Registry Booster

Hi, I have done a registry boosteron my laptop and it says i have a high amount of system related errors and moderate user related errors. Is there a programme i can use to get rid of these errors instead of paying them. Ive heard of malwarebytes should i download that and will that hopefully make it run faster ? Thank you
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    what is registry booster? *or am i being too suspicious **//////////
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • santer_2
    santer_2 Posts: 4,406 Forumite
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    edited 20 December 2010 at 4:39PM
    Malwarebytes will help if it finds anything unwanted

    http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

    You can download a fully functional trial of tune-up, at a guess it won't find as many items as the other one, leave the e-mail blank to avoid nags to buy when the trial is up

    http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/

    Or you can use CCleaner to see what that finds, click to back up the registry when the scan for issues has run

    http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/slim

    Untick any toolbars it may want to install
  • honestly i would be very wary of these kind of so-called registry cleaning products ( i would almost go as far as saying they are a total con). If your pc is running un-usually slow i would suggest a fresh install after back-up or a defrag,
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    emerald21 wrote: »
    Hi, I have done a registry boosteron my laptop and it says i have a high amount of system related errors and moderate user related errors.

    Forget using this kind of snake oil. Unless there's something not working, leave the registry alone. There is no program that can magically make it quicker. Most break more than they allege to fix.
  • emerald21
    emerald21 Posts: 11,349 Forumite
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    honestly i would be very wary of these kind of so-called registry cleaning products ( i would almost go as far as saying they are a total con). If your pc is running un-usually slow i would suggest a fresh install after back-up or a defrag,

    Sounds good to me lol. By fresh install do you mean restore to factory settings etc and then a defrag ? If so how do i go about it. thanks ? Hopeless woman here.... well hopeless with pc s not everything ;)
  • emerald21
    emerald21 Posts: 11,349 Forumite
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    what is registry booster? *or am i being too suspicious **//////////

    Your re asking the wrong one here lol but from what bit of information ive understood regarding pc s its a programme that points out all the errors on your system.They get rid of 100 free apparently and give you the choice of paying to get rid of the rest or leaving them there. :)
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    emerald21 wrote: »
    Your re asking the wrong one here lol but from what bit of information ive understood regarding pc s its a programme that points out all the errors on your system.They get rid of 100 free apparently and give you the choice of paying to get rid of the rest or leaving them there. :)
    clue was in the *wild-card *;)

    what is registry booster? *or am i being too suspicious **//////////


    ^^
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • emerald21
    emerald21 Posts: 11,349 Forumite
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    santer wrote: »
    Malwarebytes will help if it finds anything unwanted

    http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

    You can download a fully functional trial of tune-up, at a guess it won't find as many items as the other one, leave the e-mail blank to avoid nags to buy when the trial is up

    http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/

    Or you can use CCleaner to see what that finds, click to back up the registry when the scan for issues has run

    http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/slim

    Untick any toolbars it may want to install

    Thank you. With my limited knowledge im now going to attempt these.
  • santer_2
    santer_2 Posts: 4,406 Forumite
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    If you get to read this ahead of running those, you can post what it finds if you want to check whether anything they suggest removing is OK
  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    I'd be a bit wary of what you're currently using.

    To clean carp off your system use CCleaner.

    To clean the registry use [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Eusing Free Registry Cleaner, its reliable, and never hurt my system, unlike other paid for varieties. :)
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