Use of registry files

Microsoft is not responsible for issues caused by using a registry cleaning utility. We strongly recommend that you only change values in the registry that you understand or have been instructed to change by a source you trust, and that you back up the registry before making any changes. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of a registry cleaning utility can be solved. Issues caused by these utilities may not be repairable and lost data may not be recoverable.

Before you modify the registry, make sure you back it up, create a restore point, and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up the Windows registry, see the following article for your version of Windows: For Windows Back up the registry For Windows Back up the registry. For additional information on the Windows registry, see Windows registry information for advanced users. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of third-party registry cleaning utilities.

Need more help? Sign in to vote. Thanks in advance! Thursday, May 19, PM. Friday, May 20, PM. I came across that yesterday when I was searching, but unfortunately that key is empty for me. The only value showing up is the default with value not set.

I have 2 PCs that have access to multiple Network Shares that I am testing on, but neither of them are showing anything in that location. Applications that back up and restore parts of the registry are likely to use registry files. Registry files have the following two formats: standard and latest.

The standard format is the only format supported by Windows It is also supported by later versions of Windows for backward compatibility. RegSaveKey creates files in the standard format. The latest format is supported starting with Windows XP. We are distracted by the user-friendly interface and immediately buy into all that it promises. I know not all of us fall for these tricks, but I did and I have plenty of friends some of whom work in IT who use it still.

My point is that CCleaner never really had anything going for it in the first place. There are plenty of free tools out there that can clean your browser history, cookies, and cache. So, in the wake of this supply chain attack on CCLeaner, none of us should feel any loyalty to this tool.

And for any of us who use CCleaner just for the registry cleaner, take this as a moment of reflection, and admit that we got duped by snake oil salesmen. If this tool was a trusted and reputable anti-virus program, I think many of us would think about switching vendors. Progress collects the Personal Information set out in our Privacy Policy and Privacy Policy for California Residents and uses it for the purposes stated in that policy.

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