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Best registry cleaner/fixer?
I tried one complicated registry checker (above MS) and found it deleted all
the links between images and my programs. So I restored everything. However, this has made me gun-shy relative to cleaning up the registry. What's the best, easiest, most reliable/dependable registry cleaner out there, of all the possibilities? Thanks. whomper |
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Best registry cleaner/fixer?
"whomper" wrote in message
... I tried one complicated registry checker (above MS) and found it deleted all the links between images and my programs. So I restored everything. However, this has made me gun-shy relative to cleaning up the registry. What's the best, easiest, most reliable/dependable registry cleaner out there, of all the possibilities? Thanks whomper Have a look at this: Open this site http://www.tiscali.co.uk/forums/index.php?s= scroll to Computing, Technology and Mobile select PC Help select Best Free Downloads. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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Best registry cleaner/fixer?
You have learned why many people don't use a registry cleaner--they make
mistakes. Frequently the mistake might not show up for a long time and the user forgets that the registry cleaner might have caused the problem. Look at this from another view point. There are thousands upon thousands of entries in a registry and why would retaining a couple of hundred unneeded ones make a difference? I let sleeping dogs lie :-) Now, if there is a serious problem that could be registry related, then using a cleaner may help. I just object to them being used during periodic maintenance. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "whomper" wrote in message ... I tried one complicated registry checker (above MS) and found it deleted all the links between images and my programs. So I restored everything. However, this has made me gun-shy relative to cleaning up the registry. What's the best, easiest, most reliable/dependable registry cleaner out there, of all the possibilities? Thanks. whomper |
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Best registry cleaner/fixer?
The best one I found is a Norton product called Cleansweep 2001. Among
other things it does, it has a registry cleaner. It has a safe setting, and two escalating less safe settings after that. I always used the safe setting, and am gun shy about modding the registry irregardless. This has worked to date. Cleansweep keeps a copy of the registry prior to making any changes. Problem is, if you cut too deep, windows may fail to load, so you can't load Cleansweep. (Haven't seen this in Cleansweep safe mode) So, you can't restore the former settings. Then, you gotta use tools in safe mode or dos to get you outta trouble. Many Norton disk and windows utility products tend to allow overkill getting the user in trouble. Don't recommend using it unless you're very conservative when using it. The 2002 version is available via google find for purchase. Don't get systemworks which bundles Cleansweep, it will get you into trouble and weigh your system down. Example: http://www.retrosoftware.com/12477.html "whomper" wrote in message ... I tried one complicated registry checker (above MS) and found it deleted all the links between images and my programs. So I restored everything. However, this has made me gun-shy relative to cleaning up the registry. What's the best, easiest, most reliable/dependable registry cleaner out there, of all the possibilities? Thanks. whomper |
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