Whats good registry clean-up software

[johnny9fingers]

I'm guessing a lot of you folks know how to clean and optimise your machines without third party software, but I don't. Is software like "Speedy PC Pro", or "RegZooka" a good way to clean out registry and malware problems? Or is there a solution already loaded in the ThinkVantage Productivity stuff in my T61?
John

[Cigarguy]

I like ccleaner for cleaning HDD, registry and startup. Malwarebyte is good for malware.

[Radioguy]

+1 on CCleaner. It's popular and free.

[emeraldgirl08]

CCleaner and Malware Bytes user here also

[johnny9fingers]

Thanks folks, Ccleaner & Malewarebytes will be my one-two punch.....

[dorronto]

ditto..ccleaner...used it for years..

Ron

[A31]

CCleaner!!

[killer]

So most of you recommend CCleaner. It's free and it works ... perhaps I ought to use that simple facility?

However, somewhere in my tiny brain there is a neuron nagging me from the past about CCleaner removing registry entries that might be important.

As I have a business I decided to use TuneUp Utilities. I can claim back the cost. That means it's free to me, my wife, and my mother-in-law ... and all legally paid for.

TuneUp has worked with no bad consequences for years. Perhaps I am mad to pay? Can you really get something for nothing?

[Radioguy]

However, somewhere in my tiny brain there is a neuron nagging me from the past about CCleaner removing registry entries that might be important.

To my knowledge, all such cleaners run that risk. CC, like others too, has the option to backup any changes to a .reg file that can be merged back if something goes wrong.

[A31]

CCleaner's been fine for me, but really I don't ever bother cleaning the registry. There's very little point.

[Cigarguy]

Can you really get something for nothing?

When it comes to software....sometimes yes. Lots of good freeware, GNU licensed, Andriod, linux, etc out there.