Unknown said:
For what reason is it required? That is simply hogwash. If you have
as much experience as you say you have why
don't you simply use regedit and delete items you don't want?
How can you possibly expect a writer of a registry cleaner to always
make the correct decision on
items in the registry?
In all fairness, there are two different types of registry cleaners. One
type is something that scans your hard drive for "errors" and
automatically deletes scores (or hundreds) of registry entries. Most of
the time, there is no problem in doing so. However, as many of us here
in this newsgroup know, sometimes these cleaners can wreck a system!
The other type (e.g., Reg Cleaner 4.3 by Jouni Vuorio) is essentially a
scanning tool, used to pinpoint *existing* problems with a *particular*
errant program (e.g., Norton). Many people use the scanning function of
this type of cleaner to locate keys *only*, and it's faster than using
regedit. Screen shot:
http://ntcanuck.com/tq/trimg/p9b.png
It's useful in that you can sort by author *or* by name of software.
(And I would disregard that message "*should* delete"!)
Still, I wouldn't recommend it to a newbie...
