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Old 08-01-2007   #1 (permalink)
Huib


 
 

Register Cleaner.

Hi,

I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts of
installed / removed SW.

Which one is causing no problems within Vista?

Regards
Huib


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Old 08-01-2007   #2 (permalink)
Alias


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

Huib wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts
> of installed / removed SW.
>
> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?
>
> Regards
> Huib


www.ccleaner.com

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Old 08-01-2007   #3 (permalink)
Spirit


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

I am using both CCleaner and Wise Registry Cleaner (both are free) :

http://www.ccleaner.com/

http://www.wisecleaner.com/

The trick to successfully using a registry cleaner is to NOT remove a
registry
entry unless you are sure what it is or does. A little Google Research on
suspected entries will go a long way.


"Huib" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e9p%23yGF1HHA.5152@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts of
> installed / removed SW.
>
> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?
>
> Regards
> Huib


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-01-2007   #4 (permalink)
Huib


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

"Huib" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:e9p%23yGF1HHA.5152@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts of
> installed / removed SW.
>
> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?
>
> Regards
> Huib


hallo,
Thanks for the information.
CCleaner is very good and Vista compatible but i have an impression that the
register is not cleaned on items earlier installed / removed.

Wisecleaner is doing a lot more , but i have an impression that it is a
16-bit SW which caused some problems (maybe my fault as i didn't run it in
compatibility XP mode), nevertheless i prefer a 32-bit version.

regards
Huib

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Old 08-01-2007   #5 (permalink)
Synapse Syndrome


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> http://www.wisecleaner.com/
>


I had never heard of this registry cleaner and I was about to try it out..
but it's skinnable!

Why the hell would a techinical piece of software like that be skinnable
like some software targeted at teenagers??

ss.


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Old 08-01-2007   #6 (permalink)
Spirit


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

I also use Auslogic Defrag and Registry Compressor, both free.

http://www.auslogics.com/

I just ran the Registry compressor and the registry was compressed from
55,600K to 49,000K which saved 6.6 Meg of registry space and the
program claimed the registry was at least 16% faster. Since the registry
is essentially a flat file database with data in binary format the smaller
it
is, generally, the faster it should be able to function.

To run the Compressor close all programs and you may need to stop
some with Task Manager. The compressor does create a Restore Point
before compressing.

"Huib" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts of
> installed / removed SW.
>
> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?
>
> Regards
> Huib


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Old 08-01-2007   #7 (permalink)
David B.


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

They want it to look pretty as it's removing valid entries from your
registry and crashing your PC.

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"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message
> news:us5sKNF1HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> http://www.wisecleaner.com/
>>

>
> I had never heard of this registry cleaner and I was about to try it out..
> but it's skinnable!
>
> Why the hell would a techinical piece of software like that be skinnable
> like some software targeted at teenagers??
>
> ss.
>


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Old 08-01-2007   #8 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:36:13 +0200, "Huib"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts of
> installed / removed SW.



"Registry," not "register."


> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?




They *all* have the serious potential to cause problems. I strongly
suggest you avoid using any registry cleaning program. Cleaning of the
registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
it may have.

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Old 08-01-2007   #9 (permalink)
Huib


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> schreef in bericht
news:e0p1b3l7sn1v03trfm5tfuutfp36mf9c7m@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:36:13 +0200, "Huib"
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts
>> of
>> installed / removed SW.

>
>
> "Registry," not "register."
>
>
>> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?

>
>
>
> They *all* have the serious potential to cause problems. I strongly
> suggest you avoid using any registry cleaning program. Cleaning of the
> registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
> don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
> what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
> having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
>
> The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
> removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
> it may have.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup


Hi Ken,
I was afraid using any cleaner, that was the reason of my question and you
convinced me.
Thanks for the correction to registry but in our dutch language we say just
register...

The reason of my question was that HP-support is asking me to clean-up the
registry for the problem of my scanner HPscanjet 4570c, but by now i will no
further execute it.

Regards
Huib

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Old 08-01-2007   #10 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP


 
 

Re: Register Cleaner.

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 23:15:55 +0200, "Huib"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> schreef in bericht
> news:e0p1b3l7sn1v03trfm5tfuutfp36mf9c7m@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:36:13 +0200, "Huib"
> > <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am looking for a Register Cleaner which will clean-up remaining parts
> >> of
> >> installed / removed SW.

> >
> >
> > "Registry," not "register."
> >
> >
> >> Which one is causing no problems within Vista?

> >
> >
> >
> > They *all* have the serious potential to cause problems. I strongly
> > suggest you avoid using any registry cleaning program. Cleaning of the
> > registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
> > don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
> > what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
> > having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
> >
> > The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
> > removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
> > it may have.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>
> Hi Ken,
> I was afraid using any cleaner, that was the reason of my question and you
> convinced me.



Glad to hear it.


> Thanks for the correction to registry but in our dutch language we say just
> register...



OK, every language is different. I don't like to correct people's use
of words, but when it's the subject we're talking about, I wanted to
make sure you had the right name for it.


> The reason of my question was that HP-support is asking me to clean-up the
> registry for the problem of my scanner HPscanjet 4570c, but by now i will no
> further execute it.




Do they say specifically what to clean up in the registry? Can't you
make the changes they want by a direct registry edit with Regedit?

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