Microsoft KB Archive/149286

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Using the RegClean Utility After Removing Applications
'Article ID: Q149286

Creation Date: 29-MAR-1996

Revision Date: 27-NOV-1996' The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51 - Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

After some combination of installing, un-installing, or reinstalling applications, the registry of your Windows NT or Windows 95 operating system might become corrupt. This could happen, for example, when an application leaves entries in the registry after an un-install is run. This might become evident when OLE functions in other applications stop working. Regcln.exe is a self-extracting utility that cleans up leftover registry entries from removed software.

MORE INFORMATION

RegClean creates a file called Undo.reg in the same folder where RegClean resides. The default folder is Program Files\Regclean. Undo.reg contains the registry entries that were removed by RegClean. To view these entries, use the right mouse button to click Undo.reg, and then click Edit from the menu that appears. To restore the entries that were removed by RegClean, double-click the Undo.reg file.

The RegClean utility is supplied with Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 for Windows. The current version is 3.0. This utility is also available for downloading free of charge. The download file, Regcln.exe contains a 32-bit setup program that must be run after downloading and expanding Regcln.exe.

You can find #|Regcln.exe, a self-extracting file, on these services:

  Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon Click Knowledge Base, and select the product Enter kbfile Regcln.exe, and click GO! Open the article, and click the button to download the file   Internet (anonymous FTP) ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder Get REGCLN.EXE   The Microsoft Network On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks) Double-click the MS Software Library icon Find the appropriate product area Locate and Download Regcln.exe   Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL Download Regcln.exe 

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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KBCategory: kbtool kbole kbfile

KBSubcategory: win95 winnt APrgOther

Additional reference words: 4.00 4.0 95 vb432 vb4all Registry clean update