Registry editor and cleaners

Subject: Re: registry cleaners
From: "Dick" <anonymous DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
Sent: 12/9/2003 8:10:33 PM




Hi; thank you so much for your time,
The problem however for me is still that I am trying to
find out how I may Identify which and which is not an
invalid/orphaned entries so that I may safely edit them
out with registry editor;
And thanks again you were a great help in further helping
me understanding this complicated buisiness Dick
>-----Original Message-----
>You may either clear the invalid entries manually by
editing the registry
>(or) download iolo technology's System Mechanic
(www.iolo.com). It is a nice
>utility using which you can clear the invalid Add/Remove
entries.
>
>To remove the invalid/orphaned entries from the
Add/Remove applet manually
>[Windows 2000/XP]
>
>1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
>2. Locate the following key in the registry:
>3.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Uninstall
>4. Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to
a .reg file.
>5. Look for the name of the program with the orphaned
entry.
>6. Delete the entire listing for the software with the
orphaned entry.
>7. Close the registry editor.
>8. Restart your computer.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
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>
>"Dick" <anonymous DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
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>Hi and thanks for your time;
>I have been reading a bit about registry cleaners and
>through exploring I can see how the need for them arises,
>the add and remove programs over time really does not do
>a good job and leaves allot of dead ends in the registry
>for the opperating system to go through each time it has
>to do a job.
>I would really like to edit my own registry were it not
>for the fact that I am afraid I might delete something I
>shouldnt and cause myself more problems,
>The thing I would like to find out is could anyone tell
>me if they know of a program that will identify what all
>thoese oddly named files and programs in the regisry are
>and If it is safe to delete them once they are identifed
>as not needed.
>Thanks again,Dick
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