[Elynn]

Can someone tell me what would be the best free registry cleaner to use on Windows Vista? Thanks, Elynn

[Phantom010]

The best registry cleaner is NO REGISTRY CLEANER AT ALL. If you value your computer, don't ever use this type of crapware. It's all a scam and you might render a lot of programs unusable and even cripple Windows itself.

As an example:

Programs like CCleaner are very powerful. If you run one on a brand-new computer, with a completely clean Windows install… they will still show "bad" registry entries, and try to remove them. To a non power-user who doesn’t know everything that should be in the registry… that can spell disaster. Remove the wrong key(s), and you could quickly kill your entire computer.

[Noyb]

There is one really good registry cleaner .. It's fresh install of Windows.
It's the only one that's safe.

[Elynn]

lol...thanks, to you both, it's always good to hear from those that know a little more than you do. Elynn

[Phantom010]

You're welcome!

[seo]

If you are looking for FREE options, then there is no better software than CCleaner.
However, I don't use it personally.

[flavallee]

CCleaner has its uses, but it's registry cleaner is NOT one of them.

Stay completely away from registry cleaners - no matter what they claim they can do. They do nothing to improve performance and speed. What they can do is break certain programs and cause damage to the operating system.

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[Elynn]

Well! I am learning something Thanks Flava!

[flavallee]

You're welcome.