After running CCleaner's registry cleaner, it shows me a lot (~100) of uninstall errors for Windows updates, like KB901214, KB917422,...
is it safe to delete these entries or will I crash my system on the next boot doing this?
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Started by Raheem, Dec 18 2008 12:52 PM
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 01:02 PM
Well a lot of these Windows updates will be listed in Add/Remove programs, check in there for the KB numbers first. 
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 01:55 PM
Why does CCleaner list these updates if there aren't any errors with them?
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 02:57 PM
They are only listed because they take up space not because they have errors.
Its in the Beginner's Guide under Hotfix Uninstallers:
http://www.ccleanerbeginnersguide.com <== contains a wealth of information
Its in the Beginner's Guide under Hotfix Uninstallers:
http://www.ccleanerbeginnersguide.com <== contains a wealth of information
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 04:17 PM
If you delete the Hotfix uninstallers CCleaner doesn't bother to also remove the uninstall information. Therefore just about any registry cleaner including the one in CCleaner will find invalid uninstall information.
Note that CCleaner's registry cleaner doesn't find all of the invalid data, you could use RegSeeker to find the rest but be very careful using RegSeeker.
Note that CCleaner's registry cleaner doesn't find all of the invalid data, you could use RegSeeker to find the rest but be very careful using RegSeeker.
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 04:29 PM
Raheem, on Dec 18 2008, 07:52 AM, said:
After running CCleaner's registry cleaner, it shows me a lot (~100) of uninstall errors for Windows updates, like KB901214, KB917422,...
is it safe to delete these entries or will I crash my system on the next boot doing this?
is it safe to delete these entries or will I crash my system on the next boot doing this?
You will not be able to uninstall a Hot fix that does not work for you.
I have not had to uninstall a Hot fix yet but I have only been applying Hot fixes for the past year.
Others may have more information about the need to uninstall a Hot fix.
Best wishes,
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Posted 18 December 2008 - 05:14 PM
davey, on Dec 18 2008, 11:29 AM, said:
You will not be able to uninstall a Hot fix that does not work for you.
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