Re: Registry tools

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:31:12 -0500, DrJoel wrote:

> Will Denny wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> ***All*** so called Registry 'cleaners' can be more trouble than they are
>> worth - including making a system completely unbootable. My advice would be
>> to let XP manage the Registry by itself.
>>
> I agree to a point, but XP doesn't manage the registry at all. Junk
> builds up from add remove programs and such. Which could be as bad as
> spy wear slowing down a perfectly good computer.

Do not listen to these people. The usual crowd. People who do not use
registry cleaners tell other people not to use them.

If you use Windows XP, you must use a registry cleaner. Windows XP is a
trash program. It will routinely make 50-60 useless entries in your
registry every week. My wife has been using XP for about a year. She has
over 2000 useless and invalid registry entries.

I download several market newsletters in .pdf format. I print and delete.
There is a useless registry entry for every one of these .pdf files. I
will save a web .html file for later viewing and then deletion. There is a
useless registry entry for every .html file that I delete.

There are two things that the "usual crowd" will not tell you: (1) All such
programs back up the registry before deletion; (2) You do not have to
delete anything. Run the program. See what the registry looks like. You
can use these programs to monitor your registry if nothing else.

I currently use jv but not Registry Mechanic. I use jv and four other
programs. I suggest that you download and install Regseeker. It is free.
See what it says about your registry.

In any event, you should use ERUNT. Unlike Windows XP, It will make a
COMPLETE backup of your registry every day. It is free.

You can also check on CNET. Search registry. See what USERS say about
these programs.
--
r.s.nevin@xxxxxxx
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Registry tools
    ... MS MVP Windows Shell/User ... >> Will Denny wrote: ... >>> to let XP manage the Registry by itself. ... > There is a useless registry entry for every one of these .pdf files. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Registry tools
    ... It's people like you for whom registry programs were written. ... > If you use Windows XP, you must use a registry cleaner. ... > There is a useless registry entry for every one of these .pdf files. ... > will save a web .html file for later viewing and then deletion. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Registry tools
    ... >>> I agree to a point, but XP doesn't manage the registry at all. ... >> There is a useless registry entry for every one of these .pdf files. ... >> will save a web .html file for later viewing and then deletion. ... I use a registry cleaner program. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • NewestShareware.com Issue #89
    ... FileBoss for Windows ... Program Homepage/Download url ... In general users make a program execute at window startup by ... Adding programs to the Registry and WIN.INI file protects the program. ...
    (comp.software.shareware.announce)
  • Re: Windows XP home login/off
    ... How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP ... Click on How To Run a Repair Install ... registry has worked the 5 or 6 times I have seen this problem. ... The script will stop and ask you to hit enter to continue to load SCSI ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.wmi)
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