Kerish Doctor 2018 v4.70 released

I run it full-time on 5 machines; from laptops to Surface Pro's to desktops. Never had an issue. Love the software! Run it real time! (As always, have good backups and you're golden.)

 

I bought KD ~3 weeks ago. I only run it On-demand. It has a superb tool at...
Maintenance>Service>Solving PC Problems.

The tool titled "Solving PC Problems" lists more than 70 potential PC problems, each with its own checkbox. Clicking on the checkbox for any given problem will enable a Repair applet for that particular problem.

So far I have successfully used those applets 3 times: once to help fix a bios problem, a second time to restore missing icons to my system tray, & a 3rd time to restore my WiFi connection.

KD fixed the problem every time. I looove KD!!!

 

I have ben running it for about two weeks thanks to a dude here named Joe and its real nice!!

 

So from your own personal experience @bellgamin, and shared by others satisfaction as well, this is not "snake oil".

Wonder why it's not made more of splash or for that matter drawed much attention until this thread? Is this a new program?

 

I like it too.
Have it on all 5 computers.
As a matter of fact, I renewed one license yesterday. 2 years ain't bad for ten dollars.

 

A while back, the CMOS battery in 1 of my laptops died. I had the battery replaced. When I picked it up from the repairman, he said something about I should reset it. I thought he meant reset the computer clock so I said, "Sure, I know about that." When I got home, I just booted it. My laptop grumbled that it couldn't find certain files. I still don't know what its exact problem was but I think it had something to do with the MBR losing its data while the battery was being changed. I finally got the computer running but it was very bolloxed. That's when I did a trial of Dr.K. Dr.K did some stuff, had me reboot, did some more stuff, had me reboot again, & POOF! My computer was healthy again. That's when I bought Dr.k. I now run it weekly, strictly on demand.

Dr. K can fix a lot of problems but I discovered this app is useless when it comes to dealing with the loose screw behind the keyboard.

 

That's what you can call some real magic potion

Loose screws behind the keyboard don't stand much of a choice.

 

I looked at the awards for this app. There are 50 TOP awards. There seems to be similar awards for this following app...

https://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/16/the-software-awards-scam/

That is sad. I just now installed Kerish Doctor. It found hundreds or "problems" with my computer which are non problems. I've restored an image to remove Kerish Doctor.

 

Those so called 'problems' should be automatically added to the ignored list once one attemps to fix them. If not, then Kerish rollback feature could help fix possible issues.

When I had the paid version of Kerish Doctor it added problems it couldn't and/or shouldn't fix automatically to the ignore list.

 

@EASTER Kerish Doctor was first released in 2005 and I started using it shortly after.

Are you referring to registry errors it found? I've used Kerish Doctor on a number of computer and manually looked at the scan results and found no issues with false positives. Well, there was one case I when thought there was a single false positive, but I emailed them about it and they told me it wasn't a false positive. While I know that there almost never any need to actually clean the registry, at least Kerish should never delete any needed registry keys.

They actually take a lot of care to make sure it only detects invalid registry keys, something that other developers don't do, for the most part.

 

It found 1860 "Problems" including 34 "Regular Errors in Windows Registry". As my computer was running perfectly I saw no reason to correct these "Problems".

It falsely mentioned to turn AutoPlay OFF. But it was already OFF.

 

The errors it found will be safe to delete. Even a clean install of Windows, with no third party software installed will have unneeded registry keys. But it has been my experience that at least 99% of time, these unneeded registry keys and registry keys which point to missing files, do not cause any issues. So you are right, there is no actual need to fix them.

Regarding the AutoPlay issue, if you report it to Kerish they will fix it. They respond fairly quickly to support emails.

 

I do not use Dr. K's registry scanner. Nor do I use anyone else's. In general, registry cleaning is something "the unwashed public" wants but doesn't need, but thinks a fixit app that lacks it is no good. Dr.K foolishly put that capabiblity in, but shouldn't have.

Registry cleaners were invented by computer repairmen in order to increase their job security. Failing to clean your registry is like failing to take a lawn mower with you when you go swimming. More accurately, registry cleaning is like a guy with the shakes who is dry-shaving himself with a straight edge while driving 1-handed over a bumpy road in a car with busted shocks. So I heartily encourage giving registry cleaners a try, if you feel adventurous.

 

Would make a good topic for a Poll. Ask @guest.

Some users gleam over it while yet others flatly don't care for it.

 

I'm not sure about it being foolish. In very rare cases, cleaning the registry can fix problems. For the other 99.9% of time, the registry cleaner in Kerish won't actually cause any problems, because it doesn't delete needed registry keys.

 

About reg cleaners in general or just Kerish

i am a ex-repair man, and my lawnmower was made to cur underwater algae.
honestly, i just use the reg cleaner in Ccleaner, it does basic cleaning of commonly known useless entries.
Windows add tons of unnecessary reg entries who stick even after the soft is removed, which accumulation slowdown the system but this was valid 20 years ago when our computers were quite weak...

Cleaning the registry for performance those days are almost useless, however if you have issues with some software, uninstalling it then removing the corresponding entries can be a solution.

 

Kerish- As in this one https://malwaretips.com/threads/is-...imate-safe-and-effective-product.54517/page-3

 

I never used it and will probably never do, so i have no opinion about it.

 

Was curious since this release purports to be newer and after all it is 2018, which would make it a few years experience for those who found it a useful program

 

Here are my thoughts. I've been using Kerish Doctor on and off for about 12 years, sometimes as a paid user and often getting it for free as a giveaway.

The junk cleaner is safe to use, but won't find as much junk as Wise Disk Cleaner or the junk cleaner is 360 Total Security, to give some examples. This doesn't mean it does a bad job and to be fair, according to the Kerish website, it scans for junk from more than 1,000 applications.

The registry cleaner is safer than the one in CCleaner.

The realtime monitoring can actually find and fix some problems. Once when some cleaning software, decided to delete some needed system files, Kerish alerted me and was able to restore some of the files (but sadly my Windows install still was badly broken, and would not boot anymore). Another time, after uninstalling some security software, it found and fixed an issue with Windows Firewall.

Personally, I only use it for occasional manual scans, as the realtime monitoring sometimes causes slowdowns. This won't be the case for most users though. My install of Windows is not in the best shape, having seen the install and uninstall of many hundreds of programs over the last three years.

Kerish Doctor has a lot of functions, other than the usual cleanup ones, for example, a software updater.

I suggest you try it. It's safe to use and if you don't like it you can always uninstall it. Whenever there is a discussion about it, here or at MalwareTips, it always get positive feedback..

 

Kerish Doctor 2019 4.75 is coming soon.
http://www.kerish.org/en/news.php?item=40

 

Hey Roger -- thanks a megaton for the heads-up.
"Coming soon" ≠ "here it is!" but I have no complaints, only praise. The good Doctor updates very often, runs like a dream, and has saved me from a repairman more than a few times. I have extended my original subscription by 2 years. Well worth the $$$! I wouldn't be without it.

 

@bellgamin You're welcome. Kerish Doctor works very well and slowly keeps getting better, which is great. It's much better than some of the alternatives like System Mechanic to give one example. SM is buggy and while each new version is marketed with a ridiclous amount of hype about how much better it is than the previous version, in reality, new versions offer very little in the way of improvement and sometimes remove features.

 

Hmmm.... how soon is "soon," I wonder? My Kerish is still on 4.70. Did I miss something?

 

They said it will be released in Spring, so hopefully it won't be too far away.