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Should I remove PerfectRegistry?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
44% remove it56% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,440
United States Rank #15,577
Reach 0.0115%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.63 days
224.97 days >
Average installed length: 118.20 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0 100.00%

PerfectRegistry

What is PerfectRegistry?

This is a 'registry cleaner' that is supposed to clean or fix a PC by removing invalid registry settings.

Overview

PerfectRegistry is a software program developed by Raxco Software. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named perfectregistry.exe. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 13.74 MB (14,410,617 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 58% of users of PerfectRegistry come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Raxco Software Inc
URL: links.raxco.com/go.rax?id=PR2_HELP
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\unins000.exe" /silent
Estimated size: 13.74 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PerfectRegistry

Program executable:perfectregistry.exe
Name:PerfectRegistry
Path:C:\Program Files\raxco\perfectregistry\perfectregistry.exe
MD5:ddff291ce0378a41c6f16982b39c9139
Additional files:
  • PRUninstall.exe - PerfectRegistry
  • RegCleanPro.dll
  • isxdl.dll (by Bjørnar Henden) - ISX Download DLL
  • CleanSchedule.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • PerfectRegistry.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PerfectRegistrysch' (runs weekly on Sundays at 16:20).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • PerfectRegistry.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PerfectRegistry.
Startup File (User Run)
  • PerfectRegistry.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RDReminder' and executes as C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectRegistry\PerfectRegistry.exe -rem.

How do I remove PerfectRegistry?

You can uninstall PerfectRegistry from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program PerfectRegistry, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PerfectRegistry.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 44%
Keep it 56%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.30%
Windows 10 36.56%
Windows XP 5.73%
Windows Vista 4.41%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.57%
Windows 7 Professional 14.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.16%
Windows 10 Pro 7.52%
Windows 8.1 7.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.25%
  United Kingdom 8.07%
  Canada 3.86%
  Italy 3.16%
  Australia 1.75%
  Mexico 1.75%
  Netherlands 1.75%
  Germany 1.40%
  Romania 1.40%
  Finland 1.05%
  France 1.05%
  Philippines 1.05%
  Sweden 1.05%
  BD 0.70%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.93%
Dell 25.00%
ASUS 14.81%
Acer 9.26%
GIGABYTE 6.48%
Lenovo 4.63%
Intel 3.70%
American Megatrends 3.70%
Toshiba 2.78%
MSI 1.85%
Samsung 1.85%
Common models
ASUS All Series 7.26%
Dell Inspiron 660 4.03%
ASUSTeK G75VW 2.42%
Acer Aspire TC-605 1.61%
Acer Aspire X3910 1.61%
Dell Dell DM051 1.61%

About (from Raxco Software Inc.)

For over 30 years Raxco Software has developed award-winning defragmentation solutions and performance utilities that improve hard drive and server performance, simplify system administration and help our customers work more efficiently –at home and at the office.
Publisher URL: www.raxco.com

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