Registry cleaners ??
19 July 2008, 07:31 PM
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Registry cleaners ??
Just wonder if these registry cleaners actually do anything off real importance to your pc ?? reason I ask is that I have just ran a scan off two different reg scanners one after the other and was somewhat surprised to see that even after scanning and fixing /cleaning up errors etc found on the first software the second reg scanner ran straight after this found several hundred empty registry keys. is this normal and if so why ?? just what are these empty reg keys ??
19 July 2008, 08:51 PM
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Yep they certainly do help. The less registry Windows has to process on bootup and general use, will improve performance.
Once certain keys have been deleted it may result in more orphaned keys appearing. Empty keys are left over from software uninstalls usually.
What cleaner are u using? Get CCleaner as it's one of the better ones.
Once certain keys have been deleted it may result in more orphaned keys appearing. Empty keys are left over from software uninstalls usually.
What cleaner are u using? Get CCleaner as it's one of the better ones.
19 July 2008, 09:04 PM
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The registry keeps all the data for programs, environments etc.
The keys left behind can be from Demo software etc, even if you uninstall demo apps etc the keys remain.
As Bio said CCleaner is very good. Does exactly what it says on the tin
Do be careful from downloading Malware which claims to clean your registry etc as this will corrupt more than you realise.
Use trusted sites like download.com or tucows. This is just my advice.
The keys left behind can be from Demo software etc, even if you uninstall demo apps etc the keys remain.
As Bio said CCleaner is very good. Does exactly what it says on the tin
Do be careful from downloading Malware which claims to clean your registry etc as this will corrupt more than you realise.
Use trusted sites like download.com or tucows. This is just my advice.
19 July 2008, 09:26 PM
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Was covered a few weeks ago and ccleaner.com came out tops , I have been using this for quite a few years and never had a problem.
Also good for deleting programs and stopping programs from starting on boot up.
Also good for deleting programs and stopping programs from starting on boot up.
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Okay cheers guys appreciatte the advice, using full versions off reg easy and reg genius, will check cc cleaner out thou, to be honest did not realise that cc cleaner was a reg cleaner thought it only cleaned up temp files, cookies, etc but again will certainly check it out and see how I get on.
thanks again.
thanks again.
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