Registry Cleaners, Good Or Bad?

[UMRK]

Is Registry Cleaning necessary & does it make a Computers System run faster?

[VHG]

Registry cleaning is almost totally unnecessary (unless you are getting "problems" with your computer when it MAY help).

Registry cleaning will not make your computer run any faster at all. Even if it does it will be by such a small amount you wont notice it.

The registry is a large file in Windows that is used to store information about the computer. Windows itself, and most programs you install, will update the registry and sometimes when you uninstall a program it leaves behind "orphan" things in the registry.

However these "orphan" things do no harm and do not slow down your computer.

Some registry cleaners, when they do a scan, report "150 errors" (or similar) in the registry. Dont believe them, they are just pretending there are errors to get you to pay for and use their product.

Most registry cleaners are a con.

[Old_Geezer]

I've used them (mainly free ones but some which came with another purchase) and never been that impressed. Even less so with those you run once and then tell it to solve the problems. Then run it again and it finds loads more. What the heck did it do to miss them the first time ?

IMO if the PC is working ok then no reason to run them. If there is a problem they may be worth a try.

[RATTER15]

I used to use them but I didnt really understand what it was telling me to delete so I stopped using them. I really dont trust them.