On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:41:54 +0100, "Gill Bates"
<gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for the warning Ken, I won't use it.[/color]


You're welcome. Glad to help, but let me make it clearer than I
perhaps did that Regedit is not a registry cleaner, and is safe to
use. Just realize that it makes the changes you tell it immediately,
without prompting you to save what you did. So be very careful in
using it.


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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:04l675p6eh8os6vhg24nrhpr2t9g0jvncm@4ax.com...[color=green]
> > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:23:28 +0100, "Gill Bates"
> > <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Thank-you R.C., The more advice the better really. I shall take it on
> >> board
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> Just out of interest, is "Regedit" to be trusted. I mean is it a good
> >> program that can really find all your unwanted files and clean up your
> >> system? Or is that totally different to what everybody else has been
> >> describing?[/color]
> >
> >
> > I'm not RC, but I'll throw in the answer to your question. No, Regedit
> > will not find your unwanted files. It's won't even find your unwanted
> > registry entries. It's simply a registry editor. What you do with
> > it--what registry entries you change or delete--is entirely up to you,
> > not to it.
> >
> > However if you are looking for a program that will look at your
> > registry and find what you don't need and delete those entries, be
> > aware that there is *no* such program that can be trusted. 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 [url]http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html[/url]
> >
> >
> >[color=darkred]
> >> "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
> >> news:eH6XxFhEKHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi, Gill.
> >> >
> >> > A trick that often works for software that doesn't cleanly UNinstall is
> >> > to...install it again! When its installer runs, it (re)creates the
> >> > necessary Registry entries, plus any subsidiary files that the
> >> > unsuccessful uninstall may have messed up. After the reinstall, follow
> >> > the instructions, including the removal tool, in the proper order.
> >> >
> >> > On your other question about sfc /scannow: SFC is for System File
> >> > Checker. This tests each of the core operating system files in
> >> > \Windows,
> >> > using techniques such as CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) to verify that
> >> > no
> >> > bits in the file are wrong or out of place. Any missing or damaged
> >> > files
> >> > are replaced by original copies that have been saved in a cache on your
> >> > hard drive. These "originals" will have been updated by any Service
> >> > Packs
> >> > or other hotfixes that have been installed. SFC MIGHT need to see your
> >> > original Vista DVD-ROM, so it's a good idea to have that handy. It
> >> > usually doesn't take more than a few minutes to run SFC, but it can
> >> > sometimes take longer, so don't get too impatient.
> >> >
> >> > RC
> >> > --
> >> > R. C. White, CPA
> >> > San Marcos, TX
> >> > [email]rc@grandecom.net[/email]
> >> > Microsoft Windows MVP
> >> > Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
> >> >
> >> > "Gill Bates" <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:#UOs4JfEKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Hi Michael,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am not sure, I think I did but cannot be certain on that. Perhaps I
> >> >> should try again and report back.
> >> >>
> >> >> Gill
> >> >>
> >> >> "Michael" <the_real_mike@garbagemail.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:uL$#Q#eEKHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> >>> "Gill Bates" <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote in message
> >> >>> news:ut5hNmeEKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >>>> Hi everyone,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I have a problem on my laptop which is making it run very slow. I
> >> >>>> have
> >> >>>> Vista Home Premium.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I will admit to one thing, I removed Norton antivirus from the
> >> >>>> add/remove or repair programs in the control panel. I then
> >> >>>> downloaded
> >> >>>> the free AVG antivirus software and then installed it.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I have since been told that I should have downloaded the Norton
> >> >>>> removal
> >> >>>> tool first then remove Norton then install AVG but I didn't. So I
> >> >>>> typed into the start menu - Norton, symantec and live update and I
> >> >>>> deleted all the little files that came up relating to those titles,
> >> >>>> there are still a few files left that I cannot get rid of.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I am assuming it is to do with this but it may be not but my PC is
> >> >>>> definitely running slower than it was before this action was taken.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I have also activated a backup and restore three times but this did
> >> >>>> not
> >> >>>> make any difference.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I also get a message that appears when the laptop is started up.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Message that appears when laptop is started: -
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> FAILED TO CONNECT TO A WINDOWS SERVICE
> >> >>>> Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service
> >> >>>> service. This problem prevents limited users from logging on to the
> >> >>>> system. As an administrative user, you can review the System Event
> >> >>>> Log
> >> >>>> for details about why the service didn't respond.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Has anybody out there got any idea how I can fix this please?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Gill
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Did you try a System Restore to a point before you uninstalled
> >> >>> Norton?
> >> >[/color]
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup[/color][/color]

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:16:11 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
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> On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:41:54 +0100, "Gill Bates"
> <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Thanks for the warning Ken, I won't use it.[/color]
>
>
> You're welcome. Glad to help, but let me make it clearer than I
> perhaps did that Regedit is not a registry cleaner, and is safe to
> use. Just realize that it makes the changes you tell it immediately,
> without prompting you to save what you did. So be very careful in
> using it.[/color]

I can't recommend for someone who is unsure of how the registry works to
mess with it at all.

That said, it is possible to learn a bit about it.

I mess with mine quite a bit; in truth, I think that makes me foolhardy. I
also use Registry Workshop, which is a sort of Regedit with a much nicer
interface. It makes it a bit easier to see what I'm doing, and more
important, it has a fairly robust undo facility. It isn't free.
[color=blue][color=green]
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>> news:04l675p6eh8os6vhg24nrhpr2t9g0jvncm@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:23:28 +0100, "Gill Bates"
>>> <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank-you R.C., The more advice the better really. I shall take it on
>>>> board
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> Just out of interest, is "Regedit" to be trusted. I mean is it a good
>>>> program that can really find all your unwanted files and clean up your
>>>> system? Or is that totally different to what everybody else has been
>>>> describing?
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not RC, but I'll throw in the answer to your question. No, Regedit
>>> will not find your unwanted files. It's won't even find your unwanted
>>> registry entries. It's simply a registry editor. What you do with
>>> it--what registry entries you change or delete--is entirely up to you,
>>> not to it.
>>>
>>> However if you are looking for a program that will look at your
>>> registry and find what you don't need and delete those entries, be
>>> aware that there is *no* such program that can be trusted. 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 [url]http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html[/url]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:eH6XxFhEKHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> > Hi, Gill.
>>>> >
>>>> > A trick that often works for software that doesn't cleanly UNinstall is
>>>> > to...install it again! When its installer runs, it (re)creates the
>>>> > necessary Registry entries, plus any subsidiary files that the
>>>> > unsuccessful uninstall may have messed up. After the reinstall, follow
>>>> > the instructions, including the removal tool, in the proper order.
>>>> >
>>>> > On your other question about sfc /scannow: SFC is for System File
>>>> > Checker. This tests each of the core operating system files in
>>>> > \Windows,
>>>> > using techniques such as CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) to verify that
>>>> > no
>>>> > bits in the file are wrong or out of place. Any missing or damaged
>>>> > files
>>>> > are replaced by original copies that have been saved in a cache on your
>>>> > hard drive. These "originals" will have been updated by any Service
>>>> > Packs
>>>> > or other hotfixes that have been installed. SFC MIGHT need to see your
>>>> > original Vista DVD-ROM, so it's a good idea to have that handy. It
>>>> > usually doesn't take more than a few minutes to run SFC, but it can
>>>> > sometimes take longer, so don't get too impatient.
>>>> >
>>>> > RC
>>>> > --
>>>> > R. C. White, CPA
>>>> > San Marcos, TX
>>>> > [email]rc@grandecom.net[/email]
>>>> > Microsoft Windows MVP
>>>> > Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
>>>> >
>>>> > "Gill Bates" <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote in message
>>>> > news:#UOs4JfEKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> >> Hi Michael,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I am not sure, I think I did but cannot be certain on that. Perhaps I
>>>> >> should try again and report back.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Gill
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Michael" <the_real_mike@garbagemail.com> wrote in message
>>>> >> news:uL$#Q#eEKHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> >>> "Gill Bates" <gillbates@microsoftholdings.com> wrote in message
>>>> >>> news:ut5hNmeEKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> >>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I have a problem on my laptop which is making it run very slow. I
>>>> >>>> have
>>>> >>>> Vista Home Premium.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I will admit to one thing, I removed Norton antivirus from the
>>>> >>>> add/remove or repair programs in the control panel. I then
>>>> >>>> downloaded
>>>> >>>> the free AVG antivirus software and then installed it.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I have since been told that I should have downloaded the Norton
>>>> >>>> removal
>>>> >>>> tool first then remove Norton then install AVG but I didn't. So I
>>>> >>>> typed into the start menu - Norton, symantec and live update and I
>>>> >>>> deleted all the little files that came up relating to those titles,
>>>> >>>> there are still a few files left that I cannot get rid of.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I am assuming it is to do with this but it may be not but my PC is
>>>> >>>> definitely running slower than it was before this action was taken.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I have also activated a backup and restore three times but this did
>>>> >>>> not
>>>> >>>> make any difference.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I also get a message that appears when the laptop is started up.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Message that appears when laptop is started: -
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> FAILED TO CONNECT TO A WINDOWS SERVICE
>>>> >>>> Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service
>>>> >>>> service. This problem prevents limited users from logging on to the
>>>> >>>> system. As an administrative user, you can review the System Event
>>>> >>>> Log
>>>> >>>> for details about why the service didn't respond.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Has anybody out there got any idea how I can fix this please?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Gill
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Did you try a System Restore to a point before you uninstalled
>>>> >>> Norton?
>>>> >
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup[/color][/color][/color]


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