D Fraser asked:


I won’t get into the what happens when you have registry errors, my assumption is if you’re reading this article then you already know what the issue is. You want to know how to fix it, and the answer is using a registry cleaner. So if that’s what you need to repair it, then how do you find the right product to use? That’s what this article will cover for you. I’m going to share with you how to use registry repair software reviews and bit of your own time to test the different registry cleaners out there to find the best option.

Start with knowing your options

Before you run off to buy the first registry cleaner you find my suggestion is to take some time to consider the options. There are probably more then a hundred different titles of registry repair software. Of course they’re not all the same, some work better and faster then others. While some hardly work at all.

The fastest way to locate as many of the ?best? registry cleaners out there is by locating a worth while registry repair software review site. These types of sites list, review, and compare multiple titles of the software. Often you can find a top ten list of the programs they feel are the best. This is an easy place to start with your selection process.

Pay special attention to any note about the support offered, and guarantee. These are both important after you buy a program. In case you need assistance or the cleaner just doesn’t do the job it should (although the next step should avoid this from happening).

Start Using some Registry Repair Software

Ok so now that you’ve found some of the more popular registry cleaners to choose from, you want to visit their websites and look at which utilities offer a free trial, or free scan feature. Any one that doesn’t throw it out and don’t consider it.

Download the free trial and scan utilities for any of those programs that offer them. You’re going to want to run each of these scans on your PC to test them out. Most of these free trials will only scan and not repair anything, but it’s still worth while doing it for each product you’re considering.

Pay attention to the speed of the scan, how many errors were found, and how you like the interface of the software. You won’t be using a registry cleaner all the time but it’s worth while having it available in case you run into troubles again.

Any of the scan programs that found to many or to few errors toss them out and forget about them. What tends to happen is some programs won’t find the major issues, hence they find fewer items then the other programs. While other registry cleaners find far to many errors which isn’t good either. This usually means that it’s thinking items in the windows registry are errors when they really aren’t.

Buy Time

You now have enough information to make a purchase decision. Take into consideration what you read on the registry repair software site, and what you found during your tests. This should be enough to make a smart choice. Of course if you do run into any issues, remember when I told you to note the guarantee? That’s why it was important, you should be purchasing a product that has a full money back guarantee just in case.

D Fraser asked:


Slow startup? Registry errors that need fixing? No problem, there’s software to take care of those issues. How ever knowing what product to buy isn’t always a straight forward decision. Finding a good registry cleaner in the sea of mediocre ones can take some time, so I want to outline the points to look for before you buy in this article.

Free Scan Tools are a Must

All good registry cleaners likely have a free trial option. Most times this free trial consists of a free scan of your registry system. This does two things, one it helps you determine if indeed you have registry related troubles, and it helps the company because if their program does what they promise it will then you’re more likely to buy it. Look for a product that offers a free trial that you can test before you have to buy anything.

Backup

Most review sites and articles don’t often discuss how important this fact is, but always get a registry repair program that offers a backup utility. Backing up your current registry troubles ensures that you have a way to undo any changes that the software makes but you’re not happy with. Using a program without a backup feature, or not knowing how to create the backup yourself in windows is a dangerous situation waiting to happen.

Option to Manually Repair

Having the option of manually reviewing all the items that the registry cleaner decides are errors before it deletes them is a good idea. Most beginners aren’t going to be interested in going through a list of possibly 100 or more items that are supposed errors, but if you’re some what PC savvy then you may enjoy this feature. It basically allows you to tell the registry cleaner to repair, delete, or leave each item that it found during it’s initial scan.

Get a good Guarantee

This is an important option to have with any program you have, and you should know what it is before you buy. Many software companies are now offering between thirty and sixty day guarantees on their product as a competitive advantage over their competition. This allows you to buy the program, test it on your machine and see if it does what it claims to do. If not you can request a refund. Yes, some consumers abuse these programs, but the honest customer gets to take the product for a test run risk free to them.

Use Product Reviews to Decide

Before you rush out now to buy the first program you can find that meets all of these requirements I suggest you take a moment to read some registry cleaner review sites. These sites review registry cleaners individually and often compare them to each other. Making them a useful resource for you during your research.