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01-Feb-2008, 09:31 AM #16
I am sorry i didnt mean to offend or upset anyone ...
Its not me ..
It was just my opinion .. i shall refrain from giving any opinions from now on and resume my household duties and chain myself to the kitchen sink
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I am sorry i didnt mean to offend or upset anyone ...
Its not me ..
It was just my opinion .. i shall refrain from giving any opinions from now on and resume my household duties and chain myself to the kitchen sink
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01-Feb-2008, 09:57 AM #18
I have been around the forums Rich.
I have seen the damage that people do with reg cleaners.
Now for an experienced user maybe ...those who know what they are doing and can put any mistakes right again ..

We seem to be back on this topic again ..... A cause for concern
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i shall refrain from giving any opinions from now on and resume my household duties and chain myself to the kitchen sink
ha!

and if I buy that one, you've got some land of the coast of Derby for sale for me, eh?
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ha!

and if I buy that one, you've got some land of the coast of Derby for sale for me, eh?
Well i might have . you interested Valis ???
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Well i might have . you interested Valis ???
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Competent users should only attempt these tweaks after backing up all data. We do not take responsiblity for any problems that may arise.
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May I ask your opinion/experiences about Registry Mechanic? (bought it).
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01-Feb-2008, 02:12 PM #24
my views on ANY registry cleaner are pretty much expressed in post 14.....it's not that I dislike them, it's more along the lines that automated processes can quite easily accidentally delete keys or modify strings that are not meant to be modified/deleted.

That's just my opinion, though....I have had to fix quite a few pc's that were cratered due to registry 'cleaners', so I have a pretty heathly distrust of them.

As the registry is a fairly sensitive place, and it doesn't really matter if you have dead keys in there (as I mentioned, I've got a 10 year old box that has had more apps loaded onto it than I care to remember, and I've never even cleaned out the crap out of there that has been removed), I've found the best practice is to use something like ntregopt, which just compresses the registry (sort of like defragging your hd), and thereby decreases the boot time.

Again, just my nickel's worth.
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01-Feb-2008, 02:54 PM #25
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May I ask your opinion/experiences about Registry Mechanic? (bought it).
A good read: Ed Bott: "Why I don’t use registry cleaners"
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Thanks to you both :-)
I possibly will not renew my subscription.
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Thanks to you both :-)
I possibly will not renew my subscription.
I would be very carefull please with the reg
I look on it as the fuel tank in a car
You wouldnt put sugar in your tank would you ???
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01-Feb-2008, 03:32 PM #28
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I personally have "hosed" quite a few systems running "Ccleaner" and find it destructive software with no real positive purpose.
Slow learner?
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/me walks away humming 'one of these things is not like the other'.......
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01-Feb-2008, 05:15 PM #30
Hi "i shall refrain from giving any opinions from now on and resume my household duties "
I question the word Resume????????
You stay where you are..that was good advice as always.
Now where is my chocolate bar I was promised two days ago.
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