Questions in regards the registry cleaner JV16 2010

jayjay

New user of JV16 PT 2010, have printed out the manual but can't find anything dealing with the following questions. (Windows 7 64-bit, Raid0).

Questions in regards the registry cleaner JV16 2010 using normal registry cleaning policy default settings.

1. Listing MRU tick box is unticked, is it safe to tick the box and clean out the MRU settings? What is the danger of cleaning the MRU settings that the registry cleaner finds?

2. In the Advanced engine settings there is an option to tick the "Enable custom selections of scans". Ticking the box gives the option to list "Left-over software data scan" and "ActiveX/Com/Dcom/OLE/DDE scan". Is it safe to tick these two items allowing the registry cleaner to remove the items found? What would the potential harm be by cleaning these items?

msteve000

I don't have an specific answer to your post, but rather a related question, that we can both hopefully get answers to.

On maximum setting for Registry Cleaner I got 1342 errors under the category

Invalid ActiveX/DDE/COM/DCOM/OLE Item

All at 55% Error Severity with an N/A File Reference

If they are invalid and N/A to any any file is there any reason I shouldn't knock 'em all out?

I've read that sometimes these errors are erroneously designated and could be a problem if removed.

A lot I recognize from software no longer on my PC, which were just from two programs. I manually checked those off and got rid several hundred entries.

The rest I am clueless as to what it may have been attached to.

Attached is a screenshot of several items.

On the previous risk setting setting I am clear of any errors.

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jv16

JayJay wrote

Questions in regards the registry cleaner JV16 2010 using normal registry cleaning policy default settings.

1. Listing MRU tick box is unticked, is it safe to tick the box and clean out the MRU settings? What is the danger of cleaning the MRU settings that the registry cleaner finds?

Yes, it is safe per se, but if you remove MRU data, the MRU data is really removed. In other words, programs will forget their history, for example, all the "Recently opened" menus of programs will be cleared. Some people don't want this to happen.

JayJay wrote

2. In the Advanced engine settings there is an option to tick the "Enable custom selections of scans". Ticking the box gives the option to list "Left-over software data scan" and "ActiveX/Com/Dcom/OLE/DDE scan". Is it safe to tick these two items allowing the registry cleaner to remove the items found?

No, it's not safe. It's safe if you know what you are doing and you are about to manually verify the results but just running these scans and removing everything is potentially dangerous.

JayJay wrote

What would the potential harm be by cleaning these items?

The worst case scenario is that your computer would not start again after the next reboot and you would have to reinstall Windows.

These features are included in the program for advanced users who know what they are doing, are willing to take the risk and know how to get their computer working again if something goes wrong.

jv16

msteve000 wrote

A lot I recognize from software no longer on my PC, which were just from two programs. I manually checked those off and got rid several hundred entries.

The rest I am clueless as to what it may have been attached to.

If you are unsure of these items, it's safer to leave them alone.

jayjay

Thank you for the information and help on these matters. I now have a better understanding of the perils when cleaning using the items mentioned.

I intend making a backup image and then try cleaning the items and see if any problems arrive, thanks again for your assistance. :)