Is it safe to use a registry cleaner?

Is it safe to use a registry cleaner?: "more than any other performance enhancing tools, registry cleaners can potentially cause a lot of damage. Hence, you should only use one if your computer runs slow and you have exhausted all other means of cleaning up your system.

Chris Pirillo published a very informative article and a video about the subject. You can read it here. In short, he recommends that you do not use a registry cleaner.

Be sure to make a backup of your registry first and know how to restore it if needed. Also create a Windows Restore Point.

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