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    CCleaner's built in registry cleaner SAFE?!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by i5evoSwift3814, Jun 29, 2008.

  1. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    How safe is CCleaner's built in registry cleaner? Is it okay to have it clean all the options or just a couple? Thanks
     
    i5evoSwift3814, Jun 29, 2008
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  2. MaXimus

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    no it's not safe!

    use RegScrubVistaXP
     
    MaXimus, Jun 29, 2008
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  3. XPS1330

    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    Why? I've been using it for months and haven't had any problems. :confused:
     
    XPS1330, Jun 29, 2008
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  4. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    Same here I've never had any problems with it whatsoever.
     
    CeeNote, Jun 29, 2008
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  5. jin07

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    Yes, it's safe. I've been using CCleaner for literally years with zero problems. This subject has been brought up many times and only a few people (I could literally count them on my hands) have complaints.
     
    jin07, Jun 29, 2008
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  6. Just Lou

    Just Lou Notebook Evangelist

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    I've been using it for years on multiple systems, and never had a problem.
     
    Just Lou, Jun 29, 2008
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  7. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    I've been using CCleaner for a long time and have never had a problem. :p
     
    Rodster, Jun 29, 2008
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  8. MB W163

    MB W163 Notebook Consultant

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    same here never had a problem.
     
    MB W163, Jun 29, 2008
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  9. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    RegScrubVistaXP has caused me problems in Vista, as it cleans to deep.

    I only use light cleaning now, ccleaner seems fine!

     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jun 29, 2008
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  10. THAANSA3

    THAANSA3 Exit Stage Left

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    THAANSA3, Jun 29, 2008
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  11. Gintoki

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    As far as i know, the CCleaner registry cleaner is safe.
     
    Gintoki, Jun 29, 2008
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  12. knightingmagic

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    It's very "SAFE?!". Mistakes do happen, so make backups, just to be sure.
     
    knightingmagic, Jun 29, 2008
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  13. plattnnum

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    been using it for months, no problems
     
    plattnnum, Jun 29, 2008
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  14. flipfire

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    Ill vouch that its safe aswell. Used it on 5 systems with no issues. You can choose to backup your registry before you clean anything.
     
    flipfire, Jun 29, 2008
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  15. vkpascal

    vkpascal Notebook Guru

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    It's been good for me, no issues ever!
     
    vkpascal, Jun 29, 2008
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  16. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    Have been using it for 1 year, no problem at all ;)
     
    niGht kiD, Jun 29, 2008
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  17. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    worst case, it destroys the registry. you backed it up, so it doesn't matter. you can restore your registry from the backup.

    haven't ever needed to do that personally, but i still make backups when i use the registry cleaner.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 29, 2008
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  18. Doodles

    Doodles Starving Student

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    i NEVER make backups wen it asks me to.. in hindsight i probably should have, even though IVE NEVER had a problem with CCleaner... which is the important thing.
     
    Doodles, Jun 30, 2008
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  19. fonduekid

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    Yes, been using it for a long time and always make a backup! No problems whatsoever (though I dont know if the other issue I am having the resizing/moving appplication windows in Vista Ultimate, please see my other thread http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=266150 , is connected to this!!! Guess its not!!)
     
    fonduekid, Jun 30, 2008
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  20. McGrady

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    If there hasn't been enough people saying it's safe. Add 1 more for me.
     
    McGrady, Jun 30, 2008
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  21. Leon

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    Perfectly Safe. Very Conservative Too.
     
    Leon, Jun 30, 2008
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  22. -Amadeus Excello-

    -Amadeus Excello- Notebook Evangelist

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    Invisible umpire says "SAFE!"
     
    -Amadeus Excello-, Jun 30, 2008
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  23. rypic7

    rypic7 Notebook Geek

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    I started using CCleaner when I had some serious problems with Vista HP, and some threads I read recommended it, and it did seem to help the computer run a bit better, and certainly didn't screw anything up. I recommend it.
     
    rypic7, Jun 30, 2008
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  24. Packerfan

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    I used it several times, fixed about 200 things (unused file extensions etc) from 2 years worth of loads of installs and uninstalls, never a hicup.
     
    Packerfan, Jun 30, 2008
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  25. nate_ohio

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    Been using it now for over two years, on three different systems running both Vista and XP, and I haven't had one single issue with it. I happen to think that it doesn't clean thoroughly enough.
     
    nate_ohio, Jun 30, 2008
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  26. luee

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    I only had one problem in years. It was to a friends computer somehow erased some controls for his printer connection. Never really forgave me.
     
    luee, Jul 1, 2008
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