and the risk is in compacting a registry that has corruption in it (which results in a largely truncated registry). Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedbythegods Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 It's just not something CCleaner should or could do, and the risk is in compacting a registry that has corruption in it (which results in a largely truncated registry). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Any way to fix it, if this is the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Unfortunately, it is quite difficult to repair that kind of greivous error without an uberleet technician present. Most of the time, even with a technician, it's a 'no'. The kind of error that causes what I described above is usually irrecoverable; most of the time you simply have to replace the entire registry with a previous backup. Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedbythegods Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Unfortunately, it is quite difficult to repair that kind of greivous error without an uberleet technician present. Most of the time, even with a technician, it's a 'no'. The kind of error that causes what I described above is usually irrecoverable; most of the time you simply have to replace the entire registry with a previous backup. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In other words, I shouldn't run the program because it may screw up my computer completely.And can there be a .reg backup on the desktop of the user or will it be so curropt i can't even get to the desktop (if this were to happen). I have massive regestry fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 This only happens in rare instances, and usually only in Windows 98/Millennium. I use NTREGOPT all the time in Windows XP. If you run Windows Me or XP, I suggest making a system restore point before you proceed. NTREGOPT doesn't make a backup when it optimizes your registry. ERUNT will, but if something fails (in Windows 2000 or XP) you usually need a technician to assist. It is okay to have registry fear -- that's where *everything* important is -- but in XP it's not very common to kill a system using NTREGOPT (or the like) -- try this freshly recommended product: http://experimentalscene.com/?type=1&id=regcompact It makes a backup before you begin, and a technician can bail you out if something goes wrong (doubtful). Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedbythegods Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 If somthing were to fail, can I still boot in safe mode, and use a restore point? Thats bascally my plan.(I had to do that so many times for messing with boot screens,winblinds... regestry entrys... <edit1>It seems most of my regestry things are ok except one.(100%-92%) but one is at 56%.I'll try it though, maybe it will help out...</edit> <edit2> I did it, seems very nice indeed.</edit> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Nah, if you lose a major hive, you're not gettin into safe mode. You'd use recovery console and replace whatever hive is broken with the .rcbak file that RegCompact created. You'd need a tech's assistance if you're not familiar with recovery console, or where the hive files are stored. Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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