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Cleaning Registry Files

  • 26-03-2010 7:55pm
    #1
    squelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    My PC is gone painfully slow and crashes regularly. I have been searching for freeware to clean the registry files. Anyone come across or have experience of this as a tool http://www.freeregistryfix.com

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    dun79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭dun79


    Hi squelly

    registry cleaning is one of the last things to do.

    1. Do you have any anti virus installed.(if you have do a full system scan)
    2. Do you have any anti spyware installed.(if you have do a scan)


  • #3
    slowlydownwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭slowlydownwards


    Don't know much about the above, but ccleaner does a fairly good job. ;)


  • #4
    squelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭squelly


    Hi there I have AVG free version installed. I scan regularly and it comes up clean. not sure about anti spyware.


  • #5
    dun79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭dun79


    Hi
    not sure about anti spyware
    I use spybot


  • #6
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    As slowlydownwards says, use ccleaner to clear out dead/junk files and then clean the registry.

    If that doesn't improve, head over to the Virus and Malware forum, read the "I think I have a virus" - Please Read & Try BEFORE Posting (Updated 12/02/2010) sticky and try as much of that as you can, then start a new thread having followed the sticky instructions. ASJ112 will help you as required.

    As for anti-virus/spyware/maware etc tips read Malware Prevention Tips for the definitive Boards recommendations.


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  • #7
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    What do ppl think of Glary Utilities ...... I've been using this lately and its removed a lot of junk from the Registry.....much more so than the Registry cleaner in ccleaner....and I've had no problems.


  • #8
    squelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭squelly


    cheers danjo, downloaded this and it found over 400 problems. PC showing big improvements already


  • #9
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,356 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    ccleaner


  • #10
    Philistine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Philistine


    +1 for ccleaner


  • #11
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    Aye, I'd use Ccleaner and Spybot S&D as a first step.


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