On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:54:14 -0500, Alek wrote:

Nil wrote on 2/10/2015 12:52 PM:
On 10 Feb 2015, Alek wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

Neil wrote on 2/9/2015 9:07 PM:

Regedit is not a "registry cleaner" in the same sense as the
programs being discussed. Basically, it's a specialized "word
processor" dedicated to the registry. Still, there are risks when
using regedit, too. Delete or change the wrong things and the
computer can be trashed.

Tell us what those are so we can be more aware of what to keep
away from.

You must be kidding. There are thousands of ways you can totally hose
your system by screwing around in the Registry with Regedit.

Then regedit is clearly a bigger threat than say CCleaner's registry fixer!

They're different kinds of threats. With Regedit, you're navigating to a
particular location within the Registry, reviewing the entry that you find
there, and making a decision on whether to leave it alone, change it, or
delete it.

With most Registry 'cleaners', at least the way some seem to use them, you
click to start the program and you click again to make umpteen changes.
There's no review step. There *can* be a review step, but some people choose
to skip it and blindly allow multiple changes. If things break, it can be
pretty hard to find and fix the culprit.

By the way, "screwing around in the Registry" isn't limited to Regedit.
That's also precisely what Registry 'cleaners' do.