Registry Cleaner

Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?

No.

On 3/13/2010 7:39 AM, Quilljar wrote:
> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?

"Quilljar" <not@home .today> wrote in message
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> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?

I use CCleaner...
http://www.ccleaner.com/

among other things it has a registry cleaner and is free, often updated.
The only thing is when installing it it has some options checked... installs
a desktop icon, stuff like that. I un-check them... ESPECIALLY the yahoo
tool bar thingy.

I use it almost every day, do the registry once in awhile.
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dave

"Bob I" <> wrote in message
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> No.
>
> On 3/13/2010 7:39 AM, Quilljar wrote:
>> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?

Don't be silly Bob.
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:39:09 -0000, "Quilljar" <not@home .today>
wrote:

> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?


A common question here, and one that usually fosters all kinds of
disagreement.

My answer is no. Not only is there not a reliable free one, there is
not even a reliable paid-for one. Here's my standard message on the
subject:

Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
it may have.

Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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On 3/13/2010 9:17 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:39:09 -0000, "Quilljar"<not@home .today>
> wrote:
>
>> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?
>
>
> A common question here, and one that usually fosters all kinds of
> disagreement.
>
> My answer is no. Not only is there not a reliable free one, there is
> not even a reliable paid-for one. Here's my standard message on the
> subject:
>
> Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
> registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
> don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
> what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
> having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
>
> The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
> removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
> it may have.
>
> Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html
>
>
Amen. Right now I am in the process of getting ready for a complete
install-from-scratch of W7 because I trusted a purchased register
cleaner despite misgivings. Why oh why does M$ recommend some of them?
Allen

"Allen" <> wrote in message
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> On 3/13/2010 9:17 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:39:09 -0000, "Quilljar"<not@home .today>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?
>>
>>
>> A common question here, and one that usually fosters all kinds of
>> disagreement.
>>
>> My answer is no. Not only is there not a reliable free one, there is
>> not even a reliable paid-for one. Here's my standard message on the
>> subject:
>>
>> Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
>> registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
>> don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
>> what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
>> having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
>>
>> The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
>> removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
>> it may have.
>>
>> Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html
>>
>>
> Amen. Right now I am in the process of getting ready for a complete
> install-from-scratch of W7 because I trusted a purchased register cleaner
> despite misgivings. Why oh why does M$ recommend some of them?
> Allen

Your destiny Allen. There is 400 million downloads of CCleaner. Might be
the odd problem but I suspect Office has caused the odd problem too.
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"Allen" <> wrote in message
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> On 3/13/2010 9:17 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> Amen. Right now I am in the process of getting ready for a complete
> install-from-scratch of W7 because I trusted a purchased register cleaner
> despite misgivings. Why oh why does M$ recommend some of them?
> Allen

Been there, done that. My sympathy!

"Allen" <> wrote in message
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> Amen. Right now I am in the process of getting ready for a complete install-from-scratch of W7
> because I trusted a purchased register cleaner despite misgivings. Why oh why does M$ recommend
> some of them?
> Allen

Which registry cleaners does Microsoft recommend ?

On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:59:29 -0700, "Slap" <> wrote:


> "Allen" <> wrote in message
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> > On 3/13/2010 9:17 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> >> On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:39:09 -0000, "Quilljar"<not@home .today>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Is there a reliable free Windows 7 Registry cleaner?
> >>
> >>
> >> A common question here, and one that usually fosters all kinds of
> >> disagreement.
> >>
> >> My answer is no. Not only is there not a reliable free one, there is
> >> not even a reliable paid-for one. Here's my standard message on the
> >> subject:
> >>
> >> Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
> >> registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
> >> don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
> >> what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
> >> having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.
> >>
> >> The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
> >> removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
> >> it may have.
> >>
> >> Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html
> >>
> >>
> > Amen. Right now I am in the process of getting ready for a complete
> > install-from-scratch of W7 because I trusted a purchased register cleaner
> > despite misgivings. Why oh why does M$ recommend some of them?
> > Allen
>
> Your destiny Allen. There is 400 million downloads of CCleaner. Might be
> the odd problem but I suspect Office has caused the odd problem too.



CCleaner *is* an excellent program. I personally use it and recommend
it to others.

However, I strongly recommend that you use its other functions, and
*not* its registry cleaning function.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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