Re: Registry Cleaners

From: george (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 23:00:20 +0100

AFAIK the registry does not inherently maintain itself.
If anything is maintained it's the result of the de-install routine of any
given application upon deinstallation.
Should it be cleanr?
Maybe.
Should you use a registry cleaner?
If you don't know yourself how to, don't rely on the 'wisdom' of someone
having put together a registry cleaner program.

my take.

george

"Jack" <jackdeb@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:uPTyYhqHFHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Would really appreciate advice, and input as to the value of Registry
> Cleaners. For example, does the registry actually maintain itself, or
> should it be cleaned, etc ?
>
> Jack
>

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