Clean Registry

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Just D.

All,

What's the best app to clean the registry? I know that Microsoft stopped
distributing their own app written for that purpose, but we need to use
something anyway. Norton Tools written by outsorcers? Thanks? But what else?

Just D.
 
Just D. said:
All,

What's the best app to clean the registry? I know that Microsoft stopped
distributing their own app written for that purpose, but we need to use
something anyway. Norton Tools written by outsorcers? Thanks? But what
else?

Just D.
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Before posting, it's a good idea to check if the subject has
not already been dealt with. Read the big discussion about
registry cleaners, posted here less than two days ago under
the Subject "Registry Cleaner Tools".
http://www.technologyquestions.com/technology/windows-xp/223737-registry-cleaner-tool.html
 
All,

What's the best app to clean the registry? I know that Microsoft stopped
distributing their own app written for that purpose, but we need to use
something anyway. Norton Tools written by outsorcers? Thanks? But what else?
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The best registry cleaner is *no* registry cleaner.

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.
 
Just D. said:
All,

What's the best app to clean the registry? I know that Microsoft stopped
distributing their own app written for that purpose, but we need to use
something anyway. Norton Tools written by outsorcers? Thanks? But what else?

Just D.
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The best way is no way - just don't do it. The risks of registry
corruption caused by the cleaner program far exceeds any possible
benefit from cleaning the registry.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
It's not just a feeling, I'm a professional programmer with a over 23 year
professional experience and I don't just feel, but see and know, here is a
difference. If you spent a very long time writing COM+ objects, or compiling
something for the VB then your registry starts looking like a trash can.
Also if you install some crazy apps to test them and then have to check and
delete them manually searching for the dead entries in your registry,
changes that you've gotten, then one day you will realize yourself that you
need to automate this job. The usual time to leave of my system is from 8-10
months to maximum one year. Step by step my computer becomes more and more
jerky and I either reinstall everything or rather restore the system drive
from some old generations of my backups using Acronis. It's fast, convenient
and safe to get everything back in an hour-two with just one disadvantage to
be having to reinstall everything installed after this backup as well as to
make missing options, tweaks, etc. I'm not new to the registry cleaning and
I was using different tools from time to time to extend the life of the
system. I just wanted to know what's the best and most current on the market
now, that's it. I actually didn't want either expect to hear a lot of
messages like - DO NOT DO THAT, etc. :) I will keep doing that anyway. We
have our own tool written in our company to clear the lost COM+
registrations made by MS VB compiler. But it's not always enough.

P.S. I'd agree that the registry cleaner is not required for a computer
user, it's very easy to kill the system making any inappropriate changes,
but it's required for a professional programmer who plays with this stuff
too often and actually knows what he's doing.
 
but it's required for a professional programmer who plays with this stuff
too often and actually knows what he's doing.
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As a Professional as you say you are and if you know what you are doing with the Registry and what can happen if something goes wrong then why do you need an automated Registry Cleaning Tool ?? I am just curious
 
Because it is a lot of work manually?

Peter Foldes said:
but it's required for a professional programmer who plays with this stuff
too often and actually knows what he's doing.
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As a Professional as you say you are and if you know what you are doing
with the Registry and what can happen if something goes wrong then why do
you need an automated Registry Cleaning Tool ?? I am just curious
 
Peter said:
As a Professional as you say you are and if you know what you are doing with the Registry and what can happen if something goes wrong then why do you need an automated Registry Cleaning Tool ?? I am just curious
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To satisfy your curiosity, I would hazard to guess that although he may
be a professional programmer, he needs an automated registry cleaner
because he hasn't got the time to go through all the 100 or so entries
made by Windows Installer and other applications. I hope your curiosity
is now satisfied.!!
 
Kayman said:
Sorry for asking. Based on you *strong* assertion I thought you would,
oh
well.
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I'm not really sure what you're driving at here.

It is a fact that there is no evidence to date that eliminating orphaned
registry entries appreciably improves the performance of a PC. It is
also a fact that Microsoft offers this unneeded service ("cleaning" the
registry). Ken simply stated that he doesn't know why Microsoft would do
such a thing.
 
I'm not really sure what you're driving at here.
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Isn't that obvious? Has reading *on* the line gotten out of fashion?
It is a fact that there is no evidence to date that eliminating orphaned
registry entries appreciably improves the performance of a PC. It is
also a fact that Microsoft offers this unneeded service ("cleaning" the
registry). Ken simply stated that he doesn't know why Microsoft would do
such a thing.
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Okay, now I know the facts. Thanks.
 
That resulted from constant bickering about a registry cleaner by the beta
testers in the forum the OneLive beta team set up for feedback. After
months of back and forth with the team MS finally opened up a survey to find
out why folks thought they needed a cleaner. In the end the team added one
to the safety scanner but not the subscription service. I think they just
got tired of hearing about it over and over in spite of the fact that the
whole registry cleaning thing is a relic from the Win9x/ME days and doesn't
have much to do with the NT branch of Windows.
 
Just D. said:
All,

What's the best app to clean the registry? I know that Microsoft stopped
distributing their own app written for that purpose, but we need to use
something anyway. Norton Tools written by outsorcers? Thanks? But what
else?
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None!
Think your Registry needs "cleaning"? Read
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own conclusions.
 

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