PC Repair & Cleanup Software

Arthur said:
"Cleaning" the Registry has as much effect as washing a car does on the engine and gearbox's performance. In many cases it causes more harm than good, like sticking the hose into the crankcase to wash the bearings.
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Registry tune up is only one feature of proper software like this and not the prominent feature. I won't disagree with you, even your whack analogies. Working remotely on an old system with a bad internet connection for a few hours is hectic in itself. Using software like this and restarting has an instant performance improvement. So either I'm lying about it or it's true.
 
|tera| said:
Registry tune up is only one feature of proper software like this and not the prominent feature. I won't disagree with you, even your whack analogies. Working remotely on an old system with a bad internet connection for a few hours is hectic in itself. Using software like this and restarting has an instant performance improvement. So either I'm lying about it or it's true.
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My first thought is that you simply got a better connection after the restart, and/or the restart killed some process with bad memory management that was gumming things up. A registry "clean" can't do that.
 
Arthur said:
My first thought is that you simply got a better connection after the restart, and/or the restart killed some process with bad memory management. A registry "clean" can't do that.
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Nope. Restarting at times for other tasks. As I said, registry tweaking or cleaning isn't the prominent feature.
 
Arthur said:
I'm not doubting your experience.

I just can't see what optimisation is being done that Windows itself doesn't automatically manage.
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I think it has to do with memory management and hard drive optimisation mainly. Most of these machines I've worked on has 2Gb to 4Gb RAM. Some have 250Gb hdd's, which are quite old. They also have very old CPUs.
Malware and virus scanning is my first task.
I generally use software to optimise as a last resort. Defragging, removing crapware, clearing temp and cache files. Clearing old Windows update files, deleting previous Windows installs mainly has the most impact. Update of drivers also has an effect.
The Ashampoo software also has an Accelerator component which you can choose to activate. It seems like it makes use of prefetching to optimise software launch times. Doesn't have an effect on actual software use performance.
 
Steamy Tom said:
Not me clown
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I'm a clown for seeing your post as the second post in this thread?
Edit: My bad, didn't see the month.
Calling someone a clown for asking a question is messed up. Enjoy your sugarless tea.
 
|tera| said:
I'm a clown for seeing your post as the second post in this thread?
Edit: My bad, didn't see the month.
Calling someone a clown for asking a question is messed up. Enjoy your sugarless tea.
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Clown
 
Steamy Tom said:
okes this thread is a necro :/
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There's no such thing as a necro for tech related threads.

The whole point of forums is that people can post questions and answers not limited by space and time.

That means forumites and web searchers can get answers, opinions, tips & tricks, advice & guidance and discussions, etc and benefit from the experience of others over time. Sharing the experiences and seeing how they evolve is a good thing, especially for newbies.

It further means that the same questions and topics don't get repeatedly asked.

This silly notion that "necro" is somehow bad is itself unthinking and idiotic. It's far better to continue discussions in an existing thread even if the topic was first raised many years ago. The alternative is less than ideal because it spawns multiple threads on the same subject and thereby adds to internet and forum clutter.

By all means call out a "necro" on something that is obviously timebound, like "Anyone going to Vladivostok next Thursday?".

But please think about it for a millisecond and stop calling "necro" on threads and topics not timebound. Using an existing thread no matter how old is actually a good thing.
 
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Arthur said:
There's no such thing as a necro for tech related threads.

The whole point of forums is that people can post questions and answers not limited by space and time.

That means forumites and web searchers can get answers, opinions, tips & tricks, advice & guidance and discussions, etc and benefit from the experience of others over time. Sharing the experiences and seeing how they evolve is a good thing, especially for newbies.

It further means that the same questions and topics don't get repeatedly asked.

This silly notion that "necro" is somehow bad is itself unthinking and idiotic. It's far better to continue discussions in an existing thread even if the topic was first raised many years ago. The alternative is less than ideal because it spawns multiple threads on the same subject and thereby adds to internet and forum clutter.

By all means call out a "necro" on something that is obviously timebound, like "Anyone going to Vladivostok next Thursday?".

But please think about it for a millisecond and stop calling "necro" on threads and topics not timebound. Using an existing thread no matter how old is actually a good thing.
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I don't disagree if it adds value, this thread was pretty much pointless after like the 3rd post
 
if you are not looking for format and reinstall you can use some apps that will help.

looking on bleepingcomputer.com will give you some useful downloads (some ransomware decrypters too)

adwcleaner
malwarebytes
ccleaner
revo uninstaller(digs for left overs and rips them out)
rkill
junkware removal tool
there is also a windows all in one repair tool, it resets network config or update issues or what ever. it works as well

you can use any of those without causing damage to your computer, there are exceptions. ccleaner does backup your registry in case, but I have not seen ccleaner mess up a computer after a registry clean for about 10 years. cleaning the registry may get rid of broken entries causing errors or delays in execution. it also may not (hence format & reinstall)

proper registry cleaners do make a difference, shitty ones break the computer or try and sell you software to fix the problem.

i would also completely remove all the browsers(especially chrome) and their installation directories and re install them. reset IE to defaults in internet options.
 
No mention of which windows, Windows 7 can still run on a spindle... but seeing it's now EOL... a reinstall might not be the order of the day, upgrade to 10, and add the SSD.

I truly believe that Windows 10 (especially the newer builds) are designed solely for Solid State...
Companies still selling Laptops with spinning 5400rpm drives disappoint me...
 
I have never seen any "cleaner" software improve a PC's performance, Usually the opposite.
An in-law keeps trying this and then ends up asking me why it doesn't clean his PC. Eventually I re-installed Windows
and told him that if he ever re-installs one of those crap "cleaners" I will no go near his PC again :cautious:
 
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