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Hm, thanks for the replies. I suppose it's not worth the risk since the benefits are so little.There are risks associated with cleaning the registry. CCleaner is safer than most and problems rarely occur but as the potential for damage if something did go wrong is great I would not do it. The benefits of registry cleaning are primarily found in ads for registry cleaners. Many computer technicians have had to deal with many problems caused by registry cleaners. To me the risks far outweigh the questionable benefits. You will find that most experienced computer users have similar views. There are of course exceptions.
The number of errors shown in the screenshot is really very small. It is not unusual for a registry cleaner to report hundreds of registry errors, almost all being of little or no consequence.
Registry cleaners do have a place when used by an expert to solve specific problems. But most people who use them have only a vague idea of what the registry is and that is a dangerous combination. A registry cleaner is a tool and like all such requires knowledge and experience to be used properly. In the hands of a skilled surgeon a scalpel is a life saving tool but in the hands of the unskilled it is dangerous.