what is the best free registry cleaner?
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I find TuneUp Utilities to be better than C-Cleaner for registry cleaning. C-cleaner is free, but you can try TuneUp Utilities free for 30 days to get a good cleaning in.\nhttp://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities
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http://www.girsoft.com\n\nAVG- it's free and auto update...\n\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com-free\n\nhttp://www.zonealarm.com-it is free\n\nhttp://www.adaware.com-free
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I use CCleaner:\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com/
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have u tried using regedit????\n\n\ni guess you havent yet,,,\n\nbecause almost all infos can be seen in registry\nyou can even  manually clean a virus.. and change the name of your recycle bin or your "START"menu...\n\njust be very carefull when dealing with windows registry....
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in all honesty, once your registry is damaged, there is almost nothing that can be done to heal it.. but if you're looking for a great tool to help maintain and keep it tidy, go here and download this..\n\nhttp://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm
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Happy new year to you as well!  A registry cleaner will clean out old and corrupt registry entries, these are entries left behind by programs after they have installed or programs that you have uninstalled.  It will not affect McAfee.\n\nAn excellent free one can be found here, http://www.ccleaner.com/\n\nCleaning out your registry can make Windows run faster because it doesn't have to sort through all the older entries to find what it needs.
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1. backup your registry\n2. goto start | run |regedit\n3. goto key HKEY_CURRENT_USER&#92;Software&#92;\nMicrosoft&#92;\nWindows&#92;\nCurrentVersion&#92;Policies&#92;\nExplorer and change value data in NoFolderOptions to 0\n\n4. do the same for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;Software&#92;\nMicrosoft&#92;Windows&#92;\nCurrentVersion&#92;Policies&#92;\nExplorer
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There is registry manager software distributed with windows.  The executable is called regedit.exe; it doesn't get any better than that.
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Add CCleaner and use it to clear both the system and registry.\nThen check for spyware using AdAware and Spybot S&D to catch ALL the spyware. One doesn't catch all.\nThen run a free ROOTKIT detector. This is different from the other solutions.\nIf you have a rootkit, you need a professional to remove it.
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Hi! All these are FREE, I've used them for over a year, never any problems, together they work as a internet securty center: http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=avg%20free&tag=srch\nAVG Free\nit's awesome, at the same time get Adware SE too, Sygate Firewall is free also out there, harder to find thou, and RegCleaner from this place: http://www.dewassoc.com/support/useful/regcleaner.htm\nkeeps your registry smooth as a kitten.\nGive it a try, like I said, I'm VERY happy with these free wares
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Registry Repair Pro is a program designed to fix or delete errant entries in the Windows registry.  When you have installed and uninstalled a lot of programs those programs sometimes leaving entries in the registry behind.  This can cause reliability issues and may slow the performance of your computer because Windows has to sort through all the flotsum to find what it needs.  Registry Repair Pro or any registry scanning software will find old entries and delete them.  This is something you should to on a regular basis to maintain a stable system.  I wouldn't pay for it though.  CCleaner features a registry cleaner and it is completely free so I would just get that instead.  CCleaner also includes a number of other utilities as well.
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Try cleaning your registry for free.\nhttp://ccleaner.com
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Yes, "AVG free" is the one to go for.  I also use  "spybot search and destroy" and "PCrescue" with good results.  All are free
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Yeah, ashicare4u answered that one pretty good, except you must be carefull what you do to the registry!  One minor change or accidental deleation of something can screw up your whole system, so be very careful. Even if your following directions to get rid of entries made by viruses or whatever, its a good idea to know what the registry is and how it works.
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If you are using windows xp then run system restore to restore your computer at a previous point before you ran registry editor. \nstart > all programs > accessories > system tools > system restore\nYou should make a backup of registry before you use any registry cleaning program. In that case you can safely go back to the previous setting.\nTo manually backup registry.\nClick on start > run\nType regedit\npress ok\nIn the registry editor press\nFile > Export \nGive a name. The registry settings file is saved in My Documents folder by default.\nYou can use File > Import and select the file to go back to your old settings.
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Try to reinstall windows. or registry repair software from download.com for free
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go into system info from your system tools menu. The registry scan tool is in there.