Registry cleaner ?

thanatoid wrote:
"David H. Lipman" wrote in
:

SNIP

Rulle of thumb...
Do NOT use so-called Registry Cleaners !
| You "rulle" of thumb is as good as its spelling.
Forget the BS spelling faux pas...
It is contraindicated to use so-called Registry Cleaners
!
| OK, I'll bite... Why?

Because the need for one is a myth

I just LOVE specific replies! Bravo!

Use can cause MORE problems than they purport to solve.
Problems that can be catastrophic.

I /could/ ask for an example but judging by your "reply" to my
first question, I don't see much point.

What you haven't done, for all of your posturing, is tell why you think
registry cleaning is a good idea. We know that there's always a chance
that a neophyte will "clean" something that will result in trouble, and
even if the chance is remote, there must be something that makes the
risk worthwhile. If you just want to clean out orphaned entries because
their presence bothers you, that's a personal neurosis and not evidence
of efficacy. Do you believe that large numbers of orphaned entries cause
a problem (such as significantly slowing down the system) other than
their mere presence? If so, what objective evidence do you have? Note
that "I know my system's faster after registry cleaning" isn't objective
evidence.