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good registry cleaner for ME
Anyone know of a good, easy-to-use registry cleaner for
WIN ME? I have heard conflicting advice about RegClean-- some say it's OK to use on WIN ME, but at download.com, it does not list WIN ME on the list of compatible systems. Please advise--thanks. |
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Out of curiosity why do you want a registry cleaner? What problems are
you having? Microsoft's Regclean 4.1a works with Win Me but only checks a limited range of common keys not the entire registry. Whichever cleaner you use remember always to retain the deleted keys and values as an undo file so that if you experience problems you are able to undo those changes. A popular cleaner used with Win Me is ToniArt's EasyCleaner but it is essential to exclude Help when cleaning otherwise some essential keys for the operation of Win Me's Help & Support including system restore will be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP wrote: Anyone know of a good, easy-to-use registry cleaner for WIN ME? I have heard conflicting advice about RegClean-- some say it's OK to use on WIN ME, but at download.com, it does not list WIN ME on the list of compatible systems. Please advise--thanks. |
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The reason I'm asking about this is not because of any
computer problems. Rather, I wondered if it might be useful for system maintenance. I have recently switched antivirus programs (NAV to AVG)--I'm concerned about leftover files from that and other uninstalled programs over the last 4 years. Would a registry cleaner be appropriate for this situation, or do you feel it should only be used when there are system problems? Thank you for your replies. -----Original Message----- Out of curiosity why do you want a registry cleaner? What problems are you having? Microsoft's Regclean 4.1a works with Win Me but only checks a limited range of common keys not the entire registry. Whichever cleaner you use remember always to retain the deleted keys and values as an undo file so that if you experience problems you are able to undo those changes. A popular cleaner used with Win Me is ToniArt's EasyCleaner but it is essential to exclude Help when cleaning otherwise some essential keys for the operation of Win Me's Help & Support including system restore will be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP wrote: Anyone know of a good, easy-to-use registry cleaner for WIN ME? I have heard conflicting advice about RegClean- - some say it's OK to use on WIN ME, but at download.com, it does not list WIN ME on the list of compatible systems. Please advise--thanks. . |
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Personally I have no use for registry cleaners but then again I don't
install invasive software from Symantec either. :-) That's not a reason though why you shouldn't use a registry cleaner if you want, it's your system, all I suggest is that you ensure you retain the logs and/or backup the uninstalled keys and values so you can easily recover from any registry cleaner induced problems. Regards, -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP wrote: The reason I'm asking about this is not because of any computer problems. Rather, I wondered if it might be useful for system maintenance. I have recently switched antivirus programs (NAV to AVG)--I'm concerned about leftover files from that and other uninstalled programs over the last 4 years. Would a registry cleaner be appropriate for this situation, or do you feel it should only be used when there are system problems? Thank you for your replies. |
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I agree with Mike on this - there ain't no such beast as a 'good' registry
cleaner (except learning what should/not be there). However, you can ease the pain of getting rid of Norton bloatware, by using the tool that they provide (it doesn't get rid of everything, but does go a long way towards it) http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...212100807?Open should at least get you started on this Odyssey! HTH -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's wrote in message ... The reason I'm asking about this is not because of any computer problems. Rather, I wondered if it might be useful for system maintenance. I have recently switched antivirus programs (NAV to AVG)--I'm concerned about leftover files from that and other uninstalled programs over the last 4 years. Would a registry cleaner be appropriate for this situation, or do you feel it should only be used when there are system problems? Thank you for your replies. -----Original Message----- Out of curiosity why do you want a registry cleaner? What problems are you having? Microsoft's Regclean 4.1a works with Win Me but only checks a limited range of common keys not the entire registry. Whichever cleaner you use remember always to retain the deleted keys and values as an undo file so that if you experience problems you are able to undo those changes. A popular cleaner used with Win Me is ToniArt's EasyCleaner but it is essential to exclude Help when cleaning otherwise some essential keys for the operation of Win Me's Help & Support including system restore will be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP wrote: Anyone know of a good, easy-to-use registry cleaner for WIN ME? I have heard conflicting advice about RegClean- - some say it's OK to use on WIN ME, but at download.com, it does not list WIN ME on the list of compatible systems. Please advise--thanks. . |
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Regarding NAV removal, I do have one--probably idiotic--
question. When I uninstalled Norton (BTW-it came with my machine) from Add/Remove Programs, the uninstaller tried to auto-connect with the Symantec website, and I had to let it through my firewall to complete the uninstall process. Since I had never uninstalled NAV or any AV prog before, I thought--mistakenly--that the uninstaller was retrieving the removal tool. My dumb question is: why did the uninstaller need to connect to Symantec's website to do the job--is this normal? Thank you for your advice by the way--I will try the NAV tool and leave registry cleaners alone, for now. -----Original Message----- I agree with Mike on this - there ain't no such beast as a 'good' registry cleaner (except learning what should/not be there). However, you can ease the pain of getting rid of Norton bloatware, by using the tool that they provide (it doesn't get rid of everything, but does go a long way towards it) http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT.../pfdocs/200110 0212100807?Open should at least get you started on this Odyssey! HTH -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's wrote in message ... The reason I'm asking about this is not because of any computer problems. Rather, I wondered if it might be useful for system maintenance. I have recently switched antivirus programs (NAV to AVG)--I'm concerned about leftover files from that and other uninstalled programs over the last 4 years. Would a registry cleaner be appropriate for this situation, or do you feel it should only be used when there are system problems? Thank you for your replies. -----Original Message----- Out of curiosity why do you want a registry cleaner? What problems are you having? Microsoft's Regclean 4.1a works with Win Me but only checks a limited range of common keys not the entire registry. Whichever cleaner you use remember always to retain the deleted keys and values as an undo file so that if you experience problems you are able to undo those changes. A popular cleaner used with Win Me is ToniArt's EasyCleaner but it is essential to exclude Help when cleaning otherwise some essential keys for the operation of Win Me's Help & Support including system restore will be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP wrote: Anyone know of a good, easy-to-use registry cleaner for WIN ME? I have heard conflicting advice about RegClean- - some say it's OK to use on WIN ME, but at download.com, it does not list WIN ME on the list of compatible systems. Please advise--thanks. . . |
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Mike
You mentioned the Easy Cleaner's messup. That was with old version. The current version is ok "Mike M" wrote in message ... Out of curiosity why do you want a registry cleaner? What problems are you having? Microsoft's Regclean 4.1a works with Win Me but only checks a limited range of common keys not the entire registry. Whichever cleaner you use remember always to retain the deleted keys and values as an undo file so that if you experience problems you are able to undo those changes. A popular cleaner used with Win Me is ToniArt's EasyCleaner but it is essential to exclude Help when cleaning otherwise some essential keys for the operation of Win Me's Help & Support including system restore will be deleted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP wrote: Anyone know of a good, easy-to-use registry cleaner for WIN ME? I have heard conflicting advice about RegClean-- some say it's OK to use on WIN ME, but at download.com, it does not list WIN ME on the list of compatible systems. Please advise--thanks. |
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AAH,
Even the most recent version of ToniArt's EasyCleaner had problems until patched with removing values in the VARLDID key and who knows what other horrors may lurk there as yet unrecorded. However what I was trying to stress was the need to retain the undo files regardless of the registry cleaner used although perhaps this wasn't clear from my original post. Personally though I have never felt or seen the need for general purpose tools unlike say those that remove all traces of NAV or Zone Alarm. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP AAH wrote: Mike You mentioned the Easy Cleaner's messup. That was with old version. The current version is ok |
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Mike
Thank you very much for your clarification. "Mike M" wrote in message ... AAH, Even the most recent version of ToniArt's EasyCleaner had problems until patched with removing values in the VARLDID key and who knows what other horrors may lurk there as yet unrecorded. However what I was trying to stress was the need to retain the undo files regardless of the registry cleaner used although perhaps this wasn't clear from my original post. Personally though I have never felt or seen the need for general purpose tools unlike say those that remove all traces of NAV or Zone Alarm. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP AAH wrote: Mike You mentioned the Easy Cleaner's messup. That was with old version. The current version is ok |
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AAH wrote:
Thank you very much for your clarification. AAH, No problem and I'm pleased to read that EasyCleaner has now had most of the wrinkles removed as of the various registry cleaner's I've played with it was one I like. Cheers. -- Mike |
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