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  #11  
Old November 9th 05, 05:00 AM
Heirloom
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Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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










  #12  
Old November 9th 05, 05:03 AM
Heirloom
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Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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




  #13  
Old November 9th 05, 05:17 AM
Heather
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Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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












  #14  
Old November 9th 05, 08:13 AM
Noel Paton
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Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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...



  #15  
Old November 9th 05, 12:46 PM
John John
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Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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



  #16  
Old November 9th 05, 01:17 PM
Jonny
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Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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



  #17  
Old November 11th 05, 09:12 PM
Justin Thyme
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Posts: n/a
Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

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
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:


  #18  
Old November 11th 05, 10:58 PM
Noel Paton
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Posts: n/a
Default Free Windows ME Registry Cleaners

"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
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:




  #19  
Old November 11th 05, 11:39 PM
Heirloom
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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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Old November 12th 05, 07:14 PM
Justin Thyme
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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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