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CCleaner
I have been using this for years on xp. I have seen on this forum where people love it for 7 and others who say it doesn't work well for 7. What's your thought? ( Sorry if this is in another thread)
CCleaner
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Hello,
Have a look here for an old thread discussing registry cleaners and ccleaner:
Registry cleaner
Dave
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You are right there are going to be many opinions on this. My opinion is most of it is very good but I would not use a registry cleaner. Leave the registry alone.
Jerry
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It's better than cancer but not as good as sex.
It can be useful, but don't expect miracles. I view it as a handy one or two-click way to clean out Temp folders and Temporary Internet Files. I personally do use the built-in registry cleaner but only because it has only removed very low-level entries. I doubt that it has any significant impact that I notice, though. If I didn't always have a fresh Image of my C: drive I wouldn't take the chance.
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Generic advice -
If you do not have knowledge of the registry, then you would probably be better off leaving it alone, and definitely not placing blind trust in a program to do the job for you.
To advise anyone that a "Registry Cleaner" works, and that it will fix or speed up their machine {or all the other nonsense that is often propagated about these things} can mislead people.
Should you decide to go ahead -
Make sure you have
1.a current System Restore point created.
2.a recent "Back up" of your computer- preferably to an external HD.
FYI
Registry cleanup - Microsoft Answers
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I have never had any problems using it or ever known of any errors because of it but I was curious to know what people with vast more knowledge than me thought.
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CCleaner in my honest opinion is a great tool to clean out the junk out of your personal browser and OS. I highly recommend using it and like others said it's best to stay away from the registry cleaner unless your absolutely sure that you know what your doing.
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When I've used registry cleaner in the past I've always checked what it was removing. Mostly files left behind from un installs. But I have noticed tons of settings that allow people to destroy their pc.
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