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Solved Could anyone recommend a free registry repair/cleaner program?
- Thread starter rustygriswold
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There are none they can end up doing more damage then they claim to repair. See if the link below helps.
Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities
Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities
I ran Avast for the first time not long ago. It said that I have a bunch of broken registry items etc. I know this can be a selling tactic as they want you to purchase premium etc. I just thought it would be nice if there was a program that could tighten the registry.
Some of the results could be a false positive and others may not even exist on you system.
cleaning programs have their place and a good one is CCleaner by Piriform.
despite a few issues with their last couple of releases, it's still a good enough product to recommend it.
latest version is v5.43, I've left mine on v5.40
so it'll do the removal of crap and it also has a reg cleaner which is considered to have the most 'softly softly' approach.
I fully concur that reg cleaning is to be avoided at all costs, as per the official MS statement, but if you HAVE TO use it, the CCleaner one offers a backup of your data before applying the registry changes and I'd also suggest 'fixing' the recommended problems in small chunks at a time, with a reboot between each one.
I would also suggest having a full system image backup in place - just in case. Macrium Reflect Free is a good one.
despite a few issues with their last couple of releases, it's still a good enough product to recommend it.
latest version is v5.43, I've left mine on v5.40
so it'll do the removal of crap and it also has a reg cleaner which is considered to have the most 'softly softly' approach.
I fully concur that reg cleaning is to be avoided at all costs, as per the official MS statement, but if you HAVE TO use it, the CCleaner one offers a backup of your data before applying the registry changes and I'd also suggest 'fixing' the recommended problems in small chunks at a time, with a reboot between each one.
I would also suggest having a full system image backup in place - just in case. Macrium Reflect Free is a good one.
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