Registry Cleaner that works well with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit OS

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Do you or can you recommend a Registry Cleaner that works well with Windows 7? In my searches I found RegAce to be the best recommend but on commencing to run the application Windows 7 gave a warning that it had not been tested on this OS.

What solution should I follow?

Thanks, DAVID.

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Hello DaveJB,

Thank you for posting on the Microsoft Answers Forum.

Have you tried to use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. Click here to download the tool.

You can use the utility to remove installation information for programs that were installed by using Windows Installer. Be aware that Windows Installer CleanUp Utility will not remove the actual program from your computer. However, it will remove the installation files so that you can start the installation, upgrade, or uninstall over.

Please reply back and let us know if this utlitiy helped to resolve your issue.

Sincerely,

Marilyn

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David, I recently ran across a similar problem on a friend's computer. I even tried logging in as administrator in safe mode... nada. Then someone suggested this

http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

The free version worked awesome. I used it and then uninstalled it.

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2009-12-30T21:55:33+00:00

Hello Marilyn

Thank you for your suggestion. However, on starting to run the Cleanup Utility the tool displayed a list of programmes to be selected and the programmes at issue did not appear in this list. I therefore exited, deciding to reply to you for a further opinion. The programme I am having problems removing from Add Remove programmes is "Magix Audio Cleaning Lab" version 11. This programme is installed directly to a folder on the C:\ drive, rather than to the Programs or Programs (x86) folders. Will this make a definite difference to how the Cleanup Utility handles this programme? I look forward to your reply.

My grateful thanks and a Happy New Year to you and your family, David.
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Anonymous

2009-12-23T18:47:47+00:00

"DaveJB" wrote in message news:3cc582fe-e4e1-4896-a427-bd245c9b5786...

> Do you or can you recommend a Registry Cleaner that works well with

> Windows 7? In my searches I found RegAce to be the best recommend but on

> commencing to run the application Windows 7 gave a warning that it had not

> been tested on this OS.

I strongly recommend against *all* registry cleaners, with Windows 7 or any

other version of Windows.

Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the registry

isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use any

registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of

registry cleaning software try to convince you of, having unused registry

entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously

removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may

have.

Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

Ken Blake
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Anonymous

2009-12-23T18:31:43+00:00

As I said, RegClean should work to remove any traces. UNLESS some companies provide a cleaner just for that purpose. Which program are you having trouble with?

Bob Larson Access MVP
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