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Which Registry Cleaner?
Prabhat wrote:
Hi All, I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean. Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go For my XP System? Thanks Prabhat Having seen the results of inexperienced people using automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise to you to avoid them all. The only thing needed to safely clean your registry is knowledge and Regedit.exe. If you lack the knowledge and experience to maintain your registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and experience to safely configure and use any automated registry cleaner, no matter how safe they claim to be. I always use Regedit.exe. I trust my own experience and judgment far more than I would any automated registry cleaner. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
Lester Stiefel wrote:
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:25:51 -0700, XS11E wrote: "Testy" wrote in m: The main problem with all registry cleaners is that if you don't know what you are doing you can trash your system, And if you do know what you are doing you don't need them. I'll disagree with the last, a registry cleaner is usually much faster than manually going through the registry. Try searching Tucows for System utilities, and Registry Cleaners or Editors. There are at least 3 editors (freeware) and 3 cleaners (free & share). I currently use Norton System Works which has a decent file shredder, registry cleaner AV and internet tools (for $89) Tools tried are Vilma Rege Explorer (free) and Oberon (share $35), awa Resplendent Registrar - editor. I favor one that can present a list at the bottom of all known inferences to a search item (like the old Norton editor for 98/me). There are many, many more out there. Try them and then decide which ones best suit your needs. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools... |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
Unknown wrote:
Ah, but it is with an objective basis in fact. Your problem is simply that you haven't tested or tried it but merely have a great fear of the registry. Preserve your ignorance. "Phil McCracken" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: What you fail to recognize is that a registry cleaner finds items that are not associated with anything else (a useless key). Problem is that you don't have a list of what to search for. Hence, you cannot clean your registry. What you fail to recognize is that there doesn't seem to be any reliable objective evidence that "useless" entries cause any problems. If you believe it does you some good, and it makes you happy, that's fine. But it's irresponsible to tout registry cleaning if the basis for your recommendation is without an objective basis in fact. Post your data. Hint: "I know what I know" ain't data. |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
You will learn much by just perusing these forums Carolann.
In general, leaving the registry alone in XP is good advice - it does a great job of taking care of the registry on it's own. Now, I have the registered version of System Mechanic, and I do use it to fix my registry, as well as delete obsolete files. I have used it for about a year or so, and have not had any problems with it. I am careful about what I allow it to delete, and typically it mainly finds the true safe stuff to delete. Do I gain anything from this? I don't know, I do many things to keep my pc in top notch shape with routine maintenance on a weekly basis. Leaving well enough alone though sounds like a good idea. -- Don Burnette Carolann wrote: I am very new to xp 3 days infact and broadband at the same time (nightmare) and gone grey, on winme I had a reg cleaner so installed it on new system. And I have been having problems so deleted it because sometimes when I picked up the phone dsl would disconected. I started getting error messages too, as it was the last thing I installed I deleted it. found another download of another sort, same thing happened again. I read this message AND LEAVING WELL ALONE on this advice, I have never been here before and think its brilliant. will keep coming back cheers Carol "Prabhat" wrote: Hi All, I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean. Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go For my XP System? Thanks Prabhat |
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Hi,
I also got System Mechanic. That is Cool to Fix any Reg problems. But Still we should use that Only if there are Lots of Uninstall for any Trial or Demo Softwares. Else Lets leave the Registry to XP. Thanks Prabhat "Don Burnette" wrote in message ... You will learn much by just perusing these forums Carolann. In general, leaving the registry alone in XP is good advice - it does a great job of taking care of the registry on it's own. Now, I have the registered version of System Mechanic, and I do use it to fix my registry, as well as delete obsolete files. I have used it for about a year or so, and have not had any problems with it. I am careful about what I allow it to delete, and typically it mainly finds the true safe stuff to delete. Do I gain anything from this? I don't know, I do many things to keep my pc in top notch shape with routine maintenance on a weekly basis. Leaving well enough alone though sounds like a good idea. -- Don Burnette Carolann wrote: I am very new to xp 3 days infact and broadband at the same time (nightmare) and gone grey, on winme I had a reg cleaner so installed it on new system. And I have been having problems so deleted it because sometimes when I picked up the phone dsl would disconected. I started getting error messages too, as it was the last thing I installed I deleted it. found another download of another sort, same thing happened again. I read this message AND LEAVING WELL ALONE on this advice, I have never been here before and think its brilliant. will keep coming back cheers Carol "Prabhat" wrote: Hi All, I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean. Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go For my XP System? Thanks Prabhat |
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Hi Bruce,
Thanks. I agree with you. The best way is regedit.exe. But some time we may require some registry cleaner. 1st thing I do using the Regedit I clean what ever I found wrong. I only use the System Mechanic when I uninstall any Trial or Demo Softwares. I found the Microsoft RegClean is also doing better even with XP, But we can't see the things before we do - but we can see what we have removed after Process. Which might be danger. So System Mechanic is Worth having if some body want it. Thanks Prabhat "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message ... Prabhat wrote: Hi All, I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean. Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go For my XP System? Thanks Prabhat Having seen the results of inexperienced people using automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise to you to avoid them all. The only thing needed to safely clean your registry is knowledge and Regedit.exe. If you lack the knowledge and experience to maintain your registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and experience to safely configure and use any automated registry cleaner, no matter how safe they claim to be. I always use Regedit.exe. I trust my own experience and judgment far more than I would any automated registry cleaner. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
IF!
"Phil McCracken" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: What you fail to recognize is that a registry cleaner finds items that are not associated with anything else (a useless key). Problem is that you don't have a list of what to search for. Hence, you cannot clean your registry. What you fail to recognize is that there doesn't seem to be any reliable objective evidence that "useless" entries cause any problems. If you believe it does you some good, and it makes you happy, that's fine. But it's irresponsible to tout registry cleaning if the basis for your recommendation is without an objective basis in fact. |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
I believe it is irresponsible for you to scare the wits out of anyone wanting
to clean up the registry. People learn by doing. The fear that you spread is far more damaging than a registry cleaner that burps because the deletions by the cleaner can be reversed. "Phil McCracken" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: What you fail to recognize is that a registry cleaner finds items that are not associated with anything else (a useless key). Problem is that you don't have a list of what to search for. Hence, you cannot clean your registry. What you fail to recognize is that there doesn't seem to be any reliable objective evidence that "useless" entries cause any problems. If you believe it does you some good, and it makes you happy, that's fine. But it's irresponsible to tout registry cleaning if the basis for your recommendation is without an objective basis in fact. |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
Well, as for the ORIGINAL POST !
Try RegscrubXP ( Free) Search www.google.com for it. Works well and also give you lots of Really good XP tips and Tweaks. P.S. Using it to get rid of "Dead Weight Registry Entries" does speed up the system. |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
David, was it "Daughter or Daughters" ???
You rank right up there with John Kerry for spreading that information (Private Information at that) around. Be careful, Bush is watching you !! |
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"The fear that you spread is far more damaging than a registry cleaner that
burps because the deletions by the cleaner can be reversed." Huh? In the first place, Phil is not 'spreading fear', he is advocating safety. Secondly, would you call it a "burp" when someone's system becomes seriously unstable through ill-advised registry 'cleaning'? And last: How would you propose that a user 'reverse' a change made to the registry - presuming that the user even knows what change to reverse - when their system can no longer boot? -- Ted Zieglar "Unknown" wrote in message m... I believe it is irresponsible for you to scare the wits out of anyone wanting to clean up the registry. People learn by doing. The fear that you spread is far more damaging than a registry cleaner that burps because the deletions by the cleaner can be reversed. "Phil McCracken" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: What you fail to recognize is that a registry cleaner finds items that are not associated with anything else (a useless key). Problem is that you don't have a list of what to search for. Hence, you cannot clean your registry. What you fail to recognize is that there doesn't seem to be any reliable objective evidence that "useless" entries cause any problems. If you believe it does you some good, and it makes you happy, that's fine. But it's irresponsible to tout registry cleaning if the basis for your recommendation is without an objective basis in fact. |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
"David Senior [MVP - Most Valuable Provocateur]" wrote in message ... Go for Norton Utilities which comes with Norton's systems Work. You can't go wrong with tried and tested products. Norton AntiVirus retail editions are serious bloatware and should be avoided at all costs, unless you enjoy the sound of hard disks grinding. Lee |
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Well Said, Lee.
Norton should be avoided just as surely as AOL. "Lee Chapelle" wrote in message ... "David Senior [MVP - Most Valuable Provocateur]" wrote in message ... Go for Norton Utilities which comes with Norton's systems Work. You can't go wrong with tried and tested products. Norton AntiVirus retail editions are serious bloatware and should be avoided at all costs, unless you enjoy the sound of hard disks grinding. Lee |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
Go for Norton Utilities which comes with Norton's systems Work. You can't go wrong with tried and tested products. The reason M$ stopped supporting old Reg Cleaner is because it was crap! It was written by a bored M programmer who wanted to prove to his peers that he is a good programmer to keep his job.
Hope this helps. Dick Chenney's (VP USA) daughters are lesbians and the whole world now knows it thanks to John Kerry for letting us know!!! Prabhat wrote: Hi All, I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean. Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go For my XP System? Thanks Prabhat -- I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation. I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work. I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks! |
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Which Registry Cleaner?
Go for Norton Utilities which comes with Norton's systems Work. You can't go wrong with tried and tested products. The reason M$ stopped supporting old Reg Cleaner is because it was crap! It was written by a bored M programmer who wanted to prove to his peers that he is a good programmer to keep his job.
Hope this helps. Dick Chenney's (VP USA) daughters are lesbians and the whole world now knows it thanks to John Kerry for letting us know!!! Prabhat wrote: Hi All, I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean. Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I should Go For my XP System? Thanks Prabhat -- I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation. I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work. I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks! |
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