Registry repair
should I be running Registry repair/cleanup/defrag programs.If so are there any good free ones.1 person needs an answerI do too
October 18th, 2010 11:38am

Short answer, noRegistry repair programs are for the most part snake oil, incorrect useage could render your sys unuseableWinXP has an inbuilt Cleanup and Defrag
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October 18th, 2010 11:58am

you can follow microsoft's recommendations at here:http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/article/registry_cleaner_why.htm db`...> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
October 18th, 2010 12:11pm

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:34:08 +0000, segei wrote:should I be running Registry repairNo! See below./cleanup/defrag programs.Cleaning up depends on what the program does, but most are safe.Defragging is done automatically, and is no longer necessary to domanually.If so are there any good free ones.Here's my standard post on registry cleaners:Registry cleaning programs are all snake oil. Cleaning of theregistry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone anddon't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, andwhat vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you. The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneouslyremoving an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefitit may have. Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.htmland http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099and alsohttp://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspxLet me point out that neither I nor anyone else who warns against theuse of registry cleaners has ever said that they always causeproblems. If they always caused problems, they would disappear fromthe market almost immediately. Many people have used a registrycleaner and never had a problem with it.Rather, the problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with itthe substantial risk of having a problem. And since there is nobenefit to using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very badbargain.Ken Blake (MS MVP)
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October 18th, 2010 1:05pm

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