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Roger
Las Vegas
Testing 10 Registry Cleaning Software Packs - Technology News by InformationWeek
Roger
Las Vegas
As a longtime JV16 powerTools user ,I ,as well as many other users ,can tell you,that used judiciously,you will have few problems using it.
Yes there is a learning curve (getting used to the program)but once you get the hang of it,you'll be OK.
Don't forget,you can always restore (undo) deleted entries, if you have chosen to do a backup at the time of deletion.
I suggest this the program,pick a few insignificant entries,select backup before deletion
then delete.(write them down if you want)
Now you go back and do a restore of those entries.
Check if they are in the right place etc.
Once you're comfortable that it's alright, go on to more extensive cleaning.
For myself I still scrutinize what I'm deleting,but that's me.
On occasion some entries might be used by a program that was not recognized by jv16 PowerTools,
however,no sweat
Hope this will make you more comfortable.
Pete.
As far as I can remember I haven't ever heard of such problem that would have required a full system format.
Let me stress that our products follow the so called Blackstone principle. In this context, it means it's better to not list 10 registry errors than even once list 1 false positive (i.e. an entry that isn't really an error). This is one reason why our products are so safe.
If something bad happens, in some 98% cases (in my experience) the user can simply restore the backup automatically created by the program to fix the problem. In some 1.x% of the problem cases, it is required to start Windows in Safe Mode and restore the bacup from there. In under 1% of the error cases a more radical operation is needed, such as re-installing Windows.
Still, we have a vast number of customers who use our products daily. Problems like these are very rare and are basically due to the law of physics that nothing can work with 100% efficency.
Roger
Las Vegas
Just a bit nervous about hitting that "fix" button.
thanks,
Mark
I see where you read my registry concerns. I know absolutely nothing about the registry, but will down load jv16 PowerTools 2006. Like you, I will be reluctant to hit that "fix" button. I will say that the CNET forum and other forums, as well as computer magazines, say good things about jv16 PowerTools. Please keep me posted on the results of hitting the "fix" button.
Thanks,
Roger
Las Vegas
P.S. Make sure you take Pete's advice - ref the above response.