Do I Need a Registry Cleaner?

[voujnbwuotkd]

"My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean
my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?"
Cleaning the Registry
Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your
Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the
registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track
of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the
settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software,
users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system
startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed.
Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software
package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These
files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them
difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate
all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a
single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows
system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by
reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are
important!)...

Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv

 

[Bruce Hagen]

SPAM!

Read this before running a registry cleaner and then take your chances.
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099

 

[measekite's psychiatrist]

Don't run crap like Registry cleaners. The system doesn't slow down with
entries in the registry. The registry is just a database that the OS uses
as a lookup table.

Registry cleaners are crap.

 

[VanguardLH]

"My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean
my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?"
Cleaning the Registry
Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your
Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the
registry is.

And on goes the spam. So we have a site trying to spam their product
while pretending in the Subject to be a user asking a question. Boy,
they really want to Joe Job themselves.

 

[VanguardLH]

And on goes the spam. So we have a site trying to spam their product
while pretending in the Subject to be a user asking a question. Boy,
they really want to Joe Job themselves.

Oh, by the way, to report spamming abuse regarding this group, follow
the instructions at:

http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=81275

I did. Since this group is trying to promote or sell Registry Booster
2009, it is a spam group, so select Spam as the category of abuse.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Bruce

You passed it on also without deleting the spammers link

 

[Ron Badour]

Ahem, so did you

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

 

[Peter Foldes]

Guilty as charged. I have no idea on how I did that. I always remove it. 1st time
for everything.

Sorry Bruce