Registry Fix is like any other Registry cleaning software available in market. Every PC has a Registry in its Operating System. When you use your PC for a considerable length of time you find that it is becoming slower. These conditions are natural when your PC is overcrowded with invalid entries from programs installed. Your internet browser becomes slow over time because of junk files. This awesome software functions for repairing such setbacks.

Cleaning software like Registry Fix performs the tasks of scanning and then elimination of unwanted entries and files from your Registry and your Browser respectively. You don’t have to pay money to the technician each time you want your system to be cleaned up. You can just run the Registry Fix software each time to clean the Registry of the PC.

It is meant for Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP and Vista. It may be used by people from most part of this globe, but cannot be regarded as popular as some of the other Registry Cleaning software available in the market.

The Interface

The most striking feature of Registry Fix is its simplicity. The design structure is way too basic – it doesn’t incorporate many complex ‘intuitive’ capabilities like alternatives available in the market. Still the simple interface makes Registry Fix very user friendly. It won’t use up too much of the system resources. It can hence work efficiently and effectively in a slow computer.

Features of Registry Fix

Registry Fix has built-in features which enable Registry Cleaning. These features can be classified as:
• Routine Features
• Advanced Features

Routine features of Registry Fix include:
• scan error feature
• list error feature
• Fix error features.
Advanced features of Registry Fix include:
• Capability to take Registry backups
• Choosing the number of startup programs so that the system boots faster
• Helping the user to uninstall programs no longer required
• Helping to clear up all those temp files and cookies that slow down your internet surfing speed.

Apart from these functions Registry Fix can also perform other common tasks that are expected of Registry Cleaning software-validate fonts and file paths, deal with file associations and boot up programs, ensure that system services and virtual devices are functioning smoothly, ensure that sound sections work alright etc.

Registry Fix uses high performance complex algorithms that are capable of identifying the Registry Conflicts. Registry Fix has the capability to pinpoint where exactly errors are located. It will then display the errors and repair them. It specifically deals with errors relating to
• Internet explorer
• Outlook Express
• Run Time
• .DLL Errors
• Outlook Errors
• Exe Errors
• Svchost Errors

Registry Fix is‘single click’ software. Its free trial version that can be downloaded from its website offers only limited features like free scan along with limited removal of errors.

A Few Positives

The ‘Browser Helper Manager’ that enables clearing up of all those temp files and cookies that slow down your internet surfing speed is a remarkably strong tool in Registry Fix and it definitely requires a special mention in this review. Registry Fix can greatly benefit PC users who frequently surf the internet and find that their internet browser loads rather slowly because of the junk files and other debris.

Registry Fix has a very strong and sound ‘Backup Control’ tool. The button is somewhat difficult to find on the interface but the feature has great utility. It lets you take backups of your registry before scanning. This means that you can retrieve your registry in case something goes wrong during the cleaning process. A messed up registry can be very damaging to the system. The registry backup thus saves you from a lot of worry.

The interface is user friendly because of its simplicity. It offers customer support through e-mail. There are also some online guiding manuals.

Some Weaknesses

The price is on the higher side as compared to the alternatives for Registry Fix that is available in the market. It also does not have too many outstanding features that can justify the price.

A restore point can be valuable to the PC user in case of power failure. Although Registry Fix allows Registry backup it does not provide restore points from where the user can continue the scan and clean process when the power comes back.

It seems to be software that goes a little overboard when it comes to finding errors. Registry Fix finds too many errors for comfort! One begins to wonder if some of the so called ‘errors’ are valid entries.Infact there is a heavy chance for this, considering that most of the other registry cleaners available in the market do not find errors at such a high rate. It is certainly a point of concern. The scan also takes a longer time to complete as compared to substitutes.

The help manuals are not too comprehensive and concise. Although one can manage to work through the simple interface without much help, yet as the price tag is relatively high one expects to receive complete value for the money one spends. A more informative help manual would have been great. The help manuals are available to only those who have the purchased version. It is not available to those who have downloaded the free trial version.

The final opinion

The Registry Fix is reasonably good registry cleaning software. It is simple and has some powerful features. The features however are unable to completely justify the heavy price that the software has. You may be looking for more value for the price you are paying. This software falls a little short of offering that value. Yet it is software that performs basic registry cleaning really well. However, you will get much cheaper yet functional alternative available in the market. The mother company, i.e. Promo Soft Corporation can never be named among the premium manufacturers of registry cleaning software.

So, you can always catch any other well known suppliers of registry cleaning software. Please note that in what is referred to as free Registry Fix software only the first fifty error corrections are free. Thereafter you have to pay for running the software.