Registry cleaning.

A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
The software I would use would be C Cleaner.

All views would be welcomed

"aitch" <> wrote in message
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> A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
> expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
> The software I would use would be C Cleaner.
>
> All views would be welcomed

I see he has already admitted to being "no expert" so why recommend this
pointless and dangerous course of action ?

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:49:02 -0700, aitch
<> wrote:

> A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
> expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
> The software I would use would be C Cleaner.
>
> All views would be welcomed


I disagree with your friend, very strongly, and recommend against
using *any* registry cleaner.

Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
it may have.

Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Personally, CCleaner is the only program that I apply to any computer I
repair. I have never had any undesired results from using this program. It
is on the shy side of what it attempts to do and is not very aggressive at
all in it's changes. It also allows you to backup the changes and reapply
them if you have any dire consequences by allowing the changes.

That being said - I can't say as how I have ever realized any improvement
after cleaning the registry!

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"aitch" <> wrote in message
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>A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
> expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
> The software I would use would be C Cleaner.
>
> All views would be welcomed

"aitch" <> wrote in message
news:8972D21A-AAB8-441F-A805-...
>A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
> expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
> The software I would use would be C Cleaner.
>
> All views would be welcomed


It's not ony desirable to clean up the registry with Vista, it's essential.

Otherwise your experience of the OS will be greatly reduced within a few
months. You'll have certain applications mysteriously slowing, and your
overall experience of the OS will be greatly reduced. Often imperceptibly,
since the changes are generally incremental.

A regular and targetted cleanout will keep the system speeding along.

--
Jon

HOGWASH AND BULL***t!

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Jon" <> wrote in message
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> "aitch" <> wrote in message
> news:8972D21A-AAB8-441F-A805-...
>>A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
>> expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
>> The software I would use would be C Cleaner.
>>
>> All views would be welcomed
>
>
> It's not ony desirable to clean up the registry with Vista, it's
> essential.
>
> Otherwise your experience of the OS will be greatly reduced within a few
> months. You'll have certain applications mysteriously slowing, and your
> overall experience of the OS will be greatly reduced. Often imperceptibly,
> since the changes are generally incremental.
>
> A regular and targetted cleanout will keep the system speeding along.
>
> --
> Jon
>

Richard Urban wrote:
> Personally, CCleaner is the only program that I apply to any computer I
> repair. I have never had any undesired results from using this program.
> It is on the shy side of what it attempts to do and is not very
> aggressive at all in it's changes. It also allows you to backup the
> changes and reapply them if you have any dire consequences by allowing
> the changes.
>
> That being said - I can't say as how I have ever realized any
> improvement after cleaning the registry!
>

That's because you're a clueless computer user, of course! Registry
cleaners should be used to clear up a problem, not basic maintenance.

Alias

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:53:18 +0100, "Jon"
<> wrote:

>It's not ony desirable to clean up the registry with Vista, it's essential.
>
>Otherwise your experience of the OS will be greatly reduced within a few
>months. You'll have certain applications mysteriously slowing, and your
>overall experience of the OS will be greatly reduced. Often imperceptibly,
>since the changes are generally incremental.
>
>A regular and targetted cleanout will keep the system speeding along.

Cite please.

One that has measured improved performance.

Absolute nonsense!

Chris


"Jon" <> wrote in message
news:%23%23sdAKO%.. .
> "aitch" <> wrote in message
> news:8972D21A-AAB8-441F-A805-...
>>A friend has recommended that I clean up my registry. He admits he is no
>> expert so I would appreciate other comments before I commit myself.
>> The software I would use would be C Cleaner.
>>
>> All views would be welcomed
>
>
> It's not ony desirable to clean up the registry with Vista, it's
> essential.
>
> Otherwise your experience of the OS will be greatly reduced within a few
> months. You'll have certain applications mysteriously slowing, and your
> overall experience of the OS will be greatly reduced. Often imperceptibly,
> since the changes are generally incremental.
>
> A regular and targetted cleanout will keep the system speeding along.
>
> --
> Jon
>

"Richard Urban" <> wrote in message
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> HOGWASH AND BULL***t!
>


You're entitled to your opinion / expletives but you're wrong.

I could cite specific examples of in-built Vista programs that progressively
build up superfluous entries in the registry over time, and cause a slowdown
, but I'll refrain. I'll leave it as a homework exercise for you to
discover, should your humility ever get the better of you.

Also since it wouldn't allow to learn the more general and important lesson,
which is that Registry Cleaners are NOT inherently evil. The name of a
program doesn't make it good or evil. A program can be written well or
badly. It can address and solve particular bugs or issues, or not

Which should really be a self-evident platitude. Anyone who has ever strung
together a simple script, program or batch file, will be well aware of this.


--
Jon