where can i find a really good registry cleaner??..free versions or trial versions....

Google to regseeker. Free.

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Yes, 'regseeker' is about the safest & easiest I've found so far. Free, backs up before deletion, works on 98/ME/XP, doesn't install, just run it from the unzipped folder. May not be as thorough as some, but I haven't had any mishaps with it.

The majority of cleanup done by Reg cleaners relies on their determination that an entry is either a folder or a file. It then scans your drives to see if the folder/files exist. If not, it assumes the entry is not needed and flags it as a candidate for deletion. This results in all kinds of 'stuff' being cleaned. The problem with this is that many Reg entries that look like folders/files do not physically exist on a drive. Nevertheless they are still needed. There is no rule that says what looks like a folder/file in the Registry has to be a folder/file and actually exist on a drive. With any Reg cleaner check every item flagged for deleting before having the Reg cleaner delete it.

IA GREE AND A GOOD POINT UPURZ the so called fale safe optin is to use the Microsoft registry cleaner. Called MSREGCLEAN I havent sen the link to this for some time but if a site search on MS doesnt yield any results give me a buzz i will send you a copy of the program.. IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT A8N-SLI Deluxe AMD X64 3500+ Wnchst Corsair 2x512 DDR400 Dual Channel GV-NX6600128D PCIX Graphics Card Ggbyte GT Pro CPU Cooler Zalman VF700-CU VGA Cool

I agree that MS Regclean is a pretty safe reg cleaner. IF you want to exeperince a Reg cleaner that will flag just about everything in existence try jv16 PowerTools 2005. Another pretty safe Reg cleaner is Windoctor included in Norton Utilities. Hard to believe but true. It is very conservative in what it looks for. I feel comfortable in letting it delete everything it recommends even though I still give the list a once over. Also good is the Reg cleaner included with TuneUP Utilites 2004. Except you have to beware of the recommendations for the sections ActiveX & Com and Software. From experience deleting some of the recommended entries can cause some system problems. My personal feeling is that for the most part you really don't need to use a Reg cleaner. What they do clean is of little consequence and really does not make your system perform better. In reality there are tons of entries in your Registry that aren't needed that all Reg cleaners will never find. I say just leave your Registry alone in most cases.