Registry booster programs.

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 13 Sep 2009 6:14 am

I have been using for 2-3 years a program called Registry booster by Uniblue. In one case, about a year ago, my computer had slowed to a (less than) a crawl. Running the program fixed it.

Today, after 8 days, I ran the program again, it found and fixed 51 different problems. Is that what happens? Does the registry get that screwed up in that short af a time? My wifes computer ran for years without a registry booster with no problem. Sure enough when I put the program on her computer it had over three hundered errors.

So what's the story of registry errors and fix it programs?

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 13 Sep 2009 7:42 am

Registry programs - whether they call them "boosters", "repair" or whatever are mostly not needed. They can find many entries that may not be needed or not in use but that really has no affect on the PC operation or performance.

I've fixed a lot of PC's that were "repaired" by Registry programs.

Most "techies" that I know have no use for a Registry "repair" program.

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 13 Sep 2009 8:33 am

Interesting. How many other programs are we told we can't live without that we probably don't need? Lots, I imagine.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 14 Sep 2009 1:40 am

Probably many. Like guitars, we seem to never have enough. I need another guitar like a hole in the head but I bought a very slightly damaged Epiphone Les Paul (Standard, Plus Top model) at the Musician's Friend warehouse outlet during my recent trip to Kansas City, Mo.

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 15 Oct 2009 6:06 am

I'm with ya 110% Jack, registry fixers are a def no-no. IF and I emphasize if, I have to do any reg mods I do it manually via regedit or not at all.As to unnecessary sw, just look at 95% of the pre installed junk on any typical proprietary pc.......nuff said