Windows Teaking

[Guest]

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I have heard several things about tweaking windows and I want to know what is
the best program out there to do that. I found a free one called Fresh UI on
freshdevices.com I'm just curious if that is a good enough program to make
windows run better or if I need to do something else?

Also there is a program there called registry rescue and I have a program
called easy cleaner but I am hesitant to mess with the registry cause I dont'
really know what I am doing.

Thnaks for the help

 

[Rock]

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dahl wrote:

> I have heard several things about tweaking windows and I want to know what is
> the best program out there to do that. I found a free one called Fresh UI on
> freshdevices.com I'm just curious if that is a good enough program to make
> windows run better or if I need to do something else?
>
> Also there is a program there called registry rescue and I have a program
> called easy cleaner but I am hesitant to mess with the registry cause I dont'
> really know what I am doing.
>
> Thnaks for the help

You don't really need a tweaking program to get the most out of XP. As
to a registry cleaner, your reservations are wise. Cleaners can cause
more harm than good particularly if you are not knowledgeable about the
registry. Lurking in this newsgroup for awhile is a good way to build
your knowledge.

--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

It's best to leave the registry alone unless you are a hardcore user.
Most programs that claim to 'clean' your registry are useless at best and
harmful at worst.
IMHO, reg cleaners are a waste of your money at best or spyware.
If you really feel the need to tweak windows, use the MS TweakUI tools from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

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A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
"dahl" <dahl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4DC4CB71-8040-4CAA-8149-49A5744422AB@microsoft.com...
>I have heard several things about tweaking windows and I want to know what
>is
> the best program out there to do that. I found a free one called Fresh UI
> on
> freshdevices.com I'm just curious if that is a good enough program to
> make
> windows run better or if I need to do something else?
>
> Also there is a program there called registry rescue and I have a program
> called easy cleaner but I am hesitant to mess with the registry cause I
> dont'
> really know what I am doing.
>
> Thnaks for the help