Don't bother. You do NOT need any sort of registry cleaner and most of them are snake oil.
What is the BEST Registry Cleaner for Win 7 Ultimate or Pro 64 Bit version OS ?
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What is the BEST Registry Cleaner for Win 7 Ultimate or Pro 64 Bit version OS ?
When I search the internet with that same Question ,, i get hundreds of links and every company says it has the 100% BEST Registry Cleaner software and i bet 99% are liars !!
Microsoft really needs to TEST all Registry cleaners & make a list of the Top 5 BEST software for many different uses and post that list so your Customers can know what is the Best to use to Fix their PC problems .
Please !! be Nice and help your Customers who have bought and use your Microsoft software .. OK ??
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2011-04-18T13:57:16+00:00 I would not use one, they are unnecessary.
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Anonymous
2011-04-18T16:24:40+00:00 If a registry cleaner was neccesary MS would have produced one, as an inbuilt maintenance utility
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2011-04-18T17:20:43+00:00 Microsoft really needs to TEST all Registry cleaners & make a list of the Top 5 BEST software for many different uses and post that list so your Customers can know what is the Best to use to Fix their PC problems .
Microsoft does not recommend using a registry cleaner.
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/setup/optimize.aspx
"Note: This article does not address or recommend tinkering with the registry files. Such activities can be detrimental to your computer and should only be attempted by properly trained professionals."
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Anonymous
2011-04-18T17:25:52+00:00 Gordon is correct.
Lead3 is correct.
Palcouk is correct.
TrekDozer is correct.
Microsoft have even withdrawn their registry cleaner [their Installer cleanup utility] because it sometimes had unwanted side-effects - they now only recommend individual fixes targetted at specific problems. What greater confirmation is needed about the dangers of registry cleaners than this?
Investigating & correcting specific problems is better than potentially writing off the entire system through use of these unpredictable "tools".
By the way, you've worded your comments as though you were addressing Microsoft. This is not Microsoft. This is a peer-to-peer mutual support forum where users ask questions and users answer questions.