Can anyone suggest a good, safe registry cleaner

OS is Windows XP sp2

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I am wondering if there is a good registry cleaner out there that is safe. Is there such a thing? I appreciate it. Thank you.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Haven't had any trouble with this one. Be sure to always say yes to backing up the registry before cleaning, just in case.

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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I use CC too, and I've never had any problems with it.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I use CCleaner, also, Regcleaner. Never had any problem with either one. There's also, Regscrub and NTREGOPT. The last one optimizes you're registry. And ERUNT, which backs up you're registry. I use them all. No Problems with any.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cindi..Ccleaner is excellent...I havent had any trouble with it at all.. and it cleans so much more than just the registry..I rarily use "Disk Cleanup" anymore..Ccleaner is an all around OS cleanup utility..

Although excellent advice from Koasati about backing up the registry before fixing/cleaning..I really dont bother with that anymore..but thats just me..LoL..I have back-ups of anything important...

Anyway..Just wanted to confirm what everyone has said..Ccleaner ROCKS!..LoL
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks alot everyone. I will give it a try. I just have so much crud on here, I know needs to be removed. I appreciate it very much. Smile!
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sure does Double Zero, thanks for pointing it out to me!

A while back I had some problems with a friends PC. One problem was with Disk Cleanup (took forever). DZ suggested CCleaner. I downloaded it, ran it, and it worked great. It freed up about a Gig of temp files alone (hence, no more Disk Cleanup problems). I use it about 90% of the time on my own PC.

@clwoods: It'll definitely remove it.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks alot tri1ogy,George Rogers Jr. and citizen Swedenskins.
I appreciate everyone here who responded.
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Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I recently downloaded RegCleaner http://www.webmasterfree.com/regcleaner.html ...it's small and simple, and works great.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just tried CCleaner (thanks for the tips), and was very impressed. It's simple and fast, and seems to do a great job.

Only problem was, it kept bringing up the same odd broken file associations, even though I kept telling to clean them up. No big deal, though.

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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thank you citizen cyber villan, ama02, and Tarkus. I have alot to look into, and decide. I appreciate all the advice. Thanks again. Smile!
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just wanted to let all of you know, I decided to go with Registry Mechanic. It has done a great job so far, and my computer is working much faster. Thanks again for everyones help and suggestions.