Re: Registry Cleaners Pos and Cons

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

I've read all the previous posts on this thread, as well as various comments elsewhere on the internet.

I guess this subject keeps coming up because people are fed up with the slowness of XP and V*sta, particularly at startup.

You buy a machine that does 1000 000 000 things a second, but a normal user has no way of knowing what the thing is doing during the 15-20 minutes it takes before you're allowed to do anything that doesn't bring back the egg timer (should be a calendar).

Sometimes I think it's the antivirus or other defense software, but it's easier to blame M$ because they're too stupid to provide a way of providing non-geek users with an indication of what's going on.

Regards


"NotEvenMe" <cargod01@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:OWXC5fgxJHA.5596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
my opinion is that a reg cleaner should only be used by someone who has the expertise to really not need it.
otherwise, it's like handing a loaded and cocked pistol, with the safety off, to a 4 year old.

"JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:euPMeVZxJHA.1716@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've googled on the internet to find a non-bias informational website about
whether one needs to use a windows registry cleaner to optimize system performance.
But so far I have gotten nothing but some links that appear non-bias but are simply
egging you onto the web site to use their product.

What I'm looking for is info on:
1) Can the windows registry actually cause your system to slow down.
2) Could malware put lines in the registry that can cause harm to your system
3) Does defragging the registry help performance

Personally, I download and try allot of shareware which I then need to uninstall if I don't
want it which is probably 99% of the software I download. I know I shouldn't be doing this
because I'm just asking for trouble. But this probably leaves allot of unused registry keys.

If someone can point to a web site with this information it will be appreciated.

Thanks,
James




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