Invalid Entries

Ree · External Since: Nov 04, 2006 Posts: 2

some registry helper came up on my screen and said I have 177 Invalid Entries
how do I get rid of these for free?
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Ree

Shenan Stanley · External Since: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 7789

Ree wrote:
> some registry helper came up on my screen and said I have 177
> Invalid Entries how do I get rid of these for free?

'... some registry helper ...'
What exactly does thast mean?
Something just popped up and told you this?

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galennews · External Since: Jan 31, 2005 Posts: 3771

In news:61C50586-2DAA-46A0-9986-D0B1F491F00B@microsoft.com,
Ree had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> some registry helper came up on my screen and said I have 177 Invalid
> Entries how do I get rid of these for free?

You don't. Unless you're having a specific problem then don't bother with
the registry cleaners.

Did you install the registry cleaner? If not you've been hit with a drive-by
download. Keep your PC up to date via installing updates and, scan for
malware.

Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

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Ken Blake MVP · External Since: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 7325

Ree wrote:

> some registry helper came up on my screen

This "registry helper" is undoubtedly spyware installed on your computer.

> and said I have 177 Invalid
> Entries how do I get rid of these for free?

Even if it's true that you have 177 invalid entries (and it may not be), do
not attempt to get rid of them, either by buying the product the spyware is
trying to sell you, or by using any other registry cleaner.

Do not try to clean the registry. Routine cleaning of the registry isn't
needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use a registry
cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of registry
cleaning
software try to convince you of, having unused registry entries doesn't
really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may
have.

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Ayush · External Since: Sep 18, 2006 Posts: 1471

Replied to [Ree]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
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> some registry helper came up on my screen and said I have 177 Invalid
> Entries how do I get rid of these for free?
> --
> Ree

If something came to your screen without your knowledge then it can be a
malware. Do a scan.

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mightysoft · External Since: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 2

Hi Ken, I have been using the Windows One Care to clean my registry, they say
it would help??? I am confused now, so should I not bother doing any cleans
at all, I use windows one care and the disk clean, thinking it was a must.
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JR

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> Ree wrote:
>
> > some registry helper came up on my screen
>
>
> This "registry helper" is undoubtedly spyware installed on your computer.
>
>
> > and said I have 177 Invalid
> > Entries how do I get rid of these for free?
>
>
> Even if it's true that you have 177 invalid entries (and it may not be), do
> not attempt to get rid of them, either by buying the product the spyware is
> trying to sell you, or by using any other registry cleaner.
>
> Do not try to clean the registry. Routine cleaning of the registry isn't
> needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use a registry
> cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of registry
> cleaning
> software try to convince you of, having unused registry entries doesn't
> really hurt you.
>
> The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
> removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may
> have.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>