12.03.08
Registry Cleaners… Why do people use them?
A question that has been tormenting a lot of technicians and malware removal experts. I guess it’s the constant adds /everywhere/ that scream: “Click here to fix all your problems!”. Most of the times, people don’t even know what they are fixing, or why. Sometimes, people know they are ‘cleaning’ (note the quotes) the registry, but don’t know what consequences it can have.
Registry Cleaners, are bad!
I just can’t say it enough. There are so many people that run a registry cleaner at the first sight of an error. If you’re experiencing an error, either trace down the problem and fix it, or ask help on a tech site. (A few links to Tech Sites are at the bottom of this blog) Running a Registry Cleaner isn’t the ‘cure to all’ and will most likely not fix your problem.
Miekiemoes (A valued expert) wrote an interesting article on her blog here.
Please take the time to read through it and solve your problems the correct way, and don’t use Registry Cleaners.
Regards,
Olrik