Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ErrorFIX


ErrorFIX Review

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Repair Ability 4
Ease of Use
Customer Support 4

ErrorFix is one of the simple registry cleaning solutions available today. Though the ErrorFix program only a little more than the most fundamental of features as compared to other products in its price range, this does not translate into a lackluster product.

Its simplicity is actually one of its strong points, as it does many of the things that you would expect from a registry cleaner, and the program effectively accomplishes these. The basic features of the registry cleaning tool caused us to rank it #4 in our top 8 list of contemporary registry repair solutions, just ahead of ErrorFix.

What Does ErrorFix Do?

ErrorFix, as stated above, hosts only the most basic features you would come to expect from such a program, plus a few additional options. If you purchase this utility, you can efficiently clean your registry and optimize your resources, which will maximize the performance of your registry and your system as well. It has a custom scanning feature and registry backup abilities, among other features.

The registry backup ability is essential to any decent registry cleaning solution. ErrorFix allows the user to backup the registry and undo any changes made. This is important as unforeseen events may occur, and any erroneous tweaks made to the registry may render your computer inoperable. You can also undo the modifications in case you wish to revert to the old settings for any reason.

ErrorFix allows users to customize the scanning process, giving them more control over the procedure. Many ordinary users will not be likely to utilize this feature when they scan the contents of their registry, although the feature is a big advantage for users with more expertise. Either way, the program scans the entire registry quickly and effectively.

Testing the ErrorFix Program

After downloading the full version from the ErrorFix website, we proceeded to examine the program. The installation process was easy enough, and we were able to scan our test computer’s Windows registry soon after.

The duration of time it took for ErrorFix to scan the whole registry was not far from what its designers claimed. It took all of approximately two minutes, which initially caused us to surmise that the scanning rate was indirectly proportional to the scan’s effectiveness. However, it was found that the error identification was quite comprehensive, with ErrorFix identifying all of the major errors in the registry.

ErrorFix is a good option for registry repair, although it does come with some disadvantages. Granted that the restore and backup options are present, it seems that there is very little else that the program contains which addresses computer registry performance. The level of user-friendliness is ample, which had led us to think that many users would be likely to exchange the simplicity of the interface for a number of additional features.

Also, customer service seems inefficient, as they occasionally gave us inconclusive diagnoses when we presented our concerns to them.