+ detect and fix invalid entries in Windows XP/7 MSConfig and Windows8 TaskManager registry keys.
- bugfix: pop-up menu command HighLighted entries -> Pick/Unpick/Invert did not work;
- bugfix: detailed filter dialog did not work correctly;
- a few minor bugfixes;
* some language files were updated;
New in version 5.4.0
+ Windows 8.1 compatibility;
+ improvements in checking scanned registry keys for exclusions;
* smart "Add Excluded Registry Key" dialog: detect root key and cut it from path, replace with it any root key chosen from dialog;
+ count scanned keys/dirs and show number on statusbar - it helps to see if the program still working while the progressbar is not moving;
+ verify modified registry keys and detect those that were not corrected, option to save them in a text file;
- accompanying color files were invalid since version 5.0: re-created;
+ error handling for loading/saving colors from settings; no error on loading colors from read-only files;
+ "create_bugreport.bat" file is added into the program folder to simplify manual bug-report creation;
* on first debug exception show a message to repeat the steps in order to create a full bug-report, on next exception show "open bug-report?" dialog;
+ command line parameter "/fullscreen" to open the program at full screen;
* do not add icon to Start Menu group folder;
- bug: it was possible to make filter dialog completely invisible using transparent value option;
New in version 5.3.0
+ support of Windows 8, Windows 2008 server is added;
+ new error category "Invalid Uninstall records";
* improvements in finding and suggesting corrections;
* now it is possible to use both a custom backup command and built-in system backup simultaneously;
* default search engine changed from google.com to bing.com because it finds better results for registry keys;
+ use /fullscreen parameter to run maximized;
+ basic support of multi-monitor configurations;
* fast "open in RegEdit" functions;
+ use Esc key to close filter window;
* help updates;
New in version 5.2.0
- bugfix: exclude Space, Enter, Back buttons from the "quick jump" function in the treeview;
- bugfix: on every start program height was decreased by 10-20 pixels;
+ show in the settings treeview number of items in lists of excluded paths and excluded strings;
+ feature to filter found registry entries;
+ filter dialog with transparency;
+ found registry entries now can be grouped by category, safety level, filter;
+ menu items to switch grouping view mode;
+ quick filter (Ctrl+F) feature;
* some language files updated;
* help updated;
New in version 5.1.0
+ icons to menus were added;
+ icon for Registry Healer folder in Start Menu;
+ open RegEdit on double-click on an entry in the tree;
* some minor interface changes;
+ button "Restore Default" was added for Excluded Paths to Scan for Corrections in Settings;
+ "Select All" checkbox was added in the dialog "Select registry categories to scan";
+ quick jump to an entry in the list of found errors on typing key name;
+ quick help button for "Check for updates" checkbox in Appearance Settings; a new help topic was added;
+ option to check for updates on start; settings for enabling version check, checking period, prompt dialogs;
+ show number of avaialable suggested corrections if one or more file matches found;
* German language file was updated;
+ allow single back slashes (\) in values of excluded reg entries;
+ show "edit excluded reg entry" dialog for single selected entry to exclude from the found entries list and ask for comments only if several entries are selected to exclude;
+ double click on the list of excluded reg entries in the Settings dialog opens "edit" dialog;
- bugfix: if registration info was entered after registry scan then it was not correctly detected until restart;
New in version 5.0.0
+ full support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows® versions;
+ full unicode support;
* new enhanced registry scan engine;
* new interface, new pictures and icons;
* help file is reviewed/adopted for Windows® 7 32 and 64 bit;
+ if a registry string value has incorrect size stored in the registry,
Registry Healer now shows size it will be corrected to;
* Registry Editor 5.00 format is used for .reg backup files;
+ preventing from running 32-bit version under WOW64 on 64-bit systems;
New in version 4.5.0
+ Vista compatibility:
support running in a least privileged environment;
support of Vista registry;
+ option to use third-party tools for full registry backups;
* default list of excluded registry keys is updated;
New in version 4.4.1
- bug "I/O Error" on finish scan under Windows 98;
* default excluded registry keys are updated;
* some language files are updated;
New in version 4.4.0
+ detecting new registry errors - invalid registered file types;
+ option to scan only the current user registry file (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) or all available user files (HKEY_USERS);
+ limit registry scan by number of found errors;
* no program restart required after entering registration key;
* minor interface changes/corrections;
+ automatic creation of restore points/full registry backups on Windows XP/2000/2003;
+ using task scheduler to start registry scan on a schedule;
New in version 4.3.0
- removing Start Menu -> Backup folder, if not empty on uninstall;
+ find and fix new registry errors: Invalid Known DLLs;
+ new excluded registry keys compatible with XP SP2;
+ automatically start registry scan using the "/autostart" command-line parameter;
+ new icons in the Advanced Settings dialog;
+ new look of Excluded Registry Keys lists;
+ adding/viewing comments on every item in the Excluded Registry Keys lists;
+ now it is possible to temporary select/deselect items in the Excluded Registry Strings, Paths to Scan for Corrections, Excluded Paths lists;
+ search the Internet for a registry key info using the "Find More Info About Selected Registry Key" pop-up menu item;
+ all actions with found registry errors are moved from the "Advanced" menu to the "Items" main menu;
+ every option in the Advanced Settings dialog has a pop-up help topic;
+ help file is updated;
+ automatically restart the program after entering a registration key;
New in version 4.2.0
+ option to change the time of full registry backups;
+ disable screensaver while scan is running;
+ option to show/hide splash window while scanning;
+ Appearance settings page;
+ option to hide progressbar on registry scan;
+ option to hide progressbar on disks scan;
+ option to hide enumeration of scanned registry keys;
+ option to hide enumeration of scanned directories;
+ option to freeze the found entries list while scanning the registry;
- main window "hungs" on creation restore point under Windows XP SP1;
New in version 4.1.0
+ "Set correction for highlighted items to.." menu item;
+ new invalid entry correction - "Cut invalid substring";
- replacing REG_EXPAND_SZ value by REG_SZ in some cases;
+ select the Registry hives to scan for under the Invalid Paths & Empty Keys error categories;
+ new advanced settings page;
+ list of excluded registry strings;
+ list of folders excluded from disk search for corrections;
+ pop-up help file on first run;
* searching for file matches on hard drives is now much faster;
+ "Compact Registry" shortcut for Win98-ME;
+ compacting the registry from main menu command;
- fixed problem with "send bugreport" - sysrep.exe would not run .ini file;
- bug with correcting registry without backup.reg files;
New in version 4.0.1
+ open backup folder on uninstall if there are any files;
- bug with saving @="" instead of empty key;
- bug with Pause/Stop main menu items;
* standard font in all dialogs;
New in version 4.0.0
new icons;
new more safe invalid paths detection algorithm;
checking Auto Run entries for invalid paths;
checking the registry for unused software entries;
new "Pick for correction" menu: Highlighted|All entries -> Pick|Unpick|Invert;
adding multiple selected entries into excluded lists;
many internal enhancements;
New in version 3.4.2
option to hide the dialogs "Excluded drives" and "Folders where to search for corrections" in Expert mode;
"Yes", "No", "Cancel" and "Help" button captions are now translatable into other languages;
creating full registry backup before the registry scan is now optional;
the new "Invert selection" menu command;
sort alphabetically the excluded drives and search paths lists;
New in version 3.4.1
scan progressbar at the bottom;
help window before full registry restore;
checking for another program instance running;
checking for write permission in backup folder;
new backup file name format: prefix_yyyy_mm_dd_hhmmss.reg;
connection to Internet using default system settings/proxy;
full support REG_MULTI_SZ registry data;
New in version 3.4
Registry Healer control panel applet;
changing treee view colors and color schemes;
hiding "Empty keys" option in Easy mode;
small bug with modifying a parameter in a root hive - was fixed;
creating/restore full registry backups (98/ME/2000/XP);
option to compact the registry in Windows 98/ME;
scan progress percentages in taskbar;
New in version 3.3.2
saving the list of found invalid entries as text file;
printing list of found invalid entries;
New in version 3.3
finding and correction invalid shared DLLs;
a long registry values bug was fixed;
New in version 3.2
finding and correction Obsolete Start Menu items;
finding and correction Invalid Application Paths;
finding and correction Invalid Registered Help Files;
some interface enhancements;
New in version 3.1
full support Windows XP themes;
finding and deletion empty registry keys;
finding and correction invalid font entries;
color highligthing of invalid registry parameters and values;
list of excluded invalid path entries;
list of excluded empty entries;
list of excluded font entries;
supporting NT/2000/XP/2003 read-only permissions on registry keys;
picking only selected entries for correction;
New in version 3.0
new smart registry analyzing algorithm;
correction of compound entries like 'c:\program files\IsUninst.exe /f "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4"' or 'C:\WINDOWS\rundll.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection Remove_DivX 132';
new program innterface;
two program modes: the Expert Mode with closely registry correction control and the Easy Mode with simple one-mouse-click control and with default the most safe settings;
pause option while scanning registry or hard drives;
New in version 2.3.2
bug with cleaning registry keys that are followed by "\1" or "\2" or any other parameter (for ex. "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VBSCRIPT.DLL\1") was fixed. Users of Windows ME should use the latest version to avoid loss of WinME help reference from the registry.
New in version 2.3.1
automatically detecting avaiable languages (.lng files in the program home folder);
store path to the last used backup folder;
checking for duplicated folders in search list;
New in version 2.3
help system has been enhanced;
the new quick open folder toolbutton;
on Win9x the "Last modified" column is hidden (registry timestamps are supported only on NT4/2000);
backup files naming like current date with path to temporary directory;
New in version 2.2
some minor changes;
a few bugs were fixed.
New in version 2.1
new more intellectual scanning algorithm;
main menu is added and some interface changes (so it is possible to use only keyboard with the program);
bug when closing RegHealer while it scans registry was fixed;
New in version 2.0
open folder where an invalid registry key point to;
open Windows RegEdit at invalid registry entry;
select drives and paths where to search for moved files/folders referenced from registry;
choose which found file match will be used for correction of each invalid registry entry;
create undo files in RegEdit4 format, so you always can restore Windows registry to it's state before changes.
Below the version 2.0 Registry Healer had the name Registry Tuner Paths Analyzer.