How safe are 'tune-up' utilities?

webplodder · 02 May 2010

manhunter2826 said:

webplodder said:

manhunter2826 said:

I think we need more specifics here -- is there a particular problem you are experiencing? I'd rather tackle it individually as opposed to a 'brute force' method that many/some of the tune-up utilities employ.

Well, no, I have no problems that I am aware of at the moment but when I have used my tune-up utility in the past it often informed me that certain registry keys were empty, for example, and deleted them. I'm not using such a utility on my PC right now so how will I know if I have any problems to solve? Presumably there will be symptoms won't there?

That's one of the main reasons I refuse use these 'tune-up' utilities (so called) -- they purport to 'fix' and tidy your registry but do they really? Everything is done blind without your acknowledgment; i think they cause more problems than they claim to fix. I still am adamant - sounding like a broken record here Lol - that W7 needs very little tampering with from its default settings. IMHO

OK, thanks for the advice manhunter. :)

manhunter2826 · 02 May 2010

^Not a problem and let us know if u need any additional help.

CarlTR6 · 02 May 2010

manhunter2826 said:

webplodder said:

manhunter2826 said:

I think we need more specifics here -- is there a particular problem you are experiencing? I'd rather tackle it individually as opposed to a 'brute force' method that many/some of the tune-up utilities employ.

Well, no, I have no problems that I am aware of at the moment but when I have used my tune-up utility in the past it often informed me that certain registry keys were empty, for example, and deleted them. I'm not using such a utility on my PC right now so how will I know if I have any problems to solve? Presumably there will be symptoms won't there?

That's one of the main reasons I refuse use these 'tune-up' utilities (so called) -- they purport to 'fix' and tidy your registry but do they really? Everything is done blind without your acknowledgment; i think they cause more problems than they claim to fix. I still am adamant - sounding like a broken record here Lol - that W7 needs very little tampering with from its default settings. IMHO

I concur 100%. These utilities, especially reg cleaners, can actually mess up your system. Win 7 does not the the tuning and maintenance that XP did. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.