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registry cleaners

18 years ago

I presently am on a 1-year subscription with Norton's Anti-virus protection system. But recently I have been getting these window messages telling me I have over 200 "errors" on my PC and I need to upgrade in order to take care of the problems. I went to another site and they claimed I have over 2,000 discrepancies but they too wanted money to clean it up. Are these companies like RegCure reputable? Is it worth the $40 to use their system?

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randy_ca
18 years ago
Absolutely NOT, please don't fall for these scams.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
18 years ago
do not ever pay money to one of those companies they are only hoping you fall for the scam and send them your credit card info. I am running linux I can go to those same sites and it acts like it is scanning my pc and tells me I have infections um hello I am on linux not windows the things it says I have are not possible, they say the same for all computers it is all faked.

I personally do not use or recommend any registry cleaners except for use by those that are very very proficient in registry work, if you do not know well how to deal with the registry and fully back up the registry then my suggestion is to leave it alone.

rely only on good reputable programs that are recommended on tech support sites or sites like spywarewarriors sites.
Spyware Warrior

are you seeing this "windows" warning down in your systray and does it look similar to the windows security symbol? if so that is an infection, it can be cleaned using the free version of superantispyware.
SUPERAntiSpyware
the blue free version, update it and run full scan allow it to delete what ever it finds, update it and run it once a week.
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Ed Bott who is a windows expert and a former editor of PC World has a great blog I often read. He some time back blogged about this subject, it is a very informative read as well as the comments area following it. I will provide a link. I know a lot of people that use various cleaner programs, and really it is a what works for one does not always work for someone else situation with them. Each person has different experience just as each user has different pc usage. The main reason for the caution in my post was simply to warn those that are not familiar with these products to know that there are situations that can occur that could really be unfortunate. Plus there are those companies out there that prey on novice users and put out junk products(all kinds of products). I think the greatest thing is when a person takes it upon themselves to educate and seek info and research deeply before taking on any kind of task! That is the real way to learn. Do your research and read all the pros and cons then you can make an informed decision. YES acting smart is definitely not being smart.... being smart is being informed and proceeding with caution (after major backups)! LOL Here is a link that might be useful: Ed's blog
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DA_Mccoy
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Randy is correct. Avoid these scams at all costs. Deleting your cookies and Internet files may eliminate your messages.

You didn't report which O/S you have. If you have an older system the old free JV16 is still available if you search for it.

If the O/S is XP or Vista the commercial JV16 Suite has a 30 day trial period includes the registry cleaner.

Both create backups and are user friendly. The suite is the first application I have ever considered purchasing.

DA

Here is a link that might be useful: JV Tool Suite

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