can registry defrag damage my pc?

Question

can registry defrag damage my pc?

Answer 1

yes in the some rare case it can damage your PC. But surely it is rare case.

Answer 2

PC World recommends Defragment your Registry to boost your PC's speed.



Cleaning your Registry with a tool such as Eusing Free Registry Cleaner will go a long way toward speeding up your PC --- but it won't go all the way. Even when you clean out the Registry, it may still be bloated. That's because over time, the Registry becomes defragmented, particularly when you add and remove Registry entries. This free, simple tool defragments the Registry, and gains you a bit of hard disk space. More important, though, is that it speeds up your PC's access to the Registry by compacting it -- and that means a speedier PC. The program is free, it's simple to use, and it speeds up your PC, what else could you ask for?



--Preston Gralla

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,65031-order,1-page,1-c,systemresourcestuneup/description.html



There are some very good registry cleaners out there, one being Registry Smoker http://www.xp-smoker.com/regsmoker.html , and it only cleans the registry.



There are programs like Diskeeper that do it all as far as Defrag is concerned.



Most people have problems with registry programs, any program really, because they don't read the instructions and take the necessary precautions.



Searching the Internet, i.e. Google, Yahoo, will give you helpful and valuable information, start your research here: http://www.google.com/search?q=registry%20Defrag&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8



Make it a great day!

Answer 3

Hard drive defrag is great for keeping the drive organized and regaining performance lost due to file fragmentation. It results in less work for the drive and has a host of benefits. But, registry 'optimization' (note the quotes) is a hit-or-miss affair. Sometimes it may help a bit, but the risks are too high...if you mess up the registry, you will have to re-install windows.



For normal system maintenance, I'd just stick to anti-virus scans+ spyware scans + disk cleanup + disk defrag, if I were you.

Answer 4

You should defrag the registry once a month as this will clear up the files and make the files easier to read thus increasing the speed of opening a file.You do not, need to download any programme to do this.

Answer 5

I've used a registry defrag tool for ages and had no problems, a registry cleaner could cause problems though.

Answer 6

Registry cleaners are unlikely to do any damage. Naturally you should take care to always be backed up properly, but unless you explicitly select advanced or aggressive options meant for the more advanced (or aggressive) users, you're unlikely to hurt anything with one of the "off the web" registry cleaners. It can happen, but it's rare.

Answer 7

it depends where you have downloaded the registry defrag from, if its spyware then it aint good, if its windows defrag then all means go ahead, all this does is cleans you computer of unnessecary files, i recomend at least once a month. also try www.download.com they have some great free ware that can be used. personal favourite is 'ccleaner' known as crap cleaner.

hope i helped

Answer 8

I defrag weekly as recommended by microsoft and if you have never run it you'll notice a marked improvement in speed

Answer 9

Unless you have some serious problems I would not recommend defragging your registry.



wdw

Answer 10

I just used one and it has improved my computer: Advanced windows care v2 free version

Answer 11

t guy above me,no kidding iv defag windows reg for years ,i use regfix its free and works great

Answer 12

yes

dont use stuff for registery

it spouse 2 fix it

but i have so many bad memroies with dat

Answer 13

Only if it takes out stuff you need

Answer 14

Weird....I thought it helped your PC.