Is it safe to remove entries from the registry to type libraries that no longer exist?

Question as in title.

Wh开发者_如何学运维en I have various entries in the Registry to a type library, but the actual type library file is no longer on the system, is it safe to prune these entries from the Registry?

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Sure, but why would you? There's no adverse effect to leaving them be, but if you make a mistake, you could have tough to diagnose problems down the road.

In general registry "cleaning" is completely unnecessary.