RegClean Review

Review of RegClean 2008 Edition by –  2Squared Software
Rating: 3.6/5 stars     Price: $19.95

RegClean is a registry repair utility developed by 2Squared Software, an industry leader in developing useful Windows computer utility programs. In recent years, this program normally sold for $29.95. But this year, faced with stiffer competition, 2Squared is offering its 2008 Edition of this program at a reduced price. It retains all the features of its past versions, while suffering no lack in capability. In its present price range, it competes very well with similar products with comparitive features in value.

RegClean does a more than adequate job of finding and identifying problems in the registry. What it doesn't do is tell the user the severity level of the problems he is looking at as some of its rival programs do. This tool is a bare bones, stripped down version of a registry repair cleaner that is woefully lacking in the extra features that many other of its competitors have. Yet, if it is a clean and simple registry repair that you are concerned about, RegClean will more than do the trick.

Two features that are not lacking in RegClean are a Program Startup Manager and a Back Up capability. The Program Startup Manager will allow you to reduce the amount of programs starting up at the system boot, which will allow you to optimize the boot time for quicker startups. If by chance you ever accidentally remove a critical item from the registry, the Back Up capability gives you the ability to quickly restore your system to its previous status. This feature is a must have in all registry cleaners that you may consider for purchase.

RegClean also features an automatic updating capability for those who would prefer to let the program update itself rather than to do this manually. Also, the user can choose to allow RegClean to automatically remove the errors it finds or the user can do this manually. Your registry will be compressed and defraged on each scan.

With RegClean all the basic functions for cleaning the Windows registry of invalid entries and duplicate files are taken care of. If you need help in determining what to do, there are online help files that are easily accessed through the user interface. In fact, its graphic user interface and search parameters are quite similar to those of ErrorSmart and RegistrySweep, two of the other registry programs on review here.
 
Overall, RegClean is a useful registry repair tool that does the main job of repairing the registry without all the additional bells and whistles that other registry cleaners have. Perhaps this is why 2Squared Software is able to offer it at competitive price level in comparison with some of its more expensive rivals.

For those who wish to save their money, RegClean will do the job it is asked to do, and it will do it very well indeed. If you don't mind missing out on some of the capabilities that other more expensive repair programs have, RegClean will fill the bill as a reliable registry cleaner. If your machine is running slow, RegClean should help get it back up to speed in no time flat. 

Review updated  21 April, 2008