Re: Which Registry Cleaner?

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From: Prabhat (not_a_mail_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/19/04


Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:58:12 +0530

Hi All,

I Got Looooots of thing from this Discussion.
Probably I come to comclusion that If we are Good in Registry Keys then
Better We keep the Backup and Do it our self, Only if the Uninstaller of any
Application leaves some thing or XP Itself does not compact the Registry.

Thanks All
Prabhat

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:e0bffkStEHA.1336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Use NTREGOPT.
>
> NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
> ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
> http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/
>
> ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!) to
> make
> a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the whole
> registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive is
> saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the current
> registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file, it is
> merged with the current registry, leaving you with an absolute mess of
> old and new registry keys.]]
> http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/erunt.txt
>
> NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
> system
> can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
> disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should
> use the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing
> or uninstalling a program, to minimize the size of the registry files
> and optimize registry access.
>
> The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
> thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
> modified or deleted keys.
>
> Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
> any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
> (as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
> done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
> minimum size possible.]]
> http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/ntregopt.txt
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:eCDBVCStEHA.2532@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> Prabhat <not_a_mail@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi Ted,
> >
> > Doeas Registry Gets Load while the Windows Load? If yes Then that
> > should affect the System Performance if the Size grows due to
> > Unwanted Values in it.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Prabhat
> >
> > "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:us07t8RtEHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Wesley is correct, of course.
> >>
> >> The proper way to deal with the registry is to leave it alone,
> >> unless you need to fix a specific problem that can only be repaired
> >> by editing the registry.
> >>
> >> Redundant registry entries cause no harm to your computer and do not
> >> affect its performance.
> >> --
> >> Ted Zieglar
> >>
> >>
> >> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:ui4qw2RtEHA.3572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >>> No. XP does not do this.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>> Wes
> >>>
> >>> In news:OA9pIRRtEHA.2536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> >>> anomynous@discusions.discussions.com
> > <anomynous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >>> hunted and pecked:
> >>>> Do I understand correctly, that XP removes redundant registry
> >>>> entries left behind when programmes are un-installed.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Prabhat" <not_a_mail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:ewzPrOPtEHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have XP + SP1. I use Microsoft OLD RegClean.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is this the Best Registry Cleaner Available? Or If not which one I
> >>>>> should Go
> >>>>> For my XP System?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks
> >>>>> Prabhat
>



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