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Newly Updated Chart of Registry Cleaner Reviews!
Twayne wrote:
"Marianne" wrote in message What a fscking blithering idiot! You don't have a closed mind, you're closed at the other end and it's coming out of your ears sideways! You don't know anything about the registry and you repeatedly stick both feet in your mouth every time you talk about it, why don't you just STFU and stop it with your idiotic rambling! The last thing "New Users" need is stupid registry advice from a troll like you! YOu're quite wrong; what they need is real data... Real data is something that you have *never* been able to give. Are you really so daft as to think that advertisement constitutes "real data"? The rest of use here are not as gullible as you. Your information is about as real as the cancer data given by cigarette company executives during congressional hearings. John |
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Twayne wrote:
"Marianne" wrote in message What a fscking blithering idiot! You don't have a closed mind, you're closed at the other end and it's coming out of your ears sideways! You don't know anything about the registry and you repeatedly stick both feet in your mouth every time you talk about it, why don't you just STFU and stop it with your idiotic rambling! The last thing "New Users" need is stupid registry advice from a troll like you! YOu're quite wrong; what they need is real data... Real data is something that you have *never* been able to give. Are you really so daft as to think that advertisement constitutes "real data"? The rest of use here are not as gullible as you. Your information is about as real as the cancer data given by cigarette company executives during congressional hearings. John |
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Twayne wrote:
... I've accomplished what I wanted to do here; which was give people some resources for the better cleaners around. You've spamed the group with a pile of links to commercial products. Congratulations, you're a spammer! |
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Twayne wrote:
... I've accomplished what I wanted to do here; which was give people some resources for the better cleaners around. You've spamed the group with a pile of links to commercial products. Congratulations, you're a spammer! |
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Twayne
RegCure claim: " Q. Why does my PC freeze? Corruption within your registry keys, registry classes, and registry settings are the most common causes of Windows error messages" Totally misleading! http://www.regcure.com/ RegCure claims that registry corruption is the most common cause are Windows error messages. My judgement based on investigating thousands of error reports showing up as Stop Errors and Event Viewer reports does not substantiate this claim. -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Twayne wrote: "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message Twayne wrote: I know those who love to make spam accusations and who literally hate Registry Cleaners so much that they closed mindedly and constantly attempt to force their misguided opinions and misinformation onto the public will come crawling out of the woodwork over this, but I think this group could use this post anyway. I'm not spamming because I have NO investment of any kind in any of the upcoming links and references; they are simply that which the web was/is intended for: The dispersal of information. Although I didn't bother to read them, I did notice the latest cacophony over Registry Cleaners by the typical group of misinformationists and ignorant sock-puppets that usually accrue when someone disagrees with any of them that Registry Cleaners do and will continue to, have a valid place in most anyone's toolbox of troubleshooting utilities. I'm fairly sure they'll repeat their silliness here. Oh, and I even came across a white-paper dated in 2006 I hadn't seen before, but I'm not going to expose it until one of the narcissistic egos here presents some valid information for their own claims that there does not exist a Registry Cleaner that is any good, that won't damage a system, and that will eventually make the system unbootable, separate from the causes of ANY program that could cause that to happen. So whether you're just curious or are looking for a decent Registry Cleaner, here's a list of reviews of them from several different places. There are a lot more but I hoped I would find just one site that made a full comparison of all of them in one place. Not finding that, I settled for the following: Ever wonder how Registry Cleaners compare? Ever wonder if opinions on their outputs are similar from place to place where different opinions appear? http://registryrepaircompare.com/ RegCure was #1 Registry Cleaner Reviews: http://www.registrycleanersreviewed.com/ RegCure made #1 Registry Cleaner Geeks http://www.registrycleanergeeks.com/ RegCure came out #1 5 Registry Cleaner Reviews: Which Is The Best? http://www.registrycleaner-reviews.org/ RegCure was on top Advanced Registry Cleaner http://registry-repair-software-revi...er-review.html Not all that great. Techie. Limited Features. Registry Cleaner Reviews http://www.registrycleanerreviews4u....are_chart.html RegistryEasy won, but ... they also sell that oneg. Registry Cleaners Reviewed http://www.registrycleanerreview.us/ and RegCure won yet again. A discussion on cleaners (toward the bottom of the page) http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=171203805 The "best" Registry Cleaner? http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6138_102...hreadID=116309 Discussion A pretty bad Registry Cleaner: Complete Registry Cleaner 1.0 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1585462,00.asp RegCure seems to be doing pretty good even with their last little glitch. What I'd really like to see is a comparison of the freebie Registry Cleaners versus the pay-fors; maybe next time. If you don't think a Registry Cleaner is worth using, that's fine and your perogative. But forcing, intimidating and shoving others to share your misguided opinions is just plain wrong. Twayne` Sorry, but mindlessly echoing pure marketing drivel (not a single reputable technical or scientifically verifiable source in the lot) *IS* spam, plain and simple. You really should find a new religion; I hear Scientologists are looking for people just like you: totally lacking in critical thinking abilities. Just give them money, and you're golden. -- Bruce Chambers Hey, where'd your boilerplate go to?!? lol, lost it or someting? You need to reread your parenthetical and then reread the posts again, but you never looked at them in the first place so ... it's not important. Tell me something: Whose marketing hype is more prolific and more abundant: That of Registry Cleaners or that of Microsoft? If "marketing drivel" is the sign of bad software then EVERY product on the market is drivel by your standards, MS among the highest and the worst. Like their boast about how improved security has been for every system since windows3.1. Of course, your standards are incorrect and your mind closed because you profess how terrible a class of programs is without the least bit of verifiable backup ever having been presented. Never. Not a single thing. Nothing. You don't and haven't presented it because you have nothing but occasional anecdotal evidence of unknown accuracy and source. And you know I do have it, because I presented it long ago and even challenged you to a project to evaluate and make public the results of controlled tests using registry cleaners. As for the project, you became simply a black hole- nowhere to be seen. But I've accomplished what I wanted to do here; which was give people some resources for the better cleaners around. Twayne` |
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Twayne RegCure claim: " Q. Why does my PC freeze? Corruption within your registry keys, registry classes, and registry settings are the most common causes of Windows error messages" Totally misleading! http://www.regcure.com/ RegCure claims that registry corruption is the most common cause are Windows error messages. My judgement based on investigating thousands of error reports showing up as Stop Errors and Event Viewer reports does not substantiate this claim. -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Twayne wrote: "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message Twayne wrote: I know those who love to make spam accusations and who literally hate Registry Cleaners so much that they closed mindedly and constantly attempt to force their misguided opinions and misinformation onto the public will come crawling out of the woodwork over this, but I think this group could use this post anyway. I'm not spamming because I have NO investment of any kind in any of the upcoming links and references; they are simply that which the web was/is intended for: The dispersal of information. Although I didn't bother to read them, I did notice the latest cacophony over Registry Cleaners by the typical group of misinformationists and ignorant sock-puppets that usually accrue when someone disagrees with any of them that Registry Cleaners do and will continue to, have a valid place in most anyone's toolbox of troubleshooting utilities. I'm fairly sure they'll repeat their silliness here. Oh, and I even came across a white-paper dated in 2006 I hadn't seen before, but I'm not going to expose it until one of the narcissistic egos here presents some valid information for their own claims that there does not exist a Registry Cleaner that is any good, that won't damage a system, and that will eventually make the system unbootable, separate from the causes of ANY program that could cause that to happen. So whether you're just curious or are looking for a decent Registry Cleaner, here's a list of reviews of them from several different places. There are a lot more but I hoped I would find just one site that made a full comparison of all of them in one place. Not finding that, I settled for the following: Ever wonder how Registry Cleaners compare? Ever wonder if opinions on their outputs are similar from place to place where different opinions appear? http://registryrepaircompare.com/ RegCure was #1 Registry Cleaner Reviews: http://www.registrycleanersreviewed.com/ RegCure made #1 Registry Cleaner Geeks http://www.registrycleanergeeks.com/ RegCure came out #1 5 Registry Cleaner Reviews: Which Is The Best? http://www.registrycleaner-reviews.org/ RegCure was on top Advanced Registry Cleaner http://registry-repair-software-revi...er-review.html Not all that great. Techie. Limited Features. Registry Cleaner Reviews http://www.registrycleanerreviews4u....are_chart.html RegistryEasy won, but ... they also sell that oneg. Registry Cleaners Reviewed http://www.registrycleanerreview.us/ and RegCure won yet again. A discussion on cleaners (toward the bottom of the page) http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=171203805 The "best" Registry Cleaner? http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6138_102...hreadID=116309 Discussion A pretty bad Registry Cleaner: Complete Registry Cleaner 1.0 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1585462,00.asp RegCure seems to be doing pretty good even with their last little glitch. What I'd really like to see is a comparison of the freebie Registry Cleaners versus the pay-fors; maybe next time. If you don't think a Registry Cleaner is worth using, that's fine and your perogative. But forcing, intimidating and shoving others to share your misguided opinions is just plain wrong. Twayne` Sorry, but mindlessly echoing pure marketing drivel (not a single reputable technical or scientifically verifiable source in the lot) *IS* spam, plain and simple. You really should find a new religion; I hear Scientologists are looking for people just like you: totally lacking in critical thinking abilities. Just give them money, and you're golden. -- Bruce Chambers Hey, where'd your boilerplate go to?!? lol, lost it or someting? You need to reread your parenthetical and then reread the posts again, but you never looked at them in the first place so ... it's not important. Tell me something: Whose marketing hype is more prolific and more abundant: That of Registry Cleaners or that of Microsoft? If "marketing drivel" is the sign of bad software then EVERY product on the market is drivel by your standards, MS among the highest and the worst. Like their boast about how improved security has been for every system since windows3.1. Of course, your standards are incorrect and your mind closed because you profess how terrible a class of programs is without the least bit of verifiable backup ever having been presented. Never. Not a single thing. Nothing. You don't and haven't presented it because you have nothing but occasional anecdotal evidence of unknown accuracy and source. And you know I do have it, because I presented it long ago and even challenged you to a project to evaluate and make public the results of controlled tests using registry cleaners. As for the project, you became simply a black hole- nowhere to be seen. But I've accomplished what I wanted to do here; which was give people some resources for the better cleaners around. Twayne` |
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Gerry wrote:
Twayne RegCure claim: " Q. Why does my PC freeze? Corruption within your registry keys, registry classes, and registry settings are the most common causes of Windows error messages" Totally misleading! http://www.regcure.com/ RegCure claims that registry corruption is the most common cause are Windows error messages. My judgement based on investigating thousands of error reports showing up as Stop Errors and Event Viewer reports does not substantiate this claim. Of course not, registry corruption is the *least* common cause of Windows error messages. Other than the completely gullible only ones wearing blinders and incapable of accepting facts would fall for those lies! John |
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Gerry wrote:
Twayne RegCure claim: " Q. Why does my PC freeze? Corruption within your registry keys, registry classes, and registry settings are the most common causes of Windows error messages" Totally misleading! http://www.regcure.com/ RegCure claims that registry corruption is the most common cause are Windows error messages. My judgement based on investigating thousands of error reports showing up as Stop Errors and Event Viewer reports does not substantiate this claim. Of course not, registry corruption is the *least* common cause of Windows error messages. Other than the completely gullible only ones wearing blinders and incapable of accepting facts would fall for those lies! John |
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"Twayne" wrote in message ... I know those who love to make spam accusations and who literally hate Registry Cleaners so much that they closed mindedly and constantly attempt to force their misguided opinions and misinformation onto the public will come crawling out of the woodwork over this, but I think this group could use this post anyway. -- -- Regards, Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the loud ones scream it consistently. -Me I've been participating in Usenet groups and other computer related forums for a lot of years. BBS's since before the WWW. Long before the Windows registry anyway. I can't even begin to count the number of posts I've read that follow some form of "I used some software name here registry cleaner and now some computer function here doesn't work anymore. How do I get my computer back to the way it was?" I have never seen one, with the exception of obvious spam, where the individual spoke of a measurable performance increase. Of course there's always the occasional person who is just really really excited about registry cleaners for some odd reason. I am able to reach a conclusion about registry cleaners based on years of data. They obviously and undeniably can do more harm than good. Logic would also conclude that these tools are most often sought after by individuals least capable of safely using them. That is to say those looking for a "one click fix" are more likely to have insufficient knowledge to understand the ramifications of changes a registry cleaner may make than those who would, say, use regedit to properly fix an actual known problem. Anecdotally after Win 3.11 I've used Win 95, Win 98, Win XP and now Win 7. (skipped ME and Vista I've never used a registry cleaner of any kind. My computers have always run just fine thank you very much. Use one. Don't use one. Makes me no nevermind. Probably shouldn't be giving people the idea that they are perfectly safe and provide great benefit. Undeniable irrefutable history says that's simply not the case. D Saying it with great conviction doesn't make it so... |
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"Twayne" wrote in message ... I know those who love to make spam accusations and who literally hate Registry Cleaners so much that they closed mindedly and constantly attempt to force their misguided opinions and misinformation onto the public will come crawling out of the woodwork over this, but I think this group could use this post anyway. -- -- Regards, Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the loud ones scream it consistently. -Me I've been participating in Usenet groups and other computer related forums for a lot of years. BBS's since before the WWW. Long before the Windows registry anyway. I can't even begin to count the number of posts I've read that follow some form of "I used some software name here registry cleaner and now some computer function here doesn't work anymore. How do I get my computer back to the way it was?" I have never seen one, with the exception of obvious spam, where the individual spoke of a measurable performance increase. Of course there's always the occasional person who is just really really excited about registry cleaners for some odd reason. I am able to reach a conclusion about registry cleaners based on years of data. They obviously and undeniably can do more harm than good. Logic would also conclude that these tools are most often sought after by individuals least capable of safely using them. That is to say those looking for a "one click fix" are more likely to have insufficient knowledge to understand the ramifications of changes a registry cleaner may make than those who would, say, use regedit to properly fix an actual known problem. Anecdotally after Win 3.11 I've used Win 95, Win 98, Win XP and now Win 7. (skipped ME and Vista I've never used a registry cleaner of any kind. My computers have always run just fine thank you very much. Use one. Don't use one. Makes me no nevermind. Probably shouldn't be giving people the idea that they are perfectly safe and provide great benefit. Undeniable irrefutable history says that's simply not the case. D Saying it with great conviction doesn't make it so... |
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Twayne" wrote in message
... "Marianne" wrote in message What a fscking blithering idiot! You don't have a closed mind, you're closed at the other end and it's coming out of your ears sideways! You don't know anything about the registry and you repeatedly stick both feet in your mouth every time you talk about it, why don't you just STFU and stop it with your idiotic rambling! The last thing "New Users" need is stupid registry advice from a troll like you! YOu're quite wrong; what they need is real data, not sock-puppets like you who have never had an original thought. Only a dipstick like you would ever think of commercial adverts from snake oil salesmen as factual data! Turn the vise screw a bit tighter, you b-o-o-b! M |
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Twayne" wrote in message
... "Marianne" wrote in message What a fscking blithering idiot! You don't have a closed mind, you're closed at the other end and it's coming out of your ears sideways! You don't know anything about the registry and you repeatedly stick both feet in your mouth every time you talk about it, why don't you just STFU and stop it with your idiotic rambling! The last thing "New Users" need is stupid registry advice from a troll like you! YOu're quite wrong; what they need is real data, not sock-puppets like you who have never had an original thought. Only a dipstick like you would ever think of commercial adverts from snake oil salesmen as factual data! Turn the vise screw a bit tighter, you b-o-o-b! M |
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"Doug" wrote in message
.... I've been participating in Usenet groups and other computer related forums for a lot of years. BBS's since before the WWW. Long before the Windows registry anyway. I can't even begin to count the number of posts I've read that follow some form of "I used some software name here registry cleaner and now some computer function here doesn't work anymore. How do I get my computer back to the way it was?" I have never seen one, with the exception of obvious spam, where the individual spoke of a measurable performance increase. Of course there's always the occasional person who is just really really excited about registry cleaners for some odd reason. I am able to reach a conclusion about registry cleaners based on years of data. They obviously and undeniably can do more harm than good. Logic would also conclude that these tools are most often sought after by individuals least capable of safely using them. That is to say those looking for a "one click fix" are more likely to have insufficient knowledge to understand the ramifications of changes a registry cleaner may make than those who would, say, use regedit to properly fix an actual known problem. Anecdotally after Win 3.11 I've used Win 95, Win 98, Win XP and now Win 7. (skipped ME and Vista I've never used a registry cleaner of any kind. My computers have always run just fine thank you very much. Use one. Don't use one. Makes me no nevermind. Probably shouldn't be giving people the idea that they are perfectly safe and provide great benefit. Undeniable irrefutable history says that's simply not the case. D Saying it with great conviction doesn't make it so... Hi Doug, That's a well thought out, well assembled post; just thought I'd add a comment here, not that anyone but the fanatics are still readingg. I'm of the camp that registry cleaners CAN be useful and I fully admit to being the one who constantly picks on those I find to have completely closed minds on the issue and wish to make anyone they possibly can avoid and hate registry cleaners via "snake oil" titles and all the rest of it. I have essentially the same background as you, going back to the CP/M days and probably many of the same experiences. I've no problem with your reasoned opinion on cleaners and think if nothing else it's likely quite honest opinion. That's fine. In my case I have found that the registry cleaners I have used on production and client machines has done them no harm. In fact, such cleaners create far fewer problems in my experience than the majority of other Microsoft applications. I don't believe they are any more prone to irrepairable damage to a system than is any other program installation or uninstallation. If I actually said "ALL" are safe, I shouldn't have, but it's more likely the "they all" was in response to something previously qualified in the post. At any rate, it's fine with me that you don't use a cleaner, and it's none of my business anyway. What I DO object to, and react to, are the statements made, which you can find plenty of on most any group on MSnews, is claiming that ALL registry cleaners are "snake oil", none are any good, all will cause unrepairable harm to a system, and all are capable of bringing a system to a non-bootable state, along with the condescending attitudes they use against those that don't know any better, and the put-downs they address to anyone who even asks a question about the subject. Then they offer "proof" (less so lately) by sending people containing posts that they themselves wrote. It's even worse that some of them claim to be MVPs. They're a small group of people with few interpersonal skills and terrible communications skillsets. I don't "report" them because that's not how I operate; libel and defamation will catch up to them or it won't; not worth the trouble IMO. But, as in any such situation, when I come across such intentional and willful misinformation I respond to it. In the sense of information I consider them warts on the ass of progress. By being so closed minded although bereft of supporting information, it brings all of their credibility into question. Well, break's over; on to more important things. Twayne |
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"Doug" wrote in message
.... I've been participating in Usenet groups and other computer related forums for a lot of years. BBS's since before the WWW. Long before the Windows registry anyway. I can't even begin to count the number of posts I've read that follow some form of "I used some software name here registry cleaner and now some computer function here doesn't work anymore. How do I get my computer back to the way it was?" I have never seen one, with the exception of obvious spam, where the individual spoke of a measurable performance increase. Of course there's always the occasional person who is just really really excited about registry cleaners for some odd reason. I am able to reach a conclusion about registry cleaners based on years of data. They obviously and undeniably can do more harm than good. Logic would also conclude that these tools are most often sought after by individuals least capable of safely using them. That is to say those looking for a "one click fix" are more likely to have insufficient knowledge to understand the ramifications of changes a registry cleaner may make than those who would, say, use regedit to properly fix an actual known problem. Anecdotally after Win 3.11 I've used Win 95, Win 98, Win XP and now Win 7. (skipped ME and Vista I've never used a registry cleaner of any kind. My computers have always run just fine thank you very much. Use one. Don't use one. Makes me no nevermind. Probably shouldn't be giving people the idea that they are perfectly safe and provide great benefit. Undeniable irrefutable history says that's simply not the case. D Saying it with great conviction doesn't make it so... Hi Doug, That's a well thought out, well assembled post; just thought I'd add a comment here, not that anyone but the fanatics are still readingg. I'm of the camp that registry cleaners CAN be useful and I fully admit to being the one who constantly picks on those I find to have completely closed minds on the issue and wish to make anyone they possibly can avoid and hate registry cleaners via "snake oil" titles and all the rest of it. I have essentially the same background as you, going back to the CP/M days and probably many of the same experiences. I've no problem with your reasoned opinion on cleaners and think if nothing else it's likely quite honest opinion. That's fine. In my case I have found that the registry cleaners I have used on production and client machines has done them no harm. In fact, such cleaners create far fewer problems in my experience than the majority of other Microsoft applications. I don't believe they are any more prone to irrepairable damage to a system than is any other program installation or uninstallation. If I actually said "ALL" are safe, I shouldn't have, but it's more likely the "they all" was in response to something previously qualified in the post. At any rate, it's fine with me that you don't use a cleaner, and it's none of my business anyway. What I DO object to, and react to, are the statements made, which you can find plenty of on most any group on MSnews, is claiming that ALL registry cleaners are "snake oil", none are any good, all will cause unrepairable harm to a system, and all are capable of bringing a system to a non-bootable state, along with the condescending attitudes they use against those that don't know any better, and the put-downs they address to anyone who even asks a question about the subject. Then they offer "proof" (less so lately) by sending people containing posts that they themselves wrote. It's even worse that some of them claim to be MVPs. They're a small group of people with few interpersonal skills and terrible communications skillsets. I don't "report" them because that's not how I operate; libel and defamation will catch up to them or it won't; not worth the trouble IMO. But, as in any such situation, when I come across such intentional and willful misinformation I respond to it. In the sense of information I consider them warts on the ass of progress. By being so closed minded although bereft of supporting information, it brings all of their credibility into question. Well, break's over; on to more important things. Twayne |
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"Twayne" wrote in message
... "Doug" wrote in message ... I've been participating in Usenet groups and other computer related forums for a lot of years. BBS's since before the WWW. Long before the Windows registry anyway. I can't even begin to count the number of posts I've read that follow some form of "I used some software name here registry cleaner and now some computer function here doesn't work anymore. How do I get my computer back to the way it was?" I have never seen one, with the exception of obvious spam, where the individual spoke of a measurable performance increase. Of course there's always the occasional person who is just really really excited about registry cleaners for some odd reason. I am able to reach a conclusion about registry cleaners based on years of data. They obviously and undeniably can do more harm than good. Logic would also conclude that these tools are most often sought after by individuals least capable of safely using them. That is to say those looking for a "one click fix" are more likely to have insufficient knowledge to understand the ramifications of changes a registry cleaner may make than those who would, say, use regedit to properly fix an actual known problem. Anecdotally after Win 3.11 I've used Win 95, Win 98, Win XP and now Win 7. (skipped ME and Vista I've never used a registry cleaner of any kind. My computers have always run just fine thank you very much. Use one. Don't use one. Makes me no nevermind. Probably shouldn't be giving people the idea that they are perfectly safe and provide great benefit. Undeniable irrefutable history says that's simply not the case. D Saying it with great conviction doesn't make it so... Hi Doug, That's a well thought out, well assembled post; just thought I'd add a comment here, not that anyone but the fanatics are still readingg. I'm of the camp that registry cleaners CAN be useful and I fully admit to being the one who constantly picks on those I find to have completely closed minds on the issue and wish to make anyone they possibly can avoid and hate registry cleaners via "snake oil" titles and all the rest of it. I have essentially the same background as you, going back to the CP/M days and probably many of the same experiences. I've no problem with your reasoned opinion on cleaners and think if nothing else it's likely quite honest opinion. That's fine. In my case I have found that the registry cleaners I have used on production and client machines has done them no harm. In fact, such cleaners create far fewer problems in my experience than the majority of other Microsoft applications. I don't believe they are any more prone to irrepairable damage to a system than is any other program installation or uninstallation. If I actually said "ALL" are safe, I shouldn't have, but it's more likely the "they all" was in response to something previously qualified in the post. At any rate, it's fine with me that you don't use a cleaner, and it's none of my business anyway. What I DO object to, and react to, are the statements made, which you can find plenty of on most any group on MSnews, is claiming that ALL registry cleaners are "snake oil", none are any good, all will cause unrepairable harm to a system, and all are capable of bringing a system to a non-bootable state, along with the condescending attitudes they use against those that don't know any better, and the put-downs they address to anyone who even asks a question about the subject. Then they offer "proof" (less so lately) by sending people containing posts that they themselves wrote. It's even worse that some of them claim to be MVPs. They're a small group of people with few interpersonal skills and terrible communications skillsets. I don't "report" them because that's not how I operate; libel and defamation will catch up to them or it won't; not worth the trouble IMO. But, as in any such situation, when I come across such intentional and willful misinformation I respond to it. In the sense of information I consider them warts on the ass of progress. By being so closed minded although bereft of supporting information, it brings all of their credibility into question. Well, break's over; on to more important things. Twayne One of the funniest things that I have read all week. The guy takes the exact opposite stance to you but that is ok.. Then you slag off MVPs, all of whom take the stance that this guy does.. I will keep a copy of all of this.. -- Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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