[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Registry Cleaner? Safe To Use?

Posted: 10/8/2008 12:16:58 PM EDT

well, when i downloaded one of the antivirus software packages, it came with a Uniblue Registry cleaner. after the scan it said it detected 249 errors. is it safe to let this registry cleaner do it's job? i don't know about messing with the registry so a bit paranoid.

Posted: 10/8/2008 12:27:46 PM EDT

[#1]

uninstall it. the registry is not something to mess with if you don't know for sure what its removing

Posted: 10/8/2008 1:02:54 PM EDT

[#2]

i have yet to see one of these "cleaners" help or fix anything... like cruze said, DO NOT WANT

Posted: 10/8/2008 4:21:01 PM EDT

[#3]

I'll third this. Editing the registry is a great way to remove a leg, if you don't know what you're doing.

If you do know what you're doing, you might just lose it below the knee.

Posted: 10/9/2008 11:07:46 AM EDT

[#4]

And it never hurts to create & have a registry backup whether you're doing anything to it or not...sometimes Windows manages to corrupt the registry on its own.

Posted: 10/9/2008 11:32:29 AM EDT

[#5]

I like CCleaner for culling orphaned entries.

Posted: 10/9/2008 5:36:05 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I like CCleaner for culling orphaned entries.

+1 used it for the last couple years without a single prob
i used to use that came with fix-it.never had any probs with that one either

Posted: 10/9/2008 5:43:14 PM EDT

[#7]

Delete the wrong registry key and win a free prize...........

Waste a whole day reinstalling your hard drive.

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