I am running win xp pro and I want to know of a WAY to cleane my registry.

I think there is a free program called C C Cleanner but I am not sure.

Is there a free registry cleanner out there?
And how do they go through the registry and know what files are not being used and take themout?
thanksCCleaner is freeware and very safe. There's a cleaner that removes files that are not needed and registry entries that are not required.

I don't know how they go through the registry and search for unnecessary entries. Data files - maybe.It's a huge myth out there that a BLOATED registry will cause performance issues...but if you want it cleaned out i would recommend CCleaner above the REST...Download: http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds. Get "SLIM" version.
Instructions: http://www.jahewi.nl/ccleaner/ccleaner.html, and run CCleanerregcleaner is another good freeware registry cleaner/

Registry cleaners just identify registry entries that point to nowhere (broken file paths, software NONEXISTENT on host computer)

Download regcleaner here: www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm -


It's like you having to have the garbage man empty out your garbage every week, if he weren't there, it would all pile up wouldn't it?

(not to say some people are not affected by the fact that it does pile up....)