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I ran Regseeker on my computer, clean the registry, it
came back with 1349 items. they are as listed- extensions
not used, file or path does not exist,unused open with
entry,obsolete start menu item,file type not used, and
obsolete file entry. My question is can I delete them all
or which ones do I need to keep? I'm a newbie so be
gentle with me for all the stupid questions I wll ask.
Thank you.
 
Hi

You have to be very careful with these so called Registry 'cleaners' - they
can cause more harm than good and make your PC unbootable. I would suggest
that you do nothing about deleting them and let XP manage the Registry by
itself.

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| I ran Regseeker on my computer, clean the registry, it
| came back with 1349 items. they are as listed- extensions
| not used, file or path does not exist,unused open with
| entry,obsolete start menu item,file type not used, and
| obsolete file entry. My question is can I delete them all
| or which ones do I need to keep? I'm a newbie so be
| gentle with me for all the stupid questions I wll ask.
| Thank you.
 
Thank you for your reply and advice. I'm going to follow
it. Can you tell me is the firewall in XP pro good or do
I need a better one? I am running web washer is that any
good as a firewall?
 
Hi

The XP Firewall monitors incoming access from the Internet, but does not
monitor outgoing access to the Internet. May I suggest that you install a
3rd party 2-way Firewall, such as ZoneAlarm:

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/information/zap/releaseHistory.html

Download the 4.5 version - there is a problem with the newest one ATM.

I don't know Web Washer, so I can't compare it with any Firewall.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| Thank you for your reply and advice. I'm going to follow
| it. Can you tell me is the firewall in XP pro good or do
| I need a better one? I am running web washer is that any
| good as a firewall?
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi
| >
| >You have to be very careful with these so called
| Registry 'cleaners' - they
| >can cause more harm than good and make your PC
| unbootable. I would suggest
| >that you do nothing about deleting them and let XP
| manage the Registry by
| >itself.
| >
| >--
| >
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >Please reply to the News Groups
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| I ran Regseeker on my computer, clean the registry, it
| >| came back with 1349 items. they are as listed-
| extensions
| >| not used, file or path does not exist,unused open with
| >| entry,obsolete start menu item,file type not used, and
| >| obsolete file entry. My question is can I delete them
| all
| >| or which ones do I need to keep? I'm a newbie so be
| >| gentle with me for all the stupid questions I wll ask.
| >| Thank you.
| >
| >.
| >
 
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