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    Registry fix?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by coilz, Apr 25, 2006.

  1. coilz

    coilz Notebook Geek

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    Can anyone recommend a good/free registry fixer/scanner/cleaner program? I distinctly remember there is one from Microsoft for free download but dont remember the name. Thanks!


    PS.. Anyone know how to fix a program where an error pops up on shutdown that saids " dwwin.exe fail to initialize" to that degree? its some error reporting thing i know
     
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    Remember Kids google is your friend!!
     
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  5. CalebSchmerge

    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    As far as the registry cleaners and scanners, I have started using two different ones. I use RegScrubXP and CCleaner. I like CCleaner because it is fast and can also clean your programs too. I use RegScrubXP for more of the registry cleaning. At times there are some definite speed increases. They are both free for download, check either the Free Software thread on the forums here, or do a little googling and you will find them. Good luck.
     
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  6. Shampoo

    Shampoo Notebook Deity

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    CCleaner seems to be alright, but I don't really like registry "fixers". If I uninstall something or install something new and am having problems with my system I take the time to manually go over things.

    But of course those registry fixers are great for "finding" problems and then fixing them yourself.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Apr 27, 2006
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    ramian Notebook Consultant

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    I personally use RegSupreme and RegSeeker is quite good.They compliment each other pretty well; each seems to find orphan entries that the other misses. RegSupreme costs $12 (which IMO is worth it) and RegSeeker is freeware. I used to be like ^Shampoo, but after a while, it just got too troublesome to manually go through the registry weeding out the "problems" and fixing them. Both these registry cleaners don't seem pick out registry entries from currently installed programs. Even if they do, both offer exclusion lists, so you won't accidently lose important registry entries.

    cheers!
     
    ramian, Apr 27, 2006
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