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While trying to find ways to speed up my computer I found a site that would check my registry for problems FREE! It is Uniblue Registry Booster. It told me I had several hundred problems with my registry but will only fix 15 of them free then costs about $30.  1. Should I worry about fixing these problems and will it speed up my computer? 2. I have always been warned away from messing with the registry so is this safe? 3. Are there any free programs that will do this safely?

joe53 · Answer

zroboy wrote:

While trying to find ways to speed up my computer I found a site that would check my registry for problems FREE! It is Uniblue Registry Booster. It told me I had several hundred problems with my registry but will only fix 15 of them free then costs about $30.

1. Should I worry about fixing these problems and will it speed up my computer?

2. I have always been warned away from messing with the registry so is this safe?

3. Are there any free programs that will do this safely?

Standard advice: Stay away from registry cleaners. And stay away from any program that scans your PC for "free" then offers to fix it for a price.

Deleting dead entries from your registry is unlikely to speed up your PC. These entries are harmless, and take up very little space.

jmfmvps · Answer

Take Joe's advice. The 'problems' encountered by the registry checker are likely entries left behind by uninstalled software, etc are not causing any harm to your PC.

jmwills · Answer

Don't walk away from that site......RUN!!!

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