Comments on: FREE: CCleaner – Improve Windows performance by removing unnecessary files and registry entries

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:05:32 +0000

Is CCleaner Vista compatible?

By: Michael Pietroforte

Michael Pietroforte — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:23 +0000

Thanks! I haven’t noticed that CCleaner has a Registry backup feature.

By: Migration Expert Zone

Migration Expert Zone — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:05 +0000

Great call. I always think of this as an end-user tool, but obviously it’s a great tool for admins as well. And as an earlier commenter noted, CCleaner does give you the option of a Registry backup.

By: Wayne Ziemer

Wayne Ziemer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:14:33 +0000

I use this program all the time when users at work complain that their machines run a bit slow. I have it setup to store its settings in an INI file and then publish it out on a share. I do this so that I can un-tick some of the cleaner options (recent documents and such, users seem to freak out when their recent document list dissapears). I love the fact that it does not require an install and that settings can be stored locally. I’ve been using this since version 1.(something) and its always been fantastic!

By: eraH

eraH — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:40:47 +0000

When you use the registry cleaning function, you are asked if you want to backup changes to the registry, which saves a .reg file for you.
Having said that, I’ve never had problems using the registry cleaning feature on any of my XP machines.