What is the best Windows XP Registry Fixer Program?

Looking at speeding up my computer and even after cleaning out the malware, spyware, virus, etc., the computer still runs kind of slow. My next step is to clean out the registry file. Any recommendations out there for a good, safe program to use for this. Retail or Freeware, it doesn't matter.

Thanks.

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qcumber98 said: reinstall XP

It is a bit of a PITA, but sometimes this truly is your best option.

Windows 7

Whenever someone thinks he needs to "clean his registry," that scares me.

That said, I've had good luck w/ CCleaner.

Comodo Registry Cleaner. I use it along with CCleaner. Each program finds issues the other misses.

There is no cure all for speeding up a computer and repairing or cleaning the registry is the least effective.

Reinstalled Windows XP Pro and formatted the 2nd hard drive this spring on my Dell P4 3.2GHz built in 2003, runs very snappy again, best cleanup you can do. Only thing I didn't do was to backup iTunes correctly and almost lost 25GB of music; Pod to PC app fixed that.

MadAnthony said: OSX 10.6 Snow Leopardand it begins... /eyeroll/

handyguy said: Once you clean your registry you also need to defrag it.Why not just delete it and let Windows create a new one?

Or, copy one from another good, clean machine?

j/k

How about a nice game of regedit bingo? Roll the dice, go down that many items and delete that key, reboot. Play until machine no longer boots.

jeffw11 said: Looking at speeding up my computer and even after cleaning out the malware, spyware, virus, etc., the computer still runs kind of slow. My next step is to clean out the registry file. Any recommendations out there for a good, safe program to use for this. Retail or Freeware, it doesn't matter.

Thanks.

Try DOS 3.0. A very stable platform that nobody writes viruses for anymore.

jeffw11 said: ...I've used computers since the early '80s..And yet you want to clean the registry as a way to speed up a computer... ?

jeffw11 said: Xnarg said: jeffw11 said: ...I've used computers since the early '80s..And yet you want to clean the registry as a way to speed up a computer... ?Only asking for info here. I seem to get friends and family computers when they are not working correctly. When things look real bad, I don't give them an option but to do a reinstall. No one wants that and it is a real pain but I do know that this is the best solution.

But I've run across computers with malware/spyware/virus problems and when cleaning them up, some non-commercial sites suggest cleaning out the registry. Since I have very little knowledge of the registry, and knowing how important it is, was wondering if there were suggestions.

As I have stated, I agree that a clean install is the way to go. I was only looking for alternatives that were safe to use. And yes, some computer fix-it sites do state that cleaning out the registry file will increase the speed of the computer.There are plenty more choices than just reinstalling and cleaning the registry. I may clean the registry after solving the underlying problem.

Look into Hijackthis and its many log analysis sites. Have you used that?

Malwarebytes has saved me a couple times and gotten out stuff that adaware and spybot have missed or been unable to remove.

burgerwars said: Try DOS 3.0. A very stable platform that nobody writes viruses for anymore.Wasn't there some big bug in 3.0 that resulted in a quick release of 3.1?

qcumber98 said: larrymoencurly said: burgerwars said: Try DOS 3.0. A very stable platform that nobody writes viruses for anymore.Wasn't there some big bug in 3.0 that resulted in a quick release of 3.1?and then 3.11

Only if you were in a workgroup.

MajorDarkside said: qcumber98 said: larrymoencurly said: burgerwars said: Try DOS 3.0. A very stable platform that nobody writes viruses for anymore.Wasn't there some big bug in 3.0 that resulted in a quick release of 3.1?and then 3.11

Only if you were in a workgroup.

That were Windows releases, not DOS.

We still use DOS 3 and 386DX processors on the production tools I support at work. It's interesting to open a drawer and see basically a desktop PC from 1990 in there.

someone said: We still use DOS 3 and 386DX processors on the production tools I support at work. It's interesting to open a drawer and see basically a desktop PC from 1990 in there.

Got a 386 still at home with DOS 5.0 (I upgraded it from 4.01), but it hasn't been turned on in years. The thing always booted immediately, ready to start PC Write or anything else I can throw at it. If there was a web browser that could run on DOS, I might still be using it. I'm hoping FatWallet would mirror on a Gopher site one day. That way I can drop my expensive internet connection, start up my 386 again, and go back to living the good life with no more constant Windows updates that eventually slow PCs down until they just stop.

katzmandoo said: Pour baking soda and water into the machine, it'll be clean in no time!Oops, I thought it was supposed to be vinegar! Next time I'll try your method.

ppatin said: jeffw11 said: Try DOS 3.0. A very stable platform that nobody writes viruses for anymore.

Thanks for the imput but I think I stay with what I've got. I've used computers since the early '80s so I do know my way around dos. Do I want to go back that direction? No way.

Ah, the days of having a tall stack of boot disks...

And the days when adding my 1st 5.25 floppy drive to my Atari 1200XL system cost me $400. My 1st 30MB harddrive was another $400. The hobby wasn't cheap but it was alot of fun.