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I see you've run into this as well.
One other fact about the program is, although it found about 5,000 "errors" in my system, there wasn't any way that I could find to determine what all of these errors are (no log that I could find) before I select "Fix It". Somewhat dangerous.
I had to send out a "recall" to my DL informing them of this and apologizing for my blunder (sending them a recommendation for the pgm).

A tremendous number of Registry entries become "invalid" through normal use.

It's not that they are "bad," merely that they are no longer current, with the result that they cause the Registry hive to become larger & more fragmented.

There are a number of freeware/shareware/trialware Registry cleaners which will help in this regard.

I generally use the trial version of Registry First Aid. It's a bit cumbersome cleaning up a long neglected Registry, owing to the limit the trial version places on the number of entries that can be fixed on a single pass; but, it is quite effective, easy to use, and gives you more control as to the disposition of problematic entries than do others that I've tried.

If you wish to try it, you can download it from
[v]www.rosecitysoftware.com/reg1aid[/v]

Yeah, I was aware of that. I am already using Reg 1st-Aid but the gist of my message here was that the newsletter published the link to PC Bug Doctor as FREE! You only find out that NONE OF IT IS FREE except downloading and running the pgm. When you try to act on what it finds is when you have to pay before "fixing". TechRepublic should indicate that in the info about programs like this.
Bunch of time wasted!

You can send a private message to Smorty; his alias here is "sMoRtY71."

If possible, try to identify the specific newsletter & issue date.

I had the same problem.......so I gave them a bunch of Australian words telling them exactly what I thought of their selling practises.