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From: Kevryl on 19 May 2010 02:36
(I just posted the question about reinstalling Windows 7 on my sluggish pc)

I'm wondering about "registry errors" progreams. On a previous computer I
trusted "RegCure" to repair registry errors and it was the beginning of all
my problems on that previous (XP) machine!

I'm wondering tho, are these registry programs just a take, or did I just
have a bad experience? Is there a reliable one that is likely to fix my
Windows 7 pc? There doesn't seem to be anything in Windows 7 itself to do
that. Needless to say I'm skeptical.
From: Animenia on 19 May 2010 08:49

Hi.

I have used Registry Mechanic myself for years and never had any
problems.
Just keep in mind that sometimes these kinds of programs can cause more
harm than good.

For example, You install software A which in turn adds registry values,
that's normal...
However when you try to use Software B you get a registry error.
So you think there is something wrong with your registry and run a
registry repair software when in fact it's just that the value of that
particular registry has been changed by Software A and Software B needs
another value.

This registry repair software interprets several errors in your
registry and all turn out to be of the same nature as the software A and
B problem... It's not really a problem, just an intrepretation of the
program.

Registry Mechanic has a way of seeing these "problems" and usually
avoid them which is why I have used it for so long.

/ Ani


From: shakey on 19 May 2010 12:39
From what I gather in forums more related to computer operations than this
office forum registry cleaners and other registry programs all cause more
problems than they cure. I have had this computer over 6 years and NEVER had
a registry problem.Do not try to fix something that's not broken. I do
routinely use spyware and other computer security programs as well as a
Avast.
SG
"Kevryl" <Kevryl(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B952FB58-D1FF-42F7-A619-F95C01EF8274(a)microsoft.com...
> (I just posted the question about reinstalling Windows 7 on my sluggish
> pc)
>
> I'm wondering about "registry errors" progreams. On a previous computer I
> trusted "RegCure" to repair registry errors and it was the beginning of
> all
> my problems on that previous (XP) machine!
>
> I'm wondering tho, are these registry programs just a take, or did I just
> have a bad experience? Is there a reliable one that is likely to fix my
> Windows 7 pc? There doesn't seem to be anything in Windows 7 itself to do
> that. Needless to say I'm skeptical.


From: Peter Foldes on 19 May 2010 12:43

Why would you even think you'd ever need to clean your registry?
What specific *problems* are you actually experiencing (not some
program's bogus listing of imaginary problems) that you think can be
fixed by using a registry "cleaner?"

If you do have a problem that is rooted in the registry, it would
be far better to simply edit (after backing up, of course) only the
specific key(s) and/or value(s) that are causing the problem. After
all, why use a chainsaw when a scalpel will do the job? Additionally,
the manually changing of one or two registry entries is far less likely
to have the dire consequences of allowing an automated product to make
multiple changes simultaneously. The only thing needed to safely clean
your registry is knowledge and Regedit.exe.

The registry contains all of the operating system's "knowledge" of
the computer's hardware devices, installed software, the location of the
device drivers, and the computer's configuration. A misstep in the
registry can have severe consequences. One should not even turning
loose a poorly understood automated "cleaner," unless he is fully
confident that he knows *exactly* what is going to happen as a result of
each and every change.

Having repeatedly seen the results of inexperienced people using
automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise all but the most
experienced computer technicians (and/or hobbyists) to avoid them all.
Experience has shown me that such tools simply are not safe in the hands
of the inexperienced user. If you lack the knowledge and experience to
maintain your registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and
experience to safely configure and use any automated registry cleaner,
no matter how safe they claim to be.

More importantly, no one has ever demonstrated that the use of an
automated registry "cleaner," particularly by an untrained,
inexperienced computer user, does any real good, whatsoever. There's
certainly been no empirical evidence offered to demonstrate that the use
of such products to "clean" WinXP's registry improves a computer's
performance or stability. Given the potential for harm, it's just not
worth the risk.

Granted, most registry "cleaners" won't cause problems each and
every time they're used, but the potential for harm is always there.
And, since no registry "cleaner" has ever been demonstrated to do any
good (think of them like treating the flu with chicken soup - there's no
real medicinal value, but it sometimes provides a warming placebo
effect), I always tell people that the risks far out-weigh the
non-existent benefits.

I will concede that a good registry *scanning* tool, in the hands
of an experienced and knowledgeable technician or hobbyist can be a
useful time-saving diagnostic tool, as long as it's not allowed to make
any changes automatically. But I really don't think that there are any
registry "cleaners" that are truly safe for the general public to use.
Experience has proven just the opposite: such tools simply are not safe
in the hands of the inexperienced user.

A little further reading on the subject:

Why I don't use registry cleaners
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=643

AumHa Forums • View topic - AUMHA Discussion: Should I Use a Registry
Cleaner?
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099



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Peter

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"Kevryl" <Kevryl(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B952FB58-D1FF-42F7-A619-F95C01EF8274(a)microsoft.com...
> (I just posted the question about reinstalling Windows 7 on my sluggish pc)
>
> I'm wondering about "registry errors" progreams. On a previous computer I
> trusted "RegCure" to repair registry errors and it was the beginning of all
> my problems on that previous (XP) machine!
>
> I'm wondering tho, are these registry programs just a take, or did I just
> have a bad experience? Is there a reliable one that is likely to fix my
> Windows 7 pc? There doesn't seem to be anything in Windows 7 itself to do
> that. Needless to say I'm skeptical.

From: Kevryl on 20 May 2010 04:29
Thanks Animenia. I'll note "Registry Mechanic".

"Animenia" wrote:

>
> Hi.
>
> I have used Registry Mechanic myself for years and never had any
> problems.
> Just keep in mind that sometimes these kinds of programs can cause more
> harm than good.
>
> For example, You install software A which in turn adds registry values,
> that's normal...
> However when you try to use Software B you get a registry error.
> So you think there is something wrong with your registry and run a
> registry repair software when in fact it's just that the value of that
> particular registry has been changed by Software A and Software B needs
> another value.
>
> This registry repair software interprets several errors in your
> registry and all turn out to be of the same nature as the software A and
> B problem... It's not really a problem, just an intrepretation of the
> program.
>
> Registry Mechanic has a way of seeing these "problems" and usually
> avoid them which is why I have used it for so long.
>
> / Ani
>
>
> .
>
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