CNET Editors' review
It's hard to tell if registry defraggers and cleaners work, but the Auslogics Registry Defragger looks good. It's hard to gauge if these programs are effective because once you're done using them, you'd need more than a mere store-bought machine with store-loaded programs to judge CPU speed.
When you run it, it tells you that it will perform a registry analysis, after which you will be able to review its registry report, and once that's done with you can run the registry optimization, requiring a reboot to defrag and compact the registry. It's a fairly serious program, and once you begin the analysis it won't let you move the mouse outside the program window. It also "strongly recommends" that users close all other programs while it runs, although this is a standard warning for registry-cleaning apps.
An expected change in clock speed or other performance benchmarks never materialized. Resource-intensive Internet browsers and e-mail clients may be piggish, but they're necessary and don't load any faster or slower than normal after running the reg defrag. Until a registry defragger or cleaner can demonstrate benchmarkable improvements to a computer, they'll be little more than 21st century snake oil.
Publisher's Description
From Auslogics Software:
Microsoft Windows and various programs access the registry a few hundred times a second. Therefore a fragmented registry is one of the major reasons why your computer may be so slow. Auslogics Registry Defrag can significantly speed up your computer by helping you defragment registry, remove gaps and make it contiguous, smaller and faster to access.
Version 4.0.4 improved user's interface, added Windows Vista support, and application start and exit speed improved up to 200%.
What's new in this version: Version 4.0.4 improved user's interface, added Windows Vista support, and application start and exit speed improved up to 200%.
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All versions:
4.0 starsout of 464 votes
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Current version:
4.3 starsout of 70 votes
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My rating:
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"AWESOME!!!"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
All of it, very useful program
Cons
None...really!
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"WORKS VERY WELL"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
EASY, FAST AND FREE
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"the best"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
its just another working program by Auslogics
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"Stay Away"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
Nothing
Cons
I downloaded the software based on a recommentation from PCWorld. It analyzed my registry and gave the option to defrag it after a reboot. I clicked
on the option, my laptop froze and now won't boot.
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"Another useful and effective program from Auslogics!"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
Effective, simple and works great with Vista!
Cons
1) Everytime I run the program it will automatically install itself as part of my start-up program!
2) You've got to stop ALL running program before you start the registry analysis.
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"I like it."
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
It works fine.
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"a simple easy non complicated product"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
The ease of this product makes it user friendly for every one
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"I like this, but it does require much time, so go do something else for awhile."
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
This software did free up about 4% in organizing and making room. But not significant enough for me to tell if if speeded up my computer.
Cons
It would be great to have information and instructions for advance registery cleaning on a regular basis. With recovery because it scares to think I might lose something that I need or that's shared, speaking from experience. Which results in a sinking feeling. We don't need to lose stuff, we need to find.
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"Useful and free: the best!"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
Pros
It is Freeware; The GUI is easy to use; it's very powerful; It's updated frequently
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"easy to use"
Version: Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.0.4
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