Error Doctor is a Windows registry repairer and computer optimization utility that claims to be the most advanced error repair software on the market today. It looks to be enough popular with over 7 million downloads by now. With a few mouse clicks Error Doctor will scan your PC for invalid entries, script errors, runtime errors, corrupt files, broken DLLs and many others. Actually, the list of PC errors and problems is huge and there is no point to use this review to enumerate them all. Don’t rely on spyware remover tools only. Undoubtedly, it can help but your Windows registry might be still broken. Error Doctor is able to clean your registry and it will vastly increase the overall performance speed of your computer.
Web site is www.errordoctor.com.
Version history:2006 / 2007 / 2008. Current version - 2009. File size is 2.57 MB.
Error Doctor is designed for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003/2000 and Windows® NT/ME/98/95.

EASE OF USE:

Error Doctor is totally easy to use. The graphic interface is very simple, colorful and attractive. The range of features is not too wide but all of them are really useful and completely understandable for everyone. The installation file is small-sized and you can download it pretty quick. Open the file to launch the installation process, accept the license agreement and it will be installed shortly. Click “Scan” button and Error Doctor will fix errors within a couple of minutes.

MAIN FEATURES:

Error Doctor includes almost all the basic options that are a must for a registry cleaner. They grouped in five key divisions/buttons: Main, Ignored Keys, Settings, Scheduler and Restore.

Main- allows you to choose the components that you’d like to scan. Do it if you feel yourself computer trained enough or let this tool scan your registry for all types of errors automatically. Auto Scan is a default feature which also comes with a supplementary risk categorization and is recommended for a newbie.
After the scan is finished, Error Doctor will display you a list of errors that you can remove with a click of a mouse. An advanced user can choose a manual cleanup and fix each invalid entry or entries of a certain type individually.

Ignored Keys – allows you to create an ignore list of selected entries and they will be excluded from scanning process.

Settings – lets you enable or disable two useful options: “Automatically load on Windows Startup” and “Perform an error scan on startup”.

Scheduler – lets you tune the program to run and to scan the registry for errors every 10,.. 25,..45 minutes or whenever you like. You can also schedule this utility to be launched automatically when your PC starts.

Restore – allows you to restore your system to its previous state from a backup file. Error Doctor gives you the option to create backup before it starts an actual scan of your registry. This option ensures the safety of your system and lets you undo the unwanted changes.

SAFETY:

Error Doctor is entirely safe to use. As it was mentioned above, you can schedule a tool to scan your registry for errors every time period you like and to create a backup then. A backup option ensures the safety of your system and gives you an ability to restore it easily to its previous state. The intuitive user interface lets even a novice to clean Windows registry successfully and a learning curve of user doesn’t really matter.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT:

Error Doctor offers support for its customers, although it needs some improvement. It works as a ticket-based email helpdesk. A submission process starts on the support page which at first asks you to select an appropriate department: Tech questions, Forgot password, Payment questions or Business development. On the next page you can ask your question by filling in a simple contact form and finish a submission process. It is evident that the support system is not developed enough. Hopefully, the majority of users won’t need it ever but especially for the beginners, it would be much more comfortable to know that some extra help is also available. However, a support team works very well and you will get an answer pretty fast.

SUMMARY:

Error Doctor is a good registry repair program and does everything without causing any damage. It will help you to get rid of most of the common errors and hidden bugs in your registry that are degrading the performance of your computer. The basic functions of Error Doctor are absolutely simple and will cause no problem for a user of all skill levels. However, the understanding of some features may require a bit more advanced knowledge of a computer. Free scan will give you a detailed list of errors but only a full registered version of a product will give you the ability to remove them. Use Error Doctor regularly and it will keep your PC at its highest level of performance.