Re: are commercial registry cleaners useful?

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laurence withau


"FredW" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:16:01 -0800, laurence withau
<laurencewithau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have XP/sp2. My computer internet speed slowed recently, and it turned out
to be an ISP fault, now rectified. But before discovering the cause, I tried
a commercial registry cleaner free test, the result of which, if it is to be
believed, is that my registry has about 178 faults.This worried me, and I was
just about to pay to have the cleaner downloaded when I thought I'd check
with Wikipedia first, under 'regisrtry cleaners'. An article advised against
using that product, and for two reasons:
1/ that the cleaner would make only a marginal difference to computer speed,
by which I suppose they meant the speed of the pc itself, rather than
internet speed.
2/ that there is a risk that cleaning the registry in this way will impair
the functioning of the computer.
What I would like to know is whether this advice is correct, so that I
shouldn't buy such products, and whether I should be worried by the test
result, 178 faults, or dismiss it as scareware.
Thanks very much


- Do I need a Registry Cleaner?
http://www.whatthetech.com/2007/11/25/do-i-need-a-registry-cleaner/

- Registry Cleaners and System Tweaking Tools
http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/registry-cleaners-and-system-tweaking_13.html

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Fred W. (NL)

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