"Linda W" Linda wrote in message
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Why did I purchase Registry Cleaner last week and tonight when I typed in
www.windows.com I was hit with Registry Smart that found over 1000 errors
on
my computer after Registry Cleaner had found errors and fixes them after I
paid them the $39.95 fee last week? Now Registry Smart wants me to pay
them
to correct these other 1000 errors. Is all of this a scam?

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Yes, it is a scam. Firstly and most importantly, if you have 'errors' in
your Registry you will have problems running the OS and/or program. If you
do have these problems Registry Cleaners will not help. What these cleaners
term as errors are not errors they are simply entries in the Registry that
the 'Cleaners' determine are redundant. Contrary to what many may tell you,
these redundant entries do absolutely no harm and have no effect on the
operation of the OS or programs. They may inflate the size of the Registry
but as disk space is the least of problems with modern machines, this is of
no consequence. Further, occasionally Registry Cleaners will remove or
advise removal of Registry entries that are required for the running of
installed programs and if acted upon will require you to reinstall the
program.

There are many who will tell you that Registry Cleaners will/may damage the
OS. So far no one has yet given any evidence of this other than hearsay but
the overall advice of these programs have the potential of doing harm
without doing any good is valid.