i purchased registryfix to fix the 350 problems it said i had. it fixed all but two w/no improvement?

Question

i run it again and it claims everything is fixed, but if i run another reg. fix scan it says i have 300 some problems still and i should purchase their program. my comp. is still slow as hell. are these programs worth it?

Answer 1

Sorry but you feel victim to one of many "registry fixing" scams.

There are a few freeby ones (google for them) which tend to be jsut as effective as the others which love to hye things up.

Uf you PC is slow, try using SEVERAL programs to check for spyware/adware. Windows defender, adaware from lavasoft, AVG (Grisfot) now do one and so does spybot. All free

Nothing to do with registry but more likely to be your problem tha a messy registry.

Oh and defrag your drive if you haven't done so for a while. (START > All programs > Accessories > System tools > Disk defrag)

Answer 2

Been there done that. Instead, to speed up your Windows programs, I found that if you go to START, PROGRAMS, ACCESSORIES, SYSTEM TOOLS, then SYSTEM INFORMATION (on 98, not sure of process to get there on XP). The % (percent) of resources in use will show. The closer you can get to the 90's the better.

Then click on TOOLS, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY, and STARTUP. All the items that are checked load when the system starts and even before you can click on anything on your computer. Look at them, do you see stuff loading that you only use once in a great while (like Yahoo Pager)? UNCLICK those items. Do NOT unclick anything you don't know (such as ScanRegistery). This can and does help a lot.

The more stuff that loads in memory the slower your system will be. You will be surprised at what some software you have used puts in your registry to load WITHOUT your permission. Even some web sites you land on by accident will put stuff in your registry.

Remember to reboot EVERY time you do the registry thing. And some programs that have put them-self in your register to start on boot, will just not go away and then you have to go in and change the actual name that loads (usually an .EXE) so that the registry can't find it when it goes to load.

I do this at least once a week. Makes a big difference.

Answer 3

No they are not worth it. Most speed-up/optimization programs on the web are snake-oil, sold by companies that prey on people who are desperate for help. Some of them even create more problems than you had before (I know, I have worked as a tech for over 10 years).

Your best bet is to lookup the problems you are experiencing (or ask about them in here).

Answer 4

those programs are spyware and adware, if you want to fix issues use ccleaner from filehippo.com once you load use the issues button on left hand side, then click scan, once that is done, hit fix, dont save, reg back up and then ok do that till you scan 110% and box is clear

Answer 5

get Advanded Windows Care it's free and will do a better job

Answer 6

Why would you even buy one. There are many free ones out there.

http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/

http://www.ccleaner.com/

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2048