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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: May 08, 2006
- Total Downloads: 2,065,331
- Downloads last week: 1,955
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 432 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This excellent freeware utility makes the potentially daunting prospect of cleaning your Windows Registry safe and simple. The interface is spare and straightforward, and most users will probably only need the Scan and Remove buttons. The settings are configured for immediate use, although you may exclude some Registry branches and references to removable drives from the scan. The default Beginner mode only displays items marked safe to remove, and the Expert mode makes clear which ones aren't. In case something goes wrong after deletion, you can quickly restore the removed keys. In our tests, the utility found and removed hundreds of junk entries in minutes, making it a worthy download for almost any home user, especially those who are less technically inclined.
Publisher's description
From Tweak Now :The Registry is the heart and soul of any Windows system. It contains information that controls how your system appears and how it behaves. When you install an application, new Registry entries will be created. These entries automatically will be deleted when you uninstall the application. Unfortunately, this process does not always work. Sometimes, some applications fail to remove their own Registry entries. These entries become obsolete. After a long period, after you install and uninstall a number of applications, your Windows Registry will contain a large number of obsolete entries. This will significantly increase the Registry size and slow down your computer, because Windows will need more time to load, search, and read data from the Registry. To keep your computer at top performance, it is recommended you periodically clean your Windows Registry. Version 2.8.1 adds deep scan feature to further examine the 'unknown' items status.
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User reviews of TweakNow RegCleaner 2.8.1
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 432 votes
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10 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Version: TweakNow RegCleaner 2.8.1
"It creates it's own back-up!"
Pros: Offers quick scan and deep scan and keeps a file of everything that you delete. Found two items that were missed by other apps. The 1st was an uninstalled firewall entry...
Cons: The 2nd was an entry for ProcessGuard, which was still active! So much for "safe-to-delete" symbol. The good news is that it at least removes it own entries upon uninstallation. (Second time around for this app.-it failed '98 and now XP) SO THAT'S TWO STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!!! I'd recommend CCleaner for regular-cleaning and start->run->regedit for occasional-cleaning.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: TweakNow RegCleaner 2.8.1
Pros: I like the fact that it is very light, with sleek looks. It get's the job done of looking though registries...
Cons: but that's all it does.. backup.. search option... is basically all the feature this program has to offer. Other free program, that doesn't need installation can do just that and lot more (I.E> i use RegSeeker)
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: TweakNow RegCleaner 2.8.1
"Wipe off all the rubbish from PC"
Pros: It's just a fantastic product. There are 3 options and it also determines which files is safe to delete or not. Very cool interface, fast search and better than other cleaners.
Very good! Should get 6 or more stars!
Cons: None!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: TweakNow RegCleaner 2.8.1
Pros: TweakNow RegCleaner is a great program for the novice/intermediate PC users who want a simple and quick registry cleaner. This program scans through every section of the registry for invalid entries. Each invalid entry has a color-coded shield next to it. Green is for safe, yellow is for questionable, and blue is for unknown. If a blue shield is displayed, TweakNow provides the option to perform a deep scan to further investigate the questionable entry. I think this program is great, and it does scan quickly, but it's not perfect...
Cons: I enjoyed using TweakNow RegCleaner, but I have used other registry cleaners that scan the registry more intuitively. PC Tools Registry Mechanic and CCleaner are a few examples of registry cleaners that provide a more thorough scanner.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: TweakNow RegCleaner 2.8.1
Pros: free
Cons: thre is no registry defragmenter
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