Hi Sabina, ![]()
I have to say I don't know Registry Mechanic, nor CCleaner, (I like your name for that by the way!).
I think you will have to try them both out and see for yourself. You may find that one is good for somethings, and the other is good for other things. It doesn't do any harm to keep both on your system, but if you're using WinXP and have solved any problems you may have had with installing SP2, and are virus and spyware free, then like Bob said before in this thread, XP doesn't really "fall over" thru registry problems like the old Win9x or ME versions did.
Why not try this.
Run Registry Mechanic and see what faults, orphan registry entries, etc it finds. Make a note or do a screen print, and paste the print into Paint. Then, close down Registry Mechanic without making any changes, and run CCleaner, and see if it finds the same or different errors. Make a screen print, close it down without making any changes, and compare the 2 screen prints.
You can then, perhaps, see which appears to be the better, or more comprehensive.
I was sorry to learn you had Kazaa on your computer. Even thought it was the Lite version, I wouldn't have used that for all the tea in China. WinMX is good, I use it myself. But just be sure to virus check every file you download before opening or running it.
BTW I don't see you as hopeless, ![]()
You seem like me. Loves tinkering around and trying things.
Mark
That's the message I get because of the danger that the cleaner might remove something that is needed. But I wonder how much benefit a person gets from using a registry cleaner the right way. If it's very much, I wonder about a person posting the results of a registry scan and asking whether any of the items ought not to be fixed. And are there registry cleaners that may not be thorough but are safe for a non-tech to use? Thanks, grandpaw

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