Ever wondered how many errors your computer has? Does your system’s registry need cleaning? Well you no longer need to guess!
Click here to download RegistryBooster
This free registry scan will give you a complete diagnosis of your Windows registry, identifying errors and conflicts.
Most computer users, with the exception of optimization junkies and advanced tweakers, never dare to tinker with their Windows Registry. As a matter of fact, most users are clueless when it comes to knowing what exactly the registry does, and amazingly, some are even unaware that the Windows Registry even exists. For the most part, computer users are never required to access or modify the Windows Registry manually, however whenever one changes their computer settings, updates their drivers, or alters an application, they are simultaneously making changes in the registry.
Throughout the week, I’ve been fortunate enough to review Uniblue’s Registry Booster, a dynamic registry scanning, defragmenting, and repairing utility. In the following article, I will detail the features and abilities of this program, test whether or not the Registry Booster improves system performance and stability, and express my personal thoughts toward Uniblue’s Registry Booster.
This review was written in 2006 and we gave this program positive marks (as you will see as you read on). Since then, we have seen a lot of user comments with negative feedback regarding the “free scan” not properly uninstalling from the computer. We specifically asked the company about this issue in an interview with Uniblue. They said the problem has been fixed, and they gave an explanation why it was occurring. Also, we independently checked the free scan here at PCMech since the interview and we have had no issues removing it from our systems.
In my experience, those people who are claiming that Registry Booster is malware and will not uninstall are not that computer literate themselves. In our tests, it DOES remove easily and causes no harm to our test computers. There are differing opinions out there on how effective the software is, but I am confident (at this point) that there is nothing dangerous about their free scan. People need to realize that ANY program that affects the Windows registry has the possibility of messing something up. That is why it is SO important to back up your registry before running any scanning software, whether it be Registry Booster or something else.
With that, I will leave you to read the rest of Ryan’s review…
Acting as a dynamic database that stores both settings and system information, the Windows Registry is an essential part of the Windows operating system. Information on hardware, software, and user preferences are stored in the Windows Registry, and the functionality and stability of one’s system relies heavily on the integrity of the registry. While much more could be said about the ins and outs of the registry, the one thing that I feel readers should know before continuing on with the article is that the Windows Registry isn’t perfect. Over time, unneeded registry entries accumulate and it is quite possible that registry errors will develop. Accumulating unneeded and invalid registry entries can hinder performance, and various registry errors can affect the stability of your applications.
Uniblue’s Registry Booster comes packaged with a boat-load of features designed to not only identify and repair registry errors, but to also help enhance system performance and stability at the same time. Some of these features include:
Unlike much of today’s software, Uniblue’s Registry Booster installs and functions properly on older computer systems very well. The recommended minimum system requirements are as follows:
Installation
Thanks to a wonderfully designed installer, the installation of Uniblue’s Registry Booster was fairly simple and effortless. So simple, in fact, that even the most novice computer user would find Uniblue’s Registry Booster easy to install compared to most other software. Additionally, as the Registry Booster is less than 10MB is size, the installation was extremely fast. Users are permitted to choose where they would like to install the Registry Booster, and whether or not they would like to have desktop and quick launch icons created.
Overall, I was quite impressed with the sleek and intuitive design of Uniblue’s Registry Booster. Using a unique tab-like system, everything was well laid out and easy to find. Having never used this product before, I am happy to say that I was neither confused nor perplexed by the arrangement of features within the Registry Booster’s colorful user interface. As the novelty of the Registry Booster’s interface began to set in, I decided it was time to see how effective Uniblue’s software really was.
Scanning: Uniblue’s Registry Booster comes packaged with a highly sophisticated scanning engine that peruses one’s registry in both a thorough and quick manner. I was surprised at how quickly the utility scanned my entire registry, and shocked to see that it had reported a total of 165 registry errors. While most of the errors were linked to missing paths and unneeded entries caused from adding and removing applications, I was completely unaware that my registry contained a total of 165 errors.
Backing Up: Like most performance enhancing programs these days, Uniblue’s Registry Booster comes with a registry back-up utility, just in case something goes awry. Before allowing the Registry Booster to make any changes to the registry, the software will prompt the user to back-up before proceeding. I found the back-up utility to be a little on the slow side, however I’d rather wait a few seconds longer and allow the program to create a fully restorable image of my Windows Registry. Don’t be excessively bold by not making a backup–you might regret it one day.
Repairing: Uniblue’s Registry Booster repairs the errors it finds, and does so in a timely manner. Furthermore, when an error is repaired, it is repaired for good and doesn’t reappear on subsequent registry scans.
Defragmenting: Until this review, I was completely unaware that my registry could even become “fragmented”. However, when I sat down to think about it, it actually made a lot of sense; hard drives become fragmented even after relatively moderate usage, and since we constantly are making changes to the registry, it can develop fragments over time as well. The defragmenting process was also very quick, and according to Uniblue, defragging one’s registry will improve boot times (read on for more). After running the defragmenting utility, the Registry Booster will prompt you to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Determined to evaluate the effectiveness of Uniblue’s Registry Booster, I decided to benchmark my test computer both before and after running the Registry Booster’s scanning and defragging utilities.
At this point, I would like to point out that I am only testing the effectiveness of the Registry Booster from within Windows XP. Therefore, I can only assume that similar changes in system performance will occur within other operating systems.
Before testing my machine, I rigorously installed and uninstalled various freeware applications. In doing so, I hoped to create a relatively “messy” registry with various errors, fragments, and missing / unneeded entries. Likewise, after running Uniblue’s Registry Booster it detected a plethora of errors related to the many applications I added and then removed from my system. Most of the errors found were of the missing, orphaned, and unneeded variety. The results of the following tests demonstrate how repairing registry errors (that are associated with adding and removing programs) can affect system performance.
I have developed three unique tests to observe how Uniblue’s Registry Booster affects the performance of Windows XP.
Boot and Start-Up times: How long it takes from pushing the power button to when the Windows XP Desktop loads
Restart Times: How long it takes to restart Windows XP
Add/Remove Program List: How long it takes to load the Windows Add / Remove Program list
Before
| Start Up | Restart | Add/Remove Program List | |
| Trial One | 46 Seconds | 63 Seconds | 10 Seconds |
| Trial Two | 45 Seconds | 61 Seconds | 11 Seconds |
After
| Start Up | Restart | Add/Remove Program List | |
| Trial One | 43 Seconds | 58 Seconds | 10 Seconds |
| Trial Two | 44 Seconds | 57 Seconds | 9 Seconds |
As you can see, both start up and restart times were reduced significantly after using the Registry Booster’s scanning, repairing, and defragmenting utilities. However, there was only a one second average increase in loading the Add / Remove program list. From my tests, I feel confident in the performance enhancing capabilities of Uniblue’s Registry Booster. Being an avid computer enthusiast, even the tiniest improvements in system performance make me ecstatic.
Overall, I was very impressed with Uniblue’s Registry Booster. The software’s appearance, design, and performance enhancing capabilities exceeded my expectations. The scanning, repairing, and defragmenting utilities did exactly what they were supposed to and there was a definite boost in system performance. For a mere $30 download of their software, or $40 if you wish to buy the disk and packaging, I recommend Uniblue’s Registry Booster to all computer users. From what I’ve seen of the software so far, I can imagine that the Registry Booster will help stabilize and improve system performance on even the most erratically-behaving machines.
I give Uniblue’s Registry Booster a 9.5/10.
Ever wondered how many errors your computer has? Does your system’s registry need cleaning? Well you no longer need to guess!
Click here to download RegistryBooster
This free registry scan will give you a complete diagnosis of your Windows registry, identifying errors and conflicts.
Using KeePass Password Generator Profiles
October 8, 2009
![Jarte, The Ultimate Lightweight Word Processor? [Video]](/videothumbs/jarte.jpg)
Jarte, The Ultimate Lightweight Word Processor? [Video]
September 22, 2009
The Hacker's Nightmare is a
full 500+ pages of valuable content.
It has plenty of diagrams and illustrations
and is broken down into small sections
with easy step-by-step procedures.
This is what I like about this book.
It is powerful information that everybody
needs, but it doesn't read like a boring
computer manual. LEARN MORE
ermmm… i would love to know how many of you with problems actually contacted Uniblue support. I admit I was worried when I had some issues initially but their tech support ppl were great… helpful and prompt… not something I can say of many other companies I bought software from.
u can contact their support here… http://www.uniblue.com/support/ticket/
I contacted them. They gave me the standard computer generated letter.
interesting… I contacted support because I can’t run my paid for speedupmypc2009 twice so far, silch response. Nothing, no replies, silence.
I will most likely have to contact the creditcard company and tell them to cancel my payment since I feel that I have been duped into paying for a non-operational product.
I’ll give’em another week or so, after that, I’ll take action.
This does not appear to be a reliable company. I purchased, Registry Booster 2010. They charged by VISA account in seconds. The product key was not accepted by the UniBlue product so it is not functional. They have NO support for customers. Beware. They can take your money but you may get noting in return. They are based in Malta and their US partner sellers are less than useless. They refer you to a website out in the ether.
Well this has been a very interesting read. I must say though that although when I came across the info for Registry Cleaner I was somewhat skeptical. However I did go ahead and install the full product along with Speed up my PC. I consider myself an above average user often times running Photoshop and a movie/slide show editor at the same time which slows down my system. I have windows Xp and my system is about 5 years old. When I ran the Cleaner it found 1252 errors – about normal I guess. I cleaned them up. The Speed test found a bunch more problems and I cleaned them up. I will say that my system now runs much faster and seems alot more stable. Start up times has decreased as well. Most of all – I can now run both Photoshop and my show editor at the same time which I could not do before with no problems. It seems – for me – that UniBlue’s product works.
after download to desktop- double clicking to run brings up windows internet explorer (rarely used) crash report box-using Mozilla Firefox-so it never installed/run program-downloaded from 2 sites-Uniblue & liutilities same problem
It xould be a great software tool, however, I hate it when I download a “free” program which then finds some 500 problems on my computer and then tells me I can fix only 15 of them or purchase the product in order to fix them all. I feel cheated.
Yeah know, the thing is. You can go to MS’s website. And get the registry cleaner as an online tool. Whom better to clean the registry than the people who made i so F*&$#@$ up in the first place?
As I’ve said before; I don’t go with any program that always tells you how good it’s keeping your computer working. As in life, the best workers, programs, etc, etc, etc, usually do the best work in the background. Bells, and whistles do nothing for me.
I keep my computer clean through proper procedure.
Using all the tools that Ms provides, you can maintain your computer.
Average user
Name”’ Brad
Techie, Blah
Just a person.
can you email me the link to the free ms tool?
P.S. XP was a great system in theory. But MS allowed so much in the way of viruses. I can’t wait for October 22nd. Then I get the new OS. Windows 7. I’ve tried it. It rocks the doors off from the rest.
How do I remove Uniblue…I tried the test scan and since then it’s lives on my computer. I’ve purchased another brand but thanks for the test run…b
I downloaded Uniblue and it told me if I wanted to go to the backup to retrieve what was eliminated I could. After the scan my Yahoo IM no longer worked and my Norton 360 was disabled. After not being able to find where they put the backup I eliminated it. I had to reinstall the Yahoo IM and am having difficulty reinstituting my Norton 360 because they can’t find it on my computer for updating. After only two tears of using a computerI am not happy with the free scans from anybody.
The free d/l found several hundred problem, had to buy the program to “fix” but the fix 1) does not follow typical program protocols of operations, 2)did not fix anything that I could see, 3) took my operating speed from moderate to down right slow, 4)auto starts on reboot without a cancel button and 5) wants you to spend twice as much for the “additional fixes”. My feeling…STEER CLEAR.
I downloaded the free Uniblue Registry Booster scan to help improve my videos and pictures and can’t seem to get rid of it. In fact it downloaded twice. It made downloading pictures and video to a new CD impossible. I’m screwed. I’m afraid to pay for the program for fear it will mess something else up. Help…..
This is what I sent to this blog. It is still under review by the administrator. The program referenced below took care of my problem. If your problem was as bad as mine it may be worth you trying it to. It worked miracles for me “My Uninstaller 2008″ free 21 day trial. Of course, I cannot guarantee that you get the same results. Just letting everyone know what worked for me.
Message sent to blog for review:
If you need to get in touch with Uniblue…you will not be able to. You’ll get some email from someone named Hilary (whoever that is) telling you to contact support. Good Luck with that! I have found the best anti-virus program to be AVG free or Avast free. The paid version loads down the machine and asks whether you want Google, etc each and every time that you boot up whether you want those entities to access your machine…ANNOYING. Malwarebytes is the very best program to catch just about anything and you can get it in a free version. In my opinion it is awsome. The real reason for this post is that I tried to uninstall Uniblue (paid version). I had purchased the works. The trouble is that it would not only not let me uninstall it, I would go to the search bar, type in uniblue and try to delet manually (woulf not let me on some of the items). I tried to go through the registry with no luck removing it. Could not get rid of it on the add/remove list. However, I found the best program that really can help with these programs that keep regenerating themselves like viruses. The name is Your Uninstaller 2008. It has a free 21 day download, went to pro and it removed all componets of Uniblue from my computer. When I reboot, it does not regerate itself! FABULOUS!!
Does anyone know why Uniblue would want to design a program that cannot be uninstalled and keeps regenerating after you have deleted all that you can manually? What is the purpose?
People, open your eyes. There is no need for this tool. You can use a free registry cleaner tool from ccleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) which is reviewed very well. You can also use a Microsoft tool. AND – its just basic housekeeping you are doing here. Please dont think its going to make your computer run faster. And at the very least, dont admit it online! Anybody who takes out his credit card to PAY for a registry booster is a well… Anyway, good luck!
If you need to get in touch with Uniblue…you will not be able to. You’ll get some email from someone named Hilary (whoever that is) telling you to contact support. Good Luck with that! I have found the best anti-virus program to be AVG free or Avast free. The paid version loads down the machine and asks whether you want Google, etc each and every time that you boot up whether you want those entities to access your machine…ANNOYING. Malwarebytes is the very best program to catch just about anything and you can get it in a free version. In my opinion it is awsome. The real reason for this post is that I tried to uninstall Uniblue (paid version). I had purchased the works. The trouble is that it would not only not let me uninstall it, I would go to the search bar, type in uniblue and try to delet manually (woulf not let me on some of the items). I tried to go through the registry with no luck removing it. Could not get rid of it on the add/remove list. However, I found the best program that really can help with these programs that keep regenerating themselves like viruses. The name is Your Uninstaller 2008. It has a free 21 day download, went to pro and it removed all componets of Uniblue from my computer. When I reboot, it does not regerate itself! FABULOUS!!
Does anyone know why Uniblue would want to design a program that cannot be uninstalled and keeps regenerating after you have deleted all that you can manually? What is the purpose?
Hi there,
This is Hilary from Uniblue. Can you please email me: hilaryr@uniblue.com? Our support team responds to all queries within 24 hours. Did you use the correct link?
Regards
Hilary Rogers
Uniblue.com
Don’t use this product unless you INTEND to get ripped off!!!
The basics: I had a struggling computer and a Microsoft sponsored link to this product. It represented the scan as “free”, NOT. I needed my computer so I bought the software, fixed the 615 registry errors it found and my computer never booted again.
I paid Dell to fix it, $300, they resotred it to the factory image and I lost every piece of software, every file, every bookmark, every picture, everything.
I wrote Uniblue and asked for my money back, no response and it’s two weeks and counting. tHIS SOFTWARE IS GARBAGE AND YOU’LL BE SORRY YOU BOUGHT IT.
I have read these comments with interest.
I have been running Uniblue sump and rb for over a year on my fairly fast XP machine and can honestly say that I have had no problems and believe that they have done a good job keeping windows clean.
XTrail Mike
Do yourself a favor… and avoid putting this lousy software on your computer. It ruined my computer and they have lousy customer support. (Their customer support is writing you an email back a day later.) I had to take my computer to be repaired and even the repair center told me this software did a number on my computer. Take my advice and do not put this on your machine. You’re better off doing a disk cleanup and then defragging your computer or taking it to a reliable repair center in your area if you want to speed up your computer’s performance. I would avoid putting this on your computer and giving them your CC #. I’ve already contacted my credit card company to make sure they don’t pay them for crappy software that caused me headaches and additional repairs.
I have purchased and paid for Uniblue Register US$29.95 and I am very dissatisfied because whenever I use it, it prompts me to buy once again, without any of the promised action.
I would like to have my money returned as promised when I bought it, but I cannot find any address to mail or call to express my complaints.
Such business behaviour appears to me as not quite honest
I Bought Uniblue Speed Up My PC on 6/4/2009. It did nothing useful at all. I Requested a refund the day I bought it. There is allegedly a 30 money-back guarantee. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO MANY REQUESTS FOR A REFUND over the next few months. This company is obviously not actually certified by Microsoft, as they claim to be. My order number for the purchase is: 6101760.
Since the company is listed as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, have you or anyone else tried to contact Microsoft? MS is very particular about their GCP and may be able to help you out with refunds, or at the least, get Uniblue’s support to contact you.
I’ve notified MS in the past of problems with one of their Certified Partners. They were able to the issue rectified very quickly.
Since the company is listed as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, have you or anyone else tried to contact Microsoft? MS is very particular about their GCP and may be able to help you out with refunds, or at the least, get Uniblue’s support to contact you.
I’ve notified MS in the past of problems with one of their Certified Partners. They were able to the issue rectified very quickly.
I hate to re-state the obvious but most of us not-quite-tech users need check blogs and ratings of these companies before we try the free products.
A Kim Komando review did NOT like this product at all [and Liutilities and Paretologic] and the WOT ratings for both these sites has them to be ‘untrustworthy.’
Why do companies have programs that are difficult or almost impossible to uninstall? Usually the money, maybe advertising or maybe there’s a tracking program or rootkit in there just waiting for later. General advice – research freeware before installation, especially from China, India, and Russia.
First, thank you for this forum.
I have searched and found 24 iedw files on my computer. They are various versions installed in Windows and either NT uninstall or a series of numbers and symbols, but all registered by MS. There is a PF file. And something I don’t recognize: C\Win\software distribution\download\e9500….. There is one in C
My apologies – accidentally hit the submit button.
There is one in C\windows\ie7 and another in C\Program files\Internet Explorer. Finally, an .MUI file in \Program files\Internet Explorer.
I have had a problem with the computer freezing – being busy cranking away at something in the background. After an annoying period of time (up to a half hour) I pull out the DSL modem connection and manually turn off the running machine.
I use CC cleaner very frequently while online, use the registry cleaner occasionally (although cleaning the registry is not recommended by MS), and defrag periodically.
Any idea why the iedw.exe error?
I am suspicious of the “software distribution dowload” and the one in \windows\ie7.
Any suggestions?
What started as clearly an ad for Uniblue is clearly getting trashed by users/buyers. My own experience has always been that any program that offers free DL, Then requires you to buy to repair what it “Finds” is a scam. I got sucked into this malware by being overmedicated and paid dearly. The Stats shown above show little or no speed improvement, and worst of all, my AV programs constantly blocked this program’s attempt to communicate with known or suspected malicious sites.
Rules
1. Never buy a program without researching it.
2. Never buy a program that offers Free DL then purchase to fix what it allegedly finds.
3. Read #1 Again