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Old October 21st, 2014, 11:19 PM
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Donnie, the registry does not need "cleaning". It is a vibrant index of Windows, and these "reg cleaners" just target harmless, unused parts of it and report those as bad. To provide flexibility, Windows provides tons of Registry entries that often prove to be redundant, or never used. Flake software companies know this, and tag along on the myth that Registry cleaning can provide some benefit (like disk defragging, which with the newer NTSF file system, is no longer essential), and they just flat out do not. If folks see improvements, it is because Reg cleaners usually clear out temp files, so provide some improvement in speed. And all "reg cleaners" make errors, and take out needed parts of the Registry. All of them - proven.

If people want to continue using them, that is entirely their choice. If people want to go to the zoo, and stick their face through the bars so they can kiss the tiger, that is entirely their choice as well.

Lufbra, Ashley is a guy?