I used to run registry scanners until I read this entry by Ed Bott:
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/2005/04/why-i-dont-use-registry-cleaners/
I have to agree that I have never experienced any noticable performance or stability boost after running such tools. Yeah, they might fix dead shortcuts or MRU entries that Windows Explorer may try to access and then lock up for indefinite time but that really is just about it. Windows Registry is a fragile piece of crap, no wonder Microsoft KB articles contain a warning every time a fix involves messing with Windows Registry.
I do use CCleaner, but only the file cleaning part.
Smitdogg, try running procmon (from Sysinternals Suite) in the background while reproducing your error, the captured events might give you a clue what's wrong. The log will contain a huge amount of events, make sure you stop capturing after you reproduce the error, and use filters!
Best of luck!
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