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I have 2 questions my intent isn't meant to denigrate others products, but to possibly be educated by the people in this forum concerning others products.

 

One very highly recommended computer Tune-up program, one recommended by Dell, PC Magazine (editors choice) ZD Net (editors choice), CNet (top product), USA Today, and others, that supposedly not only cleans your registry of what they call junk, also

defrags the registry at the next boot. It claims to fix hard drive errors, optimize memory, optimize your networking, or Internet Connection, and a host of other Oh wow! Gee-wiz stuff. Long story short, I had to reinstall my Operating System clean

to repair what this, in my opinion, horrible product 'fixed,' Programs, mainstream relevant programs, no longer worked. My Internet connection was severely changed, and not for the better, and a host of other problems that were caused by, and directly related to

using this program.

 

I know, ever since DOS was the only O.S. available, yes, I've just dated myself, the accepted consensus was 'never ever, never ever-ever touch the registry.' So, question 1- Still true today? Or is there a product that will do this

safely?

 

Now I've run across another product an uninstaller, PerfectUninstaller to be exact, that claims to remove

ALL the orphaned files left over from using Add/Remove for a program uninstalled using Windows Control Panel. In doing this, unless I'm misinformed, it claims to clean the registry also. My gut feeling is to run away quickly, far away, from this program

too...Question 2- others opinions?

 

Thanks!

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