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I've been using RegSupreme, (which is an offshoot of JV16) for over 6 months
& wouldn't be without it.
On first installing it, I carefully checked every entry it pulled up & found
they were all legit "destination does not exist" ones, so now just select &
quarantine the lot, leave them for a week or so, then delete the old
quarantined ones.
Until then, I didn't realise that, if, for example, you paste something to
the Desktop, then move it elsewhere - or delete it, a permanent registry
entry is created.
It's not unusual for me to quarantine 50-100 of those types per day. Also,
it's the only totally non-volatile 'cleaner' I've come across to date.
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johnf
> Unfortunately I disagree with Ken, Will and Carey. While XP does a much
> better job at handling the registry than previous OS's it to can become
> bloated with useless entries left over from adding and removing
> programs. These can sometimes cause issues when trying to install
> software. I have had XP Home Edition since it's release over 3 years
> ago and have always used JV16 power tools. The registry cleaner in here
> is effective and effecient and has never caused any problems for me or
> the system in all the years and thousands of application installs,
> tests, and removals. JV16 is now an application that you have to
> purchase but there are some sites that carry the older free versions
> for download. While I do know of system that have been rendered useless
> by some of the utilities in Norton System Works, like the disk doctor,
> I have never known of anyone with problems linked to JV16 power tools
> and the RegClean v4.3 based on JV16.