Terry's Computer Tips - Newsletter
May 14, 2006

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Volume 1, Number 48 — Sunday, May 14, 2006

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7.  "Registry Has Problems" Messages

A subscriber wrote me this week to ask about a pop-up message she was getting:

Dear Terry,
I have been getting pop-ups that say my registry has a problem. I was told by a mutual friend of ours, that I shouldn't go into the registry. The pop-ups have links to registry32.com etc. I've been clicking the pop-ups off. What would you suggest?

I probably would not have included this subject in today's newsletter, if I hadn't heard a caller on today's Cajun Clickers Radio Show (listen live at 9:05am CDT on Saturdays, www.wjbo.com). The Cajun Clickers Computer Club runs this call-in ask-the-experts show. We usually have a host and two more members on the show. I host the show about once a month.

Anyway, one of the callers during Saturday's call-in show had the same question. I wasn't on the air then, but the answer was the same one I gave my email newsletter subscriber.

Windows does not have pop-up messages to warn you about registry problems. If you see one, it is an advertisement. Sometimes, it might be a pop-up advertisement caused by the web site you visited. Other times, it may be a pop-up because of adware on your computer!

By the way, the domain mentioned above (registry32.com) doesn't respond. It seems that domain registrar Dotster.com has changed registry32.com's nameservers to ns1.spamshutdown.com and ns2.spamshutdown.com. Now, the domain is completely dark. Isn't that a shame...

Your first stop should be a good anti-adware / anti-spyware program. CounterSpy is my personal choice and recommendation. It's not free (it's $19.95/year) and it has a 30-day free trial.

If you want to check for and correct Windows Registry problems, the Registry cleaner and repair program that I use is XP Repair Pro 2006. You can download and scan for free, but you'll have to buy it ($36.95, at the present time) to have it fix the things it finds. Read my review.

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Volume 1, Number 48 — Sunday, May 14, 2006
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