registry errors, how to deal with em

[jochem]

hai ya all.

so i have this laptop and i have it for 4 years now. and over time it of course gets slower, but i have recently run some virus scans and software scans and all kinds of scans to find a way to make my laptop the little beast it once where. unfortunatly the main reason its so slow is because my registry is completly full with all kinds of crap i did not even know existed (i also found some addware as i scanned the computer). now it turnes out all the scan software i have (CCleaner, AVG virus scanner, antimalwarebytes and some others i deleted because it didnt do the job) cant get rid of register errors exept CCleaner, ot at least it sais it can, but after less than a day my laptop freezes and stutters again when watching youtube videos or doing multitasking. i already deleted all programs i never use from the configuration screen. which didnt have a huge effect.

does anyone know any free software that can clean up my registry?

 

[Brandon]

CCLeaner, it does wonders.

Sorry just seen you tried it. Try malwarebytes.

 

[jochem]

CCLeaner, it does wonders.

Sorry just seen you tried it. Try malwarebytes.

i have both D;
ill just try them both again.

 

[Unknown_User11]

If you have registry errors and you do not know what keys are destroyed, then you might be ******. I've worked on a bunch of computer with registry issues, and if you aren't aware of the keys or the program that did it, it will be difficult to repair the system without a full restore.

 

[Jason Liu]

If you have registry errors and you do not know what keys are destroyed, then you might be ******. I've worked on a bunch of computer with registry issues, and if you aren't aware of the keys or the program that did it, it will be difficult to repair the system without a full restore.

Well, he could have a Rootkit or an invasive virus, ex. Crack for a program.

 

[Unknown_User11]

Well, he could have a Rootkit or an invasive virus, ex. Crack for a program.

Exactly, if he can find out what program or virus caused this, he can most likely erase those registry keys. (AFTER YOU MAKE A BACKUP OF COURSE)

 

[Jason Liu]

Exactly, if he can find out what program or virus caused this, he can most likely erase those registry keys. (AFTER YOU MAKE A BACKUP OF COURSE)

Can't he just do a Full scan on all his drives with Malwarebytes?

 

[Unknown_User11]

Can't he just do a Full scan on all his drives with Malwarebytes?

You can, I use malwarebytes alot, but sometimes it doesnt find corrupt registry keys, it only finds infected ones =/

 

[Jason Liu]

You can, I use malwarebytes alot, but sometimes it doesnt find corrupt registry keys, it only finds infected ones =/

Yeah, thats true.

 

[SaKenMadRaj]

The last old laptop i did.. i just restored to factory settings.. got rid of all the programs.. and just used it for the internet...

it moved about 3000% faster after that... its just the nature of the beast when dealing with old technology