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XP Registry Cleaner

Feb 14, 2005 10:44AM PST

What XP Registry Cleaner program do you consider the SAFEST first of all, then the best at eliminating unneeded and outdated registry entries?

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Feb 14, 2005 11:11AM PST

Dear GFK,

Personaly, I would recomend Norton Registry cleaner, but that may be pricey and more difficult to get. There is a free registry cleaner that works just as good, if not better, called "Registry Mechanic" and you can find it here: http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/download/

-AInTeL

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NOT FREE
Feb 14, 2005 12:32PM PST

"Registry Mechanic" trial is limited.

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I use REGSCRUBXP
Feb 14, 2005 12:49PM PST
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Best one
Jun 7, 2008 12:43PM PDT
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Unsafe?
Jun 8, 2008 3:01AM PDT

Even those have resulted in system loss.

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