Registry deletion

[Guest]

When I run my registry cleaner (TweakNow), it gets hung up on a
Hkey_local_machine, software file: microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
{FB4740B3-2530-4520-A8A825-F7AB246CA7DF}. It's never done this before. Is
it safe to delete?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Ask the TweakNow support people.
http://www.tweaknow.com/contact.html

A Google search for the CLSID {FB4740B3-2530-4520-A8A825-F7AB246CA7DF}
brings up zip.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I just e-mailed them. Never thought about Googling the CLSID.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

A Google search for common CLSIDs will bring back many hits.

Take {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} for example, My Computer.

Paste into Start | Run to see...

file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

I'm not sure what you were demonstrating on your last post other than when I
did paste it into run, My Computer did come up. I did hear from TweakNow. I
had to give them a little more info, but before I did, I updated my cleaner
version and the scan stalled in a different location. I'm waiting to hear
back from them. I may end up creating a restore point and deleting the pesky
files and see what happens.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

TweakNow RegCleaner looks like a POS to me. I never heard of it until your
post. I would uninstall it before it "fixes" something and you're back here
asking how to fix that.

If you inist on using a reg cleaner, here's a free one.

EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries
that are pointing nowhere.
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

[[EasyCleaner creates .REG-file from all entries deleted on the same
session, and by double-clicking the *.REG-file you can add those previously
deleted entries back to the registry. i.e. EasyCleaner makes backup (Undo
files) that you can use to replace something that you deleted using
EasyCleaner.]]

A warning is in order. Back up the registry first, before you do anything
else, that way if you screw up something you have a Plan B.

ERUNT can make a full backup the registry and if the Registry is really
messed up, it allows you a way to restore the Registry. Providing that you
follow the instructions. RTFM! Hint, make a backup disk.

NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!) for
making a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the
whole registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive
is saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the
current registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file,
it is merged with the current registry without deleting anything that
has been added since the export, leaving you with an absolute mess of
old and new entries.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should use the
NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing or uninstalling
a program, to minimize the size of the registry files and optimize registry
access.

The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
modified or deleted keys.

Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
(as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
minimum size possible.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ntregopt.txt

[[Question: Should I disable Windows XP’s System Restore function when using
ERUNT?

Answer: Yes! Though System Restore backs up more than just the registry, the
registry is essentially all you need to revert your system to a previous
state. Advantages of ERUNT over System Restore are that each restore folder
is standalone and independent of the others, minimizing the risk of restore
failures, and that a restore can easily be done from outside Windows. Also,
ERUNT backups usually take up less hard drive space than System Restore’s
restore points and may be individually deleted at any time. ]]

[[Question: My registry is broken, so I downloaded your program to fix it.
How do I do it?

Answer: You can’t. ERUNT is based on the backup and restore principle, which
means you can restore a good copy of the registry only if you previously
created a backup. In the future, use ERUNT to make regular registry
backups. ]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/faq.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Should I ask what POS stands for? I've used TweakNow for some time and never
had a problem until now. I might try the link you gave me. Thanks.

No response back from TweakNow since I last posted.
--
4i''''''''s

TweakNow RegCleaner looks like a POS to me. I never heard of it until your
post. I would uninstall it before it "fixes" something and you're back here
asking how to fix that.

If you inist on using a reg cleaner, here's a free one.

EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries
that are pointing nowhere.
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

[[EasyCleaner creates .REG-file from all entries deleted on the same
session, and by double-clicking the *.REG-file you can add those previously
deleted entries back to the registry. i.e. EasyCleaner makes backup (Undo
files) that you can use to replace something that you deleted using
EasyCleaner.]]

A warning is in order. Back up the registry first, before you do anything
else, that way if you screw up something you have a Plan B.

ERUNT can make a full backup the registry and if the Registry is really
messed up, it allows you a way to restore the Registry. Providing that you
follow the instructions. RTFM! Hint, make a backup disk.

NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!) for
making a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the
whole registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive
is saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the
current registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file,
it is merged with the current registry without deleting anything that
has been added since the export, leaving you with an absolute mess of
old and new entries.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should use the
NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing or uninstalling
a program, to minimize the size of the registry files and optimize registry
access.

The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
modified or deleted keys.

Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
(as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
minimum size possible.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ntregopt.txt

[[Question: Should I disable Windows XP’s System Restore function when using
ERUNT?

Answer: Yes! Though System Restore backs up more than just the registry, the
registry is essentially all you need to revert your system to a previous
state. Advantages of ERUNT over System Restore are that each restore folder
is standalone and independent of the others, minimizing the risk of restore
failures, and that a restore can easily be done from outside Windows. Also,
ERUNT backups usually take up less hard drive space than System Restore’s
restore points and may be individually deleted at any time. ]]

[[Question: My registry is broken, so I downloaded your program to fix it.
How do I do it?

Answer: You can’t. ERUNT is based on the backup and restore principle, which
means you can restore a good copy of the registry only if you previously
created a backup. In the future, use ERUNT to make regular registry
backups. ]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/faq.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Piece Of S...

Have fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Should I ask what POS stands for? I've used TweakNow for some time and
never had a problem until now. I might try the link you gave me. Thanks.

No response back from TweakNow since I last posted.
--
4i''''''''s

TweakNow RegCleaner looks like a POS to me. I never heard of it until
your post. I would uninstall it before it "fixes" something and you're
back here asking how to fix that.

If you inist on using a reg cleaner, here's a free one.

EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for
entries that are pointing nowhere.
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

[[EasyCleaner creates .REG-file from all entries deleted on the same
session, and by double-clicking the *.REG-file you can add those
previously deleted entries back to the registry. i.e. EasyCleaner makes
backup (Undo files) that you can use to replace something that you
deleted using EasyCleaner.]]

A warning is in order. Back up the registry first, before you do
anything else, that way if you screw up something you have a Plan B.

ERUNT can make a full backup the registry and if the Registry is really
messed up, it allows you a way to restore the Registry. Providing that
you follow the instructions. RTFM! Hint, make a backup disk.

NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!)
for making a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the
whole registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive
is saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the
current registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file,
it is merged with the current registry without deleting anything that
has been added since the export, leaving you with an absolute mess of
old and new entries.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should use
the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing or
uninstalling
a program, to minimize the size of the registry files and optimize
registry access.

The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
modified or deleted keys.

Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
(as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
minimum size possible.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ntregopt.txt

[[Question: Should I disable Windows XP’s System Restore function when
using ERUNT?

Answer: Yes! Though System Restore backs up more than just the registry,
the registry is essentially all you need to revert your system to a
previous state. Advantages of ERUNT over System Restore are that each
restore folder is standalone and independent of the others, minimizing
the risk of restore failures, and that a restore can easily be done from
outside Windows. Also, ERUNT backups usually take up less hard drive
space than System Restore’s restore points and may be individually
deleted at any time. ]]

[[Question: My registry is broken, so I downloaded your program to fix
it. How do I do it?

Answer: You can’t. ERUNT is based on the backup and restore principle,
which means you can restore a good copy of the registry only if you
previously created a backup. In the future, use ERUNT to make regular
registry
backups. ]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/faq.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I'm not sure what you were demonstrating on your last post other than
when I did paste it into run, My Computer did come up. I did hear from
TweakNow. I had to give them a little more info, but before I did, I
updated my cleaner version and the scan stalled in a different location.
I'm waiting to hear back from them. I may end up creating a restore
point and deleting the pesky files and see what happens.
--
4i''''''''s


:

A Google search for common CLSIDs will bring back many hits.

Take {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} for example, My Computer.

Paste into Start | Run to see...

file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 4eyes <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks. I just e-mailed them. Never thought about Googling the
CLSID. --
4i''''s


:

Ask the TweakNow support people.
http://www.tweaknow.com/contact.html

A Google search for the CLSID
{FB4740B3-2530-4520-A8A825-F7AB246CA7DF} brings up zip.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 4eyes <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I run my registry cleaner (TweakNow), it gets hung up on a
Hkey_local_machine, software file:
microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
{FB4740B3-2530-4520-A8A825-F7AB246CA7DF}. It's never done this
before. Is it safe to delete? --
4i''s

 

[Guest]

OOPS, sorry I asked. It turned out that I couldn't read the "scan cpmplete"
message. My bad!
--
4i''''''''s

Piece Of S...

Have fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Should I ask what POS stands for? I've used TweakNow for some time and
never had a problem until now. I might try the link you gave me. Thanks.

No response back from TweakNow since I last posted.
--
4i''''''''s

TweakNow RegCleaner looks like a POS to me. I never heard of it until
your post. I would uninstall it before it "fixes" something and you're
back here asking how to fix that.

If you inist on using a reg cleaner, here's a free one.

EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for
entries that are pointing nowhere.
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm

[[EasyCleaner creates .REG-file from all entries deleted on the same
session, and by double-clicking the *.REG-file you can add those
previously deleted entries back to the registry. i.e. EasyCleaner makes
backup (Undo files) that you can use to replace something that you
deleted using EasyCleaner.]]

A warning is in order. Back up the registry first, before you do
anything else, that way if you screw up something you have a Plan B.

ERUNT can make a full backup the registry and if the Registry is really
messed up, it allows you a way to restore the Registry. Providing that
you follow the instructions. RTFM! Hint, make a backup disk.

NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!)
for making a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the
whole registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive
is saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the
current registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file,
it is merged with the current registry without deleting anything that
has been added since the export, leaving you with an absolute mess of
old and new entries.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should use
the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing or
uninstalling
a program, to minimize the size of the registry files and optimize
registry access.

The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
modified or deleted keys.

Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
(as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
minimum size possible.]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ntregopt.txt

[[Question: Should I disable Windows XP’s System Restore function when
using ERUNT?

Answer: Yes! Though System Restore backs up more than just the registry,
the registry is essentially all you need to revert your system to a
previous state. Advantages of ERUNT over System Restore are that each
restore folder is standalone and independent of the others, minimizing
the risk of restore failures, and that a restore can easily be done from
outside Windows. Also, ERUNT backups usually take up less hard drive
space than System Restore’s restore points and may be individually
deleted at any time. ]]

[[Question: My registry is broken, so I downloaded your program to fix
it. How do I do it?

Answer: You can’t. ERUNT is based on the backup and restore principle,
which means you can restore a good copy of the registry only if you
previously created a backup. In the future, use ERUNT to make regular
registry
backups. ]]
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/faq.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 4eyes <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I'm not sure what you were demonstrating on your last post other than
when I did paste it into run, My Computer did come up. I did hear from
TweakNow. I had to give them a little more info, but before I did, I
updated my cleaner version and the scan stalled in a different location.
I'm waiting to hear back from them. I may end up creating a restore
point and deleting the pesky files and see what happens.
--
4i''''''''s


:

A Google search for common CLSIDs will bring back many hits.

Take {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} for example, My Computer.

Paste into Start | Run to see...

file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 4eyes <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks. I just e-mailed them. Never thought about Googling the
CLSID. --
4i''''s


:

Ask the TweakNow support people.
http://www.tweaknow.com/contact.html

A Google search for the CLSID
{FB4740B3-2530-4520-A8A825-F7AB246CA7DF} brings up zip.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 4eyes <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I run my registry cleaner (TweakNow), it gets hung up on a
Hkey_local_machine, software file:
microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
{FB4740B3-2530-4520-A8A825-F7AB246CA7DF}. It's never done this
before. Is it safe to delete? --
4i''s