Registry Mechanic 5.x PC System Repair

by PC Tools

Product Features

• Repair invalid registry entries that are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages.
• Optimize your system by compacting the wasted space and gaps in the registry.
• Improve system performance and stability by removing orphaned references.
• Safely make backups of any registry change made by Registry Mechanic.
• Unlimited free upgrades and e-mail technical support for one year.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EXW51K
• Item model number: 10598
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,036 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #91 in Software > Utilities > PC Maintenance
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

With Registry Mechanic you can safely clean, repair and optimize the Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing registry errors your system should not only be more stable but it will also help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades. Registry Mechanic uses a high-performance detection algorithm to quickly identify missing and invalid references in your Windows registry. These problems can occur for many reasons including being left-behind after the un-installation or incorrect removal of software, by missing or corrupt hardware drivers, or orphaned startup programs. With a few easy steps Registry Mechanic will scan your entire registry for any invalid entries and provides a list of the registry errors found, you can then choose to selectively clean each item or automatically repair them all. For your convenience and protection Registry Mechanic can also make a backup of any repairs made so that you can easily recover any changes if required.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product. Tested on at least 12 different systems w/o any problems!, September 19, 2006

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DISenchanted (NM USA -Land of DISenchantment) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Registry Mechanic 5.x PC System Repair (CD-ROM)

Okay.
WARNING: It has NEVER happened to me when using registry mechanic. But here is my 02 CENTS!
First of all, before doing any sort of cleanup or repair,
make sure you do a registry backup.
Just go into registry mechanic's options and place a checkmark on the option that reads,"create a system restore point......."

It is always nice to have a known good, working copy of your registry.
Since you never know what or when it could get corrupted.

Now, for the program itself.
I have used it since version 3.
Have used with several different pc makes and models.

Always worked as advertised.

Never messed anything up.

In addition to keeping the registry clean, make sure you keep your pc cleaned of junk files. I suggested cleanup40.exe or ccleaner; both free.

It goes without saying, but, you should have a good anti-virus program (and keep it updated). Also, you should have 2 good anti-spyware (anti-malware) programs.
I say 2, because no single program has been found to catch and remove ALL the malware currently out there.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Registry Mechanic 5.x PC System Repair, August 24, 2006

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Kelly Mills (Eudora, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Registry Mechanic 5.x PC System Repair (CD-ROM)

This is an excellent program for those who are either not computer savvy enough to do a manual registry repair, or who simply don't want to do a manual repair. I purchased this product after my computer had been overrun with Trojans. A tech support guy attempted to remove them all without reformatting (using avast! Antivirus). He was able to get most, but not all removed. I then downloaded Spybot Search & Destroy and installed this program. Much to my relief, I was able to remove all of the Trojans and clean up my registry, resulting in faster computer performance. This program is easy to use and I highly recommend it. Regarding the reviewer who advises not to buy the product, I wonder if he did not create a system restore point before compacting the registry. It is vital to create a system restore point whenever making changes to the registry, just in case the changes cause a problem with computer performance. I had no problems whatsoever with this program, and again I highly recommend it. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is due to the price. It is a bit high, but still worth it in my opinion.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Situation Made Worse - and Non-Existent Customer Service, January 6, 2007

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No Name Given "BookLust" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Registry Mechanic 5.x PC System Repair (CD-ROM)

I recently purchased and installed four items of software from PC Tools: Registry Mechanic, Privacy Guardian, Anti-Virus and Spyware Doctor. I installed them all at the same time so I can't be sure exactly which program (if indeed it's just one) is causing me so many problems. What I can tell you is this: prior to installing this company's software, I had issues with my system working sluggishly, and I suspected I had some spyware "infections". While the software indicates it has cleaned and repaired my system and quarantined this virus or that, overall my computer works worse than ever! Web pages take forever to open. I also have a new problem: an inability to view many images on the web. Instead, I see the little white box with the red "X" at the center where a picture should be. I suspect my software may be blocking the downloading of these images and probably can be adjusted to allow those downloads, but the answer to how to do this is not obvious. There's no easy-to-find, user-friendly panel where I can simply click a box and override the blocking of pictures, for example. The company's web site is dreadfully unhelpful. First, it does not make a customer service phone number readily available. It wants you to submit your request for help via an e-mail form. I've done this twice and received no assistance or helpful information whatsoever. This e-mail form system is flawed anyway because it requires you to select from only ONE software product with which to get help. What if, as in my situation, you purchased more than one product and you don't know which one's causing the problem? Furthermore, instead of offering a thorough page of answers to frequently asked questions, the site provides a forum (message board) for lost souls like me to go into so we can try to get the answers from EACH OTHER. It seems PCTools expects us to stumble around their products helplessly and do the job of customer service for them -- that is, IF we've managed to trip over an answer to our problem in the first place. Some of us are still out here floating in space. Oh, and that forum? I tried to register for it but PCTools has yet to e-mail me the necessary confirmation that allows me to get into it and use it -- so even its lame forum remains useless to me.

Is anybody HOME at PCTools? I don't think so. If you're lucky enough to have this product work for you perfectly out of the box with no quirks, you're on Easy Street. If you have any issues whatsoever, you're up the creek. You'll be stuck with useless software you'll wish you'd never bought in the first place, with problems that tragically can probably be easily solved, but with no one home to help you solve them.

This is my honest review -- take it for what you think it's worth. You're probably better off hiring a reputable computer person to physically come to your home or office and diagnose your problems, and to be there to answer your questions on the spot, than to expect a lifeless disk or download to make your system better.

Nice try, PC Tools -- but try again.