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- If itエs posible, read the Readme.htm with your internet
- browser, or by clicking F1 in RegCleaner.
- This is the old version of the Readme and
- this readme.txtエs development is over.
- This is here only for those who donエt have
- a browser.
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- START of Readme.txt:
- RegCleaner - A Fast and Effective Windows Registry Cleaner
-
- WARNING - PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION BELOW, HAPHAZARD USE OF THIS
- PROGRAM CAN DAMAGE SOME YOUR WINDOWS PROGRAM REGISTRY FILES.
-
- ****** PLEASE DON'T GUESS, READ THE DIRECTIONS! ******
-
- Also note that this computer program is protected by copyright law and
- international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this
- program, or any portion of it, may result in severe criminal and civil
- penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under
- law.
-
- ****** Copyright 1999-2000 Jouni Vuorio. ******
-
- A Product of Finland
-
- INFO:
- With this program, you can easily remove obsolete registry entries from
- software that you may have deleted ages ago.
-
- Note: You can't remove any Microsoft entries, since you would
- have to be real computer guru to you know if an item was an intregal part
- of the Windows Graphic Interface and if Windows could possibly operate
- without it.
-
- ADDITIONAL WARNINGS:
- Note that if you are not 100% sure that you have the original disk(s) for
- all items of software on your computer, then don't remove anything. In
- theory at least, it's not dangerous if you remove registry entries of
- most software that you may be using, since likely you'll just lose your
- settings and some options, but there's always the risk that the software
- won't work at all any more as well.
-
- Also, if you see some 'product' or 'company' like '!"#WFDSf"!4e2e2', and
- you know that it's in the software section by accident, DO NOT remove it
- Itエs most likely some (stupid) programエs (stupid) copyprotection.
- E.g. Re-Volt and F-Secureエs virusscanners do these.
-
-
- WHAT REGCLEANER DOES?
- First of all, RegCleaner analyzes all software structures (i.e. from all
- roots), and tries to find invalid file/directory references. If
- RegCleaner finds any, it will remove them from everywhere within the
- registry. This takes a some time (10-30 Sec.)
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- RegCleaner next removes the registry keys from all software structures.
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- Finally, RegCleaner makes checks on all software with regard to
- registered filetypes or tries to start them at start up. If anything is
- found to be wrong, then RegCleaner deletes the bad files.
-
- WHY BOTHER WITH REGCLEANER IN THE FIRST PLACE?
- Because it's a good idea to keep the registry as clean as possible. Here
- are some examples to help you to understand how RegCleaner can truly help
- you:
-
- 1. Say you've accidentally destroyed a nice shareware program what has
- a 30-day trial period. Later on, when you notice that it's been
- destroyed, you try reinstalling it, only to find out that you can't,
- because the program thinks that you're just trying to get another 30
- days. If you first remove the program's registry entries, however, you
- may very well be able to reinstall the software and recover your trial
- period again.
-
- 2. You've found that your favorite program is an older version, and you
- want to download the latest whiz-bang version. The program, however,
- doesn't provide any uninstall utility, so you simply destroy its files
- and cross your fingers. But, as fate would have it, when you try to
- install the latest version, you see a dialog box such as this:
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- "Please uninstall the old version of this program before attenpting to
- run this installation".
-
- Great, now what? Hang on, you simply remove the old program's registry
- entries with RegCleaner! Now you can continue installing the newer
- program version that you wanted to have originally (I'm using the word
- "programs", but most of these examples will apply equally to games and
- other software as well.)
-
- Note: Some programs register filetypes (such as: '.txt'), so when
- you' ve deleted the program, Windows reports an error when you try to run
- files that are registered to that program. RegCleaner removes (when
- possible) all of the registrations done by that program. Now when you
- try to run files that were registered to it, Windows will bring up a
- dialog box and ask what program you now want to use with this particular
- filetype. You can then select a new association.
-
- Note that in some cases, which programs have made particular filetype
- registrations isn't written into the registry. In those cases, RegCleaner
- won't help, but it's not RegCleaner's fault, it's simply the way the
- programs were written.
-
- WHY REGCLEANER SOMETIMES SHOWS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN IT REALLY ISN'T
- Some programs don't follow the "standard" way to register software to the
- Windows registry.
-
- The "standard" way is: to \software key first add \Company and then
- \product
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- Some programmers, however, write it like this: to \software key first add
- \product
-
- So RegCleaner will sometimes show that something is wrong. Again, it's
- not RegCleaner's fault, it's just the way in which the program was written
- (e.g. news readers NewsXpress and X-News does it in this non-standard
- way).
-
- FAQ:
- Q: How do I remove the entries that I want to delete using RegCleaner?
- A: Simply highlight those entries that you wish to delete (with your mouse
- "select" key), and then click with your mouse on the "Remove Selected"
- button in the lower right corner next to the "Exit" button. The entries
- you've selected will automatically be deleted.
-
- Q: What the 'Optimize Registry' button actually does?
- A: It does the same as those Automatic Registry cleaners,
- It removes junk from the registry. Like MRU lists.
- (MRU = Most Receantly Used) Many programs put a lot of stuff
- to the Registyr, some of which are Important, some not.
- It also removes corrupted entries.
-
- Q: Does the 'Optimize Registry' feature support backup?
- A: No, thereエs no need to.
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- Q: Does the 'Optimize Registry' work with every Operating System?
- A: Yes, it works under Win95, 98, 98SE, NT4, 2000.
-
- Q: Eventhou I have restored a backup it still is in the backup section, why?
- A: If you donエt need that backup again, then just delete it.
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- KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:
- Ctrl + f = Find
- Ctrl + s = save the list to file
- Ctrl + a = Select all entries
- Ctrl + i = Inverse selection
- Ctrl + d = Select none
- F1 = View readme
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- HOW TO REPORT A BUG:
- First, check my homepage to ensure you have the latest version. If you
- have, and you still feel that there is a bug, please e-mail me at with
- the minimum following information:
- -when this bug occurs
- -what it does
- -what version of windows you have
- -any other pertinent information that you feel would be helpful
- Please supply as much information as you can, and as clearly as possible.
-
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- MISC TIPS:
- Don't 'Try to Uninstall' (from the Uninstall Menu) a lot of items at the
- same time. Attempted uninstallation can cause an error message and if you
- try to uninstall a lot of software programs at the same time, it can
- produce dozens of error messages on the screen.
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- HOW TO GET THE LATEST VERSION:
- Stop by my web site at: http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/
-
- Copyright 1999-2000 Jouni Vuorio.
-
- COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
- This program is called "RegCleaner", Microsoftエs
- registry cleaner is called "Regclean".
- RegCleaner has nothing to do with RegClean.
- If You, Microsoft, want me to change my
- programエs name, I will.
-
- WARNING:
- This computer program is protected by copyright law and international
- treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program, or
- any portion of it, may result in severe criminal and civil penalties, and
- will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law.
-
- DISCLAIMER:
- This product is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind. To the
- maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Jouni Vuorio further
- disclaims all warranties, including without limitation any implied or
- stated warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
- and noninfringement. The entire risk arising out of the use or
- performance of this product and documentation remains with recipient. To
- the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Jouni
- Vuorio or their suppliers be liable for any consequential, incidental,
- direct, indirect, special, punitive, recursive, or other damages
- whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
- profits, business interruption, loss of business information, personal
- injury, disruption of family life, or other pecuniary loss) arising out
- of this agreement or the use of or inability to use the product, even if
- Jouni Vuorio have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
- Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
- limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the
- above limitation may not apply to the recipient.
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