Reg clean okay for VISTA?

lleiderm

I just bought the latest version.

The handbook does not mention VISTA.

Is the reg cleaner okay to use with VISTA?

Thanks.

jrd1st

The handbook hasn't been updated yet and is for jv16PT 2006. But yes, the RegCleaner in jv16PT 2007 is ok to use with Vista.

That being said, I never just go ahead and delete any Registry entries just because a utility said I can, especially when ActiveX/COM/DCOM/OLE/DDE is selected. I treat the "errors" found by this reg cleaner and any other reg cleaner I use as suggestions and I check everything out first to be sure it can be deleted safely.

lleiderm

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

But, it seems you have opened a bit of a can of worms for me. I don't know enough to "check things out" just from some registry error messages. I sure don't want to burden you with the need for any kind of dissertation on the subject, but any simple guidelines you could give would be gratefully accepted.

For instance, what kinds of things are "red flags" for you, which tell you that your should not clear registry entries that the software says are not needed?

If the error message indicates what software the offending entry is for, do you go to the trouble of emailing the vendor of that software asking whether it is okay to delete that registry entry?

Thanks,

Lloyd

jrd1st

Well, if you see entries for programs or files that you know you've uninstalled/deleted, then those are safe to delete.

Usually, entries referring to Temp folders are safe to erase.

Useless file extensions are usually safe to delete, but they seem to come back, so . . .

In any case, let RegCleaner make backups so if something gets funky, you can restore the entries. (Hint: do your deletions in stages so the backups will also be in stages. ex. delete your Useless file extensions in one stage, your invalid files/paths in another, etc.)

BTW - so far, since I've had Vista, RegCleaning hasn't made one bit of difference to the way my system runs. Probably because my OS condition is sort of new and really doesn't need a cleanup yet. But if you've let things go, and have lots of junk in your registry, it may have a bigger impact.

lleiderm

I did my cleanup in stages, as you suggested.

I guess I just need to see now if anything stops working.

Thanks for all your help!

Lloyd

alainc

If registry Cleaner loads and fin keys to fix, it refuse to fix the errors it founds.

It just seet there for few sec, then gives up.

I use this function with no problem in XP. I don't think the soft is ready for Vista yet. Macecraft does not advertise it. It only says in the FAQs that it runs if you run it as administrator ... which I did with no results bad or good

tullik

AlainC wrote
... I don't think the soft is ready for Vista yet. Macecraft does not advertise it. It only says in the FAQs that it runs if you run it as administrator ... which I did with no results bad or good

Actually, Vista (32b only) is included under "System Requirements" on the downloads page: http://www.macecraft.com/downloads/

No one can tell what your problem might be without some detail such as, for example,

* Is your Vista a 32b version? ...

* Exactly what happens when it "gives up?"

* Did you run the "Structured" or the "Raw" list?

* How many errors were found?

* Did you try selecting only certain ones to "Fix?" -- as suggested by JRd1st here: http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10385#10385

* What do some typical errors look like?