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Not true, oh almost all knowing one.......when using CC and scanning for
'issues' in the Reg, you can check or uncheck any given item, as well as, backup anything removed. Heirloom, old and backup so much I'm back where I started "Heather" wrote in message ... Thanks for the breakdown......I did download CrapCleaner and was not very comfortable with it's definition of a *problem*. I deleted about 2 or 3 obviously obsolete things, but went back to JV16. That one I trust, but I only take out things that I *know* are OK.....I ignore *shared dlls* and the like coz I don't understand them. My vote has to be for the old Microsoft RegClean 1.4.....that one I trusted completely!! But unfortunately it will not work on XP. Put a bug in someone's ear to update that one, grin!! Cheers.....Figgs, who iwill now delete CrapCleaner. Another reason I didn't like it was you either deleted all it found or none at all!! "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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Good point John John, however, a moot point for me.......I have the entire
HD backed up with Acronis to another HD and make regular incremental backups. I KNOW it works....I have tested it thoroughly. I do believe that, both jv16 and CC function from the Safe Mode. Heirloom, old and love my Acronis "John John" wrote in message ... Hi Heirloom, Just a small hint, make sure the restore feature on these cleaners works in a Safe Mode boot. Not all of them do and if the backup is not in a .reg file (and most aren't) you'll be paddling upstream indeed if the pc can only boot to safe mode and you can't restore the backup. John Heirloom wrote: 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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No, no, no!! Not *Issues*, Mr. Loon.....that is where I took out a couple
of obsolete things. But *Registry* gives a long list of stuff with no way to only delete what you choose to......unless you go back (I suppose) and do it one app at a time. You have to delete the whole lot of them and I am not about to do that!! The Oracle "Heirloom" wrote in message ... Not true, oh almost all knowing one.......when using CC and scanning for 'issues' in the Reg, you can check or uncheck any given item, as well as, backup anything removed. Heirloom, old and backup so much I'm back where I started "Heather" wrote in message ... Thanks for the breakdown......I did download CrapCleaner and was not very comfortable with it's definition of a *problem*. I deleted about 2 or 3 obviously obsolete things, but went back to JV16. That one I trust, but I only take out things that I *know* are OK.....I ignore *shared dlls* and the like coz I don't understand them. My vote has to be for the old Microsoft RegClean 1.4.....that one I trusted completely!! But unfortunately it will not work on XP. Put a bug in someone's ear to update that one, grin!! Cheers.....Figgs, who iwill now delete CrapCleaner. Another reason I didn't like it was you either deleted all it found or none at all!! "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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Yes, I could have restored the backup - but the error didn't apparently
tally with any of the 10 sets of backup data that I had, and I just wanted the damned thing fixed, so installed the LISTool and rebuilt the MSOCache. -- 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 ... 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... |
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Smart thing to do. Not only that you have a backup strategy but that
you tested it and made sure it works ;-) John Heirloom wrote: Good point John John, however, a moot point for me.......I have the entire HD backed up with Acronis to another HD and make regular incremental backups. I KNOW it works....I have tested it thoroughly. I do believe that, both jv16 and CC function from the Safe Mode. Heirloom, old and love my Acronis "John John" wrote in message ... Hi Heirloom, Just a small hint, make sure the restore feature on these cleaners works in a Safe Mode boot. Not all of them do and if the backup is not in a .reg file (and most aren't) you'll be paddling upstream indeed if the pc can only boot to safe mode and you can't restore the backup. John Heirloom wrote: 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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Agree with Richard. See the win98gen_discussion group
Some here think regcleaners are for only cleaning problems that a user can notice in use of the operating system and its applications. That I've noticed in this thread. In my experiences, the vast amount of bloat in the registry is not user noticed by expected performance. -- Lil' Dave Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg Else you will be absorbed "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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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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"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 http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "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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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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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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