I downloaded a registry cleaner called reg cure,says i have 812 errors, to clean up have to buy full version?

Question

my computer freezes up constanely, think I have virus it it or a worm, tried downloading registery cleaner but to get rid of 812 erros i have to pay , anyone know of any free programs to use to clear these errors without having to pay?

Answer 1

i recommend that u dont and my personal beliefs are that registry cleaners will clean u right into a reformat .... but if u must try ccleaner ..

Answer 2

Registry cleaner are very dangerous. If you or the program make a mistake you could end up reinstalling windows. Most registry error are no more than dead regkeys that neither hurt nor effect your computer's performance. If you do not have noticable problems your best bet is to leave your registry alone.
If you insist on modifing your registry you need to first make a System Restore Point and the use a program like ERUNT to back up your registry. With this you at least have a chance of recovering from a damaged registry.

Good luck.

http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/ERUNT/ERUNT.html

Answer 3

Since there is more to the question... I would suggest two online scans for trouble.

1) Trend: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
2) Symantec: http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Run those test first and then worry about the registry after. I'm sure a lot of other people would agree about the workings of CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/
I've used it for over a year and it's a great program with a lot of other neat features.

Also, if you should consider some anti-ware programs;
Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

I hope you also have anti-virus, if not;
AVG: http://free.grisoft.com/

Good luck on your quest!

Answer 4

You can try CM DiskCleaner or CC Cleaner or Be clean all are free and clean registry without any problem.

Answer 5

Unless you know what you are doing, I would say: Don't bother. Those programs usually cause more harm than good. If your computer is working fine, then you don't need that program.

Answer 6

These are all good free places to go for virus and or spyware protection, removal and advice
Take a look at them


http://www.ccleaner.com/download/

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

http://www.superantispyware.com/...

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/?

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

http://www.tomcoyote.org/hijackthis

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=79754

For good advice on Windows this site is an education, long so take it a bit at a time
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

If you’re a Gamer he also has excellent game tweaks

Answer 7

There's lots of freebies out there.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20#cleanreg

Answer 8

download.com
search registry cleaner
then licenses: free

and there you go