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« on: December 31, 2009, 10:40:50 AM » |
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Anyone recommend a good registry cleaner? I don't feel like going through the process of formatting and reinstalling everything
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 10:57:28 AM » |
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Why I don't use registry cleaners [edbott.com] This was dugg a while back... Basically, registry cleaners are, for the most part, bad. What happened that you feel you need to format and reinstall everything?
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2009, 11:17:05 AM » |
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Why I don't use registry cleaners [edbott.com] This was dugg a while back... Basically, registry cleaners are, for the most part, bad. What happened that you feel you need to format and reinstall everything? My desktop is running slow as molasses. Virus scan comes up negative and all that jazz. |
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 11:20:59 AM » |
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Did you try AdAware or Spybot S&D? ;O
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 11:23:24 AM » |
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no i haven't. Will give it a swing and see what she says.
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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2009, 12:21:49 PM » |
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Use Malwarebytes and Dr Web CureIt instead, two best programs I've used. They've caught malware/registry keys/rootkeys/viruses/etc that Ad Aware, Spybot, Kaspersky, AVG, and Norton all missed.
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2010, 01:12:38 PM » |
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Use Malwarebytes and Dr Web CureIt instead, two best programs I've used. They've caught malware/registry keys/rootkeys/viruses/etc that Ad Aware, Spybot, Kaspersky, AVG, and Norton all missed.
I read something a few months back, Avira is supposed to be top dog in detection. I can't site the source though. Avira reminds you buy so much it feels like spyware itself. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2010, 01:25:30 PM » |
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You know someone else on a MUD I troll on mentioned Avira today as being the best too. MalwareBytes and DrWeb I mentioned because it's what the peeps at BleepingComputer usually suggest scanning with first, and if a fix exists without having to reformat, they always seem to know how. They're 2 for 2 for me, and 3 for 3 for relatives that I've steered to their site.
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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2010, 05:16:25 PM » |
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I ended up using Spybot and then CCleaner. Spybot found a couple of bad cookies but nothing else. The cleaner found about 300 some odd errors, missing links and old stuff from deleted programs. Basically some 3 years of crap built up. Fixed them and now it runs smooth as a babies bottom. Just like a new computer.
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2010, 08:01:40 PM » |
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CCleaner is by far the best out there, far better than any registry cleaner you can pay for. Open source ftw. Just make a habit of taking the option of backing up your registry before you scrape it - it can be a bit overzealous at times.
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