I have had a computer for less than a year so I am learning as I go.I have seen thing like RegCure advertised.Are they good to use or should I stay away from them? Right now my computer is working fine as far as I know.
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registry cleaners
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Use CCleaner from the web (just Google it). It's for free and it works very well. I use it all the time. It has 2 functions:
1. Cleans the registry - which your computer probably needs (after a year)
2. Cleans all the other stuff (Cookies, Temporary files etc.)
Very useful tool. Don't spend any money on other programs. You won't need to.
taybay, at least with CCleaner I never had a problem. But your point is well taken. There seems to be debate about the performance potential and it figures if you imagine modern "table lookup" technologies. But then again, dirt on the kitchen floor does not prevent you from walking in the kitchen either.
Will registry cleaners be able to fix what the brontok virus (and similar viruses) left behind? Coz, from what I read in other forums, you can't fix your computer from the virus (ie. you got rid of the virus, but your task manager still isn't accessible, etc) until you edit your registry.
Whs, thats interesting. I've been using RegCure for 4 months (not really understanding it, but someone recommend it ). I run it and it finds and "repairs" 150 items. Five min later, for interest, I run it again and it finds 160 items for repair. I guess I am somewhat supecious as to its effectiveness. donjudy203
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