Guest noahwallach Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Hi, Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP registry? Cheers, Noah
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry It's called a format & reinstall. noahwallach wrote: > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP > registry? > > Cheers, > > Noah
Guest Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry Free, yes. Nice, no. I haven't found a 3rd party registry cleaner that I would trust on any of my PC's. But, if you must use one, create a System Restore point before you install and run it. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "noahwallach" <noahwallach@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9FA04223-B4DC-461E-A1CB-CE917D773B7B@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP > registry? > > Cheers, > > Noah >
Guest John John (MVP) Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry What is it about your registry that is broken, what needs to be repaired? John noahwallach wrote: > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP registry? > > Cheers, > > Noah >
Guest the_prophet Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 RE: free program that repairs XP registry there aren't any good free ones out there - it's a remarkably complicated process, 'cleaning' the registry - but i've always sworn by Registry Mechanic. it's a cheap purchase (20$), and i've been using it for several years now. it's totally worth the money. "noahwallach" wrote: > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP registry? > > Cheers, > > Noah >
Guest Unknown Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry Totally worth the money? Why? What good is it? "the_prophet" <theprophet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6BF7B3BC-2607-442D-AFF5-EABF4CA301F1@microsoft.com... > there aren't any good free ones out there - it's a remarkably complicated > process, 'cleaning' the registry - but i've always sworn by Registry > Mechanic. it's a cheap purchase (20$), and i've been using it for several > years now. it's totally worth the money. > > "noahwallach" wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP >> registry? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Noah >>
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry noahwallach wrote: > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP registry? > > Cheers, > > Noah > There's no such thing, free or otherwise. What makes you think your registry even needs repairing? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
Guest Twayne Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry > Totally worth the money? Why? What good is it? > "the_prophet" <theprophet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6BF7B3BC-2607-442D-AFF5-EABF4CA301F1@microsoft.com... >> there aren't any good free ones out there - it's a remarkably >> complicated process, 'cleaning' the registry - but i've always sworn No, it's not a "remarkably complicated process". It's actually rather straight forward; it's just a lot of details to have to know and nuances to keep track of. >> by Registry Mechanic. it's a cheap purchase (20$), and i've been >> using it for several years now. it's totally worth the money. RM used to be OK; haven't seen it in quite awhile so it's use amongst the machines I see at least is dwindling for whatever reason. >> >> "noahwallach" wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP >>> registry? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Noah
Guest Bill in Co. Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry Twayne wrote: >> Totally worth the money? Why? What good is it? >> "the_prophet" <theprophet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:6BF7B3BC-2607-442D-AFF5-EABF4CA301F1@microsoft.com... >>> there aren't any good free ones out there - it's a remarkably >>> complicated process, 'cleaning' the registry - but i've always sworn > > No, it's not a "remarkably complicated process". Ignorance is bliss...
Guest the_prophet Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry > No, it's not a "remarkably complicated process". It's actually rather > straight forward; it's just a lot of details to have to know and nuances > to keep track of. last time i checked, that's what i call complicated =) > RM used to be OK; haven't seen it in quite awhile so it's use amongst > the machines I see at least is dwindling for whatever reason. yeah, not many other people use it, but i've never had a problem with it and it picks up issues that other programs miss. of course, when it comes to cleaner programs, you can take your pick - it's pretty much just whatever you happen to use, since there's so many and the difference is minimal at best.
Guest HeyBub Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry noahwallach wrote: > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP > registry? > When your car has a flat, you don't take it to a windshield replacement shop. What about your registry is broken? I puzzled. If a registry was indeed "broken," how would one ever know?
Guest Frank-FL Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: free program that repairs XP registry "noahwallach" <noahwallach@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9FA04223-B4DC-461E-A1CB-CE917D773B7B@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > Could somebody please recommend a nice, free program that repairs XP registry? > > Cheers, > > Noah ???Why is this question asked in some form or the other an a regular basis???
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