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Started 1 year ago by tmonkey2394
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tmonkey2394

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Is it safe to clean the registry yourself for like old programs.
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Tmonkey2394

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Lighthouse

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If you know what you are doing, yes. But it might mean several hours work.
Better to use something like Revo Uninstaller & a registry cleaner like CCleaner

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tmonkey2394

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So it wont hurt my computer like if I do that because I am scared it might delete the wrong thing. Thats why I think I should do it but I was thinking what if I mess up on it.
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Tmonkey2394

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Lighthouse

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If you are not sure then don't try it.
You can mess up the system completely by deleting the wrong entry

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tmonkey2394

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There is some programs that you know the program didnt delete so thats what I was going to do with the registry. But like you said dont try it but I dont know but is it safe to do it by yourself. How does that program that you have work?

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Lighthouse

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Use Revo Uninstaller when you want to uninstall a program. It does a very good job of removing all the bits of that program that are scattered over your system.
CCleaner does a general cleanup of your system but also can clean your registry of things that are redundant.
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

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mika7367

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CCleaner also gives you an option to backup your registry just in case you do something really silly.LOL!
Also make sure you create a restore point!!!!.

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