Thread
:
registry cleaner and back up
View Single Post
#
48
December 24th 07, 05:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Ken Blake, MVP
external usenet poster
Posts: 2,542
registry cleaner and back up
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:11:00 -0800, Linda W Linda
wrote:
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?
All registry cleaners are scams at best. At worst, they can completely
hose your system.
I strongly suggest you avoid using any registry cleaning program. They
are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is
dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use any registry
cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of registry
cleaning software try to convince you of, having unused registry
entries doesn't really hurt you.
The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
it may have.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Ken Blake, MVP
View Public Profile
View message headers
Find all posts by Ken Blake, MVP
Find all threads started by Ken Blake, MVP
Ads