Registry First Aid for Windows

User Reviews

• The best registry cleaner (and I've tried quite a few)

  cholly67July 27, 2015

  Pros

  simple to use, fast & thorough. The only program that makes my pcs run noticeably smoother.

  Cons

  turn off 'check for updates' in settings or you might find you download an updated version which they then charge you for.

  Summary

  This is the best registry clean up program that I have used. It finds many more errors than others, gives you the chance to manually correct links and to backup the registry for later restoration. Also can compress registry making the pc noticeably faster.

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• Simply the best I've found.

  November 27, 2014

  Pros

  Too many to name, but allows a limit so you are not having to make decisions on a 1000 errors. Suggests corrections.

  Cons

  Could be free

  Summary

  DOT TO TRY!

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• Good, but don't accept default corrections

  ParrotSlaveJuly 24, 2012

  Pros

  Wonderful interface, fast, easy to understand entries, and easy to select corrections. I've had the program since version 2.5 in 2002, and updated regularly. I've been most happy with it.

  Cons

  Do NOT under any circumstance just tell it to "fix" everything it finds by accepting its default suggestions. That's true for ALL registry "repair" programs. As an example, suppose you have a reg entry pointing to a missing file named "readme.html" or "setup.exe" or even ".img". When RFA scans for corrections, it will find all the readme.html files--my system has 9 at the moment--and, if you're not careful and let it correct things automatically, you may find something such as, when you try to read Adobe Premiere Elements version of "readme.html," the program will open an amazonmp3uploader readme.html. If it doesn't find the .img that an installer put in, it will come up with a list of a whole bunch. Be careful with any file that has a common name. Select manually, or tell it to either delete the key or just the substring. It's a hassle to do this manually, but there is no other choice. (Caveat: disconnect any external drives when you scan, or it'll look for corrections there also.)

  Summary

  Life is not simple. You can't use this without a little bit of thinking. When in doubt, leave the entry in. It finds a lot of entries pointing to temp files, which I'm iffy about deleting, since well-written programs will delete those files when they are closed, but always generate new ones when the program is run again. Since the file names of temp files are usually random, it should be safe to delete them, but I keep wondering if, if the program itself generates such a file, it might generate it with the same name each time, so that the entries in question might be "invalid" when the program is not running, but suddenly valid when the program is opened. Perhaps a programmer would comment on this.

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• does it job

  pkarunkumarJuly 9, 2012

  Pros

  easy user interface

  Cons

  upgrade to platinum for more option

  Summary

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• A computer killing piece of crap

  WunderdoggDecember 1, 2011

  Pros

  None. I have nothing good I can say about this junk

  Cons

  This piece of junk will bring you to computer hell

  Summary

  This software will cause far more problems than it will ever solve. A total piece of crap.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Dec 1, 2011<p/>Even though I only corrected errors that were supposedly totally safe to fix, I ended up having to do a complete reformat after using this software. It will turn your minor problems into major ones.

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• Free version limits number of corrections per run.

  Joseph DeckerApril 15, 2011

  Pros

  Is thorough.

  Cons

  Full functionality requires the paid version. I had to use the Revo Uninstaller to remove the software completely from my machine, otherwise it issues reminders.

  Summary

  Use something else.

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• Fixes registry issues.

  IndianatoneMarch 18, 2011

  Pros

  Easy to use, backs up registry, cleans old unused registry entries and defrags the registry

  Cons

  None except the Platinum version of the program is more expensive. The regular standard version is a very capable program and great for most users.

  Summary

  I have used this program for almost 10 years versions 3, 7 &#38; 8 and it has never caused any issues for me. It has always cleared my registry of thousands of unneeded entries left by software. If you own a previous version there is a really good discount on the upgrade price. I was pleased to find this new version works on 64 bit windows. A great program for the toolkit for the power user.

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• seemes to do what it says it does

  robertrwtAugust 26, 2010

  Pros

  simple to use---even a dummy like me can use it

  Cons

  dont know what the second search is for--and it leaves too many choices to the user to really screw up the registry...

  Summary

  simple and easy...

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• seems to work well

  PeterThorpMarch 2, 2010

  Pros

  finds moved files

  Cons

  corrections not always correct

  Summary

  generally a good product the path repair function is very useful

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• "works good for a free version"

  mayflower15July 30, 2009

  Pros

  works better then the older version.

  Cons

  none, so far it is ok.

  Summary

  I like this one because it picks up alot of viruses!

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