Guest Navyguy Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? Thanks, Robert
Guest deeps Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 RE: Registry Cleaner? Hi! Try http://www.ccleaner.com/download its free also.... Regards, Deepak
Guest Edward W. Thompson Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? "Navyguy" <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bac7508d-87e8-47b5-b7eb-acfc3e45e008@p31g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > Thanks, > Robert > Here we go again! Please don't bite and trot out the 'boilerplate' we have all seen so often. This is clearly a troll.
Guest Navyguy Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Jul 18, 10:14 pm, "Edward W. Thompson" <thomed...@btopenworld.com> wrote: > "Navyguy" <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:bac7508d-87e8-47b5-b7eb-acfc3e45e008@p31g2000prf.googlegroups.com...> Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > Thanks, > > Robert > > Here we go again! Please don't bite and trot out the 'boilerplate' we have > all seen so often. This is clearly a troll. If your referring to me, clearly you're mistaken, I'm simply asking for some help. Robert
Guest Navyguy Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Jul 18, 11:35 pm, Navyguy <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 18, 10:14 pm, "Edward W. Thompson" <thomed...@btopenworld.com> > wrote: > > > "Navyguy" <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:bac7508d-87e8-47b5-b7eb-acfc3e45e008@p31g2000prf.googlegroups.com....> Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > Thanks, > > > Robert > > > Here we go again! Please don't bite and trot out the 'boilerplate' we have > > all seen so often. This is clearly a troll. > > If your referring to me, clearly you're mistaken, I'm simply asking > for some help. > > Robert Ah, I get it now. I apoligize, since I'm aware that using the registry in CCleaner is not advised. What do you think of RegCure? Robert
Guest TaurArian Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? Think your Registry needs "cleaning"? Read http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 You decide. -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "Navyguy" <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c501391c-b59d-45c7-971f-d38250335581@t12g2000prg.googlegroups.com... On Jul 18, 11:35 pm, Navyguy <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 18, 10:14 pm, "Edward W. Thompson" <thomed...@btopenworld.com> > wrote: > > > "Navyguy" <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:bac7508d-87e8-47b5-b7eb-acfc3e45e008@p31g2000prf.googlegroups.com...> Can anyone > >suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > Thanks, > > > Robert > > > Here we go again! Please don't bite and trot out the 'boilerplate' we have > > all seen so often. This is clearly a troll. > > If your referring to me, clearly you're mistaken, I'm simply asking > for some help. > > Robert Ah, I get it now. I apoligize, since I'm aware that using the registry in CCleaner is not advised. What do you think of RegCure? Robert
Guest HeyBub Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? Navyguy wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > Thanks, > Robert Don't do it! You're still young, you've got a lot to live for!
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Unknown Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. "Navyguy" <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bac7508d-87e8-47b5-b7eb-acfc3e45e008@p31g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > Thanks, > Robert > >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? Navyguy wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > Thanks, > Robert > > There's no such thing, free or otherwise. A registry cleaner - even a safe one, should such ever be developed - is an exercise in, at best, futility. There is no real need for registry cleaners, other than to provide a profit to their manufacturers. On rare occasions, registry cleaners can be, in the hands of a skilled technician, useful, time-saving diagnostic tools. Otherwise, they're nothing but snake oil. Why do you even think you'd ever need to clean your registry? What specific *problems* are you actually experiencing (not some program's bogus listing of imaginary problems) that you think can be fixed by using a registry cleaner? If you do have a problem that is rooted in the registry, it would be far better to simply edit (after backing up, of course) only the specific key(s) and/or value(s) that are causing the problem. After all, why use a chainsaw when a scalpel will do the job? Additionally, the manually changing of one or two registry entries is far less likely to have the dire consequences of allowing an automated product to make multiple changes simultaneously. The only thing needed to safely clean your registry is knowledge and Regedit.exe. The registry contains all of the operating system's "knowledge" of the computer's hardware devices, installed software, the location of the device drivers, and the computer's configuration. A misstep in the registry can have severe consequences. One should not even turning loose a poorly understood automated "cleaner," unless he is fully confident that he knows *exactly* what is going to happen as a result of each and every change. Having repeatedly seen the results of inexperienced people using automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise all but the most experienced computer technicians (and/or hobbyists) to avoid them all. Experience has shown me that such tools simply are not safe in the hands of the inexperienced user. If you lack the knowledge and experience to maintain your registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and experience to safely configure and use any automated registry cleaner, no matter how safe they claim to be. More importantly, no one has ever demonstrated that the use of an automated registry cleaner, particularly by an untrained, inexperienced computer user, does any real good, whatsoever. There's certainly been no empirical evidence offered to demonstrate that the use of such products to "clean" WinXP's registry improves a computer's performance or stability. Given the potential for harm, it's just not worth the risk. Granted, most registry "cleaners" won't cause problems each and every time they're used, but the potential for harm is always there. And, since no registry "cleaner" has ever been demonstrated to do any good (think of them like treating the flu with chicken soup - there's no real medicinal value, but it sometimes provides a warming placebo effect), I always tell people that the risks far out-weigh the non-existent benefits. I will concede that a good registry *scanning* tool, in the hands of an experienced and knowledgeable technician or hobbyist can be a useful time-saving diagnostic tool, as long as it's not allowed to make any changes automatically. But I really don't think that there are any registry cleaners that are truly safe for the general public to use. Experience has proven just the opposite: such tools simply are not safe in the hands of the inexperienced user. -- 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 Navyguy Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > Please Reply to the Newsgroup Thanks Ken, I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? Thanks, Robert
Guest Kayman Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy wrote: > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: >> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy >> >> <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? >> >> There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. >> >> -- >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > Thanks Ken, > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? > Already removed the application from the Add/Remove Program panel? If yes, did you reboot? One of these tools may assist also: Absolute Uninstaller http://www.glarysoft.com/au.html Brute Force Uninstaller http://www.majorgeeks.com/Brute_Force_Uninstaller_BFU_d4714.html Revo Uninstaller http://www.revouninstaller.com/ Unlocker for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker RegSeeker http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm RegSeeker will remove all associated detritus (registry keys,files and folders) from any application. I found this application user friendly and very effective but suggest *NOT* to use the 'Clean the Registry' option. Click onto 'Find in registry' and in the 'Search for' box type *name of application*; The pertinent registry keys can then be safely deleted (just in case, ensure that the 'Backup before deletion' is checked). Repeat the task by typing in the Search for' box *name of application*. You can then go on search and remove associated files as well. Then use NTREGOPT to *compact* the registry; Follow instructions. http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt Still no luck? Repeat the entire process in Safe-Mode. Good luck :)
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > Thanks Ken, > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? Where do you see these remnants? Just in the registry? If so, ignore them. They don't hurt you at all. If elsewhere, please explain what game it is, what you see, and where. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Navyguy Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Jul 20, 7:54 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > > > -- > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > Thanks Ken, > > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . > > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? > > Where do you see these remnants? Just in the registry? > > If so, ignore them. They don't hurt you at all. > > If elsewhere, please explain what game it is, what you see, and where. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The Game is Jedi Kight, Jedi Academy and I see it on the Add/Remove programs. I tried deleting it and thought I had done so but there's still 23MB sitting there and won't let me delete it. I know it won't hurt the system etc but it just irks me that its there. Just forget about? Thanks Robert
Guest Daave Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? Navyguy wrote: > The Game is Jedi Kight, Jedi Academy and I see it on the Add/Remove > programs. I tried deleting it and thought I had done so but there's > still 23MB sitting there and won't let me delete it. I know it won't > hurt the system etc but it just irks me that its there. Just forget > about? If you reinstall it, you may be able to uninstall it.
Guest Unknown Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? Where is the 23MB located? Many people have had success booting in safe mode and deleting there. "Navyguy" <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e762ed6e-1024-4be1-8d9d-7e3e5bde92bb@x36g2000prg.googlegroups.com... On Jul 20, 7:54 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > > > -- > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > Thanks Ken, > > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . > > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? > > Where do you see these remnants? Just in the registry? > > If so, ignore them. They don't hurt you at all. > > If elsewhere, please explain what game it is, what you see, and where. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The Game is Jedi Kight, Jedi Academy and I see it on the Add/Remove programs. I tried deleting it and thought I had done so but there's still 23MB sitting there and won't let me delete it. I know it won't hurt the system etc but it just irks me that its there. Just forget about? Thanks Robert
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:35:52 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 20, 7:54 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > > > > > -- > > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > > > Thanks Ken, > > > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > > > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . > > > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > > > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? > > > > Where do you see these remnants? Just in the registry? > > > > If so, ignore them. They don't hurt you at all. > > > > If elsewhere, please explain what game it is, what you see, and where. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > The Game is Jedi Kight, Jedi Academy and I see it on the Add/Remove > programs. I tried deleting it and thought I had done so but there's > still 23MB sitting there and won't let me delete it. I know it won't > hurt the system etc but it just irks me that its there. Just forget > about? Did you just delete it or remove it from Add/Remove Programs? You might try reinstalling it, then removing it Add/Remove Programs. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Navyguy Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Jul 21, 11:15 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:35:52 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 20, 7:54 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > > > Thanks Ken, > > > > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > > > > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice .. > > > > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > > > > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? > > > > Where do you see these remnants? Just in the registry? > > > > If so, ignore them. They don't hurt you at all. > > > > If elsewhere, please explain what game it is, what you see, and where.. > > > > -- > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > The Game is Jedi Kight, Jedi Academy and I see it on the Add/Remove > > programs. I tried deleting it and thought I had done so but there's > > still 23MB sitting there and won't let me delete it. I know it won't > > hurt the system etc but it just irks me that its there. Just forget > > about? > > Did you just delete it or remove it from Add/Remove Programs? You > might try reinstalling it, then removing it Add/Remove Programs. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I deleted it or thought I did. I have tried reinstalling but this time I selected uninstall and that did it. Thanks, Robert
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Registry Cleaner? On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:13:09 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy <magineeer@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 21, 11:15 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:35:52 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On Jul 20, 7:54 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:05 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jul 19, 7:55 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" > > > > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:42:46 -0700 (PDT), Navyguy > > > > > > > > <magine...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Can anyone suggest a good registry cleaner? > > > > > > > > There is no such thing as a good registry cleaner. 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > > > > > Thanks Ken, > > > > > I remember you had helped me previously with some problems I had and > > > > > stayed with me until they were resolved so I will take your advice . > > > > > The problem is that I'm trying to remove the remnants of a game and > > > > > nothing seems to work. Any suggestions? > > > > > > Where do you see these remnants? Just in the registry? > > > > > > If so, ignore them. They don't hurt you at all. > > > > > > If elsewhere, please explain what game it is, what you see, and where. > > > > > > -- > > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > The Game is Jedi Kight, Jedi Academy and I see it on the Add/Remove > > > programs. I tried deleting it and thought I had done so but there's > > > still 23MB sitting there and won't let me delete it. I know it won't > > > hurt the system etc but it just irks me that its there. Just forget > > > about? > > > > Did you just delete it or remove it from Add/Remove Programs? You > > might try reinstalling it, then removing it Add/Remove Programs. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > I deleted it or thought I did. I have tried reinstalling but this time > I selected uninstall and that did it. Good. In the future, never just delete a program (unless there is no other choice), but always uninstall it. > Thanks, You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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