Pc Tools registry mechanic 8

Norant

Hello.

Im thinking about getting this to clear out all the junk on my registry,has anybody on here used it or can recommend an alternative,paid for or free.

I would value your opinions on this.

Thankyou.

enigma52

there is a train of thought that you should not use reg cleaners as they can create more problems than they cure

BillScarab

Try Ccleaner, it's free and does a decent job. I've used it for several years and never had a problem. It does give you the option to back up the registry first.

aliEnRIK

I agree with both the above answers. Dont use a reg cleaner unless you have a genuine problem to fix (And even then its advised not to run one)

CCLEANER is the safest I know of though, which thousands use regularly

busenbust

I concur with the excellent http://www.ccleaner.com/ ; but be very careful with the registry clean option; and backup and then backup.

John_the_Boy

iObit advanced system care free is also very good - I have been safely using it for a few years. https://www.iobit.com

andy2004

OUCH, for the price of £29.95 for a program that only does the registry think i would buy Tuneup-utilties 2010 for the extra 4p £29.99 which will not only clean your registry, will defrag your harddrive, optimise your computer

http://www.tuneup-software.co.uk/products/tuneup-utilities/

You can download and try it for 30days, then just remove it, if you dont like it.
personally i like it.

John_Gray

andy2004 wrote: »

OUCH, for the price of £29.95 for a program that only does the registry think i would buy Tuneup-utilties 2010 for the extra 4p £29.99 which will not only clean your registry, will defrag your harddrive, optimise your computer

Looks like a lot of snake-oil in there! I could have sworn Windows came with its own 'free' defragmenter... And there's MSCONFIG.

GunJack

Anotherr vote for CCleaner, and Glary Utilities

ddoris

Regseeker has always been ok for me, I use it after deleting progs and don't even use the backup option. Many years ago I did have probs with a reg cleaner but don't remember which. I guess modern os is not so vulnerable.
Don't think you'll see any difference tho' - new install is best bet.

busenbust

and Glary Utilities

...again, I concur; an excellent piece of software :cool: