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- Price: Free to try (Repairs 15 registry errors); $29.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: October 14, 2009
- Total Downloads: 108,063
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 133 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 04, 2009
A clean, tabbed layout makes Registry Booster easy to use, and its Registry-centric features keep it focused and in fighting trim. The trial version comes burdened by some tight restrictions that will make it hard for average users to evaluate, but the program does a surprisingly good job of showing you precisely what would be fixed.
Annoyingly, after the program installs, if you choose to launch it immediately it will go directly into a scan without asking for user approval. Depending on your system resources and what other programs you have open, this could lead to a temporary but dramatic system slowdown. Once that first scan is complete, Registry Booster will take you directly to the Registry Scan tab and the scan results suboption. From there, click the small View Results link at the bottom of the pane to see a log of which Registry keys were flagged as problematic. The log will show you the key locations, too. Other left-nav tabs allow you to set an Ignore list, view saved cleaning logs, and defrag your Registry. You can also toggle Minimize and Close button behavior, as well as setting the program to run at Windows start-up or run a scan when it launches.
The trialware allows for only 15 sections of the Registry to be repaired, and the Registry defragger is similarly truncated. Running the program did clear up 15 problems in the Registry, although it would be better if users could determine which 15 problems get fixed so that we could better gauge Registry Booster's efficacy. A less noticeable problem was that the program incorrectly showed the amount of physical memory on the test computer under the System Information tab, calculating 2GB of RAM when there was actually 3GB. Registry Booster is a decent and focused Registry tool, but a more open trial might convince more people that the program is worth buying.
Publisher's description
From Uniblue Systems :Registry Booster is safe and trusted solution to clean and optimize your system, free it from registry errors and fragmented entries. Through Advanced Error Detection Technology, Registry Booster automatically identifies missing, corrupt, or invalid items in your Windows registry and dramatically enhances performance and general stability. With Registry Booster, you don't need to keep track of all the sources of common problems resulting from missing, broken or bad application or Windows shortcuts and links, obsolete Start Menu items, missing or corrupt application IDs, unused drivers. One mouse click and Registry Booster does the rest. And, using Registry Booster regularly keeps your PC free from errors and from obsolete, unused or unwanted files.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.5.0.17 adds the new "damage level" feature.
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Version: Registry Booster 2010 4.5.0.17
Pros: None for Windows 7
Cons: For Windows 7 32 Bit - Using this software caused system stability issues.
Summary: After running this program, I was not able to create or delete folders. Even after using the registry backup this program provides and using a Windows restore point, I am still having some stability issues related to directory operations.
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Version: Registry Booster 2010 4.5.0.17
Pros: Works better uninstalled
Cons: I do not know for a fact, however after installation my laptop started to take longer to react to viewing my yahoo email especially with opening pictures and movies. I use I Internet Explorer 8.
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Version: Registry Booster 2010 4.5.0.17
Pros: Easy to install.
Cons: I purchased the application, scanned the system and supposedly fixed it but nothing has changed, same ol' box. A day later I asked for a refund, no answer from the company, a week later another try, no answer.
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