"Would it have been safe or reasonable to proceed?"
EMPHATICALLY, NO!!!!
Yes there are backups of the registry produced - but these do not always
create an identical situation, as some programs may attempt a self-repair,
and fun may ensue!
By all means use Ccleaner - I have and will, myself - but use it as a flag,
rather than as a warrior.
You have to carry your own scalpel, rather then allow Ccleaner to use a
war-axe.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm
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"Justin Thyme" wrote in message
...
It seems to me that there are any number of places in this series that I
could ask this question but let me jump in here.
I downloaded and installed CCleaner not long ago and asked it to Analyze.
It gave me a list as long as your arm and I dared not go ahead and turn it
loose. Would it have been safe or reasonable to proceed? Are there
restore
facilities in the event my world collapses? Or is it best to simply
remove
CCleaner? The idea of getting unnecessary stuff off this computer sounds
like a good idea but not if the risk is great.
Ken Bland
"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
: Hey Noel,
: Odd about Ccleaner and your Office issues..........I have been
using
: it since one of the other MVP's mentioned it as something he uses and,
so
: far, no probs. Of course, like I said, I monitor anything that is to be
: changed and do a backup that is kept for a month or so, just to be sure
AND
: I have the Acronis to fall back on. Since my first two cleanings with
CC,
: it has not found any further issues.......I must keep a clean machine
g.
: I wholeheartedly agree with you about
: N...No....Nor.......N...n......(can't even say the word!!!).
Probably
: the king of bloatware and some of the most invasive I have ever
seen....not
: to mention, virtually impossible to rid your machine of it.
: I cringe at the thought that I used to have some on my ol' Me box.
: Just curious, if you thought the CC caused issues with your XP
box,
: could you not have proved this by restoring the entries removed??
: Heirloom, old and I KNOW you made a
: backup...
:
: "Noel Paton" wrote in message
: ...
: H
: jv16 and Ccleaner are close to being 'best of breed' - but.....
: I ran Ccleaner a couple of weeks back on my own XP machine, and it
found
a
: large number of registry 'problems' - many of which were not problems
at
: all, but were present by design (for whatever reason). clearing out
what
I
: felt comfortable with, still left me with a large raft of 'problems' -
and
: even more after I reran the tool.
: Coincidentally, I started having problems with my Office install - and
: can't help wondering if this was a contributing factor (especially as
: another MVP had a similar scenario himself - but we couldn't isolate
: cause/effect).
:
: There's pratfalls, and there's pitfalls - and there's needless risks.
: There ain't no registry cleaner like knowledge! Just make sure of the
: knowledge before you act on it g.
:
: one to definitely steer clear of is.......
:
:
:
: you probably guessed it........
:
:
:
:
:
:
: NORTON!
:
: It's full of false positive, and if you let it do it's thing, you will
: almost certainly end up having to use System Restore (assuming Live
Update
: hasn't screwed that, as well!)
:
:
: --
: Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
:
: Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
: http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm
:
: http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
:
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:
: "Heirloom" wrote in message
: ...
: Noel,
: Far be it from me to "paddle upstream" in your knowledge, however,
I
: have found the last free version (and probably, the pay version) of
jv16
: Power Tools ver. 1.3 and Crap Cleaner (new version out a short time
ago,
: www.ccleaner.com ) are both quite good. I do monitor what is being
: removed, but, have never had the need to change anything and, both
: programs provide a backup that can be kept in the remote instance
that
: something does go awry.
: Any registry modifying tool does, of course, have to be used
: judiciously. Do you not find these within the grasp of most any new
: user, so long as that user understands the need for backup?
: Sure don't want to step on any toes here, I highly respect your
: opinions and knowledge.
: Heirloom, old and humbled by
the
: mere presence
:
: "Noel Paton" wrote in message
: ...
: There are none - unless backed up by a knowledge of the registry
from
: the user of such tools.
:
: --
: Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
:
: Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
: http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm
:
: http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
:
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:
: "Egan" wrote in message
: ...
: Hi
:
: Does anyone know of any free registry cleaners that do a great job
of
: cleaning unwanted registry entries from Windows ME?
:
: Please reply soon.
:
: Thanks.
:
: Egan
:
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