Hi Joseph. first some housekeeping. I have changed your Discussion title to give a clearer indication of your question. For future reference, please be as descriptive as possible in both the heading of your Discussion as well as the post itself. Also, I have moved this Discussion from the Utilities Community into the Answer Line Community.

Now, registry cleaners are great but, as you have found out, can play havoc on a computer if not used properly. The best suggestion I can provide is not to use Easy Cleaner but I doubt that will be of any help to you. Short of that, I can only suggest that you find an alternative to Easy Cleaner. I have never used this application but I would presume two things:

1. The application sets a System Restore point before any registry files are deleted
2. The application shows a list of all registry files set to be removed

If that is the case, please confirm so we can continue.

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This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself

Just because an application is someone's "top recommendation" does not necessarily mean it should be an application that you use. As Flashorn stated and as I concur, if you do not know exactly what an application is removing, do not use it. Just because you can recover the files from the Recycle Bin does not mean that is a viable means of recovering from an issue such as yours.

Based on what you have stated about the application, in my opinion, since there is no System Restore functionality and that you are forced to remove registries from the Recycle Bin to correct an issue, I would stay clear of this application. If you want to get some real recommendations from unbiased individuals, I would advise you to first review the Privacy & Security Community to see what application have been recommended thus far. On top of that, if you do not see anything in there that piques your interest and you are truly bent on using a Registry Cleaner, I would create a new Discussion posing a request for recommendation specific to your needs. It would be best to do so directly within the Privacy & Security Community.

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This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself

Hey Joseph!!

I guess you misinterpreted my request to visit "Gizmo's Tech Support Alert."

In his recommendations list , He starts off by saying:

'This ever-present risk of problems is why the "best" registry
cleaner is the one that causes the fewest problems, rather than the one
that finds the greatest number of registry errors."

Now , these two statements should be ALL the advice you need to prevent further erosion of your registry.

PLZ , read carefully what is implied by these two statements.

FLASHORN.

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Patience is life.