Re: regclean

From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:15:22 +0100

HI Nik

As you say Registry Cleaners can cause all kinds of problems - including a non-bootable system - if they are not configured properly. There 'may be' one exception when the Registry needs to be cut down in size. The XP registry is dynamic, so uses up as much disk space as it wants to. On a small XP partition this 'could' be a problem - a Registry Cleaner in that circumstance may be useful. Having said that there is Registry edit that can limit the amount of disk space used by the Registry itself. 

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"Nicholas Hall" <niknik1971@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:c5g8cf$d9t$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
| I do not think that Will is saying that Win XP has a regclean built in. What
| I think he is saying is that you do not really need a regclean as windows XP
| and the newer generation programs do not leave old reg entries like before.
| You must remember that what ever you do in the registry is none recoverable
| (unless you backed up the reg). There are many programs that say they can
| sort out the reg but (IMO) I do not think they are totally safe in the hands
| of a person who do not know what they are doing with it.
| 
| NIK
| 
| "bob m" <bobsnews@comcast.net> wrote in message
| news:407B9D28.7000804@comcast.net...
| > I guess I lose trust when Add/Remove crashes during a removal.
| >
| > Uninstall does always remove everything.
| >
| > Are you saying that regclean is built into XP?
| >
| > bob
| >
| > Will Denny wrote:
| > > Hi
| > >
| > > There are several Registry Cleaners available, but why not let XP manage
| the Registry for you - it does a good job.  If you do want a Registry
| Cleaner try a Google search:
| > >
| > > http://www.tipsdr.com/registry-cleaner.html
| > >
| >
| 
| 
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