CCleaner

[XxBRADxX]

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)

 

[Dave Atkin]

Hello,

Have a look here for an old thread discussing registry cleaners and ccleaner:
http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/219420-registry-cleaner.html


Dave

 

[Bongo]

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

 

[profdlp]

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.

 

[JMH]

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

 

[XxBRADxX]

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.

 

[JMH]

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.

We, here, often see the results of the "stuff ups" caused.

 

[zigzag3143]

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.

I have to agree with JMH. In the hands of an experienced user they are almost safe. In an in-experienced user, they can be lethal.

 

[M1GU31]

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.

 

[XxBRADxX]

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.

 

[Katherinez212]

Please try using Intel Software Partner RegInOut System Utilitiy Program to fix your problem.....I personally used this one and get the same problem like yours...
Thanks