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Question

registry errors

May 27, 2011 1:16PM PDT

which programs are suitable for repair i have downloaded many free programs and all they tell me is there are many errors but all giving inconsistant search results

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They will all give different results
May 28, 2011 2:52PM PDT

If you are going on differing error numbers all registry programs fix different things as well as registry items and no two will give the same number results. You need to find other ways of comparing them.

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Here is a good choice
May 29, 2011 5:03PM PDT
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Seems one of ...
May 29, 2011 6:37PM PDT

the usual registry cleaners we don't advise to use, let alone pay for.

Kees

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Looks like another
May 31, 2011 6:21AM PDT

That will find stuff, even if it's not a problem.

I'll write "avoid."
Bob