Quote: Originally Posted by
Brink 
Hello dagzag,
I like using the free
Wise Registry Cleaner. It does a great job of keeping my registry clean.
WiseCleaner.com - Downloads
For a great free registry defragger, I like using
Auslogics Registry Defrag.
Auslogics - Download Auslogics Registry Defrag
If you need to repair the registry, then it is best to use the Vista
System Restore with a retore point dated before the problem.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
-just a FYI last night I ran the Auslogics Registry Defrag- for the first time , not nice , I think it needed to be run in safe mode.
-first I saw the side bar icons corupted -no big deal
-then after a reboot McAfee,
would not run -ok. big deal here
-could not reinstall the viris section -control panel blank
-tried to do a system restore but all my restore points including the one that auslogics made were gone !!!--really big deal
-tried windows repair -no luck
-tried my three week old vista back up -no luck
-found at some point , found my drives where renamed as local and single ,could be why the restore points where gone?
-came back to the forums found the sfc/scannow cmd, ran that ,when verify failed to past ,did it 4 times for both ,seemed better, each time smaller CBS file
-just before starting a clean install I removed IE8
-after that I could install McAfee and had my side bar icons back
-all is normal now nothing new in the CBS
-but maybe some checking with IE8 needs to be done with that program
-or I missed something in the set up.