[animalbones]

howzit peoples, i have read pages and pages on this trying to find a definitve answer but to no avail there have been slightly more saying to leave well alone but i am still not totally convinced have recently done a clean install and since then have not touched the registry for cleaning although i have a few cleaners available to me i.e. tune up utilities, uniblue registry cleaner, advanced system care, and of course ccleaner and although some if not most have entries the same they do vary so any views from more experienced computer users (which is 99.999% of the planet) would be appreciated also is there anywhere to look for definate deletables that would do no harm.(yes i was a kid that had to poke and squeeze his spots and scabs which is why i feel the need to ask about this). thanks in advance for any forthcoming help animal.

[hulkinator]

You will get a lot of replies very quickly here. The responses will hopefully all agree:

Don't under ANY circumstances use a registry cleaner.

The damage they do can require an OS reinstall. They help they provide... well there just isn't any. The following thread addresses your issue very nicely, with some contributions from some very respected TSG members including flavallee, and some humor thrown in from Rich-M.
http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-...y-cleaner.html

Hope this helps!

[Stoner]

Agreed....avoid registry cleaners.

[JohnWill]

Bad.


A good read: Ed Bott: "Why I don’t use registry cleaners"

Another opinion from a Microsoft MVP: Thoughts about Registry Cleaners and System Tweaking Tools

[buffoon]

I only use them when Easter and Xmas fall on the same day. Stick to that and you'll be ok.

[animalbones]

thanks folks i feel a lot more secure in not using them now i feel like a bit of a leech only being able ask questions without giving any help back so i would like to thank you all for your time in replying to my questions (there are bound to be more) but you have helped me sort this one out so again thanks.

[buffoon]

Originally Posted by animalbones

thanks folks i feel a lot more secure in not using them now i feel like a bit of a leech only being able ask questions without giving any help back so i would like to thank you all for your time in replying to my questions (there are bound to be more) but you have helped me sort this one out so again thanks.

No worries, if I get amnesia about my take on registry cleaners I'll give you a buzz and you can remind me.

[hulkinator]

Believe it or not this question comes up rather often in the forums. So now you can keep your eye out for the next time it appears and you can just be like me and post links to other threads that answer the question, like this one.

Take care!

[Gr3iz]

Slightly off topic, Animal, but if you could use a little punctuation in your posts, it would really help these old eyes a lot! ;-)

[animalbones]

Originally Posted by Gr3iz

Slightly off topic, Animal, but if you could use a little punctuation in your posts, it would really help these old eyes a lot! ;-)

i will try to remember, although i don´t do capitals except for names ( quirky i know ). on another note i was glad to see my post helped the uniblue question, also do i mark this as sorted/solved as i found my question/post ( i will get the hang of the terms one day ) answered most helpfully and again i thank all who answered. so Gr3iz i shall do my best to remember to punctuate, as i would not like to lose potential help for the lack of a few commas etc. ( was this any better? )

[Gr3iz]

I hope I didn't offend you. It's kinda like reading a message in all caps. It just makes it harder to read. If people can read your message without working at it, they may be more likely to help. Personal opinion. ;-)

You can mark it "Solved" with the button near your original post.

[animalbones]

Originally Posted by Gr3iz

I hope I didn't offend you. It's kinda like reading a message in all caps. It just makes it harder to read. If people can read your message without working at it, they may be more likely to help. Personal opinion. ;-)

You can mark it "Solved" with the button near your original post.

nah no worries i blame the perishers ( old cartoon strip ).

[istandalonefy]

Originally Posted by hulkinator

You will get a lot of replies very quickly here. The responses will hopefully all agree:

Don't under ANY circumstances use a registry cleaner.

The damage they do can require an OS reinstall. They help they provide... well there just isn't any. The following thread addresses your issue very nicely, with some contributions from some very respected TSG members including flavallee, and some humor thrown in from Rich-M.
http://forums.techguy.org/all-other-...y-cleaner.html

Hope this helps!

wow, glad I read this! So since I have reg. cleaners (didn't know any better) should I uninstall them of just leave them be?

[buffoon]

Originally Posted by istandalonefy

wow, glad I read this! So since I have reg. cleaners (didn't know any better) should I uninstall them of just leave them be?

Not much point in having them if you're not going to use them (which you really should NOT).
On the other hand things like CCleaner come with registry cleaner but if you just leave that item alone you'll be ok.
Being on your PC won't affect you PC's performance but you'll just need to condition yourself to shrink away from their use.

[animalbones]

howzit folks i was thinking about this thread the other day and have been meaning to post a Thank you to all who answered, i thought as i was getting into my account via the welcome screen ( no password) in 35 seconds i thought to myself thanks dudes i should post a thank you so thanks! i might not know anything about cpus but i can now say with confidence that registry cleaners are not needed and should have a bit of tape covering the button.thanks again animal