Cleanup Tools

[intist]

Hello Vistax64, I have been in need of some cleanup tools. Such as registry, hard drive, and well stuff like that. Anything free and safe that can help cleanup my laptop.

"Windows Vista Home Premium"

Thanks,
intist

 

[mathews2010]

www.stevengould.org - CleanUp! Home
CCleaner - Download
TuneUp International - Download (TRULY recommend this...it does everything)


http://www.vistax64.com/software/115872-free-software-list-vista.html

a great link done by Shawn

 

[bruce2]

For registry cleaning, this one is awesome:

Free Registry Cleaner

 

[Mr Smiley]

Hi Intist

Yes CCleaner I find effective for keeping my hard drives clean of any temp/junk files etc. and I've been using CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner by CleanMyPC Software and find it's one of the best I've used and works beautifully on Vista x64.

PS: I even prefer CleanMyPC better than the built-in registry cleaner in TuneUp Utilities 2008 by TuneUp Software (sorry Mathews 2010!!!) and I've been using TuneUp Utilities for years.

Kind regards

Neil

 

[JaxMacFL]

This is an excellant site for freeware/shareware. Here are their recommended utilities:

MajorGeeks.com - Download Freeware and Shareware Computer Utilities.

 

[billybob]

Ccleaner (formerly Crap Cleaner) and Majorgeeks.com. 2 of my favorite friends.

 

[TDSmoove]

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 is excellent as well. Plus it includes a much better defrag program than one included with Vista. Might be better to find a bit torrent version of it versus the free one that I think is a trial.

 

[bruce2]

The reason I recommend Registry Free Cleaner because all you need is running it one time; but for ccleaner, you can run it ten time in a roll, you still come up with junks.

 

[retexan599]

Hello Vistax64, I have been in need of some cleanup tools. Such as registry, hard drive, and well stuff like that. Anything free and safe that can help cleanup my laptop.

"Windows Vista Home Premium"

Thanks,
intist

Just for my own learning:

1. What is it about the behavior of your system that leads you to
think you need more cleanup tools?
2. Why do you think the native cleanup tools provided with Vista are not adequate for the job?

Thanks.

 

[roy69]

Just one thing on registry cleaners, be careful not to let it make changes auto matically. Some registry cleaners delete keys they dont think are in use when they are.

 

[johngalt]

pfft. I you install all your apps on day one and never install another thing nor change your settings repeatedly, a year later your registry will not magically be clogged.

And you need to read the topic going on right now in the Vista News section: http://www.vistax64.com/vista-news/177262-registry-cleaners-boon-boondoggle.html

 

[wwoods]

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 is excellent as well. Plus it includes a much better defrag program than one included with Vista. Might be better to find a bit torrent version of it versus the free one that I think is a trial.

Might also try paying for it instead of a pirated Torrent eh ?

 

[fertedds]

Hi,

I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds?


Can you please me know,

Thanks,

Wizkid

 

[roy69]

Before I bought an OEM version of windows I used to do a clean install every year. Now with all the updates this seems too time consuming.

 

[bruce2]

Hi,

I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds?


Can you please me know,

Thanks,

Wizkid

I delete all 7,000 of them and doesn't seem to be causing any problems.

 

[roy69]

Hi,

I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds?


Can you please me know,

Thanks,

Wizkid

If it is a clean install I would leave the registry alone. If you do delete anything then review what you are going to delete.

 

[skunksmash]

what a coincidence !!

i only downloaded this app the other night after recent talk that registry cleaners are not all that bad

so i ran AML & it came back with 1.920 errors ....
as you can imagine i was quite dubious about removing them..
so i backed up my registry & removed the lot, rebooted the machine ...no problems at all

 

[william gunkel]

Just one thing on registry cleaners, be careful not to let it make changes auto matically. Some registry cleaners delete keys they dont think are in use when they are.

I agree and that is one reason I use TuneUp Utilities, I used the 2007 version and now the 2008 version. It will show you what it found and it lets you choose to clean or not.