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    How often should I be using a registry cleaner, are they safe?
    Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:57 PM

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    The MSDN forums are for developers to discuss writing their own apps.

    For questions about using Windows you'll be better off posting in the appropriate OS forum on http://answers.microsoft.com .

    That said, registry cleaners shouldn't be necessary and can cause serious problems. As your scenario suggests, the registry cleaner did not help with the initial problem you ran into.

    A quick search on registry cleaners found the following article you may find useful, as well as many previous discussions on this topic: Are registry cleaners necessary?

    --Rob

    • Proposed as answer by Xiaoliang Chen - MSFT Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:40 AM
    • Marked as answer by valw56 Wednesday, July 31, 2013 3:30 PM
    Tuesday, July 30, 2013 1:20 AM

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    How often should I be using a registry cleaner, are they safe?

    And what is the development related part of this question?

    Best regards

    Bordon

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    Thursday, July 25, 2013 5:15 AM
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    I purchased a registry cleaner due to the fact of receiving Java error messages while using certain functions in my office programs. I uninstalled Java, then reinstalled successfully, but was still getting the same Java errors. When I searched further, I received the answer as to Java was not working correctly due to registry errors in my computer. If this is making any sense, I am not computer savvy - please let me know!  So I purchased a registry cleaner which worked well, it cleaned my registry and my computer seemed to function better, faster, but the Java error problem I am having in my office program still exists and I am now finding out that if I don't use the registry cleaner on a daily basis, my computer works very slow especially in my start up. I read somewhere (unfortunately I do not remember where I read it) that registry cleaners can do more harm than good and to be careful when using such cleaners. This is why I am asking about registry cleaners, are they safe. 
    Monday, July 29, 2013 2:16 PM
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    The MSDN forums are for developers to discuss writing their own apps.

    For questions about using Windows you'll be better off posting in the appropriate OS forum on http://answers.microsoft.com .

    That said, registry cleaners shouldn't be necessary and can cause serious problems. As your scenario suggests, the registry cleaner did not help with the initial problem you ran into.

    A quick search on registry cleaners found the following article you may find useful, as well as many previous discussions on this topic: Are registry cleaners necessary?

    --Rob

    • Proposed as answer by Xiaoliang Chen - MSFT Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:40 AM
    • Marked as answer by valw56 Wednesday, July 31, 2013 3:30 PM
    Tuesday, July 30, 2013 1:20 AM