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Hello. Does anyone know of a windows file cleaner where you can pick individual files from the Registry ?? instead of search delete all. Regcleaner is OK but it misses a lot of stuff. I clicked on Remove Liquid Audio rebooted and i still found 6 liquid audio files in the Reg.! I didnt remove them manually as i always fall flat on my .... !! Thanks.
Name: georges Date: July 15, 2002 at 06:58:07 Pacific
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When I uninstall a program with his own uninstaller or from add/remove programs I found that RegCleaners Orphan file reference finder works well. It finds all the leftover entries.
Name: TheKid Date: July 15, 2002 at 09:42:51 Pacific
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Yeah,that one slipped by me too.I just "orphaned" some orphans.
thanx
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Name: WhitPhil Date: July 15, 2002 at 10:05:02 Pacific
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Be "really" careful using any utility that says it can find orphan files. This is a hit and miss situation at best. If you actually use this function, and delete that files, make sure you keep a backup, and keep it for an extended period of time.
Thanks whitphil, Luckily regcleaner backs it all up. I have here a paid for proggie called Supercleaner 2.41. Great reviews... Any horror stories about this AP ?? Thanks.
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Response Number 6
Name: TheKid Date: July 15, 2002 at 11:11:58 Pacific
Summary: I twiddled with my registry. Now when I click on a *.reg file all it does is open my text editor. How can I get back the ability to run a *.reg file? I have no valid backups in sysbackup. I know, I kn...