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ARO Version 5.1 is an extremely thorough registry cleaner that is easy to use and provides good backup safety features.
ARO Version 5.1 provides thorough error detection and good customer support.
Top Features
- Supports Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.
- Unlimited, free customer support.
- Trial version removes up to twenty errors.
- Thorough error detection.
- Free scan for errors.
- 30-day 100% money-back guarantee.
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Registry Mechanic Version 7.0 is a good registry cleaner that is easy to use and provides good backup safety features. It does not provide a lot of features, but if you want the basics, Registry Mechanic Version 7.0 is a solid, reliable software application.
Top Features
- Supports Windows® Vista™ 32-bit, 98, Me, 2000 and XP 32-bit operating systems.
- Trial version removes problems found in five sections of the registry only.
- Good error detection.
- Free scan for errors.
- Free technical support via e-mail for one year.
- 100% money-back guarantee.
- Good detection of errors.
- Graphic scale shows risk assessment of each error.
- User interface is very easy to understand and navigate.
- Good product documentation.
- Automatically backs up current registry.
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System Mechanic Version 7.0 is a fair registry cleaner. It functions best as a general PC tune-up kit.
Top Features
- Supports Windows® Vista™ 32-bit, 2000 and XP 32-bit operating systems.
- Trial version is good for thirty days.
- Free analysis for unoptimized settings and “system health.”
- 30-day money back guarantee.
- Easy to install via download.
- SafetyNet allows you to undo selected System Mechanic actions.
- User interface was very easy to understand and navigate.
- Good product documentation. Help system is included with product.
- Good reporting capabilities.
- Wizards guide you through major product functions.
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Registry Booster Version 2.0 is a good registry cleaner that is easy to use. There are not a lot of advanced settings for “power users”, but the novice user will do well with the default settings.
Top Features
- Supports Windows® Vista™, 2000 and XP 32-bit operating systems.
- Trial version allows you to repair fifteen errors.
- Free scan for errors.
- 100% money-back guarantee.
- Easy to install via download.
- Fairly good detection of errors.
- Automatically creates a backup file whenever the software makes changes to the registry.
- Real-time monitoring alerts are displayed when a registry key is modified.
- Ignore List prevents certain registry entities from being changed by accident.
- User interface is very easy to understand and navigate.
- Help system is included with product.
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What is a Registry?
A registry is a Windows database that is used to store information necessary to configure a system for its users, applications, and hardware devices.
What is a Registry Cleaner Application?
A registry cleaner application is software that eliminates the clutter and junk that builds up in your computer's registry as a result of installing and removing programs, deleting and creating files, and surfing online. A good registry cleaner optimizes your registry and keeps your computer running properly. Without such tune-ups, your computer can become sluggish, generate frequent error messages, and freeze or crash.
Why You Need a Registry Cleaner Application:
When files or programs are added to or removed from your PC, the registry is modified to make note of these changes. With continued PC use, especially if you install and uninstall programs or have spyware on your computer, the registry becomes unmanageable and disorganized. Symptoms of registry problems include slowed computer and Internet performance; inability to remove programs you do not want; applications not functioning properly; crashes when you install new hardware; beeping noise when you try to shut down; and inability to boot-up properly.
Although changes can be made to the registry manually, without a registry cleaner application, it is a task that should be undertaken only by highly proficient “power users” of Windows operating systems. A good registry cleaner will enable even the novice user to improve PC performance without the risk of data loss, computer damage, or the services of a computer technician.
How We Rate Registry Cleaner Applications:
All Star Reviews’ experts provide our readers with a quick, high level review and in-depth technical review of each application, and then rate the top registry cleaner applications according the following criteria:
Effectiveness: The ability of each application to detect and correct many of the most common problems including: invalid paths, fonts, file types, CLSIDs, DLLs, sound, help files, shell extensions, AppEvents, and class keys. This category also includes the functionality to undo any changes that are made to the user’s computer quickly and easily in case a problem occurs.
Price: the retail price of a single license for each registry cleaner application reviewed.
Dollar Value: The effectiveness of the product with respect to the retail price of a single license for each registry cleaner application reviewed.
Customer Support: The comprehensiveness and availability of customer support for each registry cleaner application reviewed.
Ease of Use: The intuitiveness of each registry cleaner application reviewed; the relative ease with which a user can benefit from the technology without having to overcome a steep learning curve.
Scans: A link to a free scan for each product, where applicable.
More Information: A link to the manufacturer’s Web site for each registry cleaner application reviewed.