x_flow57
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 09:10 AM |
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Registry Smart (worth having?)
Does any one have experience of this
Registry Smart
I've just done the free scan and it's found over 500 faults.
Is it worth $40 or can anyone recomend something either better/cheeper.
Nick
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vinny1275
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 09:16 AM |
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Looks a bit like snake oil to me....
The registry is so complex that it would be difficult to design a piece of software to fix all possible problems with it, particularly after say a
year of installing and uninstalling programs.
Some of the other claims they make about being able to "fix" broken dlls and ocx files are rubbish. It's not possible to do that,
unless you have a backup copy of a good one to go back to.
It's a bit like those things you can get to put on your car, that apparently increase power and reduce fuel consumption. The effect is mostly
placebo, I'd reckon....
HTH
vince
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BenB
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 09:50 AM |
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It's true that cleaning up the registry (IE removing unused keys etc) can make the computer work a bit better. But there are lots of freeware
softwares that'll do that. Beyond that I'd be dubious...
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 12:15 PM |
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Tune up utilities seems to do a reasonable job at this. The product is for a time limited
free trial so it actually does sort out the stuff it finds.
HTH
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Hellfire
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 04:05 PM |
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I have a piec eof kit called Registry Booster... it removes unwanted dll's, cleans disused registry entries and defragments it all. Cost me a
bit (liar - read took me a while to find) and does a great job of keeping boots quick!
Steve
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x_flow57
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 10:05 PM |
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Thanks for the input. I'll save my pennies and put them into the build .
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