HI. Is it safe to delete registry using ccleaner?

I have never had any problems using ccleaner. There is an option that pops up to allow a backup of any changes you make.
BTW I think it is a great program!

"lonely_2006" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> HI. Is it safe to delete registry using ccleaner?
>

No.

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"lonely_2006" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> HI. Is it safe to delete registry using ccleaner?
>

If you are computer technically challenged as myself, then do NOT touch your
registry, unless you get a step-by-step guide from within a group.
I have made two changes to my Registry and each time I did it with help,
here in the groups.
Both have caused no problems for me.
If you want a programme to do the work for you, it is my opinion from other
threads, that these programmes are not 100% safe to use or reliable.
Again, if you do not know what you are doing in Registry, then don't use a
programme either.
I did once, a couple of years ago and I immediately regretted it.
Rgds
Antioch

This is a difficult one. David say's Yes, Frank say No!

The general principle here is that unless you have enough knowledge to
manually remove registry entries then it is safer to leave well alone. By
manually i mean going into the registry, searching for a specific key,
knowing what it does and what impact it will have if it is removed.

However, there are times when you don't have the time to manually edit the
registry. This is where registry editors/cleaners have become so popular.
There are two applications i would trust my registry entires to. The first
is the freeware CCleaner and the second AMUST registry cleaner (although
this one you have to pay for).

As David say's regarding CCleaner "There is an option that pops up to allow
a backup of any changes you make" This is also true of AMUST. Without a
backup you are really in trouble.

As my contibution to the debate i would agree with both David and Frank, but
would add just one caveat. Know what is being deleted before clicking the OK
button. Obviously AMUST gives you more control over what is deleted compared
to CCleaner. At least with AMUST you can be selective to what is removed.
CCleaner doesn't give you any option other than to remove all.

Handled with care and a little knowledge CCleaner does a superb job. AMUST
is a little more selective (see the reivew on my website
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Click the reviews tab and read review
number 7) Incidentally, the latest version of AMUST 'does' now backup
resgistry data prior to cleaning.

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> HI. Is it safe to delete registry using ccleaner?
>

Just a correction to my last post. CCleaner 'does' give the option to choose
which items to delete. It is basically a case of checking what CCleaner
wishes to delete and, if you are in any doubt, removing the tick mark next
tot hat item so it is not deleted.
Apologies for the original incorrect information on CCleaner

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"John Barnett MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> This is a difficult one. David say's Yes, Frank say No!
>
> The general principle here is that unless you have enough knowledge to
> manually remove registry entries then it is safer to leave well alone. By
> manually i mean going into the registry, searching for a specific key,
> knowing what it does and what impact it will have if it is removed.
>
> However, there are times when you don't have the time to manually edit the
> registry. This is where registry editors/cleaners have become so popular.
> There are two applications i would trust my registry entires to. The first
> is the freeware CCleaner and the second AMUST registry cleaner (although
> this one you have to pay for).
>
> As David say's regarding CCleaner "There is an option that pops up to
> allow a backup of any changes you make" This is also true of AMUST.
> Without a backup you are really in trouble.
>
> As my contibution to the debate i would agree with both David and Frank,
> but would add just one caveat. Know what is being deleted before clicking
> the OK button. Obviously AMUST gives you more control over what is deleted
> compared to CCleaner. At least with AMUST you can be selective to what is
> removed. CCleaner doesn't give you any option other than to remove all.
>
> Handled with care and a little knowledge CCleaner does a superb job. AMUST
> is a little more selective (see the reivew on my website
> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Click the reviews tab and read review
> number 7) Incidentally, the latest version of AMUST 'does' now backup
> resgistry data prior to cleaning.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>
> The information in this mail is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind,
> either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> reliability or content of this mail. The Author shall not be liable for
> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
> the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> mail..
>
>
> "lonely_2006" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C866D10D-9B9E-4703-926D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> HI. Is it safe to delete registry using ccleaner?
>>
>
>

David Harrison wrote:

> I have never had any problems using ccleaner. There is an option that
> pops up to allow a backup of any changes you make.



Assuming that it's safe to use because you never had a problem with it is
like assuming that it's safe to drive a car without a seatbelt because you
never got hurt doing so.

Although most of the time you get away with it, using a registry cleaner
*is* dangerous. My advice is not to use a registry cleaner. The registry
doesn't need to be cleaned. Extra registry entries don't hurt you. The risk
of a registry cleaner hurting you (deleting an entry you need) isn't
necessarily enormous, but it's much greater than any potential benefit it
may have.

--
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Please reply to the newsgroup

I agree, however, I have used it to look for specific entries, when for
example, I'm having trouble with a program and although I seem to have
deleted all the right things, I cannot reinstall because there are just
enough left over entries roaming around the computer. I can use a registry
cleaning tool to look for the reaming items, using the specific name, like
Ahead, or Nero and delete them.
But, as an all around cleaner, naw. In fact, even though you make a backup,
the backup can contain hundreds of things that have been deleted, and it may
be only 2 of those hundreds that need to be reinserted into the registry,
but in order to do that you have to restore the entire backup file.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> David Harrison wrote:
>
>> I have never had any problems using ccleaner. There is an option that
>> pops up to allow a backup of any changes you make.
>
>
>
> Assuming that it's safe to use because you never had a problem with it is
> like assuming that it's safe to drive a car without a seatbelt because you
> never got hurt doing so.
>
> Although most of the time you get away with it, using a registry cleaner
> *is* dangerous. My advice is not to use a registry cleaner. The registry
> doesn't need to be cleaned. Extra registry entries don't hurt you. The
> risk of a registry cleaner hurting you (deleting an entry you need) isn't
> necessarily enormous, but it's much greater than any potential benefit it
> may have.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

l wrote:

> I agree, however, I have used it to look for specific entries, when
> for example, I'm having trouble with a program and although I seem to
> have deleted all the right things, I cannot reinstall because there
> are just enough left over entries roaming around the computer. I can
> use a registry cleaning tool to look for the reaming items, using the
> specific name, like Ahead, or Nero and delete them.


Such specific uses are of course much safer, and for someone who knows what
he's doing, I don't object to it.

But almost everyone who asks in the newsgroups what registry cleaner to use
is someone who has "heard" somewhere that it's a good idea to now and then
clean the registry of everything unneeded as a prophylactic measure. That's
exactly the kind of thing that can get you into trouble, and that's why I
always recommend against them.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> But, as an all around cleaner, naw. In fact, even though you make a
> backup, the backup can contain hundreds of things that have been
> deleted, and it may be only 2 of those hundreds that need to be
> reinserted into the registry, but in order to do that you have to
> restore the entire backup file.
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> David Harrison wrote:
>>
>>> I have never had any problems using ccleaner. There is an option
>>> that pops up to allow a backup of any changes you make.
>>
>>
>>
>> Assuming that it's safe to use because you never had a problem with
>> it is like assuming that it's safe to drive a car without a seatbelt
>> because you never got hurt doing so.
>>
>> Although most of the time you get away with it, using a registry
>> cleaner *is* dangerous. My advice is not to use a registry cleaner.
>> The registry doesn't need to be cleaned. Extra registry entries
>> don't hurt you. The risk of a registry cleaner hurting you (deleting
>> an entry you need) isn't necessarily enormous, but it's much greater
>> than any potential benefit it may have.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup

lonely_2006 wrote:
> HI. Is it safe to delete registry using ccleaner?
>


*NO!* Deleting the entire registry, regardless of the tool used, will
render the computer unusable.


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Bruce Chambers

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