registry cleaner

On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 20:54:20 -0400, "rak" <rakess@charter.net> wrote:

> I've used ccleaner for a couple of years now. It may/may not be necessary,
> but I've had no problems as a result of it.


Four points:

1. CCleaner is one of the safer registry cleaners. That, however, does
*not* mean that it's risk free.

2. It, like all registry cleaners, is completely unnecessary. It does
nothing of value. Taking any risk for zero value is a very bad choice.

3. For its other, non-registry-cleaning functionality, CCleaner is an
excellent program.

4. Neither I nor anybody else here has ever claimed that every use of
a registry cleaner will cause a problem. If that were so, all the
makers of registry cleaners will go out of business immediately. The
issue is not one of certain problems if you run them, it's an issue of
risk. You run a serious risk every time you use it. If you hadn't had
any problems with it, I'm glad to hear it, but consider yourself
lucky.



> "Andre" <andre@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news0893125-8B95-4166-BE2A-38F35E5CE8A5@microsoft.com...
> > I've read in some posts that a registry cleaner isn't recommended for
> > Vista, primarily because some can install malware instead of getting rid
> > of it. But I've got some issues with Vista and I swear it's from leftover
> > software installations - such as SQL 2008 beta. I don't want to reinstall
> > Vista because it's a pain in the butt. Are there any registry cleaners
> > that are recommended as safe?
> >
> > Andre

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Tree*Rat wrote:
>
>
> Lets look at things differently here. Registry cleaners are good for
> cleaning crap out if they work (but 99% of the time they dont).


And which is an exercise in futility, anyway, as removing orphaned
entries provides no benefit. They're ophanned precisely because they're
never used.


>
> Conclusion - dont use reg cleaners just use your head when using software.


Agreed.

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FAK CENSORofTHISgroup wrote:
> Peter you're so right.
> May the Lord richly bless you, but I knew everything you said 20 years ago.
>
> Jewboy.

Who is the "Lord" you are talking about? Your Landlord? Maybe you
should start paying rent you freeloader.

Peter you're so right.
May the Lord richly bless you, but I knew everything you said 20 years ago.

Jewboy.

"whs" wrote:

>
> Although I am not really a fan of registry cleaners, if you absolutely
> want to use one, I recommend CCleaner. It is absolutely safe and the
> download site below is rock solid: 'Download CCleaner 2.22.968 -
> FileHippo.com' (http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/) It can also be
> used to cleanup all your temporary files and the cookie folder.
>
>
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