Is RegCure, or other Registry Cleaners a good idea ?

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Paul Widlund

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Ok....I'm getting some of my e-mails - particularly addressed to Yahoo
recipients - Sent directly to their Spam Folders.....

I have a report from a server other than at a Yahoo account which
tagged one of my e-mails and gave it over 5 points (the magic #
that sends e-mail to spam )

One of the main problems is my e-mail address - 3.2 points, because
it has no vowels before the "@" (bdjskdjs) - Well, that address is on
all my marketing, and in a thousand e-mail folders (at least hundreds)..
So I'm not crazy about changing the e-mail address....

Next problem - about 4.3 points reports as: "Forged_MUA_Outlook
Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook" Well......it isn't from
outlook, I use Outlook Express and have for over 12 years......

So in wondering about switching from Outlook Express to Outlook (which
I really prefer not to do) I google the idea - and one of the things that
comes up is

http://www.zaperrors.com/?t202id=111728&t202kw=outlook express&gclid=CLK5ldKzxpkCFQoMDQodm2pmuA

This says I can fix Outlook Express - and takes me directly to the
RegCure program...

Well - there are about a million results on googling "RegCure Review"
so I don't really know who to believe - and whether or not installing
RegCure might be a dangerous idea - particularly when I have all my
e-mail files and current e-mail addresses on this computer...

SOOO - Does anybody have any real life experience either with the
situation I've pointed out - Or Positve or Negative comments about
RegCure ?

Thank You so Much !:sqrolleyes::sqerr::sqeek::rofl:
 
Paul Widlund said:
Ok....I'm getting some of my e-mails - particularly addressed to Yahoo
recipients - Sent directly to their Spam Folders.....

I have a report from a server other than at a Yahoo account which
tagged one of my e-mails and gave it over 5 points (the magic #
that sends e-mail to spam )

One of the main problems is my e-mail address - 3.2 points, because
it has no vowels before the "@" (bdjskdjs) - Well, that address is on
all my marketing, and in a thousand e-mail folders (at least hundreds)..
So I'm not crazy about changing the e-mail address....

Next problem - about 4.3 points reports as: "Forged_MUA_Outlook
Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook" Well......it isn't from
outlook, I use Outlook Express and have for over 12 years......

So in wondering about switching from Outlook Express to Outlook (which
I really prefer not to do) I google the idea - and one of the things that
comes up is

http://www.zaperrors.com/?t202id=111728&t202kw=outlook express&gclid=CLK5ldKzxpkCFQoMDQodm2pmuA

This says I can fix Outlook Express - and takes me directly to the
RegCure program...

Well - there are about a million results on googling "RegCure Review"
so I don't really know who to believe - and whether or not installing
RegCure might be a dangerous idea - particularly when I have all my
e-mail files and current e-mail addresses on this computer...

SOOO - Does anybody have any real life experience either with the
situation I've pointed out - Or Positve or Negative comments about
RegCure ?

Thank You so Much !:sqrolleyes::sqerr::sqeek::rofl:
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Try Eudora instead of Outlook! I have been using it ever since I have been online with no problems. I still have saved messages that are from 1998. Its a free download or you can purchase the full version.
 
Paul Widlund said:
As for your sending problems are you pushing emails through your own domain or your ISP?


ISP...........
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If you were pushing though your domain I'd point you to setting up Domain Keys so Yahoo will trust your email.

I'd call you're ISP and complain; they shouldn't be having problems with sending mail.

As for the 'spoofing' of Outlook what ever program told you that isn't smart enough to know what Outlook Express is.
 
Received: from imp05 ([10.20.200.5]) by mta32.charter.net
(InterMail vM.7.09.01.00 201-2219-108-20080618) with ESMTP
I guess the ISP would be Charter.net - the recipients Hoster is Mr.designworks -
So I guess the dump actually occurred at the Charter server ?
 
paul your infected from an email you recieved awhile back

you need to check your whole system for spyware
and NEVER go to any of the sites that say to download and they will cure this infection
as that WILL infect you more

now go and check with a local computer store , as I can see your not very computer saavy, let them clean the infection and let them test to make sure its clean

then you should be right

dont hesitate because your ISP (Internet Service Provider) can cut you off if your sending spam (and from what I have read you are without your knowledge)

hope it helps


ps need more just email or pm me
 
Infected ?

Thanks for your suggestions Dennis - but I'm reasonably certain that
my e-mail is not infected - these two issues are the problems that
are tweaking an occasional spam detector to spam me - I repeat -
occasional - and mainly with some yahoo users......

I don't want to change my e-mail address, and I'm 95% certain
that if I can correct the "next problem" that I will have no further
problems Which I outlined in the initial post...........

My main purpose here is to simply get advice on registry cleaners.....

BTW - I am 60 plus years old, and not a newcomer to the game...



One of the main problems is my e-mail address - 3.2 points, because
it has no vowels before the "@" (bdjskdjs) - Well, that address is on
all my marketing, and in a thousand e-mail folders (at least hundreds)..
So I'm not crazy about changing the e-mail address....

Next problem - about 4.3 points reports as: "Forged_MUA_Outlook
Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook" Well......it isn't from
outlook, I use Outlook Express and have for over 12 years......
 
I believe I have corrected the problem......

Discovered that I didn't have all the latest windows updates - got
a bunch of them........... I actually think that cleared the issue
with outlook express...........

Also got some suggestions from a different forum........an office
had tried 8 different registry cleaners - then tried Windo Fix -
So I tried it too........cleared over 800 registry errors on this
computer...........and over 5000 errors on my other computer...
seems like a pretty good program.....

The other suggestion is that I switch over to Thunderbird for
e-mail - that will be the next thing I check into.........:sqrolleyes:
 
Thunderbird is the best to switch too its one thats open source / free and has taken over after eudora was closed

plus what I was saying it it may be an infection from an email you recieved and opened it untentionally but then it grabbed your oe address book of which it can and send spam to all your contacts

thats why I always use mailwasher and get them on the server first and see where things are.. ask Fred Wright he uses it as well :)

plus now its portable well what can you say its never does anything to the registry unless you add accounts
 
If I may chime in.... RegSupreme does it all, and easily. A Free download is available for trial. Please try it...
 
joe but thats how you get problems unless you buy the software a trial wont do a thing...
 
DjDennis said:
joe but thats how you get problems unless you buy the software a trial wont do a thing...
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It will do the scan, and fix about 20 errors. However, the full software is only $13 dollars, and worth 10 times that much, IMHO.

I don't even know if they still offer free downloads because of the price, which BTW, covers UNLIMITED use.

Here's the link. RegSupreme - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com


Either way, in answer to the OP, registry maintainance and cleaning is a must. If you've never done it, and your PC has been around awhile, you will notice a HUGE difference.

At LEAST once per week I use the internet options to delete temp files, run Clean Disc, Defrag, and a FULL antivirus scan. I run RegSupreme once every 2 weeks or so. Keep in mind that this not only cleans up the registry but is also a spyware/cookie catcher in it's own right. Also, since some registry errors may be the result of a virus, it's something like an anti-virus add-on as well.
 
Regular Defrag - really necessary ??

Defrag...........

I've heard that running defrag too often is
not good for the hard drive ? Anyone else knowledgeable about
that... ?? I agree with the other stuff.........and I think that Ccleaner
is a very useful tool to do a lot of the this stuff........ but it doesn't
clean the browsing history - you have to go into control and internet
properties to do that......... I do this stuff on a daily basis too.....
 
Paul Widlund said:
Defrag...........

I've heard that running defrag too often is
not good for the hard drive ? Anyone else knowledgeable about
that... ?? I agree with the other stuff.........and I think that Ccleaner
is a very useful tool to do a lot of the this stuff........ but it doesn't
clean the browsing history - you have to go into control and internet
properties to do that......... I do this stuff on a daily basis too.....
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Defragging does put stress on the hard drive by constantly reading and writing on the drive but it's no more stress than opening/closing/saving a bunch of files. Defragging often just puts more stress on the drive. You should already be backing up so you don't have to worry when your hard drive dies. You just pop open your tower pull out the old HD, pop in the new one, install Windows, and copy all your files over from the backup. :)

From my point of view I'm a bit leary of paying for software like registry cleaners and the like they just all seem like snake oil as I've never noticed much if any difference after running a reg cleaner. There are so many free ones out there like cCleaner, BTW cCleaner does include a registry cleaner.
 
I used a registry cleaner once... ended up with my computer in the shop because it wouldn't boot after it was finished... never again...
 
Shirl said:
I used a registry cleaner once... ended up with my computer in the shop because it wouldn't boot after it was finished... never again...
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I've been through that too, Shirl. There are bad programs of every type, and we just happened to find them.

When I got Reg Supreme I first tried it on a 4 year old Dell Inspiron 1100laptop. It scanned something like 700 registry errors and bits of obsolete software.

When it was completed it was like having a brand new PC.

This software has many options, including custom fix. If you use any of the fixes, it asks if you would like to back up the files. Safety nets are everywhere.

I must still heartily recommend it.
 
Ccleaner

Shirl - I have Ccleaner on all my computers - have used it for
years......to the best of my knowledge has never caused a problem...I
use it everyday..........I'd say 2/3' s of the tech savvy people I e-mail
with use it....
 
ccleaner is average wont trust it fully

atf-cleaner is the best

but want to know what essential software to use when you build a system

then have a read here:... http://www.hm2k.com/articles/essential-software

there are comments at the end that are added to what this guys already works
I know who he is so he is doinf a great job

this is what I use all the time
 
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