How safe is RegCure Pro?

Anonymous
2013-03-13T14:49:26+00:00

Should I allow RegCure PRO from Pareto Logic make changes on my pc?

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Anonymous
2013-03-14T00:35:23+00:00

On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:49:26 +0000, richray-hotmail.com wrote:

Should I allow RegCure PRO from Pareto Logic make changes on my pc?

No! You should dump it immediately. Don't run it and don't let it do
anything.

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
and http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099
and also
http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspx

Let me point out that neither I nor anyone else who warns against the
use of registry cleaners has ever said that they always cause
problems. If they always caused problems, they would disappear from
the market almost immediately. Many people have used a registry
cleaner and never had a problem with it.

Rather, the problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with it
the substantial risk of having a problem. And since there is no
benefit to using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very bad
bargain.

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Anonymous
2013-03-13T17:28:09+00:00

As with all these 'SpeedUpMyPc' type of programs as safe as holding a rattle snake by its tail

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T17:42:32+00:00

    Kudos for being prepared for disaster. There is no substitute for backups when things go wrong.  I hope others take note in your post how valuable good backup practice is.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-28T13:42:23+00:00

    Hi Ken,

    even if your reply makes sense to me, I'm however wondering something :

    if Microsoft do not recommend such tools and recommend to NEVER EVER touch the registry in any manner... Then how to explain that this RegCure Pro software shows a "beautiful" logo on their webpage <Link Removed> and on their boxes which is : "Microsoft Partner Gold Application Development" ?

    I mean how Microsoft could allow the use of this "sponsor" to a software we (users) should strongly avoid (still according MS) ?

    Kind Regards,

    David

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-28T13:57:33+00:00

    Microsoft don't sponsor RegCure anything.

    The people behind RegCure apply for Microsoft Certified Partner accreditation which, in my opinion, is way too easy to get. MS need to tighten up the entire process.

    Next, if the operation is run from outside the jurisdiction of Microsoft, anything goes, and it is easy to copy the logo from another website and include it on your own website. Try copying the logo off the RegCure website and paste it into WordPad or MS Paint. See? Now you can claim to be Microsoft Gold Partner Certified. It is all too easy..

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