O/T Registry cleaner

[nearly done]

The lap top is runnng slower than a snail,so I am guessing the registry could do with a clean up. Has any one used any of the free ones off the net? Recommendations of the good,the bad and the ugly greatly received.

Cheers,Sean.

[perksy]

Run the Free version of CCLeaner and it seems to sort all the junk out fine    

[pistonbroke]

Just used  free microsoft malware tool remover on the wifes lappy cleaned it all up nicely wher REG C failed miserably  

[tex]

if you can get hold of a copy of

revo uninstaller its pretty easy to use - will uninstall old programs your no longer using AND wipe up the old files it leaves behind

as well as giving you tools to clean caches etc and junk files all come with it

free of course

get it here http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Un....mncol;1

top left of page where it says download now in green box - use blue link under the green box 'direct download link'

good program iv used for years

theres a video review on the page too

[Stuart]

Another vote for CCleaner here.  Also TweakNow Reg Cleaner - finds stuff that CCleaner doesn't but doesn't have the other features of CCleaner.  Notably the startup cleaning function (yes I know you can do it via msconfig but this is easier) and if you've got lots of stuff starting that you don't need then this could be part of your problem.

[lippydave]

Ccleaner does the trick for me too!  

[nearly done]

Cheers chaps ran the Ccleaner and its miles better.

[Lurksalot]

if you've got lots of stuff starting that you don't need then this could be part of your problem.

How do you know what needs to be running and what doesnt

when you look at the task manager there is a wh pping great list of stuff , which I am sure is not necessary , but how do I know which ones are

[Captain Colonial]

if you've got lots of stuff starting that you don't need then this could be part of your problem.

How do you know what needs to be running and what doesnt

when you look at the task manager there is a wh pping great list of stuff , which I am sure is not necessary , but how do I know which ones are

If you're in any doubt, Google the name of the file, usually an EXE file, and see what it does.  Obviously the anti-virus and anything Microsoft, leave alone.  But in my experience, anything with Real Player, printer stuff (HP are the biggest offenders), Adobe, Quick Time, Tom Tom, web cams, Shockwave et al can be turned off at start-up.  Best to do it one at a time and restart afterwards if at all in doubt.

[Lurksalot]

Cheers Cap'n , that makes good sense , I shall add that procedure to my 'must do soon' list  

[Stuart]

if you've got lots of stuff starting that you don't need then this could be part of your problem.

How do you know what needs to be running and what doesnt

when you look at the task manager there is a wh pping great list of stuff , which I am sure is not necessary , but how do I know which ones are

The only application that starts on boot on my laptop is my antivirus.  

Start/Run/services.msc is a good place to start for all the other stuff.  Disable the obvious stuff like the Adobe & Google updaters then look somewhere like here to see what else you can disable or switch from automatic to manual.

Then Start/Run/msconfig/services referencing this.

Do be careful not to turn off anything vital though!

[pistonbroke]

Theres an excellent programme avvailable called "end it all" (google it )  clears all the none important tasks and progs at the click of a mouse but keeps the important ones running