Ron Schenone

Registry Booster2 – How About A Real Trial Version?

Posted by on Jan 30, 2008 | 14 Comments

I was roaming around the Internet yesterday and spotted an advertisement on a computer sight for a free registry scan. So I took a look at the ad for Uniblue’s Registry Booster version 2 which also had ravings from such groups as C/Net Editors Choice, ZD-Net Editors Choice, People’s Choice, Tucows and others. Accroding to the ad RB2 will do the following for you:

How many system related errors does your computer have?

You no longer need to guess… this Free System Scan will give you a complete diagnosis and deep scan of your registry for Errors and Conflicts.

The Problem

Have you noticed that the longer you have your computer, the slower it runs and the more it crashes? Often this phenomenon is caused by problems in the registry that accrue over time. Installing and uninstalling programs leave behind fragments — stray files, orphaned startup tasks, corrupted drivers. Over time the registry starts to get bogged down and conflicts emerge. Left unchecked, your system will become increasingly unstable, run more slowly and crash more frequently.

The Solution

RegistryBooster is the easy answer to registry problems. It conducts deep scans of your registry to check for errors and conflicts, then repairs and optimizes the registry to peak performance and stability. Periodic scans will keep your registry “clean” and will greatly enhance your system’s performance and stability. You’ll see immediate increases in speed and decreases in system conflicts.

This one sentence I took note of before trying the free scan:

then repairs and optimizes the registry to peak performance and stability. 

So I tried the free scan which requires a download to the system and I must say that RB2 does a quick job of looking at the registry for errors. On my test system it found 593 errors! Interesting. I had recently scanned my registry using both RegMechanic and CCleaner but I wasn’t going dispute what RB2.

I wanted to see how much faster my system was going to be. After all, Isn’t this what RB2 promises? Only one slight problem. When I clicked on Repair a pop-up informed me that only 15 errors would be corrected.  I was told that if I wanted everything to be fixed I needed to buy the program.

Heh Uniblue. If you want people to try your software why not provide them with a trial ware package that expires at a pre -determined time so that folks can actually see if performance is increased. Or how about this. Note on your free scan site that this fixes a limited amount of errors. Don’t BS the people into actually believing the entire registry is going to be fixed.

What do you think?

Comments welcome.

Full ad and download site is here.

PS Anyone here using this software and would care to comment on how the full version works?

[tags]registry booster 2, uniblue, registry, checker, fixed, limited, trial ware,  [/tags]

  • http://www.uniblue.com Hilary Rogers

    Hi there Ron and readers of the column,

    I’m Hilary Rogers from Uniblue. I have read your article with interest and have noted your concerns and comments. I hope that I can shed some light on this, and would like to apologise for any confusion.

    The free scan’s intention is for users to evaluate their computer before purchasing the full product. It is marketed as a free scan, not a free “solution”. To evaluate the error fixing capabilities of Registry Booster we included a 15 error fixes. It is understandable that if we gave away a free trial version which fixed all registry errors (even for a short period), then many people would see no point in purchasing the full product. You can read evaluations of the full version of RegistryBooster 2 here:

    http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/unibluereg/
    3d2f.com/smartreviews/0-419-registry-booster-speed-up-pc-the-right-way-read.shtml
    http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1195

    If you decide to buy the full version and you aren’t satisfied, then we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

    If anyone has any questions about the product, or needs support, then you can email me directly: hilaryr@uniblue.net

    I hope that this information will clarify the issue, but if not, please get in touch :-)

    Thanks,
    Hilary

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hello Hillary,
    Thank you for stopping by and providing the above information. It is appreciated.

    All The Best, Ron

  • Don Naphen

    Ron, I’ve been using the full version for a few months now, and in fact, was using it during my initial housecleaning/setup for the new Gateway. Prior to that, it was installed on my older pc and did a marvelous job. I use both the JV16 and UniBlue utilities to maintain my system.

    As you know, no one program can “do it all”, and these two programs collectively do a superb job in keeping the Registry nice and clean, especially after doing a “delete program” and then finding lots of leftover junk. We’ve all been there, haven’t we! The UniBlue program also requires a reboot after going through its routine, and always asks the user if he/she wishes to make a full/partial backup before doing the cleanup. It defaults to a partial backup in anycase, and stores 8 backups, at which time it asks if you wish to delete the older ones. I thought that was a nice touch by the software authors.

    I still miss the XP Pro OS Ron, but have slowly (begrugingly!) gotten used to the Vista way of “doing business”. It’s not all that bad, and with just 1Gig of RAM, it functions well. Having a clean, unobstructed system is a must with the 1Gig though, and that may contribute to the many negative comments you’ve received with regards to Vista “being a dog”, “bogs down all the time”, etc. etc.

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hi Don,
    Thanks for the info on RB2. I have contacted the company & asked for a evaluation copy to test. We will see what happens.

    Also thanks for the info on your experience with Vista.

    Have you tried using a usb drive with RamBooster? I’d be interested to see if you notice any difference in performance.

    Later, Ron

  • Don Naphen

    No Ron, I’ve never tried that usb Ram Booster option, as I don’t feel I need it, especially where I’m not into gaming or other resource hogs. I have read some reviews on it, and most authors agree that there is “some difference” but not worth the expense over just upgrading to a true RAM addition.

    About the only time I notice a drop in performance is when I’ve been in a photo imaging session, as that of course, hogs a lot of memory. I usually run my “ccCleaner” program and sometimes just do a reboot to restore the RAM. Other than that, I’ve had no problems whatsoever with the Vista and 1Gig of RAM. Reboot times average under a minute, as I have very little running in the background, and have absolutely no programs set for “auto anything”, not even Windows Updates. I run everything manually whenever I wish to check for updates on any programs I have.

    Good luck on getting an evaluation copy of UniBlue Ron … from the looks of it, if you want a “taste”, you’ll have to come up with some green, or so the ladies of the evening say here in the Boston area. LOL

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hello Don,
    “Good luck on getting an evaluation copy of UniBlue Ron … ”

    Hillary got back to me from Uniblue….
    “Hi Ron,

    I’d be delighted to send you a full NFR version of RegistryBooster 2. I’d also like to send you SpeedupMyPC 3 and a brand new free tool – ProcessScanner. Should I DHL them, or would you prefer downloads?

    Kindest Regards,
    Hilary Rogers
    Public Relations Manager”

    I’ll also be testing out the new Diskeeper 2008 Pro. :-)

  • candy

    Regarding Uniblue SpeedUp my PC 3

    Dear Hillary,

    Since the trial version is useless, can you tell me how to remove it in my PC it is just getting on the way. It doesn’t have any uninstaller, don’t know if you guys deliberately did not include it!
    Appreciate your immediate reply.

    Regards,
    Candy

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hello Candy,
    Did you try the Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel? Hope this helps.

  • Hilary Rogers

    Hi Candy,

    As Ron kindly said, you can remove this from the Control Panel. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please contact me.

    Regards
    Hilary

  • Cathy Loguercio

    I found RB2 tonite, just like you did in January and tried the free trial-532 errors, which semed like a lot since I have Register Cure running-But, like you said-There isn’t ONE product that will do it all. I was not given ANY errors that would be fixed -so I removed it (add/remove) and checked to make sure it was gone from C:\Program Files\RegistryBooster2….and it was-BUT it keeps showing up in my System Configuration Utility NO MATTER how many times I uncheck and reboot. That’s strange–Scary to me!
    I emailed Hilary since she was so nice to offer her email for any concerns. Hope she has a solution for me.

  • http://www.uniblue.com Hilary Rogers

    Hi Cathy,

    Registry Booster 2 has a much improved scanning engine, that can find a high number of invalid entries. However this does not mean that all the marked entries are serious registry problems, but they can merely be invalid shortcut links in your “recent documents” menu for example.
    These are non critical errors, but they can still constitute an invalid registry entry, and removing such invalid entries will result in a “cleaner” registry (and a smaller registry means a faster registry).

    Registry Booster keeps showing in Startup section:
    ————————————————————————–
    This could be due to some other (3rd party) registry protection software, which is preventing Registry Booster (and also your manual intervention through the System Configuration Utility) from being able to save changes to the registry. If you have uninstalled the program and it’s gone from the ProgramFiles folder, there is no way Registry Booster is still affecting your system. What seems to be the case is that some other software is preventing you from making changes to the windows registry. What I suggest is that you temporarily disable such registry protection software (could be part of your antivirus package) in order to be able to make changes to the registry through the System Configuration Utility. If you still need assistance with the matter feel free to send a request to our Technical Support team, making sure you mention all running security utilities installed on your computer. You can submit a Technical query here: http://www.liutilities.com/support/ticket/

    I hope that this helps!
    Hilary

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