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Lady of Yorkies · 06-20-2005, 08:46 PM

It is called Registry Cleaner. It was a pop-up and it said free, so I thot I'd give it a try. Well, first of all it only cleans up 20 problems and mine listed almost 300 problems. I thought it would delete a bunch of stuff and I told my husband who was running the program to check each thing it wanted to fix. He said he didn't think it would delete anything just fix it. SOOOOOO WRONG!!!! I don't know how much it deleted but it deleted a whole folder of fonts that I had downloaded to burn to disc later. I must have had at least 300 fonts in that folder!! I also had a really big file saved in Quatro Pro of dog records and information I have been collecting for months, ALL GONE!!! WHATEVER YOU DO - DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM UNLESS YOU KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!

I have sent them a msg to find out how to retrieve my files, I hope they can help me. Sylvia

I'm so upset that I forgot to say O/T in the subject line. Sylvia

txshopper73 · 06-20-2005, 08:53 PM

oh, that's bad! I stay away from pop-ups!

Lady of Yorkies · 06-20-2005, 08:57 PM

Thanks Kimberley, but it was our fault not the program, just make sure you know how to work a program before you use it. Sylvia

Carters Mom · 06-20-2005, 09:02 PM

Are you running Windows XP? If so, you can back your computer up to the restore point from before you installed the new program that deleted all your stuff.

Start -> Help & Support -> Performance & Maintenance

Good luck retrieving your info or using system restore to undo changes to your computer!

06-20-2005, 08:46 PM	#1
Lady of Yorkies YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,562	Do not use this Program..... It is called Registry Cleaner. It was a pop-up and it said free, so I thot I'd give it a try. Well, first of all it only cleans up 20 problems and mine listed almost 300 problems. I thought it would delete a bunch of stuff and I told my husband who was running the program to check each thing it wanted to fix. He said he didn't think it would delete anything just fix it. SOOOOOO WRONG!!!! I don't know how much it deleted but it deleted a whole folder of fonts that I had downloaded to burn to disc later. I must have had at least 300 fonts in that folder!! I also had a really big file saved in Quatro Pro of dog records and information I have been collecting for months, ALL GONE!!! WHATEVER YOU DO - DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM UNLESS YOU KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! I have sent them a msg to find out how to retrieve my files, I hope they can help me. Sylvia I'm so upset that I forgot to say O/T in the subject line. Sylvia Last edited by Lady of Yorkies; 06-20-2005 at 08:55 PM.

06-20-2005, 08:53 PM	#2
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	oh, that's bad! I stay away from pop-ups! __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

06-20-2005, 09:02 PM	#4
Carters Mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LA Posts: 1,568	Are you running Windows XP? If so, you can back your computer up to the restore point from before you installed the new program that deleted all your stuff. Start -> Help & Support -> Performance & Maintenance Good luck retrieving your info or using system restore to undo changes to your computer! __________________ Lisa Proud Marine Mom Carter, Cooper & Crissy's Mom and Sebastian's Nana Never underestimate the warmth of a cold nose!

06-20-2005, 08:57 PM	#3
Lady of Yorkies YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,562	Thanks Kimberley, but it was our fault not the program, just make sure you know how to work a program before you use it. Sylvia