Registry 'cleaning'
 

Anyone got any recommendations for a good, safe, preferably free, registry 'cleaner'?

edit----for xp

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

Yep me too on this one. I just need a cleaner to clean out the invalid ones and ones left behind by uninstalled programmes.

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

I've used Regclean in the past and its always been ok for me.

What version of Windows do you want it to work on?

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

XP

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

Homealone has some ideas on this, might be worthwhile PM'ing him

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

If you scroll down to posts 6/7 on this page you will find links to the last free versions of Reg Cleaner, very good but unfortunately not now free.

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...hreadid=145796

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

Downloaded it. So does it show up only the invalid or what?

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

if you go to this site you can get reg clean free
www.worldstart.com

then look in the left hand window for DOWNLOAD ACHIEVE
THEN CLICK ON IT
then look for regclean .exe

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

take a look here

http://www.discount-evidence-elimina...n-download.htm

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

I have never used it on XP, used it a lot on Win 95 and found it very good, also used it to remove items from start up.

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

it works just as well in xp i used it all the time

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

Thanks guys, I tried regclean and all seems well :erm: :D

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

In the past I've used SuperrRabbit Registry Optimiser it cleans, degrags and compresses the registry.

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

Looks nice but it's not free :)

Re: Registry 'cleaning'
 

yes but reg clean is