Registry Cleaner

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Hi,

I have just purchased Registry Mechanic, and am so far disappointed in
it. I used to be somewhat technically inclined, back in the days of
DOS I ran a computer lab, but I really haven't had time to keep up.
Still, I know more than most people...

Anyway, I bought this proggy thinking it would give me a bit more
information than just going into regedit and poking around without a
net. So far, it doesn't. I knew it would suggest changes that I would
be able to accept/reject one at a time. But the information it gives
is pretty useless for making the decision. And it is not like there is
a manual explaining what all this means. Also I am skeptical since it
found 106 "problems" and this computer is less than a week old.

Does any kind soul care to comment on a few illustrative examples?

Example 1:

High Priority: Value is invalid - Set to Delete
Location: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\PlayWithPowerDVD\command
default = C\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe%1

OK, so this is "High Priority." Very dramatic. And the value is
invalid, but the value of what? And the value is set to delete.
Should I be wondering whether this value needs to be fixed rather than
just deleted? I more or less understand "location"...this is where in
the registry the invalid value can be found. But I don't understand
"default." Is this the default setting of the invalid value? Is Reg
Cleaner proposing to reset the value to the default? What if the
system was intentionally configured differently from the default? Am I
even asking the right questions?

Example 2:
High Priority: Value is invalid - Set to Delete
Location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CC2C83A6-9BE4-11D0-98E7-00C04FC2CAF5]\InprocServer32
SystemDB = C:\WINDOWS\system32\system.mdw

Again, I get that it is high priority, a value is invalid and should be
deleted. Again, not sure if it ought to be fixed rather than deleted.
Again, understand location more or less. Not sure what "SystemDB =" is
proposing to do. Really not sure what to make of this.

Example 3:
High Priority: Value is invalid - Set to Delete
Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CyberLink\PowerDVD
SrcDir = C:Falcon\Drivers\DVD\PowerDVD 4.0 - Sony Bundle\

In looking for examples I've just realized that the soultion in every
case is "set to delete." What is SrcDir? What is this telling me?

So far, I have decided NOT to make any of the 106 proposed changes.
And if I wind up not, then the proggy is pretty useless.

Comments?

Thanks,

rcm

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