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Registry Cleaner
taurusgb
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Is it worth using a registry cleaner and if so which one is reccomended and how much (approximately) is it likely to cost please?.
Am already running Norton systemworks which checks the registry when I run One Button Check Up - is this doing the same job as a registry cleaner?
Thanks for any advice/help
Am already running Norton systemworks which checks the registry when I run One Button Check Up - is this doing the same job as a registry cleaner?
Thanks for any advice/help
People Say that life's the thing - but I prefer reading 
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell jnto the Thames it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity - Benjamin Disreali
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell jnto the Thames it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity - Benjamin Disreali
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I use ccleaner. It's free."She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
Moss0 -
arggh u git!! was just about to post that..
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/
ccleaner is a very good and virtually safe tool to use. recomened!0 -
arggh u git!! was just about to post that..
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/
ccleaner is a very good and virtually safe tool to use. recomened!
also get norton off ur pc, its useless0 -
I have used a large number of registry cleaners in the past, but with Windows XP they seem more likely to cause problems than fix them.
Why do you want a registry cleaner - are you experiencing specific problems or just want to keep your PC running smoothly? If the latter (and you're running XP), I really wouldn't bother using one.0 -
richyrichuk wrote: »arggh u git!! was just about to post that..
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/
ccleaner is a very good and virtually safe tool to use. recomened!
Although to be fair, you actually put in the effort of adding the link. :beer:"She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
Moss0 -
I have yet to see a registry cleaner, that doesn't clean too much.
This will compact the registry, but won't delete random keys that it doesn't understand.
http://www.auslogics.com/registry-defrag/index.php
Don't expect miracles from any of this sort of softwareEver get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0 -
I have xp and have used ccleaner like everyone else it would seem and it is very good I have never had a problem whilst using it and even if you do there is an option to back up anything you delete so if it causes a problem you can just restore it.0
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noddy100uk wrote: »there is an option to back up anything you delete so if it causes a problem you can just restore it.
Definitely agree, when it gives you the option ALWAYS backup the registry."She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
Moss0 -
I have used a large number of registry cleaners in the past, but with Windows XP they seem more likely to cause problems than fix them.
Why do you want a registry cleaner - are you experiencing specific problems or just want to keep your PC running smoothly? If the latter (and you're running XP), I really wouldn't bother using one.
Thanks for the links everyone and for the advice...PC running slowly, have checked everything I know how to, am sure we haven't got a virus or other nasty - - - - just wondered if a registry cleaner would do the trick - am running winxp so don't know what to do now.. People Say that life's the thing - but I prefer reading
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell jnto the Thames it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity - Benjamin Disreali0 -
slowly, or slower than normal?
tried http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-spyware/us/frt/0
?Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0
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