Norton Utilities

[Quenten]

My Norton software is displaying a pop up saying I have like 600 broken registries slowing down my laptop.  Then it offers me their Utility software that will repair them for $40.  I have run the check disc utility several times and it finds nothing.  Is the Norton Utilities software worth buying or is there a better way to repair them?  My laptop is pretty fast.  Thanks in advance.

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

@Quenten 

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Dragon Opinion

What you do with your installed Norton software has to be up to you.

Yes, some security software companies want to sell you cleanup software in addition to whatever you purchased.

If there is such a thing and you are using a version "free" Norton software, then - yes - they absolutely want you to purchase more / additional packages.

My opinion: 

Unless something breaks, and breaks badly, resist the urge to run software you likely don't need.

"Windows is running fast" and fine

You need only decide whether you are freaked out (concerned) about the idea of broken registry entries.

If Windows thinks it needs help, it will generally tell you -- with errors, blue screens, broken software, "something" that indicates the File System is not OK.

If you decide to purchase Registry cleanup software and hit your system with it,

Before you run the cleanup software,

Export your entire Registry and save it.

If you don't know how to Export and save the Registry, you might not be ready to edit that Registry with cleanup software.

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