Sounds likes lots on this list don't care for the registry cleaners. I've bought and used the MaceCraft utilities for years. You might check them out. The price is pretty reasonable. I've never had a problem with Macecraft wacking out the registry and I've never had a problem with introduction of crapware by using their utilities.
The problem with being an engineer is that sometimes you don't know when to say it's ok to leave remnants behind. I hate a messy system. So I've religiously used these utilities. ymmv, R.Baker -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Register Cleaner At 12:13 PM 11/22/2005, Helen Gordon typed: >Most all of the Free register cleaners I downloaded checks for errors and >finds a lot that needs repair. But in order to fix the problems, >they want you >to purchase the product. Any ideas on anything that will search and >fix? I am >using Windows XP Pro. I'm sorry to say but in my experience most of those free tools are just another way to get spyware on your system. I had to clean a client's system up just last week that ran a registry cleaner. It cleaned it alright. After he ran it he kept getting pop unders that wouldn't go away with IE's popup blocker nor would they disappear after running Ad Aware, Spywareblaster or Spybot S&D. I had to edit the registry to get rid of the tool. Make sure you trust who ever it is into your system because once they're in they can be heck to get rid of. ----------+---------- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 <http://www.wavijo.com> -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
