On Nov 28, 6:14*pm, "~BD~" <BoaterD...********.co.uk> wrote:
> "Peter Foldes" <ok...********.com> wrote in message
>
> news:%23bUCtlaUJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> > Tomas
>
> > NO. Do not use any Registry Cleaning tools. They are all snake oil
> > remedies and can cause more problems then needed.
>
> --
>
> Please consider this!
>
> Microsoft says "Because computers can appear to function normally when
> infected, Microsoft advises you to run this tool even if your computer seems
> to be fine". Reference:http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx
>
> Elsewhere it has been said that Microsoft is giving the user's of it's
> Windows product bad advice in offering the OneCare facility, available here:http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm....... *because* it includes
> a registry cleaner. (I am aware that OneCare is to be withdrawn in 2009)
>
> Have those of you here who have closer ties with Microsoft than us mere
> mortals (I refer to the MVP's) advised Microsoft of *'the error of their
> ways' in including a Registry cleaner within their OneCare service?.
>
> Some might just think that they will be forever uncertain that their machine
> is truly clean when gurus claim that they know better than the mighty
> Microsoft itself. Cannot malware change registry keys? Wouldn't a registry
> cleaner identify such changes and correct them?
>
> How will the inexperienced user *ever* know the truth? .
>
> Dave

OK Gang. The system was restored. I can access my programs but now I
get a different error: "The procedure entry point SHRegGetValueW could
not be located in the dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll. This does not
seem to affect the system. Just the same, I don't like it. I've
purchased Uniblue Registry Booster which promised to make my life oh
so much better. I paid the bucks and guess what? The error is
unimpressed (still there).

I've performed a full system scan with my Semantic Virus scan and it
finds nothing of concern (yes, I downloaded the most recent virus
definitions first). I don't know if there is a virus causing the
problem that Symantic can't see, if there is a registry problem that
Uniblue can't see.

See if this helps http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/26873



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"WhidbeyTomas" <whidbeytomas******.com> wrote in message
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On Nov 28, 6:14 pm, "~BD~" <BoaterD...********.co.uk> wrote:
> "Peter Foldes" <ok...********.com> wrote in message
>
> news:%23bUCtlaUJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> > Tomas
>
> > NO. Do not use any Registry Cleaning tools. They are all snake oil
> > remedies and can cause more problems then needed.
>
> --
>
> Please consider this!
>
> Microsoft says "Because computers can appear to function normally when
> infected, Microsoft advises you to run this tool even if your computer
> seems
> to be fine".
> Reference:http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx
>
> Elsewhere it has been said that Microsoft is giving the user's of it's
> Windows product bad advice in offering the OneCare facility, available
> here:http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm....... *because* it
> includes
> a registry cleaner. (I am aware that OneCare is to be withdrawn in 2009)
>
> Have those of you here who have closer ties with Microsoft than us mere
> mortals (I refer to the MVP's) advised Microsoft of 'the error of their
> ways' in including a Registry cleaner within their OneCare service?.
>
> Some might just think that they will be forever uncertain that their
> machine
> is truly clean when gurus claim that they know better than the mighty
> Microsoft itself. Cannot malware change registry keys? Wouldn't a registry
> cleaner identify such changes and correct them?
>
> How will the inexperienced user *ever* know the truth? .
>
> Dave

OK Gang. The system was restored. I can access my programs but now I
get a different error: "The procedure entry point SHRegGetValueW could
not be located in the dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll. This does not
seem to affect the system. Just the same, I don't like it. I've
purchased Uniblue Registry Booster which promised to make my life oh
so much better. I paid the bucks and guess what? The error is
unimpressed (still there).

I've performed a full system scan with my Semantic Virus scan and it
finds nothing of concern (yes, I downloaded the most recent virus
definitions first). I don't know if there is a virus causing the
problem that Symantic can't see, if there is a registry problem that
Uniblue can't see.