Re: Should I use Registry Cleaners and Auto Fixers for my windows?

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In news:d760us$4cj$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
News <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> I have read some quite contrasting reports and opinions with
> regard to
> registry cleaners and other tune up softwares.
>
> On the surface these softwares sound an excellent idea, for the
> general user/power user who has only a general working
> knowledge of
> windows and wants to keep it "tuned up" this sounds excellent.
>
> However, I would like to know if people can categorically say
> that
> they do cause problems to some XP installations?


I won't say categorically that they necessarily cause problems.
But registry cleaners generally do nothing that needs to be done,
and they are far more likely to cause problems than to improve
anything. I recommend avoiding them all.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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