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    Default Why to Use a Registry Cleaner?

    You probably do agree that registry cleaners are overused an often not really necessary. You know in no case it does speed up your PC or fix crashes.

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    there are programs that leave behind registry entries when uninstalled. And if you were to later reinstall, the installer sees the old entries and may not replace them with a new one - this is fine if each and every part is reinstalled into the exact same location - which may or may not be the case - especially if you uninstalled to put the program in a new location - such as a different folder or hard drive.

    This is the one and only fact using a registry cleaner is recommended - but to use it properly, you MUST do the full uninstall, then reboot the computer before running the cleaner to allow it to flag those left over entries as orphans - or they will not be removed.

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    why?
    because the rta are a lazy bunch of yobo's & need cleaning out
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    Ok, so what one to use, a 'Freebie' like I see on the header of this post or a bought one and if so, does price denote Value for Money that it does what it promises?
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    You are assuming that registry cleaners can actually somehow (magically) work out which registry entries are important and which ones aren't, and do this for all versions of all Windows software that are available.

    If a piece of software fails to un-install correctly and then additionally fails to re-install, as a result of a previous install, then the software is faulty. In this case you should then contact the software developer rather than hoping that some other 3rd party software will know how to fix it.

    I would argue that registry cleaners are a total waste of time. 99% snake oil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gordon_s1942 View Post
    Ok, so what one to use, a 'Freebie' like I see on the header of this post or a bought one and if so, does price denote Value for Money that it does what it promises?

    To start with, use Microsoft RegClean 4.1a Build 7364.1 (01/23/2002)

    What RegClean Does:

    RegClean analyzes Windows Registry keys that are stored in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the Windows Registry. It finds keys that contain erroneous values, and after recording those entries in an Undo.reg file, it removes them from the Windows Registry.


    What RegClean Does Not Do:

    RegClean does not fix every known problem with the registry. It does not fix a corrupt registry; it is limited to fixing problems with normal Windows Registry entries located in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

    It is very possible that RegClean will not correct a problem that you have encountered. RegClean will leave any entries in the registry that it does not understand or that could possibly be correct.



    Important: The RegClean utility is no longer supported by Microsoft and has been removed from all Microsoft download sites.
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    bit like a divorce really
    you can kill all the greedy processes but theres always something left over
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    Beware; unless you are having a problem & know what program is giving you a problem then watch out, if you allow a registry cleaner to change registry values that are important then you might lose access to important files.
    I know from experience; about 10 years ago, I used one & allowed it to make changes to the registry I didn't understand at the time & lost access to all files associated with one very important program. The road back was difficult, however I did recover the files. I also learned a lot about the registry & regedit.
    I now do my own registry fixes, by deleting unneeded entries after backing up the registry. Sometimes that involves uninstalling the problem program, deleting it's leftover entries then reinstall if necessary.
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    i used to do that
    pick through the registry like a rat looking for a grain of rice
    ccleaner has a useful reg cleaner in it
    never screwed anything i have used it on
    unless its a baddy
    just check the hkey\local machine\microsoft\windows\run
    thats the startup folder, i didnt even google that
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    Strangely enough, I've never had any issues with registry cleaners, that said, I am also prepared to perform a complete reload if anything does go wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philquad View Post
    just check the hkey\local machine\microsoft\windows\run
    thats the startup folder, i didnt even google that
    AFAIK, a key

    hkey\local machine\microsoft\windows\run

    doesn't /did never exist in any version of Windows's registry.

    Suspect was meant

    either
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce
    or
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

    but who knows?

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    AFAIK, the Startup folder for example in Windows 7 / Windows 8 is as follows:

    For an individual user:

    C:\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wind ows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

    For all users:

    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

    Here C: is the drive letter of your computers System Drive (Where the Windows folder is located)
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