Can anyone recommend a good free registry cleaner/repair software?

My windows XP is running slower and slower and I suspect it may be down to registry problems. I have been running this PC for just over 3 years, use it every day and have a stack of software loaded. (I don’t think I have malware or viruses as I have always used AVG, Superantispyware, Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad-aware and Zone Alarm).

I don’t have Windows XP disks as it is an Acer and did not come with backup disks that would permit me to do a repair install.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Thanks for all the suggestions – I’ll look at them all.

Lorro, thanks for the idea to use ERecovery – can you tell me whether it strips all the loaded programs and data out or does it attempt to work around these things so back up is a safety precaution?

Skype? Registry Online? help please?

i just got a message thing on skype from "Registry Online". It said:

URGENT SYSTEM SCAN NOTIFICATION ! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY !!

http://www.updatetq.org/

For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !

FULL DETAILS OF SCAN RESULT BELOW
****************************************

WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
malware on your computer !

Affected Software:

Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
Unexpected shutdowns

Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately

Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.

http://www.updatetq.org/

For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser!

uhh can somebody explain please? thanks in advance!

Hi, can someone tell of a really good and real free registry cleaner and pc repair software i can download?

And I mean really free! not trial by pay, or any other catch, something that works good and would help to speed up my computer, please contact me ASAP, thanks and God bless.

high jack log HELP ! PLS. VUNDO VIRUS?

( THIS IS THE VIRUS SOFTWARE I HAVE IS NOT FREE BUT IT CANT DELETE THIS VIRUS WHY )…….this is what my McAfee says to me:

McAfee has detected an infected file that cannot be repaired.

Details
Detection: Vundo (Trojan), Vundo (Trojan), Vundo (Trojan), Vundo (Trojan), Vundo (Trojan), Vundo (Trojan), Vundo (Trojan)
File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ssqqpqr.dll

More Info
Trojan horses appear to be legitimate programs but can disrupt, damage, or provide unauthorized access to your computer.

this is my high jack this log file please be kind to help me only people that knows about this thanks.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:41:23 AM, on 3/6/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16608)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ACS.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Power Management\CeEPwrSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DVDRAMSV.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MBK\MBackMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Power Management\CePMTray.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchPad\TPTray.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Program Files\ltmoh\Ltmoh.exe
C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
C:\Program Files\EzButton\EzButton.EXE
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Touch and Launch\PadExe.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\NDSTray.exe
C:\toshiba\ivp\ism\pinger.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe
C:\Program Files\Pure Networks\Network Magic\nmapp.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\HackerWatch\HWAPI.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\toscdspd.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apntex.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier.2.1128.5462\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcods.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcpromgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpotdd01.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RAMASST.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\redirsvc\redirsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ymsgr_tray.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MPS\mps.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
c:\Toshiba\Ivp\Swupdate\swupdtmr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsevh.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\VIRUSS~1\mcvsshld.exe
C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\wil\Desktop\HiJackThis.exe

R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://toshibadirect.com/
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
O3 – Toolbar: &Google – {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} – c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [CeEKEY] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [CeEPOWER] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Power Management\CePMTray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [TPNF] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchPad\TPTray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [LtMoh] C:\Program Files\ltmoh\Ltmoh.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [EzButton] C:\Program Files\EzButton\EzButton.EXE
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [PadTouch] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Touch and Launch\PadExe.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [NDSTray.exe] NDSTray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Pinger] c:\toshiba\ivp\ism\pinger.exe /run
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [nmctxth] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [nmapp] "C:\Program Files\Pure Networks\Network Magic\nmapp.exe" -autorun -nosplash
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [MBkLogOnHook] C:\Program Files\McAfee\MBK\LogOnHook.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [braviax] braviax.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [TOSCDSPD] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\toscdspd.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier.2.1128.5462\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YAHOOM~1.EXE" -quiet
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [braviax] C:\WINDOWS\system32\braviax.exe
O4 – Global Startup: hpoddt01.exe.lnk = ?
O4 – Global Startup: RAMASST.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\system32\RAMASST.exe
O8 – Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar search – res://C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll/SEARCH.HTML
O8 – Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel – res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Sun Java Console – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O9 – Extra button: Research – {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 – Extra button: Real.com – {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} – C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} – C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 – {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} – C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 – Extra button: Messenger – {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} – C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Windows Messenger – {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} – C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O14 – IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.toshiba.com
O16 – DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} – http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O20 – AppInit_DLLs: cru629.dat
O23 – Service: Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\system32\ACS.exe
O23 – Service: Ati HotKey Poller – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 – Service: ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## (Bonjour Service) – Apple Computer, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 – Service: CeEPwrSvc – COMPAL ELECTRONIC INC. – C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Power Management\CeEPwrSvc.exe
O23 – Service: ConfigFree Service (CFSvcs) – TOSHIBA CORPORATION – C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe
O23 – Service: DVD-RAM_Service – Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. – C:\WINDOWS\system32\DVDRAMSV.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee E-mail Proxy (Emproxy) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\McAfee\EmProxy\emproxy.exe
O23 – Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service – Macrovision Europe Ltd. – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 – Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) – Google – C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 – Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) – Sun Microsystems, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 – Service: MBackMonitor – McAfee – C:\Program Files\McAfee\MBK\MBackMonitor.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee HackerWatch Service – McAfee, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\HackerWatch\HWAPI.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Update Manager (mcmispupdmgr) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcupdmgr.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Services (mcmscsvc) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Network Agent (McNASvc) – McAfee, Inc. – c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Scanner (McODS) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcods.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Protection Manager (mcpromgr) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcpromgr.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Proxy Service (McProxy) – McAfee, Inc. – c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Redirector Service (McRedirector) – McAfee, Inc. – c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\redirsvc\redirsvc.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Real-time Scanner (McShield) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee SystemGuards (McSysmon) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Personal Firewall Service (MpfService) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
O23 – Service: McAfee Privacy Service (MPS9) – McAfee, Inc. – C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MPS\mps.exe
O23 – Service: Pure Networks Net2Go Service (nmraapache) – Pure Networks, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Pure Networks\Network Magic\WebServer\bin\nmraapache.exe
O23 – Service: Pure Networks Platform Service (nmservice) – Pure Networks, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmsrvc.exe
O23 – Service: Swupdtmr – Unknown owner – c:\Toshiba\Ivp\Swupdate\swupdtmr.exe

–
End of file – 9355 bytes
No I try vundo removal but it didn’t find nothing looks like this is a bad virus …:(

What is this? Another scam or what?

This was a skype message:
[9:10:02 AM] Registry Online: URGENT SYSTEM SCAN NOTIFICATION ! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY !!

http://www.updateqs.org/

For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !

FULL DETAILS OF SCAN RESULT BELOW
****************************************

WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
malware on your computer !

Affected Software:

Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
Unexpected shutdowns

Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately

Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.

http://www.updateqs.org/

For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser!
HAHAHA yer right Joe, why would I need to add a patch to my skype contacts. Duh.. HAHAHA

Please Help! Problem Burning CD’s with iTunes 8!?

I downloaded iTunes 8 a few days ago. I think something went wrong, and it was taking a long time, so I canceled it, but it was nearly finished. When I opened iTunes, everything was fine, and all the new stuff (Genius and whatever else) was there, but this message came up:

Warning! The registry settings used by the iTunes drivers for importing and burning CD’s and DVDs are missing. This can happen as a result of installing other CD burning software. Please reinstall iTunes.

So, I went to the Apple website and clicked "download iTunes 8", and a box came up that asked me if I wanted to repair iTunes, or do something else. Obviously it knew I had already downloaded it, so I clicked "Repair". It ran, and it said everything worked. Then I clicked on iTunes, hoping the burning would work. The same message came up as before. When I tried to burn a CD, a similar message came up. WHAT DO I DO? Thank you.

How do I restore the registry from my old computer so that The Sims 2 (plus expansions) will work on it?

I had a Compaq Presario computer. It was pretty good, but then it started crashing. I managed to backup the entire registry from that computer (along with pretty much everything on the hard drive) onto a USB hard drive.

The computer was sent to a repair shop and it was fixed… until I added the entirety of that backup registry and much of the old hard drive’s files onto the computer. It worked fine and I was glad to see that my neighborhood in The Sims 2 was still fine. I play a little, and then close, and under forgotten circumstances, I had to restart.

The computer got in a loop of booting up a few seconds into the Windows XP loading screen, and then suddenly restarting and doing it over again until I turn it off. Back to the repair shop, and the computer’s back and ready to go. I do the exact same thing, and send it back again…

Then, we just get a new computer. Runs fine… although I haven’t started work on restoring the backups for fear that it’ll all screw up again.

Except for one thing: The Sims 2. I got nostalgic and decided to try and get that working, so I get the trial of Registry Workshop and dive straight for the Sims 2 keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/EA GAMES. (I have all expansions, plus one Stuff Pack: the Family Fun Stuff Pack.) I manually copy each of the keys into the computer’s own registry, and notice that there’s also some more Sims 2-related things in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Electronic Arts/EA GAMES, that seems to be the CD keys entered during install. I copy those over as well.

I then copy the actual Sims 2 game files (and that of the expansion/Stuff packs) onto my computer, and when it finished, I started the Sims 2: Apartment Life executable… only to find an error message, saying that the game was not installed or some core files were removed.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem without having to reinstall? I don’t have all of the game discs any more.

Delete corrupt registry key?

I’m trying to install the Excel 2010 beta, but it says Office 2003 is corrupt and must be repaired or removed, and won’t install (I have many versions of Excel installed, including 2003).

So I tried to run a repair of Office 2003 from Office 2003 setup, but it says:

Error 1402. Setup cannot open the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MSFS. Verify that you have sufficient permissions to access the registry….

I’ve tried:

– Deleting the key in regedit. It won’t do it. FWIW, it also doesn’t allow making any changes to it such as adding a value, and doesn’t allow deleting its parent key.

– Assigning permissions to the key to myself. It won’t do it.

– Taking ownership of the key. It doesn’t allow it.

– Running "Free Windows Registry Repair 2.0" and doing a full scan. It found lots of things to fix, but it didn’t fix that problem.

– Running PSEXEC from PSTOOLS to run regedit under the System account, and take ownership by the System account. It doesn’t allow it.

– Running RegDelNull.exe and doing both a targeted scan on HKLM, and a full scan. In both cases, it found nothing to fix.

Isn’t there some way to do a brute force delete of a registry key?!? What can I do?

Thanks,

Greg
Looks like it truncated the registry path. Trying again: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MSFS
Okay, here it is in parts:

Part 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft

Part 2:
\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Part 3:
\OptionalComponents\MSFS

windows vista registry not working?

tell me any FREE software so that i can repair the registry.
or any method to get back my laptop correct.

Vista Registry Corrupt. Laptop won’t boot. HELP!!?

I keep getting this message on my HP pavillion dv 2845se (laptop) "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause."

File: \windows\system 32\config\system Status 0xc000000f
Info: Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt.

So then I try to boot up from my CD and do the "Startup Repair" and it says "System can not repair automatically" and sends to a new screen that says

"If you have recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or portable music player, remove it and restart your computer."

I had a USB attached to it but I’ve already removed and have been restarting my computer for over an hour but still no luck… I don’t know what to do. I can’t even get it started in safe mode, it just restarts. Is there a way to fix the registry in the command prompt setting. *I’ve also tried to reinstall my Vista but I can’t because it restarts or I get a blue screen error that says "Cache_manager" or "memory_management"

Can somebody PLEASE help me!!!
I’m going to try that but now I"m getting something that says "Status 0xc0000221, Info: The file is possibly corrupt. Its header checksum does not match the computed checksum."
I found my recovery CD’s so I’m trying to use that, but recovery fails and says "The instruction at 0×0041d1d referenced memory at 0×0f110b0. The memory could not be read "… Called HP and they can’t help me since my warranty passed.