Can anyone suggest a good, safe registry cleaner
OS is Windows XP sp2
Wednesday, June 8, 2005 by _02 | Discussion: Personal Computing
I am wondering if there is a good registry cleaner out there that is safe. Is there such a thing? I appreciate it. Thank you.
dharmagrl
Reply #3 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:03 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:03 PM
I use CC too, and I've never had any problems with it.
Hippie
Reply #4 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:14 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:14 PM
I use CCleaner, also, Regcleaner. Never had any problem with either one. There's also, Regscrub and NTREGOPT. The last one optimizes you're registry. And ERUNT, which backs up you're registry. I use them all. No Problems with any. 
Double Zero
Reply #5 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:20 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:20 PM
Cindi..Ccleaner is excellent...I havent had any trouble with it at all.. and it cleans so much more than just the registry..I rarily use "Disk Cleanup" anymore..Ccleaner is an all around OS cleanup utility..
Although excellent advice from Koasati about backing up the registry before fixing/cleaning..I really dont bother with that anymore..but thats just me..LoL..I have back-ups of anything important...
Anyway..Just wanted to confirm what everyone has said..Ccleaner ROCKS!..LoL
Although excellent advice from Koasati about backing up the registry before fixing/cleaning..I really dont bother with that anymore..but thats just me..LoL..I have back-ups of anything important...
Anyway..Just wanted to confirm what everyone has said..Ccleaner ROCKS!..LoL
_02
Reply #6 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:37 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:37 PM
Thanks alot everyone. I will give it a try. I just have so much crud on here, I know needs to be removed. I appreciate it very much. 
tri1ogy
Reply #7 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:48 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:48 PM
Sure does Double Zero, thanks for pointing it out to me!
A while back I had some problems with a friends PC. One problem was with Disk Cleanup (took forever). DZ suggested CCleaner. I downloaded it, ran it, and it worked great. It freed up about a Gig of temp files alone (hence, no more Disk Cleanup problems). I use it about 90% of the time on my own PC.
@clwoods: It'll definitely remove it.
A while back I had some problems with a friends PC. One problem was with Disk Cleanup (took forever). DZ suggested CCleaner. I downloaded it, ran it, and it worked great. It freed up about a Gig of temp files alone (hence, no more Disk Cleanup problems). I use it about 90% of the time on my own PC.
@clwoods: It'll definitely remove it.
George Rogers Jr
Reply #8 Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:02 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:02 AM
Thanks WiZop Koasati, Hippe, dharmagrl, DZ, & tri1ogy....the input for a good reg. cleaner is much appreciated on my end as well! 
_02
Reply #10 Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:34 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:34 AM
Thanks alot tri1ogy,George Rogers Jr. and citizen Swedenskins.
I appreciate everyone here who responded.
I appreciate everyone here who responded.
cyber villan
Reply #11 Thursday, June 9, 2005 8:50 AM
Reply #11 Thursday, June 9, 2005 8:50 AM
Well, you could try Registry Mechanic. It's always helped me out.
ama02
Reply #12 Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:26 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:26 PM
I recently downloaded RegCleaner http://www.webmasterfree.com/regcleaner.html ...it's small and simple, and works great.
Tarkus
Reply #13 Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:34 PM
Reply #13 Thursday, June 9, 2005 12:34 PM
I just tried CCleaner (thanks for the tips), and was very impressed. It's simple and fast, and seems to do a great job.
Only problem was, it kept bringing up the same odd broken file associations, even though I kept telling to clean them up. No big deal, though.
Only problem was, it kept bringing up the same odd broken file associations, even though I kept telling to clean them up. No big deal, though.
_02
Reply #14 Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:33 PM
Reply #14 Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:33 PM
Thank you citizen cyber villan, ama02, and Tarkus. I have alot to look into, and decide. I appreciate all the advice. Thanks again.
_02
Reply #15 Monday, July 11, 2005 11:08 AM
Reply #15 Monday, July 11, 2005 11:08 AM
Just wanted to let all of you know, I decided to go with Registry Mechanic. It has done a great job so far, and my computer is working much faster. Thanks again for everyones help and suggestions. 
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
Reply #1 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 5:23 PM
Haven't had any trouble with this one. Be sure to always say yes to backing up the registry before cleaning, just in case.