Has anyone used Advanced System Care (IOBIT) Free download for tweeking
their VISTA machine? Does it do the advertised job?
I haven't tried that particular one, but I recommend that you stay as
far away as possible from *all* registry cleaners and programs that
purport to do the things this one says it does. The problem is not
just that it will not do the "advertised job," it's also that its use
is dangerous.
Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
it may have.
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http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html