RegCure Registry Optimizer and Registry Easy are probably the most popular Windows Registry Cleaners around today. They offer roughly the same features, and the price is nearly the same. Which means users have a hard time choosing between the two.
We decided to test both RegCure and Registry Easy, and make our findings publicly available in this in-depth review. Read on to discover which Registry Repair program is best for you, before you part with your hard-earned cash.
What hardware and OS we used to test the above programs
We did our tests on a nice modern laptop, a Lenovo ThinkPad T61, with an Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo 2.60GHz CPU. However, this machine had been running with Windows Vista Ultimate for over a year at the time of testing, and was getting as slow as molasses due to hundreds of Registry errors. A perfect testing environment for a Registry Cleaner to prove its worth!
Which one scans the Registry deep enough to uncover all problems?
Both RegCure or Registry Easy have a deep auto-scan mode. This mode is used by default. In auto-scan mode, both programs scan your Registry for every known problem, and display the scan results in an easy-to-understand way. We ran both programs in automatic mode to see which one does a better job at finding all the Registry problems on this laptop.
Here’s the results: RegCure found 849 errors, and Registry Easy found 867. An impressive number that certainly explains the sluggish laptop’s performance. No big difference between the two programs, however, Registry Easy did score a little better.
Which Registry Cleaner is faster to complete the scan?
Another thing you should keep in mind when choosing the best Registry Cleaner is speed of operation. You don’t want to sit there all day watching the software at work, do you? So we timed the auto-scan speed of both RegCure and Registry Easy, and here’s the test results.
RegCure turns out to be blazingly fast. For roughly the same number of errors, it completed the scan in a little under two minutes, while Registry Easy took a full three minutes to complete the process. In this test, RegCure certainly wins. For many people, though, a one minute difference is no big deal.
Which of the two fixes Registry errors better?
Now this one was a bit tough. As crucial as this test was, at first we couldn’t think of a way to test the success rate at which each program repairs Registry errors. After all, if one of them fixed all errors, what would be left for the other to fix?
However, the solution turned out to be simple: As both programs include a full Registry backup capability, we backed up our Registry first, ran Registry Easy, told it to fix all errors, noted the result, restored the Registry to the “before” state, then ran RegCure, and compared.
Here’s the results: Out of 867 errors that Registry Easy found, it managed to fix them all, scoring a perfect 100% in fixing invalid entries. RegCure, however, needs a bit of improvement in this department. Out of 849 errors it identified, it managed to fix 827, demonstrating a 97% success ratio in repairing registry problems. To be fair, though, on a second take RegCure did fix the remaining 22 errors.
So which one is actually better?
This is largely a matter of personal preference. However, Registry Easy did score a little better in our tests. Plus, Registry Easy offers a nice History Sweeper option which cleans your Registry of all PC activity records, protecting your privacy. RegCure doesn’t offer a similar feature, however, its speed may be more important to some users.
We will continue to test both RegCure Registry Optimizer and Registry Easy in different configurations, and publish the results, so that users can make an informed decision when choosing the best Registry Cleaner.
If you’re interested in RegCure Registry Optimizer or Registry Easy, but don’t want to pay the full price, be sure to visit this RegCure coupon page for a 35% discount. A 35% OFF Registry Easy coupon is also available at Chris’ site.Copyright 2008 Chris Finders