RegCleaner (jv16) Equivalent

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I'm looking for the equivalent to RegCleaner, which was part of the old JV16
Power Tools. I'm just interested in the RegCleaner program. I have the
last free version of JV16, as well as the stand alone of RegCleaner, and I
can't get RegCleaner to work on Vista. If anyone knows of an equivalent
program, which is as manual as RegCleaner, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.

I've been searching the newsgroups, but I can't find an answer to the many
questions requesting information on registry cleaners. I have, however seen
many replies offering the poster's personal opinion, but no answers, which
is really what prompts these multiple posts asking the same questions. To
each their own of course. I'm just hoping to find an equivalent program. I
don't want on of those automatic cleaners, that removes everything it deems
unnecessary. I just need something as simple and manual as RegCleaner.
Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
UnderDog said:
I'm looking for the equivalent to RegCleaner, which was part of the old
JV16
Power Tools. I'm just interested in the RegCleaner program. I have the
last free version of JV16, as well as the stand alone of RegCleaner, and I
can't get RegCleaner to work on Vista. If anyone knows of an equivalent
program, which is as manual as RegCleaner, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.

I've been searching the newsgroups, but I can't find an answer to the many
questions requesting information on registry cleaners. I have, however
seen
many replies offering the poster's personal opinion, but no answers, which
is really what prompts these multiple posts asking the same questions. To
each their own of course. I'm just hoping to find an equivalent program.
I
don't want on of those automatic cleaners, that removes everything it
deems
unnecessary. I just need something as simple and manual as RegCleaner.
Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Why do you think/believe you need a registry cleaner on your PC at all ?
 
UnderDog said:
I'm looking for the equivalent to RegCleaner, which was part of the old
JV16 Power Tools. I'm just interested in the RegCleaner program. I
have the last free version of JV16, as well as the stand alone of
RegCleaner, and I can't get RegCleaner to work on Vista. If anyone
knows of an equivalent program, which is as manual as RegCleaner, any
suggestions would be most appreciated.

I've been searching the newsgroups, but I can't find an answer to the
many questions requesting information on registry cleaners. I have,
however seen many replies offering the poster's personal opinion, but
no answers, which is really what prompts these multiple posts asking
the same questions. To each their own of course. I'm just hoping to
find an equivalent program. I don't want on of those automatic
cleaners, that removes everything it deems unnecessary. I just need
something as simple and manual as RegCleaner. Again, any help is
appreciated. Thanks.
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It woudl not have been a good idea to ue RegCleaner on Vista anyway, as it
is an old program, and Vista has different registry locations to previous
versions.

ss.
 
Seeing as how you are determined to delve into the Registry, have a look at
CCleaner.
It apparently looks for leftovers!

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/CCleaner/ccleaner.html
--
Mad Mike


UnderDog said:
I'm looking for the equivalent to RegCleaner, which was part of the old
JV16
Power Tools. I'm just interested in the RegCleaner program. I have the
last free version of JV16, as well as the stand alone of RegCleaner, and I
can't get RegCleaner to work on Vista. If anyone knows of an equivalent
program, which is as manual as RegCleaner, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.

I've been searching the newsgroups, but I can't find an answer to the many
questions requesting information on registry cleaners. I have, however
seen
many replies offering the poster's personal opinion, but no answers, which
is really what prompts these multiple posts asking the same questions. To
each their own of course. I'm just hoping to find an equivalent program.
I
don't want on of those automatic cleaners, that removes everything it
deems
unnecessary. I just need something as simple and manual as RegCleaner.
Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not a fan of that option in CCleaner. I
do use CCleaner for it's main use, but the "Registry Cleaner" doesn't
function how I'd like. Also, the "issues" it finds, and suggests you
remove, such as issues with help files, shared DLL's, unsued file
extensions, etc, are not what I'm looking for. I'm more interested in the
junk programs leave behind when you uninstall them. Most of the time, none
of the program "leftovers" cause issues, and can be left alone. I simply
want to know what's being left, and would like an easy method of removal, if
I should so choose. RegCleaner was perfect for this, since it mainly
provided registry entries for your installed programs. It was simple,
manual, and stand alone. I just can't seem to find it's equivalent for
Vista.
 
UnderDog said:
I'm looking for the equivalent to RegCleaner, which was part of the old
JV16
Power Tools. I'm just interested in the RegCleaner program. I have the
last free version of JV16, as well as the stand alone of RegCleaner, and I
can't get RegCleaner to work on Vista. If anyone knows of an equivalent
program, which is as manual as RegCleaner, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.

I've been searching the newsgroups, but I can't find an answer to the many
questions requesting information on registry cleaners. I have, however
seen
many replies offering the poster's personal opinion, but no answers, which
is really what prompts these multiple posts asking the same questions. To
each their own of course. I'm just hoping to find an equivalent program.
I
don't want on of those automatic cleaners, that removes everything it
deems
unnecessary. I just need something as simple and manual as RegCleaner.
Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Regcleaner 4.3.2 does run in Vista and does not appear to be harmful if used
with default settings..
 
Mike said:
Why do you think/believe you need a registry cleaner on your PC at all ?
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Bit rot!

What a dumb question, Mike. That's like asking why do you ever need to
run chkdsk on your HDD? Because orphan entries and such cruft
inevitably gets left behind and should be cleaned up every now and
again. It's called maintenance.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101
 
The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
Bit rot!

What a dumb question, Mike. That's like asking why do you ever need to
run chkdsk on your HDD? Because orphan entries and such cruft inevitably
gets left behind and should be cleaned up every now and again. It's
called maintenance.
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I suppose these people that always go on about no need for registry cleaners
do not use much software, or reinstall the OS every few weeks anyway. ;-)

ss.
 
"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
What a dumb question, Mike. That's like asking why do you ever need to
run chkdsk on your HDD? Because orphan entries and such cruft inevitably
gets left behind and should be cleaned up every now and again. It's
called maintenance.
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Brevity snips........


After uninstalling Norton Anti-Virus software I was shocked at how much crap
it left in the registry! I removed it myself.
 
Synapse said:
The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'



I suppose these people that always go on about no need for registry cleaners
do not use much software, or reinstall the OS every few weeks anyway. ;-)

ss.
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LOL, seriously! :)

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101
 
news.microsoft.com said:
"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"


Brevity snips........


After uninstalling Norton Anti-Virus software I was shocked at how much
crap it left in the registry! I removed it myself.
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Norton anything is one of the worse offenders.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101
 
"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'



I suppose these people that always go on about no need for registry
cleaners
do not use much software, or reinstall the OS every few weeks anyway. ;-)

ss.
Click to expand...

LOL, seriously! :)

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101


Thanks for chiming in you guys. I was starting to think maybe I was alone
in this world. I don't know about the rest of them, but I prefer to not let
junk (harmless or not) pile up in my registry. When the other poster
brought up Norton, is was like bad memories screaming back. I had to
download their tool, twice, to get it removed, and then had to finish up
manually. I'll never use anything Symantec as a result.

I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to monitor what goes on their
expensive machine. Worse than that though, I can't understand where this
hatred of registry cleaners have come from, and why everyone feels the need
to answer each and every thread with their opinion, yet offer no valuable
answers. Anyway, thanks for letting me know others have the same desire to
remove unnecessary junk from their computer. I can only assume it's as a
result of the many users that have used those broad and harsh cleaners, that
remove so much stuff in one fell swoop, that when an issue arises, they
don't know where to look. I prefer the manual method.
 
UnderDog said:
I'm looking for the equivalent to RegCleaner, which was part of the old
JV16
Power Tools. I'm just interested in the RegCleaner program. I have the
last free version of JV16, as well as the stand alone of RegCleaner, and I
can't get RegCleaner to work on Vista. If anyone knows of an equivalent
program, which is as manual as RegCleaner, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.

I've been searching the newsgroups, but I can't find an answer to the many
questions requesting information on registry cleaners. I have, however
seen
many replies offering the poster's personal opinion, but no answers, which
is really what prompts these multiple posts asking the same questions. To
each their own of course. I'm just hoping to find an equivalent program.
I
don't want on of those automatic cleaners, that removes everything it
deems
unnecessary. I just need something as simple and manual as RegCleaner.
Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Click to expand...


Regcleaner 4.3.2 does run in Vista and does not appear to be harmful if used
with default settings..


--
Mike Hall - MVP

Mike's Window - My Blog..
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx


Thanks very much for the reply. Do you happen to know where I can find a
clean copy? I actually tried to download 4.3 off the brothersoft.com
website last night, but I got a trojan downloader warning and the AV kicked
in. I'm weary about trying again, unless I know the site is safe. Granted
it may have been and erroneous warning, but no need to take chances.
 
If you remove invalid entries yourself you are in control of what is and
what is not removed; for this reason I always state that 'if you are not
confident enough to manually edit the registry, then leave well alone.'

Registry cleaner per se are very hit and miss and display many false
positives. I've tested many over the years and found they do more harm than
good. In one instance I run a registry cleaner which told me I had 450
invalid entries in the registry. I then ran another one on the same machine
and that said I had 1,000 invalid entries; a third subsequently said I have
4,000 invalid entries. The question is which do you believe? In my opinion
registry cleaners are best left well alone.


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Windows XP Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

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Mick Murphy said:
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/RegSeeker/regseeker.html

I came across this one; it might suit you.
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Regseeker epitomizes the misnomer that is 'registry cleaner'.

It presents a three part list.. green ok to remove, orange maybe ok to
remove, red remove at your own risk..

Some registry cleaners only take out the green stuff by default.

Others remove all of the green and some of the orange..

All of them have the ability to remove all colors if settings other than
default are used.

So, does a registry cleaner really clean out the registry? Nope.. it sweeps
stuff under the mat unless you give it permission to take the top layer
clean off..
 
If you remove invalid entries yourself you are in control of what is and
what is not removed; for this reason I always state that 'if you are not
confident enough to manually edit the registry, then leave well alone.'

Registry cleaner per se are very hit and miss and display many false
positives. I've tested many over the years and found they do more harm than
good. In one instance I run a registry cleaner which told me I had 450
invalid entries in the registry. I then ran another one on the same machine
and that said I had 1,000 invalid entries; a third subsequently said I have
4,000 invalid entries. The question is which do you believe? In my opinion
registry cleaners are best left well alone.


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Windows XP Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

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news.microsoft.com said:
"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"


Brevity snips........


After uninstalling Norton Anti-Virus software I was shocked at how much
crap it left in the registry! I removed it myself.
Click to expand...

I think there's a misunderstanding about what I'm looking for in a "registry
cleaner". There's nothing automatic about RegCleaner. It's all manual.
What I like about it, is the fact that it compiles all of the registry
entries, for all of your installed programs, all on one page (for lack of a
better word). I'm not looking for, nor do I use, those one step, kill all,
programs. RegCleaner is almost just as manual as regedit. The only
difference is the fact that it compiles all the entries per program, and
allows you to remove them all, if you so choose.
 
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