I'm surprised you haven't found a free registry cleaner.
I believe most of the good ones do charge a fee. I know if I spent the time and effort making a good product, I wouldn't give it away free.
Hello, my Regvac trial has ended. I liked it a lot, but have no desire to pay $30 for the retail version.
I've "Googled" registry cleaners for a replacement, and can't seem to find what I want. What I'm hoping for is a good one that is free.
Before you call me cheap, let me tell you why. I'm tired of wasting money on software that doesn't deliver. $45 for NAV that really bogged down my PC. $30 for Gamedrive who claim they can run copy-protected games, and can't. $30 for Instant Copy with claims of getting past copy-protection, no dice. The list goes on.
Now that I've learned a lot more about PC's, I'm amazed at what I can do for free. When I get a new game, I immediatly find the no-cd crack, which allows the game to play without inserting the disc, no gamedrive needed. There are also plenty of free programs to make legal backups of games and DVD's. I use free picture file converters, .wav to MP3 converters, CD liner printing software, internet phone, karaoke, etc.
All my security is the same way. Zone Alarm, Spybot, Ad-aware, Spywareblaster, Popup Stopper Pro, Firefox, not a dime spent.
With all the free programs I'm running, I'd like to never spend another cent on utilities and security.
Back to my question. I was hoping some of you nice people can give me some of your recommendations on a decent registry cleaner. If not free, no more than $10.
Thanks!

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