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muvi
21st January 2008, 17:57
Hi all,

i was wondering one thing ...
If i use a cleaner (ccleaner, regseeker, jv16powertools, etc ...) and that for whatever reason (bug?) deletes entries in the register that should not, is there risk to change the settings of programs installed in my system? Or the only risk is of missing files? I mean, are there also programs that "interpret" deleting files, like a restoration of default values for its option?


Then, if i set automatic defragmentation (or cleaning ..) and simultaneously convert a file, is there the risk that if both programs are trying to access the same time, conversion fails?


Thanks in advance!

mr soft
21st January 2008, 18:16
Ccleaner should prompt to make a backup of the registry before cleaning or fixing.

I donīt think itīs recommended to defrag and convert/encode at the same time. especially not on the same HD.

muvi
24th January 2008, 03:38
Thanks for answer.

is there risk to change the settings of programs installed in my system?and about this?

Ar3d
25th January 2008, 10:29
Yes it was the best thing you can do, to back-up your deleting files then just zip...

muvi
25th January 2008, 15:07
In that case (changes in application's settings), my system will report me an error or it will be silently?

ilovejedd
25th January 2008, 21:11
It depends on how applications handle registry keys. Some applications require information stored in registry prior to loading (keys are usually written to the registry during installation). Other apps are more tolerant and will just write to the registry if it doesn't find the corresponding keys.

If a Windows-critical registry key was messed up somehow, it's possible that you might not even be able to boot into Windows.

Shinigami-Sama
26th January 2008, 00:15
I just use perfect disk 8
and ccleaner
never at the same time
imo once you set up a nice Nlite disc, and your partitions a reinstall only takes a few hours...