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    Vista - Advanced WindowsCare or ccleaner

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Cathryes, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. Cathryes

    Cathryes Notebook Guru

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    What one works the best for vista?
     
    Cathryes, Aug 18, 2007
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  2. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    CCleaner is always nice to have. I used it on XP quite frequently
     
    Waveblade, Aug 18, 2007
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  3. swarmer

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    Registry cleaners are generally unnecessary, except in extreme situations.

    http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=643

    Last time I looked, I was unable to find any tests published on the internet that showed any significant performance gain from using registry cleaners.

    So... personally, I use no registry cleaner at all.
     
    swarmer, Aug 18, 2007
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  4. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Either one or both of them.
     
    Padmé, Aug 18, 2007
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  5. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    I use both of them. They often catch things that the others miss.
     
    The Forerunner, Aug 18, 2007
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    Why not use both? CCleaner's primary function isn't to clean the registry, it's to clean all the "crap" (temp files, etc) from the computer. AWC I use more for Windows issues, optimization and as an additional spyware scanner.

    While they both can clean the registry, they have different and unique features. Plus, they are very dependable, quick, and effective. No reason not to install both.
     
    ttupa, Aug 18, 2007
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    CCleaner is pretty dependable. The one thing you have to be careful about Registry Cleaners, though, is that they aren't too aggressive. You can really mess up things if you're not careful.

    Ed Bott's article is also an eye opener, btw.
     
    DrewN, Aug 19, 2007
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    I use both, but I've never had any problem with CCleaner. I've had to uncheck the registry cleaner on AWC b/c it messes up my Nota Bene program.

    Bill
     
    Broadus, Aug 19, 2007
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    Performance gain? Maybe. Reliability gain? Definitely.

    I can't show a graph proving this, but from experience I believe it to be true.

    The registry is like the index to a very large book. The OS is like the reader of the book. Put yourself in that situation. You find a topic of interest in the index and it points to page 449. You go to look for page 449 but find it missing or contains a topic that is not what you were looking for.

    Just my .02!
     
    deputy963, Aug 19, 2007
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