Wise Registry Cleaner Review
License:
Freeware
Operating System: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, 2003,
Server 2008, XP,
Download Size:
3MB
Developer:
ZhiYou Soft Ltd,
Wise Registry Cleaner is a free registry cleaning
application. In addition to cleaning the registry, you can use this tool to
optimize your registry.
Wise Registry Cleaner is developed by ZhiYou Soft Ltd.,
a company in
You need to clean your registry regularly because
accumulation of a large amount of junk entries within it may cause the
registry to bloat up to a very large size. This eventually makes the
registry slow, unstable and prone to errors. A good registry clean up and
repair utility, such as Wise Registry Cleaner helps you easily perform a
thorough scan of the registry to detect all this junk information and get
rid of it.
Wise Registry Cleaner application is compatible with
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows
2003 operating systems. The tool also works well on Windows Server 2008,
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 computers. Developers of this
application have also introduced a paid version, called the Wise Registry
Cleaner Pro, which has added features. The paid version comes with a
moderate price tag of $19.95. There is no renewal charge for those who have
purchased this application after
Installation And Scanning
This 3 MB registry cleaning application is easy to
download and install. During installation, the application asks you to also
install a third-party toolbar. You, however, have the option of refusing to
accept this. Other than this, we did not face any other issue during the
installation.
The main interface of the tool is quite user friendly
but pretty mediocre. The left side of the interface lists the areas of your
registry which you may wish to scan and repair. The right side displays the
results of that scan. The following are the categories you can scan:
- Components SubSystem
- Software Section
- Application Paths
- File Types
- Help Files
- Fonts
- Shared DLL
- User MRU Lists
- Uninstall Section
- Start Menu
- Startup Program
- Sound and AppEvents
- IE Url History
- Image File Execution Options
- Empty Keys
You have the option of selecting the categories you
wish to scan and repair. However it is always advisable to scan all areas
during the first scan. The tool also has an option of conducting a deep scan
as well as a normal scan.
As the scanning progresses the number of faults
detected is displayed against each category. One good feature this free
application has is its ability to identify the entries that are safe to
delete and those that are not. This feature of distinguishing between the
safe to delete and unsafe to delete entries is quite rare, especially, in a
free registry cleaner.
Other than placing an icon on the desktop for starting
the application, the tool also places another icon that starts the scan
automatically based on the category selections you made at the last scan.
Wise Registry Cleaner has a feature to backup the
current registry. This is a good feature for the application of this type,
as backups come in pretty handy in case an error occurs during the cleaning
process. It is also possible that you, the user, may make an error, albeit
inadvertently. The application also creates a Restore Point when it is
launched. This option, however, is only available on those Windows versions
that ship with the System Restore utility.
Our technical team finds that this free application
does a better job, as compared to other registry cleaning applications, as
far as detecting the unwanted useless entries is concerned. Wise Registry
Cleaner detects obsolete and invalid entries which many other similar
applications failed to detect. Eliminating unwanted items is a little less
efficient. We had to run the scan twice to get rid of all the errors.
The Free Application Vs the Pro
Both, the free as well as the paid Wise Registry
Cleaner Pro, versions support the same Windows operating systems. They also
share the same security features of:
- Full Registry Backup/Restore
- Creation of System Restore Point
- Creation of undo data for each clean-up operation.
Both the applications provide the deep scan option and
have the ability to remove Trojans and other spyware from the registry.
The free Wise Registry Cleaner application does not
have any System Optimization and Tune up features, such as, optimizing the:
- Desktop System
- File System
- Network
- Boot Speed
- Disk Cache
It also lacks in the following features, vis-à-vis the
Pro version:
- Managing Startup Items
- Exporting entries in the result table to MS Excel
It, however, shares other features such as Built-in
Scheduler and unlimited free technical support with its paid version.
Our Verdict
The free Wise Registry Cleaner application provides a
restore point only at its first run, and not at any point of time. Some of
the obsolete entries are not removed in one go and requires a second run to
completely eliminate them. These are the negatives of this application.
The application, however, is quite easy to use and has
enough options to make it a good application. The scan can be paused or
resumed as and when you require. The tool also has a feature that shows
‘safe to fix’ entries and ‘not fully safe to fix’ entries. The decision,
however, is yours to do as you wish. The backup feature, along with these
features, is the positive of this application.
The Wise Registry Cleaner cleaning application is easy
to use, for both the novice and the experts alike.
We recommend Wise Registry Cleaner to anybody who want
to clean up the registry without spending a penny.
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