Registry cleaners always make us a little nervous; too often
they contain entirely too little information about what they're doing and the
potential risks involved in tinkering with the registry. Occasionally we
encounter registry cleaners that do a particularly good job of helping users
make wise decisions about their use, but unfortunately Genuine Registry Doctor
is not such a program.
Genuine Registry Doctor opened and immediately began
scanning before we had a chance to even realize what was going on. When the
scan was done it listed the number of problems found in each of four
categories--Registry Clean, Privacy Sweep, Junk Files Removal, and System
Optimization--and then asked us if we wanted to "cure these right
now." Since we had no idea what the program had actually done or what it
wanted to cure, and especially since it hadn't given us a chance to create a
backup of our registry, we declined.
We were then able to take a look at exactly what Genuine
Registry Doctor had found. Broken shortcuts, missing uninstaller files,
unsupported file types, and plenty of other issues that made varying levels of
sense. The program has a brief online FAQ that doesn't go into any detail about
what kinds of errors it finds and fixes. We finally decided to at least try
fixing some of the Privacy Sweep issues, figuring that our browsing history in
seldom-used Internet Explorer would be a safe thing to get rid of. But when we
clicked the Cure button, we got a message informing us that this version of
Genuine Registry Doctor can only fix five errors at a time, and users must
purchase an upgrade to be able to do more.
That was all we really needed to see of Genuine Registry
Doctor; there are plenty of other programs out there that do a thorough and
safe job for free, and we recommend seeking those out instead.
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