registry cleaner

[newfdog]

Is there a freeware registry cleaner that is recommended for use with
Windows 2000 Pro?

thanks
Newfdog

 

[Dan Seur]

On these boards, experienced people warn folks never to use any registry
cleaners. This advice is usually offered during a reply to a desperate
poster who used one and is now having system problems.

Is there a freeware registry cleaner that is recommended for use with
Windows 2000 Pro?

thanks
Newfdog


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[Galen]

In newfdog had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Is there a freeware registry cleaner that is recommended for use with
Windows 2000 Pro?

thanks
Newfdog

regedit...

Do you really want to trust a third party vendor to acurately make choices
based on your very likely unique configuration and then allow it to remove
items from your registry? Do you have anything other than market hype to
prove that a PC runs better with a "clean" or "compacted" registry in any
way that's measurable to a human?

If you have to pick then root about and find an old version of JV16 from
when it was still free. That wasn't too bad. CCleaner (crap cleaner) does
clean the registry as well I do believe and a lot of folks swear by it.

CCleaner - Crap Cleaner free software download - Spyware FREE:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

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declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[newfdog]

In newfdog had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:


regedit...

Do you really want to trust a third party vendor to acurately make choices
based on your very likely unique configuration and then allow it to remove
items from your registry? Do you have anything other than market hype to
prove that a PC runs better with a "clean" or "compacted" registry in any
way that's measurable to a human?

If you have to pick then root about and find an old version of JV16 from
when it was still free. That wasn't too bad. CCleaner (crap cleaner) does
clean the registry as well I do believe and a lot of folks swear by it.

CCleaner - Crap Cleaner free software download - Spyware FREE:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Thanks for replying. I understand what you're saying Galen. The thing
that concerns me is... I just bought a second hand laptop, running
Windows 2000 Pro, and when I run System Information for Windows it shows
under the heading "installed programs" a bunch of software that is no
longer on the pc. I assume that it is retrieving this information from
the registry. Is it safe to leave the entries in the registry if the
software is no longer installed? Over a period of time will not the
registry become clogged up with all sorts of crap and eventually cause
problems?

thanks
Newfdog

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I agree.

On these boards, experienced people warn folks never to use any registry
cleaners. This advice is usually offered during a reply to a desperate
poster who used one and is now having system problems.




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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Thanks for replying. I understand what you're saying Galen. The thing
that concerns me is... I just bought a second hand laptop, running
Windows 2000 Pro, and when I run System Information for Windows it shows
under the heading "installed programs" a bunch of software that is no
longer on the pc. I assume that it is retrieving this information from
the registry. Is it safe to leave the entries in the registry if the
software is no longer installed? Over a period of time will not the
registry become clogged up with all sorts of crap and eventually cause
problems?

thanks
Newfdog

Run msconfig.exe via the Run button to disable unwanted programs.

The registry won't get clogged up. Having a few hundred unused
entries makes no difference whatsoever to the PCs performance.
Windows will simply ignore them.

 

[Stubby]

I've been using EasyCleaner from http://www.toniarts.com for years
with no problems. I just run it, click on each button one-at-a-time
and take all the defaults such as "delete all".

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Did you ever carry out any quantitative test "before" and
"after", e.g. with a stop watch, to determine the benefit of
your registry cleaning actions? If so, can you describe the
test (in detail!) and the benefits you measured so that
others can repeat your tests?

 

[Galen]

In newfdog had this to say:

I just bought a second hand laptop,

Reformat it. You don't know what all is hidden on it and if you're in
possession of it and it's illegal you're likely accountable regardless of
knowledge.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[Newfdog]

In newfdog had this to say:


Reformat it. You don't know what all is hidden on it and if you're in
possession of it and it's illegal you're likely accountable regardless of
knowledge.

Yeah Right....... Then I'll have to go out and buy another copy of
windows. Never happen my friend. There's nothing hidden on it. I
personally know the guy I bought it from. What makes you so suspicious
of everything? Not everybody who comes here with questions is totally
computer illiterate.

Newfdog

 

[Bob I]

You should at a minimum have the copy of Windows it originally came
with. No "new purchase" required.

 

[Newfdog]

Run msconfig.exe via the Run button to disable unwanted programs.

The registry won't get clogged up. Having a few hundred unused
entries makes no difference whatsoever to the PCs performance.
Windows will simply ignore them.

thank you for the reply..... I won't bother to worry about anymore.
Newfdog

 

[Galen]

In Newfdog had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Yeah Right....... Then I'll have to go out and buy another copy of
windows. Never happen my friend. There's nothing hidden on it. I
personally know the guy I bought it from. What makes you so suspicious
of everything? Not everybody who comes here with questions is totally
computer illiterate.

Newfdog

That makes it even more sketchy... Read the EULA. Regardless of moral qualms
or views if he sold you a copy of Windows installed on the PC and retained
the installation media... Well, 'tis all in the EULA.

Start
Run
Type "winver"
Click on end-user license agreement...

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http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes