[vogarth]

Alright. So I'm not exactly sure what to do here.
I hear that "cleaning" the registry is supposed to optimize the computer's speed.
I also hear that doing ANYTHING to the registry is also potentially harmful.
I'd like to be able to tweak my PC to run as fast as possible, but I really don't want to kill it.

Any assistance about this area would be great.

Nate Out.
xo

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Welcome To Geeks To Go

We here at Geeks to Go do not recommend using registry cleaners... The Registry is a very dangerous place to tread...

You will not "gain" speed from cleaning your registry...

Professionals are very careful in this part of the computer... Mistakes made here can render a computer a paperweight... Unless you reinstall your operating system...

The "automatic" cleaners are very dangerous in the fact that they don't know what is a good "key" or a bad one. They tend to remove both...

If you ask an expert what they use... They will tell you they do it themselves...

Here is a link to an excellent explanation by one of our experts here at Geeks To Go

Good luck

[cbarnard]

Welcome To Geeks To Go

We here at Geeks to Go do not recommend using registry cleaners... The Registry is a very dangerous place to tread...

You will not "gain" speed from cleaning your registry...

Professionals are very careful in this part of the computer... Mistakes made here can render a computer a paperweight... Unless you reinstall your operating system...

The "automatic" cleaners are very dangerous in the fact that they don't know what is a good "key" or a bad one. They tend to remove both...

If you ask an expert what they use... They will tell you they do it themselves...

Here is a link to an excellent explanation by one of our experts here at Geeks To Go

Good luck

[vogarth]

Thank you very much for that info

[Ferrari]

If I may quote a very good tech on this site when he was once asked about registry cleaners (cleaning), he said,

Stay Away...

It is not condoned by any of the Geekstogo Staff to clean the registry, it has very little to no impact on system performance regardless of what registry cleaner's advertising says.

I think you may find two guides in my signature very helpful. Maintaining Your Machine, and Tweak Firefox. <---Look for links in my signature. Also, Adobe Reader can be somewhat of a resource hog, so I recommend uninstalling that and installing Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0824(exe) <---look for that exact one.
NOTE: When asked to make ask.search (something like that) your default search provider, uncheck the box. Also, make sure to do a custom install, not express or standard, and be on the look out for toolbars and such.

Some anti-viruses are known resource hogs as well. Since I'm not Malware Staff, I will just direct you to the Free Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Forum we have here. <---click there. I would stay away from AVG, it seems to have gotten a little heavy on resources as well.

Have you considered upgrading your RAM? This is a great way to find out the kind of RAM (memory) you have and how much of it your motherboard will support. Upgrading your RAM is the most cost-efficient way to increasing your computers speed and performance.

Go to www.crucial.com. Use their Online System Scanner.

After this, Crucial should have recommended what the maximum amount your computer can handle and the specifications on the kind of RAM you should purchase. Don't know where to buy it? Newegg is usually the cheapest around and has great customer service.

Hope that helps.

[vogarth]

THank you very much

[Ferrari]

Anytime.

[BHowett]

we do not recommend registry cleaners as stated above, and this is not the right forum for giving advise to speed up a system.


So I will close this one...