Lofote ( talk) 18:42, 21 April 2008 (UTC) Reply These tools are not supported or endorsed by Microsoft because their writers don't have the inside information required so that the changes they make don't break anything. Plus, using utilities like REGMON you can quite easily check what keys are used by Windows or any given application.

also use the registry to store information and configuration, so the fact, that Windows is closed source does not make life really harder. What does closed source have to do with all this? I am mean the keys that Windows uses are only a small part of the registry, mostly all modern programs, services, server+client applications, tools. Cleaner? Has anyone had the same experience like me? Right now I am looking for multiple virus and spyware programs to try and clean up what appears to be malware.'is closed source, so registry cleaner designers can not know for sure whether any particular key is still being used by Windows or what detrimental effects removing it may have leading to examples of registry cleaners causing loss of functionality and, potentially, system instability' I tried to restore my Registry but it stop at some point saying that some software is running part of the registry could not be restored.Īm I infected by a virus carried by Reg. I was really happy.Shortly after that I realized that every time I right click on any Windows file, folder and shortcut, I get a Windows Installer popup saying 'Preparing for Installation.' and there is no way to stop it other wait for like 30-40 seconds. I ran some tests and realized that the server was faster now.

So, I went ahead and deleted all of them, knowing I have the registry backup. I checked many of them and realized that Registry Cleanup was right. It indeed found many broken registry references. May have Screwed up my Windows 2003 Server.Īfter doing a Registry backup I, I ran Registry Cleaner that I had on my machine for about 2 years.

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