Reg Cleanup

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

Hi everyone. :)

Whats a good program to use to really clean out the crap in the registry?
I have norton SW2003 and it just don't do it.
It cleans out some shortcut but it does'nt do much more than that.
I'm able to go in and get the obvious stuff but not everthing nor will I try.
I don't need any comments on how I should be careful or leave it alone.
There's a bunch o crap in there and I need a program that recognizes it.

[imported_QuietSilence!]

whats sw 2003 ? nortons utilities comes with windoc and it works great for reg cleaning and not just shortcuts

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

If you think norton utillities 2003(which I have)cleans your registry great your mistaken.
Yeah it gets more than just shorcuts but it does'nt get rid of eveything.
If you think it does I suggest you look through it.
I just ran win doc to see if it would find some useless keys I know are there.
guess what?
Still there!!!
And win doc don't know it or one button and on and on.
I need a program that gets every last vestige of uninstalled programs so that if you reinstalled the program it would'nt know it was ever installed.
And don't tell me about cleansweep either.

[whipper25]

i use regcleaner (http://www.jv16.org/)...

[south-paw]

Yep, Regcleaner is the biz...nice one whipper25 ;)

[caesius]

RegCleaner is a good freeware program for doing what you have mentioned.

http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/regcleaner.shtml

[cborga1985]

Originally posted by ShockAndAwe^i^@29 April 2003 - 07:22
If you think norton utillities 2003(which I have)cleans your registry great your mistaken.
Yeah it gets more than just shorcuts but it does'nt get rid of eveything.
If you think it does I suggest you look through it.
I just ran win doc to see if it would find some useless keys I know are there.
guess what?
Still there!!!
And win doc don't know it or one button and on and on.
I need a program that gets every last vestige of uninstalled programs so that if you reinstalled the program it would'nt know it was ever installed.
And don't tell me about cleansweep either.
why don't you use a crack intead of reinstalling shit

go to www.anycracks.com

[m8t]

:rolleyes:
hi there !
i'm using Ontrack System Suite four, and it is brilliant. it brings up a list of keys colored green (ok to delete) yellow and red .
if i have'nt done it for a couple of weeks, there can be 200 keys to remove and it gets them all. :blink:
regards
m8t

[editordude]

MS RegClean, Jouni Vuorio's RegCleaner 4.3, Norton's Utilities, and (sometimes) Registry First Aid v2.0.0

No one cleaning program has been able to do it all. MS RegClean, Jouni Vuorio's RegCleaner 4.3, and Norton's Utilities are also recommended by Fred Langa of the Langa Letter (http://www.langa.com/).


ShockAndAwe^i^; If you ever find one program that does it all let me know. I've been searching for years and have found bumpkus as far as one "do it all" program. I know that even with the cleaning done by the forementioned, I can still use other programs to find something left over.

I've never figured out why a cleaner that will do it all seems to be a Mission Impossible. http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/icon14.gif

[hammermaff]

I've just d/lded jv.16 powertools. From the makers of reg. cleaner, it sounds the nuts :D although i haven't tried it yet.

I got it from: Here! (http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/jv16powertools.shtml)
It's free for home use!!! :D :D :) :lol: :lol: :) :D :D

Maff

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

Originally posted by cborga1985@29 April 2003 - 12:08

why don't you use a crack intead of reinstalling shit

go to www.anycracks.com
I was just using the reinstalling thing as a way of explaining what I wanted to accomplish! :P



But thanx for the cracksite!
Bwahahaha :D

www.anycracks.com don't work

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

Originally posted by editordude@29 April 2003 - 14:10
MS RegClean, Jouni Vuorio's RegCleaner 4.3, Norton's Utilities, and (sometimes) Registry First Aid v2.0.0

No one cleaning program has been able to do it all. MS RegClean, Jouni Vuorio's RegCleaner 4.3, and Norton's Utilities are also recommended by Fred Langa of the Langa Letter (http://www.langa.com/).


ShockAndAwe^i^; If you ever find one program that does it all let me know. I've been searching for years and have found bumpkus as far as one "do it all" program. I know that even with the cleaning done by the forementioned, I can still use other programs to find something left over.

I've never figured out why a cleaner that will do it all seems to be a Mission Impossible. http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/icon14.gif
Thanks for the info.
I thought there might be one
I've got ms reg clean and norton.
But thanks for the tips and Jouni Vuorio's RegCleaner 4.3 :D

I'm gonna try that regcleaner too!
Damn I had ontrack sys suite and deleted it before installing because i was running norton and have limited room.Damn! :(
Thats sounds pretty good with the color codes and everything.

[DarthInsinuate]

after reading this i got regcleaner - it picked out loads of crap norton completely missed :) completely freeware aswell

anyone know what the easter eggs theys talk about in the FAQ are?

[Supernode]

About jv.16 powertools.
It finds hundreds of regfiles to remove, but wont remove any.
Bug?

[Grim]

Originally posted by Supernode@30 April 2003 - 10:57
About jv.16 powertools.
It finds hundreds of regfiles to remove, but wont remove any.
Bug?
Same here, kept on lockin up my PC so i DISPOSED of it :P

[Pistolpete]

I Use Reg Seeker which you can download free from Major Geeks (http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2579&cat=15) along with jv16 Power Tools.Both are very good.

[nizers]

I DL'd regcleaner months ago and used it once and it detected some remains of a program i uninstalled months before that so i deleted the registry key only to find out that for some god awfull reason my IE was dependant upon it. Wouldn't a good regcleaner prog notice that it's still a viable program... i had to do a clean install on windows and was really pissed off for a couple of weeks about the whole thing.

Use at your own risk

[sirhumpalot1996]

i use reg. medic 2.29 and i think it the best by far

[drakkie]

I couldn't help noticing your avatar is very appetising!! You sure hummpalot and for that, you definitely need
a medic!!!

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

yeah man get a different one !
I can't read with that avatar there.
My eyes are drawn to it and my mind goes blank :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:

[technonrgkid]

I download regcleaner about a year or so ago, dunno how i found the damn thing but been using it ever since. Like it by far the best!

[kennyboy]

Downloaded JV16, and tried it, but all it did was lock-up the machine. Whatever I tried, it just didn't work. Buggy!

[DarthInsinuate]

Originally posted by nizers@30 April 2003 - 17:11
I DL'd regcleaner months ago and used it once and it detected some remains of a program i uninstalled months before that so i deleted the registry key only to find out that for some god awfull reason my IE was dependant upon it. Wouldn't a good regcleaner prog notice that it's still a viable program... i had to do a clean install on windows and was really pissed off for a couple of weeks about the whole thing.

Use at your own risk

err, there's a backup/restore function - another reason why this thing is great!!!

[Spindulik]

The last time I used a RegCleaner, was with Windows95.

I didn't know those programs were still available.

[nizers]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate+1 May 2003 - 20:31--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DarthInsinuate @ 1 May 2003 - 20:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--nizers@30 April 2003 - 17:11
I DL&#39;d regcleaner months ago and used it once and it detected some remains of a program i uninstalled months before that so i deleted the registry key only to find out that for some god awfull reason my IE was dependant upon it.&nbsp; Wouldn&#39;t a good regcleaner prog notice that it&#39;s still a viable program... i had to do a clean install on windows and was really pissed off for a couple of weeks about the whole thing.

Use at your own risk

err, there&#39;s a backup/restore function - another reason why this thing is great&#33;&#33;&#33; [/b][/quote]
ah.. the crappiest part was that i couldn&#39;t even open any windows at all. :blink: My computer, network places, my shared folder, IE... nothing. that&#39;s why i had to do a clean install. OH WELL&#33; I got to start with a brand new fresh registry just like they promised&#33;&#33; :D

[sharedholder]

I use registry healer, norton utilities,and registry compactor .You can see here about registry compactor http://www.elrise.com/

[Manny Calavera]

:)
I used regcleaner for a year or 2 then started using easycleaner as well and they are both excellent

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

Originally posted by sharedholder@2 May 2003 - 11:31
registry compactor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; http://www.elrise.com/
I usta have one of those.
Snazzy screenshot.
I&#39;m dl&#39;ing




ummmmm do you got a code for this thing? :shifty:

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

Tried it.
Made my comp totally unbootable&#33;
Had to restore the registry from dos mode. <_<

[sharedholder]

I have xp and have no problem with registry compactor ,what os you have?i have the code too.

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

I&#39;m using ME and I have&#39;nt given up on the program&#33;
I may have not used it correctly.
I was a tad impatient
I did&#39;nt read help files or nothing.
Pretty stupid huh? :blink:
I was fortunate to have a recent backup
Gotta make those backups daily especially if you install and uninstall programs all the time as I do.
Whats the code ?
gimme gimme gimme....lol :D :D


oh and no ME comments PLEASE

[sharedholder]

I send a PM

[mobboss01]

Regcleaner all the way. Small, fast and accurate.

[Manny Calavera]

Easycleaner is freeware and removes files regcleaner misses. Use them both, you know it makes sense&#33; ;)

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

I&#39;m gonna try it again&#33; :D
Thanx&#33;

[Manny Calavera]

here is easycleaner



try it after regcleaner and see if it finds anything else

[ShockAndAwe^i^]

I&#39;ll give it a try
Thanks&#33;

[ripley02]

this is a lot of good info, i&#39;ll be coming back here later to find some of these better reg cleaners

[melgl]

:D thanks for the info for reg cleaner&#33;&#33;..just got it aand my computer is working properly for the first time in ages...must have had about 250 cleaned out :D

[rectrogirl2003]

[COLOR=purple] could you tell me where you can get Ontrack systems suite 4?? :) Hi im new here and thanks :)

[ricochet]

I used regcleaner b4 i got power tools and i had it freeze my system. if you use this dont open any other windows or do anything while the scan is running and it seems to work great. power tools found a lot of things that regcleaner missed. just read the FAQ first.... ;)

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by whipper25@29 April 2003 - 02:46
i use regcleaner (http://www.jv16.org/)...
ditto

I also use ashampoo every once in a while, they have a whole cleaning suite that works nice on removing all sorts of redundant crap

[SeattlePC]

Registry First Aid (http://astaforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=19442&highlight=registry+First+aid)

:D :P :D :P :D :P :D :P :D :P :D :P :D


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-5/204178/mami.jpg

[FinalTheorem]

I tried registry first aid as well, it&#39;s good in that it is very easy to use, but it&#39;s not very customizable. I use it coupled with reg cleaner. Have fun B)