CNET Editors' review
Wise Registry Cleaner Free Portable cleans, defragments, and optimizes the Windows Registry. It can create automatic backups and run at scheduled times. Since it's wise to clean your disks and system before modifying the registry, it's designed to work closely with Wise Disk Cleaner, another free app from the same developer. However, you can also use the Windows tool or another disk cleaning utility prior to running Wise Registry Cleaner.
At first run, Wise Registry Cleaner wisely suggests backing up the Windows Registry and offers to do it automatically. We agreed and selected both a System Restore Point and a full registry backup, functions we could repeat at will from the taskbar. A left-hand Categories panel offered 16 selections; we opted for the default selections and clicked Scan. Wise Registry Cleaner quickly populated its main view with our registry entries, displaying Root Key, Sub Key, Value, Data, and Categories in draggable columns. A slender filter panel let us select all entries, those safe to fix, and even those not safe to fix from a drop-down list. The program's default recommendation selected only those files safe to fix. We went with that, clicking Fix, and Wise Registry Cleaner swiftly deleted the selected items. Next we ran the Wise Registry Defragment tool, reviewed its scan results, selected a confirmation and restore point, and clicked Defrag Registry. After rebooting, we immediately checked a few programs and peripherals that would quickly show whether there had been any monkey business in the registry, but everything was A-OK. Running our regular registry tool only turned up a handful of entries Wise Registry Cleaner had skipped, perhaps out of caution, which it's hard to overemphasize when modifying the registry.
As the name suggests, Wise Registry Cleaner Free Portable is portable freeware that can run without installation from portable storage devices, making it a versatile addition to your PC toolkit. The documentation's slightly garbled translations offered occasional amusement, doubtless unintentionally. However, the online help and user's manual were clear enough, and nothing about the program's operation is confusing. We can't see paying for a registry cleanup tool when Wise Registry Cleaner does such a fine job for free.
Publisher's Description
From WiseCleaner:
Wise Registry Cleaner scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. It features scan the entire registry entries takes only a few seconds, backup registry make it safe to restore, defragments registry make your registry structuring, scheduled task enabling, and easy to use for novice users and pros alike. This software program can delete the junk files and temporary files to release more space in your disk.
What's new in this version: Version 7.25 improves resize main interface.
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4.1 starsout of 14 votes
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"Too aggressive"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 6.21
Pros
Very thorough
Cons
Be sure you review and understand the proposed changes before okaying them. I was in a hurry and didn't review them carefully. The result was a total loss of network connectivity and a corrupted security client. I had to do a system restore.
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"easy to use"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.91
Pros
am not a full computer 'techie' and program was easy to use.
Cons
no cons found yet.
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"lt aint been long enuff"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.89
Pros
so far, no pop -ups
Cons
it causes cnet to ask for review WAY too soon
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"The program (portable) can clean registry"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.88
Pros
It job well.
Cons
None of negative about this software
Summary
Every one who need a clean registri program portable can download this software.
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"Very Nice & handy app."
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.87
Pros
-Helps do a good job of hard drive
-Can be (key word), easy, to run a scheduled scan & clean
-Leaves a log on the desktop to see what was doneCons
None that I have noticed
Summary
Worth trying. You might very well like it.
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"Very good, no buts!"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.86
Pros
Solid, reliable and thorough. Like the portability too.
Cons
None to think of
Summary
I use 2 Wise products, this and the Disk Cleaner. Both do exceptional jobs.
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"It appears to be through so far as I can tell."
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.86
Pros
It appears to be through so far and it was easy from start to finish.
Cons
None at present. Thanks
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"Includes a great defragger."
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.85
Pros
What's not to like. Catches more junk than anything else I've ever used.
Cons
None. Hard to find a con on this program.
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"Complete Cleaner"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.85
Pros
Easy interface: easy to run & fix problems in Registry
Cons
I have no complaints.
Summary
Right now, free is my price. For free, this product is rather thorough and does not seem crippled.
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"OK; Nothing Special and a Bit Annoying"
Version: Wise Registry Cleaner Portable 5.84
Pros
Once installed, registry cleaning is easy and straightforward. Easy to restore changes on the off-chance you need to.
Cons
Slower than others I have used. By default, identifies entries labeled unsafe to fix, but doesn't explain why, resulting in a veil of mystery. At installation, nags you to install defragmenter as well.
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