- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: April 19, 2007
- Total Downloads: 18,854
- Downloads last week: 29
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 18 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This utility scans your system registry to locate and remove invalid entries, but it's not as versatile as similar apps.
Registry Distiller has a clear-cut and clean interface that even novices can easily navigate. Unlike similar applications in this category, this program doesn't allow users to choose the areas they want to scan for errors or invalid entries. Registry Distiller efficiently displayed the type of error, the registry key error found, and recommends actions for resolving the error. The program's saving grace is that Undo files are created as you change the system registry, so you can reverse the process if it doesn't work as expected.
This is a must-have for less registry-savvy users. Unfortunately, it's missing defrag and compression tools, features fairly common in apps of this type. Though experienced users may find it a bit light in features and flexibility, novices will surely find this freeware easy to understand and use.
Publisher's description
From Codeode :Registry Distiller cleans and optimizes your computer by removing obsolete and incorrect information from the registry. A cluttered registry implies slow performance and possible crashes. This fast cleaner will find and repair any errors resulting in a faster computer with fewer crashes.
It will find and let you optionally remove orphaned references from uninstall, add/remove programs, shared dlls, custom controls, startup programs and much more. A registry backup will be made before any removal in conducted.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.3 stars out of 18 votes
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33 out of 33 people found this review helpful
Version: Registry Distiller 1.03
Pros: This registry cleaner scanned my computer in 36 seconds, and found 390 registry errors. So before removing any of the registry errors that it found. I took the time to read all of the registry errors, and only selected 40 real registry errors.
After the registry errors are removed, there is an undo registry file created in my documents. Named my registry distiller logs from there, I can recreate the removed errors with a right click and click merge. Or with a right click the errors can be deleted, I knew the 40 were real registry errors so I deleted them.
Cons: Finds too many registry errors, the interface needs a make over. And it would be better if, I could select areas of the registry that I want to scan.
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32 out of 32 people found this review helpful
Version: Registry Distiller 1.03
"Fairly useful, simple program"
Pros: Fast, very simple to use.
Cons: Vista installation works but text does not appear. Many errors cannot be corrected but are not eliminated from future searches & reappear each time. Not a complete registry-cleaning program.
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30 out of 30 people found this review helpful
Version: Registry Distiller 1.03
Pros: i am a IT expert and after using this program
i have found that pc's run faster and more smoothly i tested a 10 year old pc that was
very slow and it found 3245 errors and deleted them all and that old computer never ran as fast as it did.
Cons: it may be the best free one out there but
registry mechanic is better and found 4567 errors but it costs �£29.99 so if it's free you want go for this if you don't mind spending a little money on one get registry mechanic but on the other hand why not have
both like i do. :-)
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22 out of 22 people found this review helpful
Version: Registry Distiller 1.03
Pros: Free
Cons: You can find similar applications which do their job better than Registry Distiller, for example, Advanced WindowsCare Personal V2.
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20 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Version: Registry Distiller 1.03
"Level of user friendliness is below average."
Pros: Scanning is fast.
Cons: Did not offer any advices for the deletions. This program is more for the pros to understand what each file means.
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