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    Registry cleaning and repairing

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by qwester, Oct 18, 2005.

  1. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    What's a good software to fix registry issues that happen after a while as a result of using windows. A free one would be nice!

    thanx
     
    qwester, Oct 18, 2005
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    j0hn00 Notebook Evangelist

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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    RegScrubXP works too.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 18, 2005
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    thecollegekid Notebook Consultant

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    TuneUp Utilities 2006
     
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  5. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    i think cc cleaner is the best...clears unneccessary info cloggin up my laptop and gets rid of the registry key values that are unused and stuff!!!! :eek: :eek:
     
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    WinAll softwares RegVac is awesome. Fully cleans the registry and you can also defrag it. It's $30 but well worth it.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 18, 2005
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    cibulet Notebook Enthusiast

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    Disclaimer:
    I once used RegScrubXP... not that I would know whether or not it was doing exactly what it was supposed to, but it seemed to be doing a good job. And then one day when I was preparing a powerpoint presentation (and was under some rather tight time constrictions, I might add), I attempted to do a regular save of the file and my computer notified me that there was insufficient hard drive space to complete the save. That was after adding about two more pictures and some text, with about 22 gigs left on the HDD (the .ppt file was ~50 megs). I assumed it to be a result of some registry scrubbing. I attempted to merge the registry backup changes provided by the program, but that did not fix the problem. Unistalling it (RegScrub), of course, did not help either. I had also noticed that some functions in my AutoCAD program ceased to exist, which was also a great disappointment. Seeing no other option, I backed up my data, and the presentation (what I could of it since I couldn't save my final work), activated the 'restore system to factory state' option on my ThinkPad, and never had a problem since (and never tinkered with the registry in any way either).
    I have abstained from modifying it to such a degree because I have also had terrible problems with it in the past on other computers, and have learned my lesson: Only make changes in it if you really know what you are doing, like, really.
    This may not all be accurate, but it is my experience, and when I want to fix the registry, I do a hard drive wipe to start fresh, and go from there.
    I hope this gives some insight.
     
    cibulet, Oct 19, 2005
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  8. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Never have had a problem with it.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 19, 2005
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  9. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    Me neither. I have actually used RegScrubXP before and have never had any issues with it, but I was asking to see if there are any other good options out there.

    I installed the TuneUp Utilities 2006. They seem to have some nice tinkering around features. I'll give this software a try till the end of the trial period :p

    I guess the best option for optimization remains TuneXP (I prefer defraging thru it rather than thru XP) and some basic registry scruber/cleaner like RegScrubXP
     
    qwester, Oct 19, 2005
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    cibulet Notebook Enthusiast

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    I should add to my previous post that reinstalling the AutoCAD program on my computer (and thus re-writing its registry values) solved the problems that I had thought were caused by the RegScrubXP program. To make sure that this was the case, I ran RegScrubXP again after reinstalling AutoCAD, and the same problems I had had previously popped up immediately afterward. This was enough to convince me that it was having negative effects.
     
    cibulet, Oct 19, 2005
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