The registry. The crux of all that is Windows. As time goes on more and more gobs of data are run through the registry and things beging to slow down. Errors occur and these affect your PC with ailments from as little as a longer start-up to a BSOD or crash everytime you launch an application. There's a lot of registry software out there that claims to clean up the mess but few of them do the trick. Uniblue has created Registry Booster and claims that it does the job and does it well. Let's crack open Registry Booster and find out if that is true.

Product:	Registry Booster
Developer:	Uniblue
Price:	$29.95 (download) $39.95 (box)
Details:	Cleans up Windows registry Ability to back-up registry before changes are made Cleaner Windows registry usually equates to increase in performance Manually choose which changes to make and those not to Registry defragmenter is also included

Windows is by far the most common operating system to date. Desktops, laptops, and even PDAs are directly influenced by versions of the Windows OS. Inside, there is the almighty registry, source and database for nearly everything. As time goes on, applications are installed and removed, files moved around, associations changed, errors occur in the registry. Nearly every time you remove an application (or install one for that matter) there is a very high chance that something is left inside the registry as most applications don't clean up their entries to the registry. All sorts of pitfalls hide in a registry and the majority of users - even in the geek ranks - don't have the knowledge to perform manual cleaning correctly (and keep in mind that incorrect changes can destabilize and even immobilize your system, forcing a re-install of the OS). A lot of times virii and the like are blamed for a systems errors and issues—a diagnosis that isn't always correct. The registry is such a core component of the Windows operating system and when something is wrong inside it, all sorts of undesirable things can happen. This is where registry software comes into play: an autonomous cleaner that will take care of those nasties for you. We've tried a lot of these applications and Registry Booster is definitely one worth looking in to.

Uniblue is quite proud of their new product, let's take a look at some information and quotes from their site:

Registry Booster incorporates the new Advanced Error Detection™ Technology that enables more intelligent registry scans, safer repairs and effficient defrags enabling cleaner registries and optimised PC performance.

11th April 2006 - Uniblue Systems, a leading provider of backup & recovery management and system security & performance software solutions for the SoHo and SMB market, today announced the release of Registry Booster.

Registry Booster regularly scans for errors in the Windows registry and effects repairs. In addition, the product allows users to defrag their registry regularly. What sets Registry Booster apart from the rest is its Advanced Error Detection™ Technology that enables more intelligent scans and repairs of:

• Registry integrity and shell folder entries including My Documents, profiles and favourites.
• Software locations including missing, orphaned, broken or bad application/Windows paths, and links.
• Unwanted browser objects.
• Corrupt Active X/COM Objects.
• Unused, obsolete Start Menu items.
• Redundant Startup applications and uninstalled application schedulers.
• Orphaned shortcuts, temporary (.tmp) files and Scandisk or Checkdisk fragment (.chk) files.
• Missing or corrupt application IDs.
• Obsolete shared DLLs and folders.
• Unused help file references.
• Residual and unused files.
• Uninstalled software remnants.
• Unused and unwanted drivers.
• File extensions and associations.
• Unnecessary fonts and recent files list.

By cleaning and defragging the Windows Registry regularly, users are ensured a reduction of error messages, system and application seizures and crashes, together with an improvement of system performance and start-up times arising from poor registry integrity and errors therein.

"With the release of registry Booster we are posied to introduce the market to a more efficient way of optimising system performance", said Bosse Malmberg, Chief Executive Officer at Uniblue.

"The latest statistics show that about 94% of computers have corrupt and possibly harmful files. On average, almost each PC will have about 150+ errors on them due to registry fragmentation, and corrupt, unused, missing, orphaned or obsolete entries. Our experience with the pre-release beta is showing us that actually the reality is more serious than this. We've had an average of 5000 daily downloads since we launched the beta and the feedback we have gotten so far is extremely positive".

"Almost everyone seems to have Registry problems and, in contrast, only a few are knowledgable enough to effect changes directly to the Windows Registry", explained Malmberg.

About Uniblue Systems:
Since 1999, Uniblue Systems has been developing and marketing backup & recovery management and system security & performance software solutions for small and medium sized businesses, large enterprises, home-based businesses, and home users.

Uniblue solutions ensures computer systems are optimised and kept operating efficiently, and award peace of mind that important data is protected and easily recoverable: at work and at home. The two core business groups of Uniblue are:

• System Security and Performance focusing on intelligent solutions that protect your system against a wide variety of threats as well as dramatically improving its performance.
  
• Data Protection and Recovery which focuses on delivering the most intuitive, innovative, and flexible data protection and recovery solutions for the domestic and business markets.

"Our commitment to all our customers is that we will continue delivering products that are as easy to use as they are powerful and reliable".

Having taken a look at previous software from Uniblue, they've demonstrated quality products that have practical use and work properly. Time to see if they can add to the ranks a successful registry tool.