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Does Registry Mechanic have a scheduler

When using Registry Mechanic, is it possible to have it do a scan once every week, all by itself?

Celeste Stewart Registry Mechanic’s Scan Feature

Registry scan is a good registry cleaning utility that allows you to scan your Windows registry for corruption, obsolete entries, invalid entries, and other clutter that can cause errors. To scan the registry, simply launch Registry Mechanic and click the Scan Your Registry link. From there, the software will begin scanning for errors.

Unfortunately, Registry Mechanic does not feature a scheduling tool. You cannot schedule weekly scans within the software like you can do with competing products such as RegCure. However, if you want a workaround, keep reading.

Using Task Scheduler

If you already own Registry Mechanic and don’t want to switch to a competing registry cleaner in order to benefit from weekly scans, you can use a built-in Windows tool called the Task Scheduler. Task Scheduler is a handy tool that allows you to program specific tasks to take place automatically. For example, if you want to defrag your hard drive each week at a specific time, use the Task Scheduler and let Windows take care of this chore for you automatically. The same is true of scheduling Registry Mechanic scans.

First, go into Registry Mechanic, select Options> General, and enable the “Remove all problems automatically” option. This way, when the scheduled scan runs, if any problems in the registry are found, they will be removed.

Next, in Windows Vista, go to Start> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Task Scheduler. Click Create Task and give it a name such as “Registry Mechanic Scan.” Click the Trigger tab followed by New. Make sure that the trigger reads “On a Schedule” and then set up the schedule, in this case choose Weekly and pick the day of the week that you want the scan to run. Click OK and the click the Actions tab.

You will “Start a Program.” Click the Browse button to find Registry Mechanic. The path should be “C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe” unless you have placed the program in a non-default location. Next, add an argument such as “/QS” or “/S” for Quick Scan or Full Scan mode respectively. The makers of Registry Mechanic recommend using the full command line as follows (note the use of quotes and the spacing between the end quote and the forward slash):

“C:\Program Files\Registry Mechanic\RegMech.exe” /QS

If you have an earlier version of Windows, the process is slightly different but quite similar. If you can’t find the Task Scheduler in the System Tools folder, look in the Control Panel under Scheduled Tasks.