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From: Twayne on 15 Apr 2010 17:11 In news:OoeZI6C3KHA.4336(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl, DL <invalid(a)nowhere.com> typed: > Microsoft Reg Clean is no longer supported by MS > According to MS registry cleaners do not give any advantage > If you don't know how to clean up your registry manually > why would you want to trust this to a tool? Umm, does that mean you don't use any software applications as tools? No word processor, no spread sheet, no coding, no menues, no macros, no msconfig, no services, no background tasks, all of which are tools? etc. etc.? What do you do when you want to decompress a file? Do it by hand, scribbling it all out on paper and then copying the code back into a program format? What about when you install a program? Do you make all the registry changes yourself manually? Or do you let the program make changes necessary for you? If you try to say you don't use any software that needs the registry I'll call you a liar. It must be a real ball watching you trying to send an e-mail or post to a newsgroup! lol, have fun! > > "Frank Martin" <fm(a)general.com.au> wrote in message > news:OdpiXuC3KHA.5880(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:eiFd6QC3KHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>> "Frank Martin" <fm(a)general.com.au> wrote in message >>> news:Or8c58B3KHA.3568(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> I have WindowsXP SP3 >>>> >>>> Where does the System Restore program reside? I want >>>> to add it to the programs to be left alone in CCleaner. >>>> >>>> Would I have to add some registry entry too? >>>> >>>> Desperate, Frank >>> >>> If you're desperate now, brace yourself for some real >>> desparation when CCCleaner damages your Windows >>> installation. Like most registry cleaners it is useless >>> (at best) and destructive (at worst). Have you ever used >>> a stopwatch to actually measure the numerous benefits it >>> boasts about or do you rely on the warm feeling that you >>> get inside when reading about the wonderful things it >>> will do? Many people use the word "snake oil" when >>> talking about registry cleaners. The System Restore >>> program is called rstrui.exe and it >>> normally dwells in the folder c:\windows\restore. >> >> >> Thank you. I use the "Microsoft RegClean" for the >> registry. Is there a Microsoft product equivalent to >> CCleaner? I >> would like to know about it. Is there one in the >> "SysInternals" suite? I have leased out space in my >> computer to all sorts of software because Microsoft does >> not seem to have anything like them. Can you suggest >> any better software to do CCleaner's job? Wary of the >> Thought Police: >> Frank
From: Twayne on 15 Apr 2010 17:14 In news:EC2990B0-A2FA-46B5-9FC3-274C3932C5DA(a)microsoft.com, peter <peter(a)nowhere.net> typed: > I have used CCleaner for years and it never ever has done > any damage to my registry... > BUT I read every line it wishes to correct just to be sure > and if in doubt I leave the line alone. > CCleaner can be run without running the reg cleaner part > and as such it still is a valuable > tool . > peter Intelligent response. I wish more folks had your attitude. It's always best to know what you're causing to happen and you'll learn things a lot faster that way, too. HTH, Twayne` > > "Frank Martin" <fm(a)general.com.au> wrote in message > news:OdpiXuC3KHA.5880(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:eiFd6QC3KHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>> "Frank Martin" <fm(a)general.com.au> wrote in message >>> news:Or8c58B3KHA.3568(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> I have WindowsXP SP3 >>>> >>>> Where does the System Restore program reside? I want >>>> to add it to the programs to be left alone in CCleaner. >>>> >>>> Would I have to add some registry entry too? >>>> >>>> Desperate, Frank >>> >>> If you're desperate now, brace yourself for some real >>> desparation when CCCleaner damages your Windows >>> installation. Like most registry cleaners it is useless >>> (at best) and destructive (at worst). Have you ever used >>> a stopwatch to actually measure the numerous benefits it >>> boasts about or do you rely on the warm feeling that you >>> get inside when reading about the wonderful things it >>> will do? Many people use the word "snake oil" when >>> talking about registry cleaners. The System Restore >>> program is called rstrui.exe and it >>> normally dwells in the folder c:\windows\restore. >> >> >> Thank you. I use the "Microsoft RegClean" for the >> registry. Is there a Microsoft product equivalent to >> CCleaner? I >> would like to know about it. Is there one in the >> "SysInternals" suite? I have leased out space in my >> computer to all sorts of software because Microsoft does >> not seem to have anything like them. Can you suggest >> any better software to do CCleaner's job? Wary of the >> Thought Police: >> Frank
From: Bob I on 15 Apr 2010 17:20 HeyBub wrote: > Frank Martin wrote: > >>>If you're desperate now, brace yourself for some real >>>desparation when CCCleaner damages your Windows >>>installation. Like most registry cleaners it is useless >>>(at best) and destructive (at worst). Have you ever used a >>>stopwatch to actually measure the numerous benefits it >>>boasts about or do you rely on the warm feeling that you >>>get inside when reading about the wonderful things it will >>>do? Many people use the word "snake oil" when talking >>>about registry cleaners. >>> >>>The System Restore program is called rstrui.exe and it >>>normally dwells in the folder c:\windows\restore. >> >> >>Thank you. I use the "Microsoft RegClean" for the registry. > > > There is a body of thought that Microsoft's "Reg Clean" was a placebo. That > is, it did virtually nothing aside from giving the user the soothing > illusion that his registry was now "clean." > Placebo, Nothing!! Actually it pooched Microsoft Office entries which then required one to reinstall Office to straighten out the problems.
From: Frank Martin on 15 Apr 2010 18:10 "Lem" <lemp40(a)unknownhost> wrote in message news:OlP$lUF3KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Frank Martin wrote: >> "John Inzer" <oobie(a)doobie.zyx> wrote in message >> news:uscnZRC3KHA.5084(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Frank Martin wrote: >>>> I have WindowsXP SP3 >>>> >>>> Where does the System Restore program reside? I want >>>> to >>>> add it to the programs to be left alone in CCleaner. >>>> >>>> Would I have to add some registry entry too? >>>> >>>> Desperate, Frank >>> ==================================== >>> %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe >>> >>> C:\System Volume Information\_restore >>> >>> I don't think System Restore is affected by CCleaner >>> (at least I've never had an issue with it). >>> >>> However...if you open CCleaner and go to...Tools / >>> System Restore button...you can manually remove >>> one or more restore points. >>> >> >> >> My ideal was to leave about 3 Restore points in. > > You can *NOT* arbitrarily remove restore points (and > expect System Restore to work afterwards). > > You can delete all but the most recent restore point > (using the built-in Disk Cleanup tool (cleanmgr.exe). > > Or you can reduce the amount of space allocated to System > Restore from its default of 12% of your partition to about > 1 GB (using the System Restore tab/Settings button from > System Properties). As you reduce the allocated space, > System Restore automatically removes restore points, > starting with the oldest. > > -- > Lem > > Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html System Restore has saved my life on several occasions, even when installing new printers, so I want to keep a few points on the system. Can I store the extra restore points on a memory stick? Is there a way to export them via software or should I just copy over some files? The C:\System Volume Information\*.* folder seems to hold the restore info; is this enough to transfer over? Frank
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 15 Apr 2010 18:17
"Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:O#2iv9N3KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... <snip> > Almost NO ONE, but this small group of idiots use the term "SNAKE OIL" > when they talk about registry cleaners. Twayne` It always amuses me when someone attempts to strengthen his weak technical reasoning with abusive language. |