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Dear Leo,I run a registry cleaner called Max Registry Cleaner and it does Quite a good job.It also creates a Back up of the registry each time before any deletions take place,but so far i havn't had to use the back up.
The mane reason i use it though is when i uninstall some programes it generally leaves behind dozens of entrys in the registry which can
conflict with similar programes i install.
For instance I had a programe on my computer called Winfast TV 2000XP Expert.Which played TV and FM Radio on my computer.I decided to delete that programe and install later software Winfast DTV2000H,which allowed me to play High Defenition
digital tv Etc on my computer.But before the new programe would install i had to get rid of all references to the old one on the registry otherwise it just wouldn't install.so in this instance and various others my registry cleaner was very usefull saving me alot of work doing it manually.Neither of these programes is very easy to install and i had problemms getting the FM Radio to work at all.I eventually discovered i had to install a separate programe off the installation disk Winfast PVR.Although there was nothing mentioned about that in the instruction manual.Its still not working properly as i can only receive about a dozen FM stations although i
have a good outside antenna atatched to the card and the old one received almost unlimited FM stations.So if anyone has any exprience of this kind of problem help would be appreciated.
Thank you Alistair Mitchell.
Posted by: Alistair Mitchell at January 13, 2007 3:21 AM
I regularly use CCleaner downloaded free from www.cnet.com downloads. The interface is easy to use and it also lets me "see" (and uninstall) applications that don't always show up in the Control Panel. You do have to be cautious though as some that show up there are parts of such things as HP all-in-one software tools.
Posted by: Kathleen at January 13, 2007 1:27 PM
JV16 Power Tools is(WAS)a pirated version and hacked and spread all over the web..Macecraft.com is looking to catch the crooks.Check their forum.The real(jv16PowerTools)should not have a space between Power and tools..
Sorry if I'm off topic...But I've had his cleaner since 2000 and it does a good job..
Posted by: Fleurette at January 14, 2007 11:16 AM
And for the record, regardless of how I typed it in my link, the link to JV16 goes to Macecraft and the legitimate product.
Posted by: Leo A. Notenboom at January 14, 2007 11:19 AM
u could replace the registry hive files off of xp disc but thats a bit complex and the effect is basically the same as a reformat (data is still present just all pointers to data in registry are gone) by replacing the hive files from the win xp disc you'd be back at square one with no errors - do i recommend this fix, nah just clean it you should be fine *backup stuff 1st*
and leo i agree 99.9999 pct of things automated registry cleaners find are harmless knowing how to remove entries from run and runonce manually is more worthwhile then any of these peices of software will ever be, why? cause its something that actually comes in handy.
Posted by: Josh at January 16, 2007 1:30 PM
I find registry cleaners to be very good. My favorites are RegCure and RegistryFix. This guide was very good also. Thanks again!
Posted by: RegCureGuide at February 5, 2008 10:26 PM
I think RegCure is a great PC tool that every computer should have - expert or not. Great post, as it serves reference as to why cleaning the registry is important.
Posted by: RegCureGuide at February 27, 2008 10:48 PM
I downloaded and installed Glary Utiltes and did a "one click maintenance" and over two thousand registry entries were found. I allowed the program to "fix" the problems. Then I saw the option to "defrag" the registry. Again,I allowed the program to proceed. The very next morning,I could not boot into Windows (a "hal.dll." file was missing).I could only boot into Ubuntu. If it weren't for the dual boot option, I would have nothing. Also, I didn't create a backup. I ended up buying another refurb laptop. Windows XP Pro SP3 costs $200-$300 alone(the program).I couldn't fix the problem through Linux,I could browse the web but Linux is hard for me to work with. The point is,I've learned my lesson. LEAVE ALL THESE FREE REGISTRY CLEANERS AND "OPTIMIZERS" ALONE,they are a waste of time to even read about.
Posted by: Charles Tilley at August 20, 2009 7:57 PM
Sir, in my system i was opend run and entred regedit but do not open,it says regedit has been disabled by admin,how can i sove it.
Posted by: annavi at May 26, 2010 9:23 PM
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Dear Leo,I run a registry cleaner called Max Registry Cleaner and it does Quite a good job.It also creates a Back up of the registry each time before any deletions take place,but so far i havn't had to use the back up.
Posted by: Alistair Mitchell at January 13, 2007 3:21 AMThe mane reason i use it though is when i uninstall some programes it generally leaves behind dozens of entrys in the registry which can
conflict with similar programes i install.
For instance I had a programe on my computer called Winfast TV 2000XP Expert.Which played TV and FM Radio on my computer.I decided to delete that programe and install later software Winfast DTV2000H,which allowed me to play High Defenition
digital tv Etc on my computer.But before the new programe would install i had to get rid of all references to the old one on the registry otherwise it just wouldn't install.so in this instance and various others my registry cleaner was very usefull saving me alot of work doing it manually.Neither of these programes is very easy to install and i had problemms getting the FM Radio to work at all.I eventually discovered i had to install a separate programe off the installation disk Winfast PVR.Although there was nothing mentioned about that in the instruction manual.Its still not working properly as i can only receive about a dozen FM stations although i
have a good outside antenna atatched to the card and the old one received almost unlimited FM stations.So if anyone has any exprience of this kind of problem help would be appreciated.
Thank you Alistair Mitchell.
I regularly use CCleaner downloaded free from www.cnet.com downloads. The interface is easy to use and it also lets me "see" (and uninstall) applications that don't always show up in the Control Panel. You do have to be cautious though as some that show up there are parts of such things as HP all-in-one software tools.
Posted by: Kathleen at January 13, 2007 1:27 PMJV16 Power Tools is(WAS)a pirated version and hacked and spread all over the web..Macecraft.com is looking to catch the crooks.Check their forum.The real(jv16PowerTools)should not have a space between Power and tools..
Posted by: Fleurette at January 14, 2007 11:16 AMSorry if I'm off topic...But I've had his cleaner since 2000 and it does a good job..
And for the record, regardless of how I typed it in my link, the link to JV16 goes to Macecraft and the legitimate product.
Posted by: Leo A. Notenboom at January 14, 2007 11:19 AMu could replace the registry hive files off of xp disc but thats a bit complex and the effect is basically the same as a reformat (data is still present just all pointers to data in registry are gone) by replacing the hive files from the win xp disc you'd be back at square one with no errors - do i recommend this fix, nah just clean it you should be fine *backup stuff 1st*
and leo i agree 99.9999 pct of things automated registry cleaners find are harmless knowing how to remove entries from run and runonce manually is more worthwhile then any of these peices of software will ever be, why? cause its something that actually comes in handy.
Posted by: Josh at January 16, 2007 1:30 PMI find registry cleaners to be very good. My favorites are RegCure and RegistryFix. This guide was very good also. Thanks again!
You can find more information about them:
Posted by: RegCureGuide at February 5, 2008 10:26 PMhttp://www.regcureguide.com
http://www.regcureguide.blogspot.com
http://www.squidoo.com/RegCureInfo
I think RegCure is a great PC tool that every computer should have - expert or not. Great post, as it serves reference as to why cleaning the registry is important.
Thanks for your guide, it helped a lot!
Sincerely,
RegCureGuide
Posted by: RegCureGuide at February 27, 2008 10:48 PMI downloaded and installed Glary Utiltes and did a "one click maintenance" and over two thousand registry entries were found. I allowed the program to "fix" the problems. Then I saw the option to "defrag" the registry. Again,I allowed the program to proceed. The very next morning,I could not boot into Windows (a "hal.dll." file was missing).I could only boot into Ubuntu. If it weren't for the dual boot option, I would have nothing. Also, I didn't create a backup. I ended up buying another refurb laptop. Windows XP Pro SP3 costs $200-$300 alone(the program).I couldn't fix the problem through Linux,I could browse the web but Linux is hard for me to work with. The point is,I've learned my lesson. LEAVE ALL THESE FREE REGISTRY CLEANERS AND "OPTIMIZERS" ALONE,they are a waste of time to even read about.
Posted by: Charles Tilley at August 20, 2009 7:57 PMSir, in my system i was opend run and entred regedit but do not open,it says regedit has been disabled by admin,how can i sove it.
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