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04-27-2003, 05:20 PM
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registry cleaners
Is it a good idea to use registry cleaners to clear out obsolete entries or is it too risky? Which do you recommend for Win XP?
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04-27-2003, 08:24 PM
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unfortunetly, I am locked out of my xp admin account. Or I would send you the reg cleaner I use. M/S has one. I will try to post back to you soon. I am very careful as you point to the risk.
But I know what games etc... I have uninstalled and feel comfortable enough to dispose of some of those keys. Ashampoo: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,8087,00.asp Has a pretty good App for removing files. I believe it is as safe as you want it to be. |
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04-28-2003, 12:03 AM
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I believe RegClean would work.
 Just make sure you know what have still on your system so you don't accidentally delete something you actually need.
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04-28-2003, 05:40 AM
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04-28-2003, 11:33 AM
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EasyCleaner is the easiest. Run it, select all, delete.
It's a nobrainer. |
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04-29-2003, 09:56 PM
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I just ran EasyCleaner. It found 162 invalid registry entries!!!
Thanks guys.
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04-30-2003, 10:42 AM
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Member (14 bit)
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I also really like RegScrubXP from http://www.lexunfreeware.com/.
It has never given me any trouble, and has a nice little tweak section that's also a nobrainer. |
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04-30-2003, 02:04 PM
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Computing Professor
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I use regcleaner and it's given me no trouble.
Just don't go crazy. You're cleaning the files left after you've removed a specific program so make sure everything matches up before you click remove. |
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04-30-2003, 02:12 PM
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Heh, who reads that stuff. To most, it won't make any sense anyhow, just select all, and hit the delete button. In 5 years, I've never had a problem with EasyCleaner, on win95, 98, 98SE, and XP.
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04-30-2003, 03:04 PM
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Computing Professor
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Hi Jim,
I always knew I was weird. I read it. It's taken me awhile but I've even begun to make sense out of it. There may come a time when I can run a casual eye down the files listed and then hit "remove all" with confidence but I'm not quite there yet. |
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05-01-2003, 09:17 AM
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I've used RegCleaner for several years with no problems.
Regseeker is another good one. www.hoverdesk.net/freeware |
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05-02-2003, 09:47 AM
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i'm like reboot,i use regcleaner,if anything shows up select all and delete.no problems yet.
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