Do registry cleaners do more harm then good?

Post by **froggyboy604** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:59 am

I am not sure, but a lot of people say don`t mess with the registry since if you don`t know what you are doing , you can really mess up your system.

Post by **SetoTK** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:36 am

if you use a crap one you can do more harm than good

if you use one that has a proven track record then you should be fine, i defrag my registry about once a month and clean it weekly with ferrets and minkeys,

Post by **froggyboy604** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:46 am

Like the ones that are heavily advertised by using pop up ads, and on random websites?

The registry cleaner on CCleaner seem pretty good.

Post by **SetoTK** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:49 am

yea is okay, but it misses heaps

the one by Yamicsoft in Windows XP/Vista manager is better on XP at least

generally if it's ad is deceptive it's bundled with adware, if the ad is heavily spammed that should ring alarm gongs