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    Registry Mechanic in Safe Mode

    in Software

    Posted

    I have to say CCleaner really does an outstanding job, even in comparison with reg cleaners double the price... weee.gif

     

    Unless you know what you're doing, and are prepared to double-check every second 'orphaned' key or value you're presented with, I wouldn't bother with any other registry cleaner. I run JV16 Power Tools' Reg cleaner alongside CCleaner, but, although it is a good application it still has its fallibilities

    Best Paid For Software

    in Software

    Posted

    I'd have to say ClipMate: http://www.thornsoft.com/ It's the Swiss army knife of clipboard extenders...

     

    A couple of close contenders:

     

    Notetab Pro (although the freeware version is almost as good): http://www.notetab.com/

    Registrar Registry Manager: http://www.resplendence.com/registrar

    Diskeeper Pro Premier (I love how it defrags in the background): http://www.diskeeper.com/diskeeper/premier/premier.asp

    Acronis True Image: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

    Mailwasher Pro: http://firetrust.com/products/mailwasher-pro

    Website Watcher: http://www.aignes.com/ - extremely versatile, saves me so much time!

    Registry Mechanic in Safe Mode

    in Software

    Posted

    Are System Volume Information entries safe to delete if they're flagged as invalid by such as Registry Mechanic?

     

    Or, would deleting those entries not show up any negative effects until you have the need to use System Restore?

     

    The latter's correct; I'm not familiar with Registry Mechanic myself, but you can easily cripple a Restore Point by having, say, an AV, an uninstaller, or Registry Cleaner (Norton's Disk doctor is a notorious case in point, but it's not alone) tamper with it, resulting in error messages like:

     

    "Windows was unable to restore your computer to..."

     

     

    ... and it never tells you why either... :wacko:

    Registry restore

    in CCleaner Suggestions

    Posted

    You're very welcome, JD. Now all it takes is remembering to actually press that button before undertaking anything that might have dire consequences. LOL!

     

    I do use Acronis True Image to back up my entire drive about once a week, but it's nice to have a couple of System Restore points that are more recent.

    Registry restore

    in CCleaner Suggestions

    Posted

    Incidentally, as an alternative, you can download Doug Knox' script here

     

    Save the vbs or exefile (your choice) to your hard drive, then create a shortcut to it on the Desktop or in Quick Launch, and you'll have that System Restore point at the press of a button. ;)

    Registry restore

    in CCleaner Suggestions

    Posted

    It might not be a bad idea to add a feature in CCleaner that would force Windows to create a fresh System Restore point at the press of a button.

     

    It would be so easy to implement, and of course in addition to the majority of system files, System Restore also backs up the entire registry.

    How secure is a partition?

    in Windows Security

    Posted

    It's perfectly possible (although not extremely common) for malware to install, modify or delete files on another partition, even without digging a tunnel...

     

    I've run malware on the E:\ partition of my test box and saw it install all files on C:\ instead.... only due to sloppy programming, of course, but still...

    which is a good anti spyware?

    in Software

    Posted

    I could never quite figure out Boclean. I know that it scanned soon after bootup and updates daily, but I could never actually find a report as to what it did.

     

    In addition to the bootup scan, it also scans your system for all malware in its database every 10 seconds, and zaps it as soon as it is loaded into memory.

     

    It's pretty good at what it does, and represents a worthwhile second layer of defense.

     

    For any questions, there's a dedicated forum here

    Error message at computer startup

    in Hardware

    Posted

    The Windows Messenger service actually has nothing to do with MSN Messenger

     

    But you should be able to uninstall Messenger even if it came incorporated into your operating system.

     

    Go to Start > Run > type "inf" (without the quotes), then press Enter

     

    The Windows\Inf folder will open.

     

    Locate the sysoc.inf file, and open it in Notepad.

     

    - Look for the line: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

    - Remove the word "hide", leaving the commas: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7

    - Save and close

     

    Messenger will now be listed in Add/Remove Programs, and you'll be able to uninstall it

    Delete?

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    Hi and welcome. You shouldn't delete ANY of them, unless you have a very good reason to, as well as knowing what you're doing.

     

    The Uninstall section contains the applications listed in Add/Remove Programs. The only entries there that can safely be removed are those belonging to software you once had but are certain you uninstalled later. Do not touch anything you do not recognize!

     

    The entries in the Startup section represent applications that launch automatically at boot-time. There again, only have CCleaner remove those entries belonging to software you no longer have installed, or ones associated with known malware.

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