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From: Ken Blake, MVP on 9 Feb 2010 14:19
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:12:01 -0800, Cecelala
<Cecelala(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thank you for your help as well. I always get nervous when it comes to doing
> anything with the registry files. I definitely will not touch those or
> delete.


Glad to hear that, and you're welcome. Glad to help.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:00:08 -0600, Chet
> > <chesterefSPAM(a)NOThotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > You may want to try CCleaner (it's free)
> > > <http://www.ccleaner.com/>
> > >
> > > It will remove the old hotfix installation files that are removable. But
> > > remember, once you remove them you won't be able to uninstall that update.
> > >
> > > You can also cleanup many other caches, temps etc. as well. As to the
> > > registry cleaner portion CCleaner, use at your own risk. If you read
> > > these groups very often you know there's not much to be gained by
> > > cleaning the registry.
> >
> >
> > I'll second your recommendation of CCleaner, as long as its registry
> > cleaning function isn't used. Registry cleaner should not be used
> > because they are dangerous, not just that there's not much to be
> > gained.
> >
> > Here's my standard post on registry cleaners:
> >
> > Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
> > registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
> > don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
> > what 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 erroneously
> > removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
> > it may have.
> >
> > Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html
> >
> >
> >
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> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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> > .
> >

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