The Registry Mechanic Review

Registry Mechanic is one of the market leaders when it comes to Windows registry repair programs, and has been developed by PCTools, one of the most respected of software development companies. It is a popular product, and along with many other products from the company, receives a great deal of attention. As such we felt that it was well worth a close examination of its abilities and thus this Registry Mechanic review has been undertaken.

Our Overall Score – 85%

The Registry Mechanic Details

• Software Designer – PCTools has designed and marketed Registry Mechanic. The company itself has been around for a number of years, and in that time has gained an excellent reputation. Other software releases though have not met the standards expected of the company, and complaints have become more prevalent as their products take up large amounts of computer memory.
• Compatibility – Registry Mechanic certify that the registry cleaner will work on Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT, XP Pro, XP and Vista.
• Features and Functions – Registry Mechanic comes with a number of additional features – 
• • Back-up and Restore – the Windows registry can be backed up quite easily before Registry Mechanic undertakes any form of repair.
  • Deep Scan – Registry Mechanic is very through in its work and will undertake a scan of all areas of the registry.
  • System Optimisation – there are additional features built in to the program designed to make the whole computer work more efficiently.
  • Ignore List – a list of registry entries can be created so that they will not be scanned in future running of Registry Mechanic. This will preserve essential files, as well as making a scan much quicker.
  • Scheduling – Registry Mechanic can be scheduled to run at future sates, and it can also be run every time a computer is started up.

The Test Results

Registry Mechanic is available from a number of internet sites, including the official PCTools website. There is also a free trial version available that allow a free scan of the registry to be undertaken. The full version is only available as a paid program, although it is very easy to install from a small downloaded file.

Once installed, we found that Registry Mechanic was very easy to navigate around, and the experience is enhanced by a colourful and clear interface. The nature of the interface though can become complex if you are looking for more than the basic features. The basic scan though is thorough and was able to locate issues missed by other registry cleaners. The scan itself was quick, although we have been a bit confused by the additional deep scan. We are unsure of its exact purpose. After the scan was completed, the results were clearly listed, and we were able to pick and choose whether to repair all elements, or just ones we chose. In most cases you are going to want to repair everything, although it does serve a purpose for more experienced computer users.

Additional Observations

Our Registry Mechanic reviews shows how the cleaner comes with some additional features that are quite nice although though do not add that much value. The registry compactor doesn’t appear to make that much difference to the overall size of the registry, although the Start-up Manager can noticeable improve the computer speed, especially during start-up.

Many of the other additional features also already come with the Windows operating system so we are unsure why they need to be added to this program.

Overall Impressions

It is obvious through our own testing why registry Mechanic has achieved its reputation as one of the best Windows registry cleaners available. It is certainly quick and thorough, although there are problems as well.

Our Registry Mechanic review shows the program takes up more memory space than its leading rivals, this makes it difficult to use if it is being run on an older machine. Registry Mechanic also runs in the background even when it is not needed. A good registry cleaner only need to run once a fortnight, so there is no point in continual scanning. These failures bring down what is a good product.

For this reason we still believe that RegCure from ParetoLogic is the best registry repair program around. More information can be found as to why we make this judgement from our RegCure review.