The real scoop is that ALL of them can - and most often will - do more
damage than they can benefit you (which is really minor).

I have used many of them, and I always have to be extremely, extremely,
cautious and guarded when playing around with the registry, and I say this
with a fair amount of experience in messing with the registry. I've done
many, many registry restores over the years, with all my tests.

Unless you really truly enjoy living on the razor's edge, I would recommend
you steer away from it.

Dave D wrote:
"Johnny_B" wrote in message
news:s0eAe.30802$ro.13345@fed1read02...
What is the real scoop on these Windows Registry Repair programs e.g.
Registry Mechanic 5.0, Windows Registry Repair SE 2.0.0.1, WinASO
Registry Optimizer 2.0.5, Free Registry Fix 3.0 ... ? They are
shareware programs costing $29.95 or more. Has anyone used these
programs? I'm suspicious -- ok, paranoid ; ) -- about any application
that claims to fix registry problems in ALL Windows operating systems
e.g. Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP. I'm still running Win98SE with a bloated
registry, but I have no specific problems.

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Johnny_B
Go, Johnny - GO!

I to have a problem, in that my registry grows by 2 to 10k daily, (with no
new software being added, or changes to system?). PC very slow at startup,
was 56' and is now 90' +. In Jan. 05, after re-install, reg. size was
669k,
and is now 1.5Mb +. I have tried EasyCleaner but that's all. Sorry I cant
answer with help JB, I just thought I'd add this bit and watch for
replies.
W98SE.
D.