Vista - Cleanup Tools

**johngalt** · 08-26-2008

pfft. I you install all your apps on day one and never install another thing nor change your settings repeatedly, a year later your registry will not magically be clogged.

And you need to read the topic going on right now in the Vista News section: Registry Cleaners: Boon or Boondoggle?

wwoods · 08-26-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by TDSmoove

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 is excellent as well. Plus it includes a much better defrag program than one included with Vista. Might be better to find a bit torrent version of it versus the free one that I think is a trial.

Might also try paying for it instead of a pirated Torrent eh ?

**wizkid** · 08-28-2008

Hi,

I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds?

Can you please me know,

Thanks,

Wizkid

**roy69** · 08-28-2008

Before I bought an OEM version of windows I used to do a clean install every year. Now with all the updates this seems too time consuming.

**bruce2** · 08-28-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by wizkid

Hi,

I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds?

Can you please me know,

Thanks,

Wizkid

I delete all 7,000 of them and doesn't seem to be causing any problems.

**roy69** · 08-29-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by wizkid

Hi,

I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds?

Can you please me know,

Thanks,

Wizkid

If it is a clean install I would leave the registry alone. If you do delete anything then review what you are going to delete.

**skunksmash** · 08-29-2008

what a coincidence !!

i only downloaded this app the other night after recent talk that registry cleaners are not all that bad

so i ran AML & it came back with 1.920 errors ....
as you can imagine i was quite dubious about removing them..
so i backed up my registry & removed the lot, rebooted the machine ...no problems at all

**william gunkel** · 08-29-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by roy69

Just one thing on registry cleaners, be careful not to let it make changes auto matically. Some registry cleaners delete keys they dont think are in use when they are.

I agree and that is one reason I use TuneUp Utilities, I used the 2007 version and now the 2008 version. It will show you what it found and it lets you choose to clean or not.

08-26-2008	#11
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools pfft. I you install all your apps on day one and never install another thing nor change your settings repeatedly, a year later your registry will not magically be clogged. And you need to read the topic going on right now in the Vista News section: Registry Cleaners: Boon or Boondoggle?
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08-26-2008	#12
wwoods Vista Ultimate x64 196 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools Quote: Originally Posted by TDSmoove Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4 is excellent as well. Plus it includes a much better defrag program than one included with Vista. Might be better to find a bit torrent version of it versus the free one that I think is a trial. Might also try paying for it instead of a pirated Torrent eh ?
My System Specs

08-28-2008	#13
wizkid 64BIT HOME PREMUIM 187 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools Hi, I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds? Can you please me know, Thanks, Wizkid
My System Specs

08-28-2008	#14
roy69 Vista home premium 64 bit 2,167 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools Before I bought an OEM version of windows I used to do a clean install every year. Now with all the updates this seems too time consuming.
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08-28-2008	#15
bruce2 Vista Ultimate 64 bit 599 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools Quote: Originally Posted by wizkid Hi, I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds? Can you please me know, Thanks, Wizkid I delete all 7,000 of them and doesn't seem to be causing any problems.
My System Specs

08-29-2008	#16
roy69 Vista home premium 64 bit 2,167 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools Quote: Originally Posted by wizkid Hi, I have just done a Clean install of Vista and I decieded to run AML Free Registry Cleaner it is finding thousands of invaild paths and entys is this normal? is it safe to delete everything it finds? Can you please me know, Thanks, Wizkid If it is a clean install I would leave the registry alone. If you do delete anything then review what you are going to delete.
My System Specs

08-29-2008	#17
skunksmash ultimate 64 SP1 2,254 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools what a coincidence !! i only downloaded this app the other night after recent talk that registry cleaners are not all that bad so i ran AML & it came back with 1.920 errors .... as you can imagine i was quite dubious about removing them.. so i backed up my registry & removed the lot, rebooted the machine ...no problems at all
My System Specs

08-29-2008	#18
william gunkel Vista Home Premium 32 bit. SP1 & SP2 97 posts	Re: Cleanup Tools Quote: Originally Posted by roy69 Just one thing on registry cleaners, be careful not to let it make changes auto matically. Some registry cleaners delete keys they dont think are in use when they are. I agree and that is one reason I use TuneUp Utilities, I used the 2007 version and now the 2008 version. It will show you what it found and it lets you choose to clean or not.
My System Specs

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