Registry Mechanic Features

What’s New in Registry Mechanic 7?

This version of Registry Mechanic incorporates a number of enhancements:

• Enhanced scanning & detection

  Registry Mechanic 7 has added further enhancements to its registry scanning & error detection engine. These “under-the-hood” enhancements will lead to a cleaner, more stable registry and improve the overall computer performance.

• System Optimizer

  This version of Registry Mechanic boasts an improved system optimizer feature which provides a simple interface to access a range of performance enhancing, system monitoring and useful information tools.

  • Optimization & Disk defragmentation:

    Within the system optimizer feature, Registry Mechanic includes the optimize system feature (from previous versions), along with access to the defragmentation tool. Registry Mechanic provides an easily accessible interface to the Windows Disk Defragmenter tool which optimizes files on your disk for faster access, and improves overall system performance.

  • System monitors and other useful information:

    Processes – a link to the Windows Task Manager, which displays a user-friendly list of running processes, CPU usage, activity and priority.

    Performance – the performance monitor allows you to easily view the total available CPU and memory resources available.

    Drive space – clearly displays the amount of used and free space on your hard disk - since running out of space can often be the cause of degradation in computer performance.

    System information – displays a complete list of system information such as Computer Name, User Name, Operating System, CPU Speed, RAM (memory), Number of Processors, Printer locations etc.

Registry Mechanic Features

• Safely repair invalid entries in your Windows® Registry, which can lead to Windows® crashes and error messages

  Over time, invalid entries and orphaned shortcuts can accumulate in the registry as a result of uninstalling or incorrectly removing software from your system, having missing or corrupt hardware or software drivers, or deleting files referenced by shortcuts. Registry Mechanic can safely clean and repair invalid entries from your registry with a few simple mouse clicks.

• Improve operating system performance and stability by removing orphaned references in your Windows® Registry

  Registry Mechanic's ability to streamline your Windows® Registry and remove orphaned references can significantly improve your system's stability and performance.

• Scans your hard drive for invalid and incorrect program shortcuts

  Registry Mechanic can scan for invalid and incorrect shortcuts in customizable locations on your computer.

• A highly functional Scan results screen

  The Scan results screen provides full text search capabilities to allow for rapid problem identification using text strings, and expandable and collapsible problem views.

• Automatically creates Windows® Registry backups with each repair, with the option to restore them

  Registry Mechanic automatically creates a backup of all changes it makes to the registry, allowing these changes to be restored to their original condition at a later time. On Windows® XP operating systems, Registry Mechanic also allows the creation of Windows® System Restore points prior to implementing repair changes, as an additional backup measure.

• A Registry Monitor feature

  Registry Monitor is designed to assist in keeping your system free of Windows® Registry errors. Registry Monitor observes your Windows® Registry and alerts you when a specified number of changes have been made to key areas of the registry. When alerted, you have the option to run a silent scan. This optional feature can begin monitoring your registry as soon as Windows® starts up.

• Compacts the Windows® Registry for optimized system performance

  Registry Mechanic incorporates a registry compacting feature, which analyzes, rebuilds and compacts the Windows® Registry by removing registry gaps and free space, and corrupt keys.

• An 'Optimize Your System' feature

  Registry Mechanic implements a system optimization function which, at the click of a button, applies a set of tweaks and patches directly into the Windows® Registry that are designed to improve system performance. This feature also includes boot file defragmentation and rebuilding, and sorts and refreshes the Windows® Start Menu items list, all of which is designed to improve the efficiency and speed at which Windows® starts up.

• Ability to conduct an automatic scan at Windows® startup, for continued system optimization

  Registry Mechanic can be set to conduct a background scan each time you start up your PC. The Repair function can also be set to run automatically at the end of a scan, thereby allowing you to continue using your system without the need to interact with Registry Mechanic.

• Other customizable features, including:

  • An Ignore List, allowing you to prevent specific items from being detected and repaired in subsequent scans. Items can be added directly to the list or from the results of a scan.
  • The creation of informative, user-friendly logs, listing details of items found and memory resources available on your system.

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel Pentium (or equivalent) processor
• 64 MB RAM
• 12 MB of free hard disk space
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater