MyRegistryCleaner???

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Tracy B.

I installed this program on my computer the other day, and was charged $29.99
to my credit card, and then my computer REALLY slowed down.....So, I
uninstalled it to see if it would make a difference......I'm wondering if you
can retrieve items you've uninstalled, and HOW???
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Thanks!!
 
Tracy B. wrote:
> I installed this program on my computer the other day, and was
> charged $29.99 to my credit card, and then my computer REALLY slowed
> down.....So, I uninstalled it to see if it would make a
> difference......I'm wondering if you can retrieve items you've
> uninstalled, and HOW???

What was the name of the program ?

Why did you decide you needed this program ?
..
 
If you saved the install file you downloaded, you just double click the
installer to reinstall.
Many websites will allow another download if you saved your purchase/install
code provided.

If it was a registry cleaner, I would leave it uninstalled.
In my opinion, a registry cleaner in the wrong hands is like handing a
loaded gun to a 4 year old.

"Tracy B." . wrote in message
news:66C65DE4-C912-452A-8083-CAD0BEEE1D3D@microsoft.com...
>I installed this program on my computer the other day, and was charged
>$29.99
> to my credit card, and then my computer REALLY slowed down.....So, I
> uninstalled it to see if it would make a difference......I'm wondering if
> you
> can retrieve items you've uninstalled, and HOW???
> --
> Thanks!!
 
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Never use a Registry Cleaner they are crap and often contain spyware and/or
viruses.
If you have to work in the Registry, do it manually, or not at all!

What you can do is a System restore to a date before you installed it.

Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore

Also, I have included here a list iof Security Programs for you to install
and and how to use!

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Avast Anti-Virus is Vista compatible (32bit and 64bit Versions), FREE,
auto-updating, and a low resources user of your computer.
And, only have 1(one) Anti-Virus installed / running on your computer at any
one time..
Conflicts may occur if you have more than 1(one).

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.
Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it.
Then SCAN with it.
Update once a fortnight.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareBlaster 4.0 is a non-intrusive, FREE Anti-Spyware Program that runs
in the background.
Update it once a fortnight, and let it do its work in the background!

If you happen to find a problem that you can’t uninstall / delete, reboot
the computer, and go into Safe Mode.
To get into Safe mode, tap F8 right at Power On/ Startup, and use UP and
DOWN arrow keys to get to Safe Mode, then hit ENTER.
RESCAN your computer with Avast and Spybot S & D while in Safe Mode.

--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Tracy B." wrote:

> I installed this program on my computer the other day, and was charged $29.99
> to my credit card, and then my computer REALLY slowed down.....So, I
> uninstalled it to see if it would make a difference......I'm wondering if you
> can retrieve items you've uninstalled, and HOW???
> --
> Thanks!!
 
Never a problem: use Safe to Fix

http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html



"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0B11A11C-6717-4B21-AAE2-1F17CDFC4836@microsoft.com...
> Never use a Registry Cleaner they are crap and often contain spyware and/or
> viruses.
> If you have to work in the Registry, do it manually, or not at all!
>
 
Not Me wrote:

|
|If it was a registry cleaner, I would leave it uninstalled.
|In my opinion, a registry cleaner in the wrong hands is like handing
|a loaded gun to a 4 year old.

I think I would put that a little differently "the wrong registry
cleaner in the right hands or vice versa". There are safe registry
cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
without problems. The Wise registry cleaner is another one, but that
one is a bit more "aggressive", but I have used it without problems for
a long time. Both of the above are free.

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//ceed
 
On 30 May 2008 10:51:16 GMT, "ceed" <cdpostbox-usenet@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I think I would put that a little differently "the wrong registry
>cleaner in the right hands or vice versa". There are safe registry
>cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
>without problems.

That is one feature of CCleaner that I do NOT use.
 
"Tracy B." . wrote in message
news:66C65DE4-C912-452A-8083-CAD0BEEE1D3D@microsoft.com...
>I installed this program on my computer the other day, and was charged
>$29.99
> to my credit card, and then my computer REALLY slowed down.....So, I
> uninstalled it to see if it would make a difference......I'm wondering if
> you
> can retrieve items you've uninstalled, and HOW???
> --
> Thanks!!


You were hustled. There are free registry cleaners available.

Those which claim to be safe are only safe because they are not cleaning as
thoroughly as you might want to believe. Others have settings which, if set,
can trash your system.

Win 9x registry did need the occasional overhaul. Win NT based operating
systems ignore orphaned entries, so removing them will make no difference.
It is all in the mind..

Forget that you paid $30 and move on without it..

--
Mike Hall - MVP
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http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc
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On 30 May 2008 10:51:16 GMT, "ceed" <cdpostbox-usenet@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Not Me wrote:
>
>|
>|If it was a registry cleaner, I would leave it uninstalled.
>|In my opinion, a registry cleaner in the wrong hands is like handing
>|a loaded gun to a 4 year old.
>
>I think I would put that a little differently "the wrong registry
>cleaner in the right hands or vice versa". There are safe registry
>cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
>without problems. The Wise registry cleaner is another one, but that
>one is a bit more "aggressive", but I have used it without problems for
>a long time. Both of the above are free.

The point is ANY tool used improperly can be dangerous and cause more
harm than good. However, in newsgroups like this one that's infested
with wannabe smartass types that pretend they're expert (not referring
to you, everyone already knows the handful of suspects it applies to)
it is all too common to hear a chorus of nay sayers screaming all
Registry Cleaners are bad, bad, you must avoid, which simply isn't
true. Like with any tool, used correctly it does the job intended.
Used incorrectly all bets off. Of course it rarely is stated that way
which is what I object to. People constantly babble based on THEIR
experiences. If they had a bad one with some Registry Cleaner then
they are likely to go negative as opposed to writing a balanced fair,
factual report.
 
Adam Albright wrote:

|The point is ANY tool used improperly can be dangerous and cause more
|harm than good. However, in newsgroups like this one that's infested
|with wannabe smartass types that pretend they're expert (not referring
|to you, everyone already knows the handful of suspects it applies to)
|it is all too common to hear a chorus of nay sayers screaming all
|Registry Cleaners are bad, bad, you must avoid, which simply isn't
|true. Like with any tool, used correctly it does the job intended.
|Used incorrectly all bets off. Of course it rarely is stated that way
|which is what I object to. People constantly babble based on THEIR
|experiences. If they had a bad one with some Registry Cleaner then
|they are likely to go negative as opposed to writing a balanced fair,
|factual report.

I agree with you 101! Another aspect of this is that if you want to
mess around with certain parts of Windows like the registry, mbr,
partitions, stuff like that, make sure you have a way back in form of a
complete disk image backup or at least a registry back-up. I never
understood how people can complain about a trashed system when they do
not have a back-up. Even CCleaner can back up every change it does to
the registry. Very easy!

--
//ceed
 
Nonny wrote:

|That is one feature of CCleaner that I do NOT use.

And why are you NOT using that? Every change is backed up? It's a great
tool with a very "mild" registry cleaning. I've used it for years and
have had far less problems with that than a lot of other programs I use.

--
//ceed
 
On Fri, 30 May 2008 01:14:02 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general Tracy B.
. wrote:

> I installed this program on my computer the other day, and was charged $29.99
> to my credit card, and then my computer REALLY slowed down.....


Not a surprise.


> So, I
> uninstalled it to see if it would make a difference......


I assume that it didn't make a difference, since whatever it did, it
already did. Just uninstalling it doesn't undo what it did. Many
registry cleaners have an undo function. If yours does, you should
have used it before uninstalling. I don't know if reinstalling it and
using the undo function will still work (it depends on whether the
undo files were saved when you uninstalled it), but it might be worth
a try.

For the future, here's my standard advice on Registry Cleaners:

Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the
registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and
don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of,
having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit
it may have.


> I'm wondering if you
> can retrieve items you've uninstalled, and HOW???
> --
> Thanks!!

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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On 30 May 2008 16:16:15 GMT, "ceed" <cdpostbox-usenet@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Nonny wrote:
>
>|That is one feature of CCleaner that I do NOT use.
>
>And why are you NOT using that? Every change is backed up? It's a great
>tool with a very "mild" registry cleaning. I've used it for years and
>have had far less problems with that than a lot of other programs I use.

I don't use it because even IF it took out every teensy-weensy item
that is no longer needed, it wouldn't increase the speed of my
computer one millionth of a millisecond.

It would help in Win95 and/or Win98 and WinME. Not in any MS OS
since.
 
On Fri, 30 May 2008 09:52:40 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:


>For the future, here's my standard advice on Registry Cleaners:
>
>Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil.

Say pal, weren't you the guy that just blubbered "uninfected with
malware" in another thread causes problems? Yea, I thought so. So why
should we take anything you say seriously if you get something simple
like that backwards? You seem rather confused.
 
On Fri, 30 May 2008 12:49:10 -0500, Nonny <nonnymoose@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On 30 May 2008 16:16:15 GMT, "ceed" <cdpostbox-usenet@yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Nonny wrote:
>>
>>|That is one feature of CCleaner that I do NOT use.
>>
>>And why are you NOT using that? Every change is backed up? It's a great
>>tool with a very "mild" registry cleaning. I've used it for years and
>>have had far less problems with that than a lot of other programs I use.
>
>I don't use it because even IF it took out every teensy-weensy item
>that is no longer needed, it wouldn't increase the speed of my
>computer one millionth of a millisecond.
>
>It would help in Win95 and/or Win98 and WinME. Not in any MS OS
>since.

You base this wishful thinking on anything factual you care to share?

I didn't think so. You're just flapping your gums.
 
I'd also recommend the registry cleaner in Glary Utilities, also free.

"ceed" <cdpostbox-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:xn0fqsehw17kt2c000ceedsaid@news.individual.net...
> Not Me wrote:
>
> |
> |If it was a registry cleaner, I would leave it uninstalled.
> |In my opinion, a registry cleaner in the wrong hands is like handing
> |a loaded gun to a 4 year old.
>
> I think I would put that a little differently "the wrong registry
> cleaner in the right hands or vice versa". There are safe registry
> cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
> without problems. The Wise registry cleaner is another one, but that
> one is a bit more "aggressive", but I have used it without problems for
> a long time. Both of the above are free.
>
> --
> //ceed
 
ceed wrote:
> Not Me wrote:
>
........


> There are safe registry
> cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
> without problems.


That is completely untrue. There is *NO* such thing as a "safe"
registry cleaner. There is also *NO* such thing as a registry cleaner
that serves any useful purpose that cannot be perform with much safer tools.


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On Fri, 30 May 2008 18:48:59 -0600, Bruce Chambers
<bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote:

>ceed wrote:
>> Not Me wrote:
>>
>.......
>
>
>> There are safe registry
>> cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
>> without problems.
>
>
> That is completely untrue. There is *NO* such thing as a "safe"
>registry cleaner. There is also *NO* such thing as a registry cleaner
>that serves any useful purpose that cannot be perform with much safer tools.

Following intended to all those that have blindly attacked Registry
Cleaners:

How many times do fanboys collectively need to be knocked off their
soap box before they understand nobody cares what they think about
Registry Cleaners or anything else?

The term to describe your group would be anal retentive.

Just because you fear a Registry Cleaner or had a bad experience with
one doesn't mean they are destructive, harmful or not useful. They can
be or not DEPENDING on how you use them. Of course that can be said of
ANY application.

The psychoneurosis marked by excessive hysteria every time the topic
comes up is a hallmark of your little clique. I guess I should be
appreciative, it makes it that much easier to poke fun at you guys
because no matter the topic one thing is sure, your little group of
malcontents never waver, never admit it when your wrong, it is always
your way or the highway. I find such stubbornness especially when you
never offer anything to backup your position and ask we simply accept
it because you said so deliciously arrogant and obnoxious.

And people ask why I enjoy this group. You kidding? Where else could I
find a bigger group of prima donnas that love to pontificate yet when
push comes to shove never can backup a damn thing they claim.
 
In case you haven't noticed, I am no fanboy.
But I have had to repair many machines that people used a 'reg cleaner' on
without knowing what they were doing.
They read the hype about it on a popup or some spam or website and boom,
their machine won't boot.
If you want to use a reg cleaner, go ahead, but I won't recommend anyone
then to anyone!
But then I don't recommend Vista either...


"Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
news:4jd144d85daeqfsv4rncqikbrvi480d3po@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 18:48:59 -0600, Bruce Chambers
> <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote:
>
>>ceed wrote:
>>> Not Me wrote:
>>>
>>.......
>>
>>
>>> There are safe registry
>>> cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
>>> without problems.
>>
>>
>> That is completely untrue. There is *NO* such thing as a "safe"
>>registry cleaner. There is also *NO* such thing as a registry cleaner
>>that serves any useful purpose that cannot be perform with much safer
>>tools.
>
> Following intended to all those that have blindly attacked Registry
> Cleaners:
>
> How many times do fanboys collectively need to be knocked off their
> soap box before they understand nobody cares what they think about
> Registry Cleaners or anything else?
>
> The term to describe your group would be anal retentive.
>
> Just because you fear a Registry Cleaner or had a bad experience with
> one doesn't mean they are destructive, harmful or not useful. They can
> be or not DEPENDING on how you use them. Of course that can be said of
> ANY application.
>
> The psychoneurosis marked by excessive hysteria every time the topic
> comes up is a hallmark of your little clique. I guess I should be
> appreciative, it makes it that much easier to poke fun at you guys
> because no matter the topic one thing is sure, your little group of
> malcontents never waver, never admit it when your wrong, it is always
> your way or the highway. I find such stubbornness especially when you
> never offer anything to backup your position and ask we simply accept
> it because you said so deliciously arrogant and obnoxious.
>
> And people ask why I enjoy this group. You kidding? Where else could I
> find a bigger group of prima donnas that love to pontificate yet when
> push comes to shove never can backup a damn thing they claim.
>
 
Bruce Chambers wrote:

|ceed wrote:
||Not Me wrote:
||
|.......
|
|
||There are safe registry
||cleaners out there like CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com) used by millions
||without problems.
|
|
| That is completely untrue. There is NO such thing as a "safe"
|registry cleaner. There is also NO such thing as a registry cleaner
|that serves any useful purpose that cannot be perform with much safer
|tools.

If we expand on this a little I may agree: No application which adds or
removes stuff from the registry is safe. I guess we could discuss the
term "safe", but if you look at the staggering changes some programs do
to the registry during install, and what some programs leaves behind, I
do not think a cleaner which removes stuff that isn't in use is less
safe. Another question is if registry cleaners are useful. I do not
really know.

--
//ceed
 
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