Cleaning out the Registry

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Anonymous - 01 Jan 2004 00:58 GMT

How do I go about cleaning out the Registry of old files
and stuff like that. When I was looking in there, i
noticed a bunch of old entries from programs that were
uninstalled. Anyone know how to clean it out safely
without damaging the system?

Thanks in advance

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Matt Coy - 01 Jan 2004 01:28 GMT

Best advice is to not touch it. A few entries for uninstalled programs
won't slow your computer down, and manually deleting things or using a
'registry cleaner' is more likely to foul things up.

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> How do I go about cleaning out the Registry of old files
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anonymous - 01 Jan 2004 05:08 GMT

OK. Thanks.

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Keppy - 01 Jan 2004 19:49 GMT

Symantec has a program in it's works that will clean out your registry.
Carol

> How do I go about cleaning out the Registry of old files
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Dan Barham - 01 Jan 2004 21:45 GMT

There are several free reg cleaners out there. I've used a couple and heve
never had a problem. Try this one:

http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=49

Dan

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