fh1805 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'm helping an octagenarian friend acquire basic computer literacy skills. He has a PC that runs under Windows98. This was a "hand-me-down" from one of his nephew's. It had previously been used extensively for game playing and the software had been deleted rather than uninstalled.I'd like to clean the registry of what must be a mountain of clutter. Can anyone point me at a Registry Cleaning tool for Win98 (preferably a free one)?regards,Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d67 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'd like to clean the registry of what must be a mountain of clutter. Can anyone point me at a Registry Cleaning tool for Win98 (preferably a free one)?... CCleanerPatrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fh1805 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Patrick,Thanks for the speedy reply!regardsPeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomuk Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'm helping an octagenarian friend acquire basic computer literacy skills. He has a PC that runs under Windows98. This was a "hand-me-down" from one of his nephew's. It had previously been used extensively for game playing and the software had been deleted rather than uninstalled.I'd like to clean the registry of what must be a mountain of clutter. Can anyone point me at a Registry Cleaning tool for Win98 (preferably a free one)?regards,PeterPeter,Give me a call on Messenger regarding a Registry Cleaning tool, I think I can help you.Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conflow Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Peter,As you say this is an old 'Hand-Me-Down' Machine ~ you do not state whether it's a Win'98 or Win'98.Se ?they are two entirely different machines. Worse still many Programs have simply been deleted and this will giveproblems and certainly will give you major headaches should you use any Registry Cleaner.This PC is in serious trouble (not apparent to you) because there are many 'orphan' Dll's and Reg-Keysand Ocx's not to mention dat.Files and other 'orphan-Files' associated with the OP.System which Reg-Cleanerswill simply strip out leaving you with a crippled System. Dont blame the Reg-Cleaners, these are great toolsonce the OP.System has full integrity ~ your's doesn't, be careful !There are 3 ways of doing this job:-1)Use 'Revo-Installer' to systematically clean up the PC ~ that takes about 8 hours after pre-prep. (Screen-shots below).Revo can find the remnants of 'deleted' Programs and uninstall these and can also clean up Windows and remove 'junk'.2)Get an old Win'98 or Win'98.Se Install Disc and overwrite the old OP.System with a fresh Copy of itself.(Thats best)Before you do that you will need to copy any Programs and Drivers needed for future usage ~ thats called pre-prep.3)Reformat the Drive and then install a brand new copy of Win'98 or Win'98.Se ~ again you will need pre-prep for Drivers etc.Do not try to install any other Systems except Win'98 or Win'98.Se....the Firmware is not installed to support other Systems.Hope this little bit of prudence will avoid 'looming' headaches.Brian.Conflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fh1805 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Brian,Many thanks for your advice - and the words of caution. I will proceed with appropriate care.regards,Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deskjet1uk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Brian,Many thanks for your advice - and the words of caution. I will proceed with appropriate care.regards,PeterHi Peter,I have an unused win 98 disk if you need one, serial number attatched.regardsralph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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