ngm Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 A new user here. I ran Registry Integrity for the first time. It cam up with about 2,400 issues. Is it safe to fix these selected issues. I have no idea what most of them are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 A new user here. I ran Registry Integrity for the first time. It cam up with about 2,400 issues. Is it safe to fix these selected issues. I have no idea what most of them are. Hello nqm, Welcome to the forums. You will find that my self assigned role is to protect "new" users. My first advice would be a definite "NO". What is going on with your PC now? Are you having problems or just wanting to "clean-up" your PC ? What type of PC user are you ? Average type user or also specialized uses ? If you are new to PCs and internals I definitely recommend leaving the Registry alone until you learn more. No rush necessary since your PC is running. Correct? You need to learn to backup things before you do such a step. Other safe practices need to be learned also. Good luck, davey http://www.ccleanerbeginnersguide.com/ CCleaner Beginner's Guide.com Bookmark and save to Favorites Beginners advice Start here with this link and follow its advice. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=105208 Also see this link about the Registry and newbies. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?s=&...ost&p=96510 Come back and let us know how you did and what else we can help you with. There are lots of easy things to learn. One step at time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted August 27, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 27, 2008 Davy Put it very well Put just in case: Read My signature at the bottom of my post. Really only remove things from the registry that you know no longer exist Example You uninstall RealPlayer You run the registry integ and see some thing along the lines of Missing Shared DLL C:\program files\RealPlayer\player.dll HKCU\Software\Realone\Realplayer That would be ok to remove because you've uninstalled realplayer. AS I said read and FOLLOW my signature and you'll be ok. (And listen to davey I've yet to see him steer someone wrong ) ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngm Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Thanks for the advise guys. While I am not new to computers, having used them for 25 years, I am not a "techie" and will proceed with caution. My computer gets considerable use, is 4.5 years old and has gotten considerably slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Thanks for the advise guys. While I am not new to computers, having used them for 25 years, I am not a "techie" and will proceed with caution. My computer gets considerable use, is 4.5 years old and has gotten considerably slower. Very similar situation with my PC prior to CCleaner. Except those 3.5 years were with no maint programs whatever and lots of "Power Outages" user caused or natural events. You might want to break it down into groups if the first "Go for Broke" reg. fix doesn't do your PC any favors. Yes, I also had years of Computer experience but zip years in PC internals except a little Gates DOS and Gates Basic in 1976 on a TRS80. Good luck, davey P.S. Just complete the Beginners advice I gave you and you will OK before you do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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