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Post by Angelstardust on Jun 20, 2009 12:14:41 GMT
Which antivirus and registry cleaning programs do you use and why?
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Post by donski1 on Jun 20, 2009 12:31:17 GMT
Avast seems to be about the best antivirus at the moment, the fact that its free makes it even more attractive.
Registry cleaners ~ I use CCleaner. Other members may chip in with other suggestions, its the only one I've used, it seems to work OK.
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Post by nike on Jun 21, 2009 0:17:05 GMT
For an A/V program, Avast for me. It does the job beautifully.
For a registry cleaner for XP, you can't go past RegScrubXP. For Vista or W7, CCleaner seems to be it, although I havn't tried it yet myself.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2009 5:23:26 GMT
Avast for A/V and RegSeeker for the registry only when I uninstall.
Edit: Ccleaner for removing temp files etc. I use Dr. Web Curit a/v when I want to double check.
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Post by ken on Jun 22, 2009 3:04:52 GMT
I use C Cleaner on Win 7 x 64 Kev, it does the job good enough. I use RegscrubXP on XP x 64 and C Cleaner to get rid of tha garbage. Sometimes the uninstaller in C Cleaner will work when Windows wont.
Avast for both systems.
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Post by buzzy on Jun 22, 2009 6:56:02 GMT
Avast - CCleaner both work well for me.
I also use Webroot Window Washer and "Your Uninstaller" both of which are paid for programs, the latter being far superior to Control Panel Add/Remove, cleans all the dross from the registry.
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Post by kubik8 on Jun 26, 2009 18:19:28 GMT
Avast here too. I've used pretty much all the alternatives over the years but recently I ran Avast and AVG on two separate, but near identical systems. Avast was (ahem) a vastly superior program. Faster, used less system resources, friendlier interface, etc...
I clean the registry manually, with a pressure washer!
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Post by John on Jul 29, 2009 19:26:15 GMT
I use Vipre AV/Anti spyware, sorry its not free but was built from the ground up to be light on resources and up to now has given me a very good detection rate with no false positives, so for me its worth the cost.
As for cleaning the reg i use regseeker in XP and 7 being a stand alone app its good for any PC ;D
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Post by ken on Jul 30, 2009 9:16:15 GMT
Thanks John, I will give Regseeker a try. I need a replacement for RegscrubXP for Win7. RegscrubXP has worked perfectly for me for many years. The guy that wrote it retired years ago, so it will never be updated.
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Post by mikkh on Aug 1, 2009 10:35:27 GMT
Yes, I used to like regseeker too because it has tweaks and other extras
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