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While trying to find a solution to my home network problem, I came across a site advertising a registry cleaner: Uniblue Software's Registry Booster.
I downloaded it and ran a scan. It found over 400 registry errors. It also has some nice features: It enables me to do a backup of the registry before I do something stupid. I can defrag the registry. It keeps a log of all registry repairs it performs.
But like all similar products I've encountered so far -- Version Tracker Pro and the finallyfast.com suite --- it costs about $30 to register the software and to fully use its capabilities. Not a bad price; that's less than what I would expect to pay for an hour's work if I took my PC to a repair shop. But it didn't tell me the price until after I did the scan -- classic bait-and-switch. Bad form. If you want my business, be upfront with pricing, because I know the adage very well: TANSTAAFL.
These are the times I wish there was a magazine like Consumer Reports that focused on computer software. InfoWorld used to do this years ago; not anymore.
I downloaded it and ran a scan. It found over 400 registry errors. It also has some nice features: It enables me to do a backup of the registry before I do something stupid. I can defrag the registry. It keeps a log of all registry repairs it performs.
But like all similar products I've encountered so far -- Version Tracker Pro and the finallyfast.com suite --- it costs about $30 to register the software and to fully use its capabilities. Not a bad price; that's less than what I would expect to pay for an hour's work if I took my PC to a repair shop. But it didn't tell me the price until after I did the scan -- classic bait-and-switch. Bad form. If you want my business, be upfront with pricing, because I know the adage very well: TANSTAAFL.
These are the times I wish there was a magazine like Consumer Reports that focused on computer software. InfoWorld used to do this years ago; not anymore.
