Vista - REGISTRY CLEANER

Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very good
now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid of
the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in advance.

You'll probably have to wait until your favorite distributor/programmer
makes one that's Vista compatible.

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"freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> good
> now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> of
> the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> advance.

On 10/12/2006 in message
<76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com> freeway29 wrote:

>Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
>good
>now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
>of
>the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
>advance.

cCleaner is working fine here - www.ccleaner.com.

--
Jeff Gaines
Damerham Hampshire UK

ccleaner works great with vista and has quite a few features
you can get it at http://www.ccleaner.com

"freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> good
> now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> of
> the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> advance.

Hi freeway29,

Just a different perspective: Since dead entries do nothing, and registry
bloat hasn't been a problem since Win98, why do you feel the need to go
through and remove them? The notion that they slow the system down or cause
crashes is a fallacy. The problem with any registry cleaner is that they can
and do misidentify entries as being unneeded when in fact they are. It may
be quite some time until that key, string, dword, etc. is called on, but
when it is and it isn't there, you have a problem. Often times, the software
is blamed because the user doesn't relate it back to that cleaner they ran
two months ago, why should they? Everything's been fine since. Basically,
there is no purpose to using these utilities. At best they remove things
that you don't need anyways and are harmless, and at worst you end up with
problems that you have no way to resolve.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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"freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> good
> now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> of
> the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> advance.

Registry cleaners can be useful if used carefully, but I would not recommend
their use as part of a daily cleanup routine..

Wait for a cleaner that is accredited as being ok with Vista.. trying
various cleaners now to see which one is most effective, not that it is easy
to tell other than the fact that Windows actually reboots back to desktop,
could be dangerous..


"freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> good
> now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> of
> the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> advance.

The only time i used them is when i unstall programs then i used to type in
reg crawler the name of the programe and it would find any links left behind
in registry thats it.

"Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:

> Registry cleaners can be useful if used carefully, but I would not recommend
> their use as part of a daily cleanup routine..
>
> Wait for a cleaner that is accredited as being ok with Vista.. trying
> various cleaners now to see which one is most effective, not that it is easy
> to tell other than the fact that Windows actually reboots back to desktop,
> could be dangerous..
>
>
> "freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> > Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> > good
> > now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> > of
> > the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> > advance.
>
>

I got slammed real hard a month or so ago in here when I asked that same
question. I am a believer in registry cleaners myself. Registry Mechanic has
just released their version that's compatible with Vista. Another one is JV
PowerTools from MaceCraft at www.macecraft.com/images/interface/img.gif.
Iolo's system Mechanic says it will be vista compatible when vista is
released to the public. I have used JV PowerTools for the past month and just
purchased Registry Mechanic and they both did a fine job. No problems just a
happy machine.
--
Sam


"freeway29" wrote:

> The only time i used them is when i unstall programs then i used to type in
> reg crawler the name of the programe and it would find any links left behind
> in registry thats it.
>
> "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:
>
> > Registry cleaners can be useful if used carefully, but I would not recommend
> > their use as part of a daily cleanup routine..
> >
> > Wait for a cleaner that is accredited as being ok with Vista.. trying
> > various cleaners now to see which one is most effective, not that it is easy
> > to tell other than the fact that Windows actually reboots back to desktop,
> > could be dangerous..
> >
> >
> > "freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> > > good
> > > now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> > > of
> > > the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> > > advance.
> >
> >

thanks on both of the programs can you just type what you ustalled from add
and remove programs and then hit search so it doesnt do a full scan on every
file and folder on your pc.

"Sam Steinhauser" wrote:

> I got slammed real hard a month or so ago in here when I asked that same
> question. I am a believer in registry cleaners myself. Registry Mechanic has
> just released their version that's compatible with Vista. Another one is JV
> PowerTools from MaceCraft at www.macecraft.com/images/interface/img.gif.
> Iolo's system Mechanic says it will be vista compatible when vista is
> released to the public. I have used JV PowerTools for the past month and just
> purchased Registry Mechanic and they both did a fine job. No problems just a
> happy machine.
> --
> Sam
>
>
> "freeway29" wrote:
>
> > The only time i used them is when i unstall programs then i used to type in
> > reg crawler the name of the programe and it would find any links left behind
> > in registry thats it.
> >
> > "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:
> >
> > > Registry cleaners can be useful if used carefully, but I would not recommend
> > > their use as part of a daily cleanup routine..
> > >
> > > Wait for a cleaner that is accredited as being ok with Vista.. trying
> > > various cleaners now to see which one is most effective, not that it is easy
> > > to tell other than the fact that Windows actually reboots back to desktop,
> > > could be dangerous..
> > >
> > >
> > > "freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was very
> > > > good
> > > > now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to get rid
> > > > of
> > > > the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks in
> > > > advance.
> > >
> > >

It is not a question of 'slamming' anybody.. many of us who have done
support over the years have seen the adverse effects that a registry cleaner
can have in the 'wrong' hands.. it would be churlish of us not to point out
the negative side of registry cleaners.. a negative side that can render a
system unusable..


"freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EAB8C9F7-98D4-4A67-BD3A-6CAAC39C4166@microsoft.com...
> thanks on both of the programs can you just type what you ustalled from
> add
> and remove programs and then hit search so it doesnt do a full scan on
> every
> file and folder on your pc.
>
> "Sam Steinhauser" wrote:
>
>> I got slammed real hard a month or so ago in here when I asked that same
>> question. I am a believer in registry cleaners myself. Registry Mechanic
>> has
>> just released their version that's compatible with Vista. Another one is
>> JV
>> PowerTools from MaceCraft at www.macecraft.com/images/interface/img.gif.
>> Iolo's system Mechanic says it will be vista compatible when vista is
>> released to the public. I have used JV PowerTools for the past month and
>> just
>> purchased Registry Mechanic and they both did a fine job. No problems
>> just a
>> happy machine.
>> --
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> "freeway29" wrote:
>>
>> > The only time i used them is when i unstall programs then i used to
>> > type in
>> > reg crawler the name of the programe and it would find any links left
>> > behind
>> > in registry thats it.
>> >
>> > "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Registry cleaners can be useful if used carefully, but I would not
>> > > recommend
>> > > their use as part of a daily cleanup routine..
>> > >
>> > > Wait for a cleaner that is accredited as being ok with Vista.. trying
>> > > various cleaners now to see which one is most effective, not that it
>> > > is easy
>> > > to tell other than the fact that Windows actually reboots back to
>> > > desktop,
>> > > could be dangerous..
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "freeway29" <freeway29@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:76351C6D-7E83-41D7-B25C-F51D5977FE51@microsoft.com...
>> > > > Hi i have been using a program called reg crawler on xp and it was
>> > > > very
>> > > > good
>> > > > now that im using vista can anyone tell me what program to use to
>> > > > get rid
>> > > > of
>> > > > the old registry files thats fully compatiable with vista , thanks
>> > > > in
>> > > > advance.
>> > >
>> > >