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01-08-2008
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| | Vista Registry I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium insalled. I was looking at my computers performance index after installing more ram and there was a link for registry cleaner software. I clicked on it (out of curiosity) and i ran a free scan of my computers registry and it found 971 errors! Holy Cow!! Anyway my question is would it be a good idea to buy the software to repair these registry files . I was just wondering if anyone else ever used this type of software. Thanks Bill |
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01-08-2008
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| | RE: Vista Registry Hi Bill, Don't touch this with a bargepole! This is typical of a lot of software like this, particularly anti-spyware programs, which purport to find numerous errors which they would correct if you installed the program. Think about it - how do they know whether or not you have errors on your system if they haven't even scanned it? Providing that your system is running normally, any superfluous registry entries are ignored. Another reason to ignore these programs is that they themselves inevitably install malware onto your system. Dwarf "Bill T." wrote: Quote: > I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium insalled. I was looking at > my computers performance index after installing more ram and there was a > link for registry cleaner software. I clicked on it (out of curiosity) and i > ran a free scan of my computers registry and it found 971 errors! Holy Cow!! > Anyway my question is would it be a good idea to buy the software to repair > these registry files . I was just wondering if anyone else ever used this > type of software. Thanks Bill > > |
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01-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista Registry Thanks "Dwarf" I appreciate the Info! I won't touch it! "Dwarf" <Dwarf@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:22FF02AE-3FBB-44ED-89F5-0EE7CDB8BED1@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi Bill, > > Don't touch this with a bargepole! This is typical of a lot of software > like > this, particularly anti-spyware programs, which purport to find numerous > errors which they would correct if you installed the program. Think about > it > - how do they know whether or not you have errors on your system if they > haven't even scanned it? Providing that your system is running normally, > any > superfluous registry entries are ignored. Another reason to ignore these > programs is that they themselves inevitably install malware onto your > system. > Dwarf > > "Bill T." wrote: > Quote: >> I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium insalled. I was looking >> at >> my computers performance index after installing more ram and there was a >> link for registry cleaner software. I clicked on it (out of curiosity) >> and i >> ran a free scan of my computers registry and it found 971 errors! Holy >> Cow!! >> Anyway my question is would it be a good idea to buy the software to >> repair >> these registry files . I was just wondering if anyone else ever used this >> type of software. Thanks Bill >> >> |
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01-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista Registry You better delete the link and uninstall this piece of criminal garbage if you have a chance. "Bill T." <ace66@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23wrdb5jUIHA.5404@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks "Dwarf" I appreciate the Info! I won't touch it! > > "Dwarf" <Dwarf@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:22FF02AE-3FBB-44ED-89F5-0EE7CDB8BED1@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi Bill, >> >> Don't touch this with a bargepole! This is typical of a lot of software >> like >> this, particularly anti-spyware programs, which purport to find numerous >> errors which they would correct if you installed the program. Think about >> it >> - how do they know whether or not you have errors on your system if they >> haven't even scanned it? Providing that your system is running normally, >> any >> superfluous registry entries are ignored. Another reason to ignore these >> programs is that they themselves inevitably install malware onto your >> system. >> Dwarf >> >> "Bill T." wrote: >> Quote: >>> I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium insalled. I was looking >>> at >>> my computers performance index after installing more ram and there was a >>> link for registry cleaner software. I clicked on it (out of curiosity) >>> and i >>> ran a free scan of my computers registry and it found 971 errors! Holy >>> Cow!! >>> Anyway my question is would it be a good idea to buy the software to >>> repair >>> these registry files . I was just wondering if anyone else ever used >>> this >>> type of software. Thanks Bill >>> >>> |
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01-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista Registry Already did "alexB" "alexB" <alexb@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OfbX3ekUIHA.5288@xxxxxx Quote: > You better delete the link and uninstall this piece of criminal garbage if > you have a chance. > > "Bill T." <ace66@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23wrdb5jUIHA.5404@xxxxxx Quote: >> Thanks "Dwarf" I appreciate the Info! I won't touch it! >> >> "Dwarf" <Dwarf@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:22FF02AE-3FBB-44ED-89F5-0EE7CDB8BED1@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> Don't touch this with a bargepole! This is typical of a lot of software >>> like >>> this, particularly anti-spyware programs, which purport to find numerous >>> errors which they would correct if you installed the program. Think >>> about it >>> - how do they know whether or not you have errors on your system if they >>> haven't even scanned it? Providing that your system is running normally, >>> any >>> superfluous registry entries are ignored. Another reason to ignore these >>> programs is that they themselves inevitably install malware onto your >>> system. >>> Dwarf >>> >>> "Bill T." wrote: >>> >>>> I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium insalled. I was looking >>>> at >>>> my computers performance index after installing more ram and there was >>>> a >>>> link for registry cleaner software. I clicked on it (out of curiosity) >>>> and i >>>> ran a free scan of my computers registry and it found 971 errors! Holy >>>> Cow!! >>>> Anyway my question is would it be a good idea to buy the software to >>>> repair >>>> these registry files . I was just wondering if anyone else ever used >>>> this >>>> type of software. Thanks Bill >>>> >>>> |
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01-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista Registry "alexB" <alexb@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OfbX3ekUIHA.5288@xxxxxx Quote: > You better delete the link and uninstall this piece of criminal garbage if > you have a chance. > > "Bill T." <ace66@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23wrdb5jUIHA.5404@xxxxxx Quote: >> Thanks "Dwarf" I appreciate the Info! I won't touch it! it's a good possibility that you have malware of system as I type this. Pull down Spybot Search & Destroy, and Ad-Aware SE, and scan your system. They will usually catch what the other misses. Both are free, and Spybot even integrates with Vista's Security Center. -- The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. http://www.lockergnome.com/darksentinel Undo the munge to reply by email |
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