No, it doesn't! When you uninstall a program an uninstall string is
launched by the uninstaller and a specific uninstall routine is
launched, often times the application has an install/uninstall log and
the installer will execute uninstall routines based on these logs or
based on other such files provided by the application vendor. In
addition to removing relevant registry entries the uninstaller also
removes files which were installed when the application was installed,
this is not restricted to the program's directory, the uninstaller
will/should also remove any dll or other files which might have been
created when the program was installed. Registry cleaners do nothing of
the such, but then none of us here would expect you to know any better,
you wear blinders and your ignorance in these matters is clearly evident.
What you said is "theoretically" true, but in reality, too many poor
programs/applications from well-known or otherwise providers have done a
terrible job on both installation and un-installation routines.
I have been reading this interesting (and ridiculous) argument for some
time and since this newsgroup is closing down, so decided to join for
one last time.
First of all, a registry cleaner should be seen as an "advanced" tool
and shouldn't be used by any person without sufficient computer knowledge.
Secondly, like a solider indiscriminately firing a 50 caliber machine
gun in fully automatic mode, the total causalities of friendly fire must
be devastating, and that's the result of a person without sufficient
computer knowledge trying to use a registry cleaner to "automatically"
solve the problem.
Would people like you think that it's a problem of the machine gun or
the (untrained) person who pulled the trigger?
I don't use any registry cleaner to fix any registry problems, but I do
think the argument of saying all registry cleaner is a snake oil is
unfounded.
Finally, inconsistent registry entries could cause many problems, such
as incorrect program icons, wrong default programs, missing dlls, etc.,
but none of them is associated with *improving performance*, which
shouldn't be the reason for using a registry cleaner in the first place.
