Guest oscar Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 RE: Registry Cleanup Software As you can see, I'm coming very, very late to this thread. But a lot of good points have been expressed. Shenan gives a lot of information. Some of it is helpful. Some is not. But it's a noble effort. Bottom line: each user has to take the time out to learn a new OS. There is no one solution for all the problems an OS can develop. For keeping your computer running fast and smooth here's some of my favorite EZ generic tips that may help you stay out of trouble: 1) Never load up software that you don't need. Don't use sharware that hasn't been getting rave reviews by at least a dozen other users. 2) You need a good firewall. 3) You need a good anti-virus and anti-spyware. 4) Shop around for programs that claims to clean up the OS. I've found that sometimes these simple programs will solve the problem. Sometimes they don't. 5) Start out with a clean machine. 6) Don't go to unknown websites. 7) Try System Restore before doing anything elaborate like trying to edit OS files. 8) Come back to these kind of forums for help. Chances are that other users have experienced the same problems. And as you can see there are many users who truly have useful answers. "Sensitive New Age Thug" wrote: > Greetings, > > I am a visitor from Planet Macintosh. I mean you no harm. Take me to your > ubergeek. > > I'm not too hip to Windows, but I've gotta use an XP laptop sometimes. I > understand that savvy users get third party software to clean the junk out of > the registry now and then. I've got a preview copy of Ace Utilities. It > seemed okay before it expired. I'm trying to decide whether to buy it, or to > get some other product. > > Does Ace Utilities have a generally good reputation? Will it do chores like > cleaning up the registry as well as other products? > > If not, what do you recommend? > > Thanks in advance, > > Tim
Guest Peter Foldes Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Registry Cleanup Software Re: Registry Cleanup Software Bottom line is that Registry Cleaners are snake Oil remedies. Never touch the Registry if you do not know what it is advising you to delete\remove. Even with creating a back up before it starts ,what will you do if the system will not boot after. Will you be able to get to those back ups ?? Oscar before commenting on someone's post (Shenan) you might want to understand the scope of his post. Also doing a System Restore before cleaning the infected system is a slap on top of a slap . Read Shenan's post a few times to understand what he was conveying to the OP -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "oscar" <oscar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8D4270EB-4CF0-488B-9139-E89BB15C4E4D@microsoft.com... > As you can see, I'm coming very, very late to this thread. But a lot of good > points have been expressed. > > Shenan gives a lot of information. Some of it is helpful. Some is not. But > it's a noble effort. Bottom line: each user has to take the time out to > learn a new OS. There is no one solution for all the problems an OS can > develop. > > For keeping your computer running fast and smooth here's some of my > favorite EZ generic tips that may help you stay out of trouble: > 1) Never load up software that you don't need. Don't use sharware that > hasn't been getting rave reviews by at least a dozen other users. > 2) You need a good firewall. > 3) You need a good anti-virus and anti-spyware. > 4) Shop around for programs that claims to clean up the OS. I've found that > sometimes these simple programs will solve the problem. Sometimes they don't. > 5) Start out with a clean machine. > 6) Don't go to unknown websites. > 7) Try System Restore before doing anything elaborate like trying to edit OS > files. > 8) Come back to these kind of forums for help. Chances are that other users > have experienced the same problems. And as you can see there are many users > who truly have useful answers. > > "Sensitive New Age Thug" wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I am a visitor from Planet Macintosh. I mean you no harm. Take me to your >> ubergeek. >> >> I'm not too hip to Windows, but I've gotta use an XP laptop sometimes. I >> understand that savvy users get third party software to clean the junk out of >> the registry now and then. I've got a preview copy of Ace Utilities. It >> seemed okay before it expired. I'm trying to decide whether to buy it, or to >> get some other product. >> >> Does Ace Utilities have a generally good reputation? Will it do chores like >> cleaning up the registry as well as other products? >> >> If not, what do you recommend? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Tim
Guest Bert Kinney Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Registry Cleanup Software Re: Registry Cleanup Software Most folk around here do not recommend the use if registry cleans do to the unexpected results that may arise. And have these instructions handy in the event Windows does not start in normal mode. Starting Windows XP in Safe Mode: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html You will also want to test system restore to make sure it is functioning correctly. 1. Create a new restore point named TEST. 2. Create a new shortcut on the desktop and point it to My Computer or any other file of your choice and name it TEST. 3. Now restore to the Test restore point. The system will now reboot, and you will receive a message if the restore was successful, and the Test shortcut on the desktop will be gone. I would also suggest installing the following utility before hand. This utility will give you the ability to restore the registry if Windows XP fails to boot. ERUNT: The Emergency Recovery Utility NT http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org Member: http://dts-l.org oscar wrote: > As you can see, I'm coming very, very late to this thread. But a lot of good > points have been expressed. > > Shenan gives a lot of information. Some of it is helpful. Some is not. But > it's a noble effort. Bottom line: each user has to take the time out to > learn a new OS. There is no one solution for all the problems an OS can > develop. > > For keeping your computer running fast and smooth here's some of my > favorite EZ generic tips that may help you stay out of trouble: > 1) Never load up software that you don't need. Don't use sharware that > hasn't been getting rave reviews by at least a dozen other users. > 2) You need a good firewall. > 3) You need a good anti-virus and anti-spyware. > 4) Shop around for programs that claims to clean up the OS. I've found that > sometimes these simple programs will solve the problem. Sometimes they don't. > 5) Start out with a clean machine. > 6) Don't go to unknown websites. > 7) Try System Restore before doing anything elaborate like trying to edit OS > files. > 8) Come back to these kind of forums for help. Chances are that other users > have experienced the same problems. And as you can see there are many users > who truly have useful answers. > > "Sensitive New Age Thug" wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I am a visitor from Planet Macintosh. I mean you no harm. Take me to your >> ubergeek. >> >> I'm not too hip to Windows, but I've gotta use an XP laptop sometimes. I >> understand that savvy users get third party software to clean the junk out of >> the registry now and then. I've got a preview copy of Ace Utilities. It >> seemed okay before it expired. I'm trying to decide whether to buy it, or to >> get some other product. >> >> Does Ace Utilities have a generally good reputation? Will it do chores like >> cleaning up the registry as well as other products? >> >> If not, what do you recommend? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Tim
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