On 11/23/2013 05:54 AM, Neil Gould wrote:
Nil wrote:
On 22 Nov 2013, "Trevor" wrote in rec.audio.pro:

"Les Cargill" wrote in message
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I used to have to do the annual reinstall to clean up
the registry.

There are far easier ways to clean the registry.

Windows registry rarely if ever needs "cleaning". Unless you have some
specific problem, trying to do so is at best a waste of time and at
worst catastrophically destructive. There is a shady industry that
sells so-called "registry cleaning" software but what they're really
selling is snake oil.

Not necessarily so. However, I have yet to see a truly "hands-off" registry
cleaner that can address all of the potential quirks without screwing
something up. IMO, the better ones generate a list of anomalies and allow
the user to review and override those that should be left alone. Time
consuming, but quicker than a reinstall of the OS.


I'm convinced. You guys have talked me out of ever using Windows again.