Registry Cleanup

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None of Microsoft Windows OS has ever come with a Registry Cleaner

Registry Cleaners do not do anything but create issues that will require to just about re-install the OS

Using any Registry Cleaner is very dangerous in the hands of someone that does not know the Registry. You should know what a line in the Registry is before deleting it manually. Deleting anything with an automatic delete from any Reg Cleaner is suicide.

Left over entries in the Registry does not do any harm or do they take up any space. That is a very common misconception. Do not use a Registry Cleaner. You are asking for problems.

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I'm curious why Vista Ultimate didn't come with its own registry cleanup tools?
 
None of Microsoft Windows OS has ever come with a Registry Cleaner

Registry Cleaners do not do anything but create issues that will require to just about re-install the OS

Using any Registry Cleaner is very dangerous in the hands of someone that does not know the Registry. You should know what a line in the Registry is before deleting it manually. Deleting anything with an automatic delete from any Reg Cleaner is suicide.

Left over entries in the Registry does not do any harm or do they take up any space. That is a very common misconception. Do not use a Registry Cleaner. You are asking for problems.
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LOL! If you say so.
 
good question. even id like to know that. maybe ms feels its really not
needed ! or perhaps (like the av companies) the registry cleaning cos also
wud have started crying foul :D
 
I'm curious why Vista Ultimate didn't come with its own registry cleanup tools?
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Presumably because registry cleaning tools are unnecessary and
dangerous.
 
Presumably because registry cleaning tools are unnecessary and
dangerous.
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Propaganda.

What's far more dangerous and actually a security risk is all the
useless crap Vista squirrels away in the Registry.

With proper care a GOOD Registry Cleaner not over used or misused is
just another troll that can help keep your system in tip top shape.
 
Vigilante said:
I'm curious why Vista Ultimate didn't come with its own registry cleanup
tools?
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Perhaps because there's absolutely no need for such a thing and no
benefit to be gained by using one?


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I strongly agree with Peter, Ken, and Bruce. You don't need them, and they can do harm. Their claim to have found large numbers of problems they cleaned up is pure hype.

Ed Bott agrees with us:

www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

CH
I'm curious why Vista Ultimate didn't come with its own registry cleanup tools?
 
This old chestnut. Always good for cut and paste responses from MVPs to
boost their monthly post counts.

Chad - good article from Ed Bott, as usual, - thanks for the link - but
note he ends with the comment

'OK, I'll give it a try.'

ie he's intelligent enough not to reject all registry cleaners out of hand,
simply by virtue of their name.

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"Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
I strongly agree with Peter, Ken, and Bruce. You don't need them, and they
can do harm. Their claim to have found large numbers of problems they
cleaned up is pure hype.

Ed Bott agrees with us:

www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

CH
I'm curious why Vista Ultimate didn't come with its own registry cleanup
tools?
 
dekruyter said:
I'll throw in my 2 cents; or food for thought.

I've used a certain registry cleaner for years, and never had a
problem.

But here's the food for thought; EVERY program you install, and then
some, edit the registry! Good programs; Bad programs.

Now, if I let every stinking program edit my Registry, why wouldn't I
allow a reputable and tested program that's specifically designed to
edit the registry clean it up?

We can't stop installing programs, right? And we have to deal w/ a
"polluted" registry in some manner? well maybe. I guess that's the
question in this thread.
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Exactly. Good food for thought. And the hypocrisy of it is also this... that
the same who people who preach that 'thou should never set foot on the
sacred turf of the registry' are the same people that will quite happily
point you to pages and utilities to remove the registry vestiges of
installed programs like AOL, Norton products etc. Or perhaps they've just
not spotted the connection.
 
I'll throw in my 2 cents; or food for thought.

I've used a certain registry cleaner for years, and never had a
problem.
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Sure. Most registry cleaners work OK most of the time, and problems
*are* rare. The point isn't that they always cause problems, the point
is that they *can* sometimes cause problems.

Moreover, the registry doesn't need to be cleaned. Extra registry
entries don't hurt you. The risk of a registry cleaner hurting you
(deleting an entry you need) isn't necessarily enormous, but it's much
greater than any potential benefit it may have.

Think of it as something like Russian roulette with a revolver with
1,000 chambers. Most of the time you get away with it, but it never
helps you, and if you get that one loaded chamber... For that reason,
I recommend against their use.



But here's the food for thought; EVERY program you install, and then
some, edit the registry! Good programs; Bad programs.

Now, if I let every stinking program edit my Registry, why wouldn't I
allow a reputable and tested program that's specifically designed to
edit the registry clean it up?
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Because it's a lot easier for a program to know that it's safe to add
the needed registry entry for a program installation than to know that
a particular entry is no longer needed.
 
Sure. Most registry cleaners work OK most of the time, and problems
*are* rare. The point isn't that they always cause problems, the point
is that they *can* sometimes cause problems.

Moreover, the registry doesn't need to be cleaned. Extra registry
entries don't hurt you. The risk of a registry cleaner hurting you
(deleting an entry you need) isn't necessarily enormous, but it's much
greater than any potential benefit it may have.

Think of it as something like Russian roulette with a revolver with
1,000 chambers. Most of the time you get away with it, but it never
helps you, and if you get that one loaded chamber... For that reason,
I recommend against their use.
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So you prefer a cluttered space hogging, system slowing bloated
Registry. Got it. Thanks for sharing.
Because it's a lot easier for a program to know that it's safe to add
the needed registry entry for a program installation than to know that
a particular entry is no longer needed.
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Which is the whole point behind Registry Cleaners. Many applications
even Windows fail tot TOTALLY clean up after themselves when deleted
or settings are changed often leaving unneeded clutter behind. A good
Registry Cleaner run oh once a month or so, keeps your system humming
along.

Glad to educate MVPs daily. :-)
 
Adam said:
So you prefer a cluttered space hogging, system slowing bloated
Registry.
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Are you ever going to provide any references to support such patently
absurd allegations? No independent laboratory that I've heard of has
ever provided any evidence, whatsoever, that orphaned registry entries
affect performance. In fact, the only people who make this claim are
the marketing departments of the various companies that sell this snake
oil. Which one do you work for?



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Bruce said:
Are you ever going to provide any references to support such
patently absurd allegations? No independent laboratory that I've heard
of has ever provided any evidence, whatsoever, that orphaned registry
entries affect performance. In fact, the only people who make this
claim are the marketing departments of the various companies that sell
this snake oil. Which one do you work for?
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There are registry cleaners and then there are registry cleaners.
Microsoft's isn't a very good one because it's automatic and doesn't let
you choose what to remove. Are you saying that Microsoft is selling
snake oil because they, too, have a registry cleaner?

Alias
 
Alias said:
There are registry cleaners and then there are registry cleaners.
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True. Some do more harm than others, but none of them do anything
worthwhile for the average user.

Microsoft's isn't a very good one because it's automatic and doesn't let
you choose what to remove. Are you saying that Microsoft is selling
snake oil because they, too, have a registry cleaner?
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"If it walks like duck...." I've never said that Microsoft products
are flawless, or even that all of them are worthwhile.


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
 
Adam Albright said:
So you prefer a cluttered space hogging, system slowing bloated
Registry. Got it. Thanks for sharing.


Which is the whole point behind Registry Cleaners. Many applications
even Windows fail tot TOTALLY clean up after themselves when deleted
or settings are changed often leaving unneeded clutter behind. A good
Registry Cleaner run oh once a month or so, keeps your system humming
along.

Glad to educate MVPs daily. :-)
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Thanks. Someone's got to do it.
 
Do not touch the Registry with any type of Registry Tool that is automated. You are
just looking for problems
 
How/what about a tool like Revo Uninstaller?
It removes Registry-entries which were linked to the apps that Revo
removes...
 
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