Rick Rogers wrote:
To my knowledge, Microsoft has never endorsed any registry cleaner.



Sadly, Rick, that's no longer true. Microsoft has recognized the
potential revenue stream provided by selling snake oil products to the
gullible:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/a...leaner_why.htm

The bright side, of course, is that Live OneCare is soon to be
discontinued.




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Actually, I was thinking strictly of third party product endorsements. In
the Win9x days, they also distributed regclean to help prevent the registry
bloat problem associated with that line.

OneCare, and the damage it caused, is something I will not miss.

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"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
...
Rick Rogers wrote:
To my knowledge, Microsoft has never endorsed any registry cleaner.



Sadly, Rick, that's no longer true. Microsoft has recognized the
potential revenue stream provided by selling snake oil products to the
gullible:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/a...leaner_why.htm

The bright side, of course, is that Live OneCare is soon to be
discontinued.




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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

"GrahamH" wrote in message
...

"67RAM67" wrote in message
...
I was wondering if there are any excellent FREE registry cleaners for
Vista
Ultimate that is recommended by microsoft? I found something from
Ascentive
that looks good but I am not fully sure (Even though it isn't free).

Hi,
Not sure if these are Microsoft recommended but take a look.

http://registrycleanerhelp.org/7fjw/

Regards,
Graham.....


Operating systems based upon NT ignore orphaned entries. While registry
cleaners will remove these, although maybe not all, the cleaning process may
render some or all of your computer unusable.

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Rick Rogers wrote:
Actually, I was thinking strictly of third party product endorsements.



Ah, I see. In that sense, you're correct.


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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
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"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
...
Actually, I was thinking strictly of third party product endorsements. In
the Win9x days, they also distributed regclean to help prevent the
registry bloat problem associated with that line.

OneCare, and the damage it caused, is something I will not miss.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
...
Rick Rogers wrote:
To my knowledge, Microsoft has never endorsed any registry cleaner.



Sadly, Rick, that's no longer true. Microsoft has recognized the
potential revenue stream provided by selling snake oil products to the
gullible:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/a...leaner_why.htm

The bright side, of course, is that Live OneCare is soon to be
discontinued.




--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot



As in 'Uniscrue' Registry Booster?


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Actually Windows Live has a Registry Cleaner now....

Free trial, caused no issues here.

"67RAM67" wrote in message
...
I was wondering if there are any excellent FREE registry cleaners for Vista
Ultimate that is recommended by microsoft? I found something from
Ascentive
that looks good but I am not fully sure (Even though it isn't free).

I agree with the others. I found when using XP that a registry cleaner did
more damage than good. It actually deleted important HKEY files that my
computer needed. I had to do a complete pc restore and then reinstall my
programs and download the rest from my online back up. Thank goodness I had
all that. Don't use one. In fact I was just looking up that info for a
possible one on Vista and then I remembered they are no good. When I
uninstall a program I use a special uninstaller and that clears out dead
registry files associated with the program I am removing. However to avoid
anyone saying I recommended that program I am not going to name it here. You
have to know what you are doing and how to use it or it too can remove the
wrong files. I've been doing desktop support for family and friends for years
now so I'm comfortable with it. But cleaning your registry does not speed up
your computer. Take it from all the Microsoft pros who already posted here.
You don't need one.

Happy 2009 everyone!
"67RAM67" wrote:

I was wondering if there are any excellent FREE registry cleaners for Vista
Ultimate that is recommended by microsoft? I found something from Ascentive
that looks good but I am not fully sure (Even though it isn't free).

I have pointed many XP/Vista users to the Online Safety Scan provided by
Microsoft. It includes a registry cleaner. Should that be avoided as well, or
is theirs "safer" to use?

Mike

"John Barnett MVP" wrote:

You don't need a registry cleaner, they cause more problems than they
actually cure. My advise is steer well clear of registry cleaners.

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"67RAM67" wrote in message
...
I was wondering if there are any excellent FREE registry cleaners for
Vista
Ultimate that is recommended by microsoft? I found something from
Ascentive
that looks good but I am not fully sure (Even though it isn't free).

In theory it should be, but I don't trust any registry cleaner as far as I
can toss it. All it takes is one "orphaned entry" that isn't and something
just went splat! against the wall. Probably a program you really need. :-)

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"Memphis PC Guy" Memphis PC wrote in message
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I have pointed many XP/Vista users to the Online Safety Scan provided by
Microsoft. It includes a registry cleaner. Should that be avoided as well,
or
is theirs "safer" to use?

Memphis PC Guy wrote:
I have pointed many XP/Vista users to the Online Safety Scan provided by
Microsoft. It includes a registry cleaner. Should that be avoided as well, or
is theirs "safer" to use?



One would hope that it is at least marginally safer (ignoring
Microsoft's history with the old RegClean) than 3rd party products, but
it is still no more useful.


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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot