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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: TopAce on February 01, 2011, 03:11:39 am

Title: Manual registry deletion
Post by: TopAce on February 01, 2011, 03:11:39 am

I downloaded the free version of Advanced Registry Optimizer (ARO), and it removed 100 redundant registries (that's as far as the free licence goes). However, it also give me a long list of problematic registry entries.

My question: Do you suggest that I manually delete these registries in regedit or is "fixing registries" about something else/something more?

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: pecenipicek on February 01, 2011, 04:50:26 am

delete this thing you got and get CCleaner and let its registry cleanup function do its thing.


Accept no substitute.

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: Satellight on February 01, 2011, 05:06:31 am

Quote from: pecenipicek on February 01, 2011, 04:50:26 am

delete this thing you got and get CCleaner and let its registry cleanup function do its thing.


Accept no substitute.

+1

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on February 01, 2011, 05:09:41 am

Don't install a bunch of garbage in the first place and you will never need such a program. 

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: Flipside on February 01, 2011, 05:35:18 am

You need to be careful about registry cleaners as well, I've had situations where they've done more damage than good, so I tend to avoid them now.

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: TopAce on February 01, 2011, 05:42:21 am

I've run CCleaner and all programs that I frequently use work properly.

Thanks for the advice, pecenipicek.

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: Mongoose on February 01, 2011, 02:17:47 pm

Is there any pressing need to clean up old registry entries in the first place?

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: TopAce on February 01, 2011, 02:40:30 pm

Not really, but I've had this comp since last March, so it was high time to do some registry cleanup as well. I occasionally look for programs that I don't use and delete them to save HD space.

Title: Re: Manual registry deletion
Post by: pecenipicek on February 01, 2011, 06:39:58 pm

Quote from: Mongoose on February 01, 2011, 02:17:47 pm

Is there any pressing need to clean up old registry entries in the first place?

well, not really.

it can get rid of some idiocies from programs that dont uninstall correctly, but meh.