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05-25-2008
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| | Registry cleaner Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the best cleaner? And where to download? |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner Cleaning the registry is like putting your finger in your eye. It's an unpleasant experience to do only when necessary, and carefully at that. Getting some 'automated' way to do it is like taking a speck out of your eye with an electric toothbrush. -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer Mark L. Ferguson .. "Liebach" <liebach@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8CD0583A-DFEF-42CA-B70B-638DC17F96F6@xxxxxx Quote: > Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the > best cleaner? And where to download? |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner "Liebach" <liebach@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8CD0583A-DFEF-42CA-B70B-638DC17F96F6@xxxxxx Quote: > Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the > best cleaner? And where to download? > I use CCleaner ... it both gets rid of temp internet files, temp files, and other selectable items in one fell swoop. And has an option for removing "lost" registry entries. I 've never had an issue. http://www.ccleaner.com/ |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner Unless you know exactly what you are doing, and I suspect not, or how to recover your system when the use of such a third party tool renders the system inoperable, avoid them, they are not really necessary anyway, and have not been snce win9* "Liebach" <liebach@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8CD0583A-DFEF-42CA-B70B-638DC17F96F6@xxxxxx Quote: > Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the > best cleaner? And where to download? |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner "Hobbes" <Hobbes@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:g1bvj1$f75$1@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Liebach" <liebach@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8CD0583A-DFEF-42CA-B70B-638DC17F96F6@xxxxxx Quote: >> Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the >> best cleaner? And where to download? >> > Most will recommend against any registry cleaners. > I use CCleaner ... it both gets rid of temp internet files, temp files, > and other selectable items in one fell swoop. > And has an option for removing "lost" registry entries. > I 've never had an issue. > > http://www.ccleaner.com/ > Selecting such items could make the uninstall of a hotfix not possible. Don't select any settings you aren't sure of... |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner Liebach wrote: Quote: > Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is > the best cleaner? And where to download? It's free and have had no problems with it. http://www.ccleaner.com/ I only use a registry cleaner because I often do searches in the registry and it keeps the search time down if you remove useless keys. If you have no need to do searches etc. then I wouldn't bother with a cleaner. Cleaning your registry won't make your machine suddenly better, and there is a chance it might remove something you didn't want it to. If you do decide to use one, check carefully what it wants to remove. .. |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner Thank you for all the responses; I now see it is a stupid idea to use a registry cleaner so I will not do it. Thank you. /Liebach "Dave" <1@xxxxxx> skrev i meddelelsen news:ededndPQ-fEBFKTVnZ2dnUVZ8qPinZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > Liebach wrote: Quote: >> Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is >> the best cleaner? And where to download? > I use Crap Cleaner once in a while. > It's free and have had no problems with it. > http://www.ccleaner.com/ > > I only use a registry cleaner because I often do searches in the registry > and it keeps the search time down if you remove useless keys. > If you have no need to do searches etc. then I wouldn't bother with a > cleaner. > Cleaning your registry won't make your machine suddenly better, and there > is a chance > it might remove something you didn't want it to. > > If you do decide to use one, check carefully what it wants to remove. > . > > |
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05-25-2008
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| | RE: Registry cleaner Hello Liebach, <http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html> <http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099> - -- -- "Liebach" wrote: Quote: > Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the > best cleaner? And where to download? > |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eQKfconvIHA.4848@xxxxxx Quote: > Liebach wrote: Quote: >> Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is the >> best cleaner? And where to download? > > There is no such thing as a "good" registry cleaner, free or > otherwise. > > Why do you even think you'd ever need to clean your registry? What > specific *problems* are you actually experiencing (not some program's > bogus listing of imaginary problems) that you think can be fixed by using > a registry "cleaner?" > > If you do have a problem that is rooted in the registry, it would be > far better to simply edit (after backing up, of course) only the specific > key(s) and/or value(s) that are causing the problem. After all, why use a > chainsaw when a scalpel will do the job? Additionally, the manually > changing of one or two registry entries is far less likely to have the > dire consequences of allowing an automated product to make wide-spread > multiple changes simultaneously. The only thing needed to safely clean > your registry is knowledge and Regedit.exe. > > The registry contains all of the operating system's "knowledge" of the > computer's hardware devices, installed software, the location of the > device drivers, and the computer's configuration. A misstep in the > registry can have severe consequences. One should not even turning loose > a poorly understood automated "cleaner," unless he is fully confident that > he knows *exactly* what is going to happen as a result of each and every > change. > > Having repeatedly seen the results of inexperienced people using > automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise all but the most > experienced computer technicians (and/or hobbyists) to avoid them all. > Experience has shown me that such tools simply are not safe in the hands > of the inexperienced user. If you lack the knowledge and experience to > maintain your registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and > experience to safely configure and use any automated registry "cleaner," > no matter how safe they claim to be. > > More importantly, no one has ever demonstrated that the use of an > automated registry "cleaner," particularly by an untrained, inexperienced > computer user, does any real good, whatsoever. There's certainly been no > empirical evidence offered to demonstrate that the use of such products to > "clean" WinXP's registry improves a computer's performance or stability. > Given the potential for harm, it's just not worth the risk. > > Granted, most registry "cleaners" won't cause problems each and every > time they're used, but the potential for harm is always there. And, since > no registry "cleaner" has ever been demonstrated to do any good (think of > them like treating the flu with chicken soup - there's no real medicinal > value, but it sometimes provides a warming placebo effect), I always tell > people that the risks far out-weigh the non-existent benefits. > > I will concede that a good registry *scanning* tool, in the hands of > an experienced and knowledgeable technician or hobbyist can be a useful > time-saving diagnostic tool, as long as it's not allowed to make any > changes automatically. But I really don't think that there are any > registry "cleaners" that are truly safe for the general public to use. > Experience has proven just the opposite: such tools simply are not safe in > the hands of the inexperienced user. > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > OS after using a registry cleaner. Dan K> |
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05-25-2008
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| | Re: Registry cleaner "Liebach" <liebach@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BF105EE3-787B-46DE-9401-FED5FCA84304@xxxxxx Quote: > Thank you for all the responses; I now see it is a stupid idea to use a > registry cleaner so I will not do it. > > Thank you. > > > /Liebach > > > "Dave" <1@xxxxxx> skrev i meddelelsen > news:ededndPQ-fEBFKTVnZ2dnUVZ8qPinZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> Liebach wrote: Quote: >>> Does anyone knows of a good Windows Vista registry cleaner? Where is >>> the best cleaner? And where to download? >> I use Crap Cleaner once in a while. >> It's free and have had no problems with it. >> http://www.ccleaner.com/ >> >> I only use a registry cleaner because I often do searches in the registry >> and it keeps the search time down if you remove useless keys. >> If you have no need to do searches etc. then I wouldn't bother with a >> cleaner. >> Cleaning your registry won't make your machine suddenly better, and there >> is a chance >> it might remove something you didn't want it to. >> >> If you do decide to use one, check carefully what it wants to remove. >> . >> >> > Some programs after uninstall leave programs "hidden" on your HD. Opera used to leave a small program that would direct you to the website for a questionnaire on why did you uninstall me. Norton was good for leaving a lot of crap on your PC also. You can use registry entries to find the location of those types of problems. Getting familiar with the registry is not a bad idea. You just don't want to wantonly remove keys. |
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