i am receiving an error message?

Question

Since reinstalling my operation system i have been getting an error message, from mesenger service telling me my registry is damaged and corrupted. The message tells me that i should download a cleaner program from www.registrycleanerxp.com to stop receiving the message and fix the problem. What is a registry? Is it safe to download from the above mentioned website? What is a cleaner program?

Answer 1

That is malware you have managed to pick up.

XP2 blocks "windows messenger service" by default. If that is where the ad is coming from.

How to disable:

Disable the Messenger Service



Disabling the messenger service will prevent the possibility of an attack. You can disable the messenger service by performing the following:



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Click Start, and then click Control Panel (or point to Settings, and then click Control Panel).



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Double-click Administrative Tools.



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Double-click Services.



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Double-click Messenger.



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In the Startup type list, click Disabled.



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Click Stop, and then click OK.



Impact of Workaround: If the Messenger service is disabled, messages from the Alerter service (for example notifications from your backup software or Uninterruptible Power Supply) are not transmitted. If the Messenger service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on the Messenger service do not start, and an error message is logged in the System event log.



You need to get Windows updated.

Answer 2

Don't download anything from them. Sounds to me like you have a trojan r spyware on your computer. I would first run your anti virus making sure it is up to date and then if that doesn't stop it then try downloading a free spyware cleaner like windows defender(there are better ones out there but that is free and easy to find).

If neither helps do look for a place to do a free online scan for both virus's and spyware.



The registry is something you do not want to fool with at all(unless you know a little bit about what you are doing or ready to reinstall the OS). It is what tells Windows what to do basically. If you mess the registry up you could end up needing to reinstall the operating system all over again. From the time Windows first boots to the time it shuts down the registry is being accessed and used. From little settings like what your desktop looks like to how a program starts up or how windows starts up and shuts down. It has all the vital information in it.

Answer 3

Absolutely not. Do not download. I never heard of this particular program but they all follow a similar theme.



A cleaner is a program which cleans your registry. Try this one from microsoft...http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm Click Safety scanner and then Protection.



It caused a few problems on my machine (mostly to do with VS2005 and SQL Server) but on a clean machine it should be okay.



For regular use, try CCleaner. The best free one, IMHO, out there.

Answer 4

Thats malware and you dont want to use it. Go into safe mode, disable system restore, And run your av and as programs from there. It should catch it . run chkdsk.exe and exit . If you just reinstalled then the only thing wrong with your registry is that it is in it!! Start running your as and av all the time and raise your security settings in your browser !

Answer 5

comparable right here. I regarded up the comparable code and four years in the past while something comparable handed off, it replaced right into a difficulty with the Yahoo server in India. Given their cutting-edge skill outage to 50% of the rustic, i ask your self whether this is the case now?

Answer 6

I am afraid it sounds like your computer is infested. Do not follow the link in the pop up.



Try something like ad aware http://www.lavasoft.com/



Run Windows Update http://www.update.microsoft.com



And avoid using Internet Explorer in the future. Try http://firefox.com