Which Registry Repair/System Maintainance software???

I too use CCleaner but I don't use the 'Registry' button

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"Wingwong Woo" <ww@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote in
> news:A2EDC16C-3D4B-4E71-BA8B-59B56D517F5A@microsoft.com:
>
>> The best advice that anyone can give you is this:
>>
>> If you are not competent enough to manually edit the registry, then
>> leave well alone.
>>
>> In general registry repair software usually ends up causing more
>> trouble than it 'apparently' cures. My advise is stay well clear of
>> them.
>>
>
> Sometimes you need to though because some ****ware has caused an issue in
> the registry. I use CrapCleaner as it has a very safe reg cleaner and I
> need it to easily clean my system of left over temp files, cookies etc. on
> occasion.

"John Barnett MVP" <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote in
news:eNM9Nrv#IHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> I too use CCleaner but I don't use the 'Registry' button
>

Well, the registry is where the Windows history is stored so it can have
it's uses too. I don't like progs that leave behind a history of their
installation so use CCleaner's reg cleaner to delete those too.

"Wingwong Woo" <ww@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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> Well, the registry is where the Windows history is stored so it can have
> it's uses too. I don't like progs that leave behind a history of their
> installation so use CCleaner's reg cleaner to delete those too.


You then want to use a program called Revo Uninstaller, which not only
uninstalls a program but searches the registry for entries left behind by
the uninstaller. It highlights the safe keys to delete. Great, great
program - haven't had a problem using it and, best of all, it's GRATIS!


Ray

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:02:17 -0400, "Athanasian Creed <><"
<athanasian_creed(NOSPAM)@(NOSPAM)hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> "Wingwong Woo" <ww@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
> news:YEWnk.125834$kx.5998@pd7urf3no...
>
> > Well, the registry is where the Windows history is stored so it can have
> > it's uses too. I don't like progs that leave behind a history of their
> > installation so use CCleaner's reg cleaner to delete those too.
>
>
> You then want to use a program called Revo Uninstaller, which not only
> uninstalls a program but searches the registry for entries left behind by
> the uninstaller. It highlights the safe keys to delete. Great, great
> program - haven't had a problem using it and, best of all, it's GRATIS!


I'm glad you haven't had a problem using it, but I strongly recommend
against using any program like this. That's for two reasons:

1. Although most of the time, doing what it does does not create a
problem, occasionally it will remove something it shouldn't, and will
create a problem. If you haven't had a problem using it, consider
yourself lucky.

2. Other than saving a tiny amount of disk space, there is *no*
benefit to removing those orphaned registry entries. It doesn't
improve your performance at all.

In my view, running any risk at all, no matter how small, that such a
program may erroneously remove a needed registry entry, in return for
zero benefit, is foolhardy.

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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:28:11 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:02:17 -0400, "Athanasian Creed <><"
><athanasian_creed(NOSPAM)@(NOSPAM)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Wingwong Woo" <ww@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:YEWnk.125834$kx.5998@pd7urf3no...
>>
>> > Well, the registry is where the Windows history is stored so it can have
>> > it's uses too. I don't like progs that leave behind a history of their
>> > installation so use CCleaner's reg cleaner to delete those too.
>>
>>
>> You then want to use a program called Revo Uninstaller, which not only
>> uninstalls a program but searches the registry for entries left behind by
>> the uninstaller. It highlights the safe keys to delete. Great, great
>> program - haven't had a problem using it and, best of all, it's GRATIS!
>
>
>I'm glad you haven't had a problem using it, but I strongly recommend
>against using any program like this. That's for two reasons:
>
>1. Although most of the time, doing what it does does not create a
>problem, occasionally it will remove something it shouldn't, and will
>create a problem. If you haven't had a problem using it, consider
>yourself lucky.
>
>2. Other than saving a tiny amount of disk space, there is *no*
>benefit to removing those orphaned registry entries. It doesn't
>improve your performance at all.
>
>In my view, running any risk at all, no matter how small, that such a
>program may erroneously remove a needed registry entry, in return for
>zero benefit, is foolhardy.

Tightening up the size of the Registry DOES one thing good and MANY
things bad. It CAN speed up the loading of the computer, BY A VERY
SMALL AMOUNT!! THAT is the good thing!!!
The bad thing....it can make your computer unbootable!!!! If you have
no clue how to back up the Registry AND restore it if you screw up,
LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! Yes programs can mess it up really badly too!!!!

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:28:22 GMT, f/fgeorge <ffgeorge@yourplace.com>
wrote:

>Tightening up the size of the Registry DOES one thing good and MANY
>things bad. It CAN speed up the loading of the computer, BY A VERY
>SMALL AMOUNT!! THAT is the good thing!!!

It is SO small that you won't even notice it. A benchmarking tool
probably wouldn't even notice it.

"Back in the day" of sloooooooooooow processors, low RAM and small
slow hard drives it might have been noticable. Today? No way.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:28:22 GMT, f/fgeorge <ffgeorge@yourplace.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:28:11 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:02:17 -0400, "Athanasian Creed <><"
> ><athanasian_creed(NOSPAM)@(NOSPAM)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Wingwong Woo" <ww@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:YEWnk.125834$kx.5998@pd7urf3no...
> >>
> >> > Well, the registry is where the Windows history is stored so it can have
> >> > it's uses too. I don't like progs that leave behind a history of their
> >> > installation so use CCleaner's reg cleaner to delete those too.
> >>
> >>
> >> You then want to use a program called Revo Uninstaller, which not only
> >> uninstalls a program but searches the registry for entries left behind by
> >> the uninstaller. It highlights the safe keys to delete. Great, great
> >> program - haven't had a problem using it and, best of all, it's GRATIS!
> >
> >
> >I'm glad you haven't had a problem using it, but I strongly recommend
> >against using any program like this. That's for two reasons:
> >
> >1. Although most of the time, doing what it does does not create a
> >problem, occasionally it will remove something it shouldn't, and will
> >create a problem. If you haven't had a problem using it, consider
> >yourself lucky.
> >
> >2. Other than saving a tiny amount of disk space, there is *no*
> >benefit to removing those orphaned registry entries. It doesn't
> >improve your performance at all.
> >
> >In my view, running any risk at all, no matter how small, that such a
> >program may erroneously remove a needed registry entry, in return for
> >zero benefit, is foolhardy.
>
> Tightening up the size of the Registry DOES one thing good and MANY
> things bad. It CAN speed up the loading of the computer, BY A VERY
> SMALL AMOUNT!! THAT is the good thing!!!


Not even that. If it does it at all, it's such a small amount as to be
unnoticeable.


> The bad thing....it can make your computer unbootable!!!! If you have
> no clue how to back up the Registry AND restore it if you screw up,
> LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! Yes programs can mess it up really badly too!!!!

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hello. i think one must clean registry periodically. garbidge-keys make
OS run slow. also HD's garbidge do the same. i use "vista manager v1.2"
and it's really cool. my vista x64 runs amazing. regards


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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:47:31 -0500, DDW <ddwright@KILLSPAMcomcast.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:28:22 GMT, f/fgeorge <ffgeorge@yourplace.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Tightening up the size of the Registry DOES one thing good and MANY
>>things bad. It CAN speed up the loading of the computer, BY A VERY
>>SMALL AMOUNT!! THAT is the good thing!!!
>
>It is SO small that you won't even notice it. A benchmarking tool
>probably wouldn't even notice it.
>
>"Back in the day" of sloooooooooooow processors, low RAM and small
>slow hard drives it might have been noticable. Today? No way.

Agreed

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:46:11 -0500, FJohn52 <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:

>
> hello. i think one must clean registry periodically. garbidge-keys make
> OS run slow.


Nonsense! That's completely untrue.

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