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Sharon R.

Dear Office User Group,

(I have been unable to find a user group specifically for Windows questions
so I hope you can help me via this forum.)

I am using Windows XP/Office 2003. The response time (both loading the apps
and using them) is getting slower and slower. I checked the Windows Task
Manager/Processes and the list of running processes was HUGE, as were some of
the apps (e.g. ccApp.exe was 20MB+, Ypager.exe was 26MB+). I have it in the
back of my mind that some (most?) of the listed processes can be ended but
.... having looked online I see the dangers in doing this in bulk.

During my research I discovered a product (free trial) called RegCure from
Fix-PC-Errors.com. Do any of you know this product? Is it safe to download
and use? Any other advice on how I can solve my grinding-to-a-halt PC
problems.

Any advice gratefully received.

Many thanks in advance,

Sharon R.
 
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Gary Smith

There are a couple dozen groups dedicated to various aspects of Windows
XP. You'll get the best answers by posting to one of them, especially
since the problem is probably unrelated to Office.

I can tell you, though, that most experts seem to agree that registry
cleaners are a bad idea. Errors in that registry that actually cuase
problems are rarely detected by such programs. Most "errors" they report
are harmless inconsistencies that need not be removed. Worst of all, such
cleaners have been known to do serious damage, somtimes requiring a comple
reinstall of the operating system. The consensus seems to be that you
should not use such a program unless you know enough about the system to
be able to perform the same tasks manually.

The biggest arguemtn against them, though, is that they almost never
actually fix anything.


Sharon R. said:
Dear Office User Group,
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(I have been unable to find a user group specifically for Windows questions
so I hope you can help me via this forum.)
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I am using Windows XP/Office 2003. The response time (both loading the apps
and using them) is getting slower and slower. I checked the Windows Task
Manager/Processes and the list of running processes was HUGE, as were some of
the apps (e.g. ccApp.exe was 20MB+, Ypager.exe was 26MB+). I have it in the
back of my mind that some (most?) of the listed processes can be ended but
... having looked online I see the dangers in doing this in bulk.
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During my research I discovered a product (free trial) called RegCure from
Fix-PC-Errors.com. Do any of you know this product? Is it safe to download
and use? Any other advice on how I can solve my grinding-to-a-halt PC
problems.
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Any advice gratefully received.
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XS11E

Gary Smith said:
The biggest arguement against them, though, is that they almost
never actually fix anything.
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My understanding is that they're not supposed to fix anything but
rather to remove unused entries left behind by uninstalled programs.

There doesn't seem to be much reason to do that, it doesn't hurt to
leave the entries there nor should it hurt to remove them, although it
probably won't help much, either.
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

The problem is that the registry cleaners often remove necessary items that are in use by the OS, ignoring orphaned entries instead.

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reading.

After furious head scratching, XS11E asked:

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|| The biggest arguement against them, though, is that they almost
|| never actually fix anything.
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| My understanding is that they're not supposed to fix anything but
| rather to remove unused entries left behind by uninstalled programs.
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| There doesn't seem to be much reason to do that, it doesn't hurt to
| leave the entries there nor should it hurt to remove them, although it
| probably won't help much, either.
 
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XS11E

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
The problem is that the registry cleaners often remove necessary
items that are in use by the OS, ignoring orphaned entries
instead.
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I've not had that happen but I'm sure it could with some....
 
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Sharon R.

Thanks to all for the guidance. What you say confirms my suspicions (i.e
possibly dangerous/probably ineffective). I'll locate one of the Windows
groups to see if there's another solution to my s-l-o-w problem.

Your replies are much appreciated.

SR

XS11E said:
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
The problem is that the registry cleaners often remove necessary
items that are in use by the OS, ignoring orphaned entries
instead.
Click to expand...

I've not had that happen but I'm sure it could with some....
Click to expand...
 
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Sharon R.

Hi Gary,

Thanks for the info. Re the Windows XP groups ... would you be able to
recommend one? Prior to this post I had gone into microsoft.com and I just
went round and round in circles. I googled various permutatations of
Windows/user groups/communties, etc. but invariably got back to microsoft.com
.... and so it went on (a bit like being in a Stephen King movie!). I finally
gave up and came to the Office community as I never fail to be satisfied. So,
if there's a Windows group you recommended I would be even more grateful.

SR
 
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Sharon R.

Thank you, Gary! Much appreciated.

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Gary Smith said:
I never use the web interface to the discussion groups because it's
astonishingly lame, but this may help. Go to
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx
and scroll the left pane down to microsoft.public.windowsxp. Click on the
plus sign to the left of that name and a list of XP-related groups will
drop down. Microsoft.windowsxp.general might be the one to try first.
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