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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KBSubcategory: win95 winnt APrgOther
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.0 95 vb432 vb4all Registry clean update