Does anyone know of a good registry optimizing software?

[Hi There, Am Pam]

Is there even such a thing? Most registry editors seem to make things worse afterwards. I really don't feel like gambling with my OS, largely because it lands on double zero everytime, which is weird cause we're playing blackjack.

[Nak Nak]

What have you tried before? They are hit and miss. Are you having specific registry problems?

tuneup utilities 2007 has a decent reg optimiser. More importantly it allows you to defrag the registry, which can also give you performance gains. Try it out - it lets you revert if the changes are dodgy.

[Pulsewidth]

I've tried several over the past year or two, and in turn recommend "PC Optimizer Pro." Not to be confused with "Asmw PC Optimizer pro" - 2 different products.

The program is pretty solid, and allows you to create registry backs (as well as restore them.) Another feature is an automatic "Windows System Restore Point" option, just in case anything does go wrong. The program also includes a File Shredder, Tracks Eraser, Startup Manager & Uninstaller. While the program doesn't have the look of a professional/modern GUI, it's more than capable of handling the tasks mentioned above.

You can download the Full version here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/22847233/PCOP.rar

If you're going to go with Craig's suggestion, then you can download the full version of "tuneup utilities 2007" here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/28189536/TuneUp.Utilities.2007.6.0.2200.Inl.Key.rar

[Hi There, Am Pam]

What have you tried before? They are hit and miss. Are you having specific registry problems?

tuneup utilities 2007 has a decent reg optimiser. More importantly it allows you to defrag the registry, which can also give you performance gains. Try it out - it lets you revert if the changes are dodgy.

I believe I tried Registry Mechanic, although I don't think there was any real problem with it, I don't think it really helped either. I don't remember the other ones I may have tried over the years (certainly not all on the same computer, of course).

As far as specific registry problems, well none that I know of. My computer does get oddly sluggish at times (even with minimal resource hogs being used), and I always stay on top of spyware (which I never really get) along with malicious processes. I was kind of hoping a good registry program would help to see if there were any problems that might be because of the registry.

I think I'll give the Tuneup Util. program a try. Thanks for the link, btw...

[Nak Nak]

Tuneup is very useful. It makes it easy for you to change stuff like what programs start up with your computer, suggests what settings you could change to make it run faster, has an error checker for your HD, disk cleaner, theme manager etc. Very useful package, I think.

[Herr Lipp]

This worked for me, sped up my Start-Up and found a load of shit from apps long deleted. And it's free:

http://www.download.com/Free-Window-Registry-Repair/3000-2086_4-10626250.html?tag=lst-0-4

[Herr Lipp]

cacheman XP might be worth you trying hohn. I just used auto-optimize (minimal fuss/chance of fuckingupness) and it brought my RAM down lots. I think it's freeware from download.com if not I mustve got the set up file off torrentz and its cushty.

thanks to craggy for teh tip

[Nak Nak]

Ja i use cacheman too. It's neat.

[Hi There, Am Pam]

Just a follow up - I used the TuneUp Utilities and it found over 600 errors in my registry. Things seem to be a bit smoother now, but my computer is still crap.

[Nak Nak]

Post your specs in the spex thread and we will endeavour to find upgrade paths for you.

[Hi There, Am Pam]

Actually, I already know the problem. It's the DVD player which is known to absolutely suck. It only works 1 out of every 5 times I start my computer up. To make matters worse, when the computer boots up, it will try to read what's in the player, and if it's one of the times it doesn't work, it will literally just sit there for about 5 minutes until you eject the DVD. Same thing with starting up programs.

It extremely annoying.

[Nak Nak]

You mean before windows starts? If it takes a long time to get past the BIOS bit you could change the boot order to put the hard drive ahead of the DVD drive. So it wouldn't even check the DVD drive on start up.

[Hi There, Am Pam]

The thing about it is that it only does it when the DVD drive isn't working - that is, when the DVD drive actually works the way it's supposed to, it's fine. The problem is that the DVD drive is essentially busted.

Really, it's the main way I can tell if the DVD drive will work because Windows boots up smoothly. And when it doesn't, I can just open the drive and it will load like normal. It's a weird problem.

[Nak Nak]

What sort of drive is it?

I am considering buying a new one, mine is pretty dodgy at best, so I want to know what else to avoid.

[Hi There, Am Pam]

I believe this (http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/gwa-4040n.jhtml) is the model.