Thank you, Heirloom, thank you, Noel. Your thoughts are what I wanted to
hear.

Ken Bland

"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
: If you were clicking on the "Analyze", that is cleaning informational
: 'crap.' When you clean the "Issues" is when it gets into the
: Reg.......someone correct me if I am wrong. In the Analyze portion, you
: can set what you want cleaned, for instance, I do not let it empty my
: Recycle Bin....I like to do that myself. Also, under the Applications
tab
: of the same window, you will see what it is going to look for and set up
for
: removal......I don't let it touch my Adaware, Zone Alarm or Spybot....I
: clean those myself, as needed. Ok Noel, make sure I'm not spreading any
: "crap."
: Heirloom, old and so far, so good
:
:
: "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
: :
: : Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
: NG's
: :
: : "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
: :
: : Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages
to
: : NG's
: :
: : "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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