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to be clear i never had an issue until i used the reg dfrag and it was just recently of course, never a reg scan issue but then again that was never meant tp simply click everything, run it and press clean understanding what was actually happening. I meantioned earlier whatever the issue it came after dfrag was used then even a simple main sceen 'check' would hang at the registry section. i restored it and all was good. Last night i updated to 4.55.433 and thought these 2 issues were mentioned/ addressed. im just assuming its the same problem

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i only touched on that assertion because i have just enough coding experience to know why this isn't relevant at this point- "The Glary Disk Cleaner and Glary Tracks Eraser within Glary Utilities 5.69 that I installed just the other day function EXACTLY as and take the SAME amount of time to scan as the standalone versions of those 2 apps. Therefore, I see no reason why the Wise Registry Cleaner within Wise Care 365 shouldn't function EXACTLY as and take the SAME amount of time to scan as the standalone version of Wise Registry Cleaner." essentially your using common sense based on your observations and that is why your convinced this is a detail worth noting- it may end up that way but 999 times out of 1000 , in the world of code , you have to replace common sense with variables, flow, pc logic and over all experience to improve the troubleshooting accuracy. The developer will point out Glary and Wise use different routines and code to accomplish these tasks and that alone makes the above impossible unless the same developer did all programs. These all in ones are tough because everything needs to flow efficiently allowing easy navigation without conflicts between modules. The code is different between the 2 brands, the gui, the routines and clock cycles it takes to run....there are so many variables. The only way you can expect the same out of wise is if it was the same code- they scan and work totally different where as glary seems to be just calling the routines and creating the impression they are integrated. this prob hasnt happened in 2 years so i will keep an eye on the next release. For me the question is what does wise modify as part of its defrag routine in xp? something is conflicting from within the gui AFTER the process runs or a residual affect is created but im not sure we will get much on this with Xp being the focus. There will be a point they will have to end support for it and these are the instances that lead too it. We'll see right EDIT- new version today address reg dfrag and scan amongst others- testing it now

this is a great a-i-o solution ive used for years and im sure when this is ironed out you'll be impressed. I'm posting to validate your concern.. M y entire post last night was explainig how i have the same pc's as you [GX and optiplex] im a 2yr wise 365 owner, never had issues with the reg cleaner, XP or a slow scan and boot. i took screens to show you how i did a similar test and everything was fine. Then right as i was about to pat myself on the back for a job.......somewhat done i hit a key and an hour's worth of work was gone. I stewed until i ran wise today.....it hung on the scan, my pc was slow and boot was long. In short i was now experiencing similar issues. If the developer wants a true bug report it's this thread. im going to post my screens from last night showing normal use and results. i was fortunate to be able to duplicate the issue. The trigger was using the reg defrag.......after that it all went to hell and my pc acted the same as chim. since i knew what caused it i simply used the restore function and im 100% back to normal. I'm not entirely comfortable calling this a bug......we are using Xp which could entail several versions and service packs, the other programs that work fine don't indicate anything really but any program could be causing a conflict, I think the reason restore/backup warnings appear b4 we use these features are because messing with the registry is like making small talk with a skitzoid....it doesnt take much to put em out of whack and it can go very south very quick. also included is an html file with my system info for analysis if needed i am using 365 4.55 pro System Information Report.html