I agree with the others. I found when using XP that a registry cleaner did
more damage than good. It actually deleted important HKEY files that my
computer needed. I had to do a complete pc restore and then reinstall my
programs and download the rest from my online back up. Thank goodness I had
all that. Don't use one. In fact I was just looking up that info for a
possible one on Vista and then I remembered they are no good. When I
uninstall a program I use a special uninstaller and that clears out dead
registry files associated with the program I am removing. However to avoid
anyone saying I recommended that program I am not going to name it here. You
have to know what you are doing and how to use it or it too can remove the
wrong files. I've been doing desktop support for family and friends for years
now so I'm comfortable with it. But cleaning your registry does not speed up
your computer. Take it from all the Microsoft pros who already posted here.
You don't need one.

Happy 2009 everyone!
"67RAM67" wrote:

I was wondering if there are any excellent FREE registry cleaners for Vista
Ultimate that is recommended by microsoft? I found something from Ascentive
that looks good but I am not fully sure (Even though it isn't free).