RegSeeker
Version: 1.55
Downloads Count: 73,728
License Type: Free
Price: Free
Date Added: Jun 26, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
File Size: 440 KB
Author: HoverDesk
- Motherboard Monitor 1,203,719
- Tweak UI 969,781
- Clean System Directory 947,431
- Windows XP Service Pack 2 764,501
- RegRepair 569,142
Editor's Review of RegSeeker
RegSeeker is free and besides being a Registry cleaner, has a handful of other Registry-focused utilities. They include a keyword finder, a way to examine installed application Registry entries, assorted histories (for instance, Internet Explorer and Start menu items), and Startup entries, as well as a way to tweak about 24 XP settings. The Registry cleaner is confusing because it has an "OK!" button and a dangerous option: "Auto Clean," something I encourage you to avoid. There's little help, though RegSeeker warns that to backup the Registry, make sure to check mark "backup for deletion." There's no automatic restore feature; you'll need to find the saved .REG file and click on it.
On my production PC, RegSeeker picked up 1108 problems. Unfortunately, the program offered no help determining which of the errors needing deleting; it also didn't provide categories, such as invalid path or shared DLL, in order to help me decide if it was safe to delete. RegSeeker isn't for novices.
--Steve Bass


