Solved reguarding the programme CCleaner (formerly known as crap cleaner)

have been using this programme for a while no problems. if any of you are familiar i would definately recommend it.
recently however i have just built my first pc and obvioulsy dont want to do anything that may cause issues with my system, what im wondering is what exactly am i getting rid of when i delete the registery. will it get rid of game patches that i want to keep etc. or can i clear it all with no problems.

thanks

Hello Biertonco,

The registry cleaner in CCleaner is usually pretty safe to use. Registry cleaners are designed to remove fragments, invalid entries, blank spaces or gaps, etc... from the registry to help keep it nice and orderly to improve it's read speed at startup.

However, some registry cleaning programs (not CCleaner) are a little to aggressive in what they find and can cause problems in Vista if the wrong item is allowed to be deleted from the registry.

It is best to always have the program create a backup of what it is removing from the registry to restore later if needed.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

doesnt backing it up defeat the object coz your still carrying the same amount of data on your pc or am i wrong??

was a helpful answer as i consistanly seem to find on this forum so thankyou very much

The backup by CCleaner would only be a very small file. Plus, if you do not experience any problems after a few days from cleaning the registry, you could go ahead and safely delete that backup file to recover that space.

thankyou

You're welcome Biertonco.