-=PCTechTalk=- Re: registry cleaner
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:07:50 -0400
Ive been using "cleanup" for a few years now, and like it.
Christine
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From: "4catznme" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:35 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: registry cleaner
> So am I now--more than a bit shy...It really bothers me. I have used Easy
> Cleaner too and had the same problem.. it cleaned out more than it should
> have...as much as I would like to use such products eckkkk. I also use
> cleanup. so far so good. I don't have it set to do temp files because that
> got me introuble more than once. Its really hard to know how to handle it
> all.
> ~*~Mary Lou~*~
> my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/tpc/ERA_092006_ARS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joyce McClure" <jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 5:39 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: registry cleaner
>
>
>>I have Easy Cleaner which is free and has come highly recommended by
>>several
>> people but when I ran it I had to pretty quickly do a restore (comes with
>> the program) as it removed something that Norton AntiVirus needed. Then
>> I
>> purchased Registry Mechanic, also highly recommended, and had to restore
>> the
>> things I cleaned out the first time I ran it. Very happy that both had a
>> restore function. Registry Mechanic also does a system restore before
>> running but I did not need to use that. So---as much as I would like to
>> clean out that Registry ;-), I am a bit shy about trying it again. I do
>> swear by CleanUp for cleaning out temp files and other trash but I use an
>> older version that I know has worked for me for a long time.
>> Joyce
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Lehn" <johnelehn2002@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 6:36 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: registry cleaner
>>
>>
>>> Hi ML,
>>>
>>> If you believe the Gurus, yes you do need a program to
>>> occasionally clean up the registry and to compact the
>>> registry hives. Having said that, I know many users
>>> who have been stung by letting "registry cleaners"
>>> loose on their systems, and who swear that they will
>>> never use them again!
>>>
>>> I personally believe that registry cleaners are useful
>>> to help keep a system running at peak performance, but
>>> that's only my opinion.
>>>
>>> I use REGISTRY MECHANIC (version 5.2.0.310 retail)
>>> which has NEVER trashed my system. In fact it is a
>>> little conservative in my opinion, and will not remove
>>> any key etc that has an inkling of validity.
>>>
>>> It also creates a system restore point before taking
>>> any action (if you have set it to do that).
>>>
>>> I also occasionally use REGISTRY FIRST AID (version
>>> 4.1.0 retail) which is much more aggressive, but so
>>> far it has not done any perceibable damage to my
>>> registry.
>>>
>>> I am using Windows XP PRO SP2 fully patched.
>>>
>>> Perhaps some members might like to chip in and tell
>>> you their experiences with registry cleaners.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> John Lehn (Sydney Australia)
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> --- 4catznme <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have just gone thru another recovery computer
>>>> wise. I have a registry
>>>> cleaner but at this point I am feeling rather
>>>> unsettled about using it. I
>>>> have used reg cleaners that have removed files that
>>>> I needed. and I wasn't
>>>> able to get them back and then certain parts of
>>>> programs refused to
>>>> work....do I really NEED a reg cleaner?
>>>> ml
>>>>
>>>><SNIP
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