Do I Need a Registry Cleaner?

[voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com]

"My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean
my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?"
Cleaning the Registry
Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your
Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the
registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track
of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the
settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software,
users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system
startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed.
Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software
package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These
files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them
difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate
all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a
single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows
system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by
reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are
important!)...

Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv

 

[Ron Badour]

Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? SPAM

Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? SPAM

No one needs spam or a registry cleaner.

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

 

[Casey]

Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner?

In article <8de4cab5-c4b4-4d88-804f-
060d7907dc84@c36g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com
says...
>
> "My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean
> my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?"
> Cleaning the Registry
> Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your
> Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the
> registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track
> of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the
> settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software,
> users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system
> startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed.
> Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software
> package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These
> files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them
> difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate
> all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a
> single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows
> system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by
> reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are
> important!)...
>
> Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv
>
Yes, you really do need to clean ur registry ocassionally.
On my Win 98, After I remove a piece of software, I run
RegCleaner
http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm
It can remove most of the left over items in the registry regarding that
software.
Immediately after that I run
RegSeeker.
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
It gets the remaining unneeded/unwanted trash items.

Example: Suppose you down load a piece of software off internet and
place is a folder. A couple of days later, you decide you don't need
that software and you delete it. That put items in your reistery
that should be removed.

Always use caution when removing anything in the reistry.
Casey

 

[Bill in Co.]

Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner?

Casey wrote:
> In article <8de4cab5-c4b4-4d88-804f-
> 060d7907dc84@c36g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com
> says...
>>
>> "My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean
>> my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?"
>> Cleaning the Registry
>> Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your
>> Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the
>> registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track
>> of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the
>> settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software,
>> users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system
>> startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed.
>> Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software
>> package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These
>> files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them
>> difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate
>> all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a
>> single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows
>> system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by
>> reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are
>> important!)...
>>
>> Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv
>>
> Yes, you really do need to clean ur registry ocassionally.

Utter nonsense.