Is it okay to remove the Invalid ActiveX entries in the registry?

[Guest]

I use Regseeker to remove bad entries in the registry. The registry cleaner
aids in the removal process by making entries either green or red. Green
colored entries are okay to remove, but red colored entries require caution.
However, I found that the Invalid ActiveX entries were colored red. I
figured it was okay to delete them since they were "invalid" entries. But is
it okay to delete the Invalid ActiveX entries? I'll show the list of entries
that were found in the registry.

A. Extension not used
B. Unused "open with" files
C. Invalid ActiveX entries
D. File type not used
E. Obsolete entries
F. File not found


I think those were the only entries that the registry cleaner found. The
entries that I deleted were C, D , E, and F. I hope I gave you guys a good
idea of what I'm talking about. Thanks for the help.

 

[R. McCarty]

If you've got to use one, RegSeeker is probably a safer choice
than most others.

However, there isn't such a thing as a "Bad" entry in the Registry.
There may be missing\disjointed or unresolved entries -but they
aren't bad.

I wouldn't allow RegSeeker to take out red entries unless I've
just imaged the PC, even then it's best to leave whatever it lists
as Red items alone.

One problem with Registry cleaning is experiencing the results.
Sometimes things break right away other times you may go days
or weeks before that key/value that's been removed gets called
on & something that used to work, doesn't.

 

[HeyBub]

I am so tired of "experts" who lecture people about the risk of using
registry cleaners, instead of answering the question. Lecture if you
must, but please answer the question after your holy discourse!
Furthermore - I often see "expert" advice about registry cleaning not
providing any benefits. This is nonsense ... I often find that
removing a particular registry entry suddenly results in a faster and
more stable system. Now, can we have the answer. or don't you know it?

Okay, what's the question?

And while we're on the subject, explain how removing a registry entry can
speed up a computer.

 

[Twayne]

I am so tired of "experts" who lecture people about the risk of using
registry cleaners, instead of answering the question. Lecture if you
must, but please answer the question after your holy discourse!
Furthermore - I often see "expert" advice about registry cleaning not
providing any benefits. This is nonsense ... I often find that
removing a particular registry entry suddenly results in a faster and
more stable system. Now, can we have the answer. or don't you know it?

That would depend on how it's invalid, IMO. The choices are usually to
delete the entry, look for something it needs, or manually edit it, with
the program deciding which choice appears first..

In this theoretical case (Does ActiveX even exist in the registry?):
Since I'm always interested in the shortest time, I'd run the registry
cleaner and I'd probably delete the bad entry first, and then go see
whether that caused any problems or not. If not, leave it deleted.
If it caused problems, say because it was functional but just glitched
in some way that it still works but not correctly, I'd Restore the entry
and tell the cleaner to fix the entry itself.
IF that was no help then, unless I knew how to fix it manually, which
I seldom do with an activeX problem, I'd probably remove it again, then
go reinstall the affected program.

With activeX, for me at least, it's a bit of a crapshoot. I don't
recall any activeX problems, so if I had them due to a registry problem,
that would tell me the cleaner fixed it right off with the first
suggestion it made, whichever that was.