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Bill Cunningham
Is there any way to compact the registry by hand without having to
resort to 3rd party software?
Bill
resort to 3rd party software?
Bill
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Xandros
If you have to ask then the answer is you shouldn't try. Windows has a built
in registry editor but it is unforgiving. Make a mistake with it and you
could certainly render your system inoperable. Most 3rd party programs at
least have an undo feature but not so with regedit32
If you use either 3rd party or the Windows registry editor to make any
changes to your registry you must ensure you have a decent system recovery
process. While some people suggest that System Restore or exporting registry
keys is enough caution I advise newbies to make regular full system backups
before playing around with the registry.
in registry editor but it is unforgiving. Make a mistake with it and you
could certainly render your system inoperable. Most 3rd party programs at
least have an undo feature but not so with regedit32
If you use either 3rd party or the Windows registry editor to make any
changes to your registry you must ensure you have a decent system recovery
process. While some people suggest that System Restore or exporting registry
keys is enough caution I advise newbies to make regular full system backups
before playing around with the registry.
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Peter Foldes
Bill
You are asking for trouble and not a small one either. Leave the Registry alone . If you do not know the registry and you do not know what you are doing there can be dire consequences.
Registry Tools on the other hand are all snake oil remedies. You will not gain any space and your computer will not be faster . Leave the Registry be.
You are asking for trouble and not a small one either. Leave the Registry alone . If you do not know the registry and you do not know what you are doing there can be dire consequences.
Registry Tools on the other hand are all snake oil remedies. You will not gain any space and your computer will not be faster . Leave the Registry be.
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Twayne
If you have to ask then the answer is you shouldn't try. Windows has
Or at least a Restore Point, and a System State backup.
I'm curious why you think a full system backup should be done first; are
there instances where registry problems can damage data files or
somethng? Not that it's ever bad advice to do a backup<g>.
Just curious,
Twayne
a built in registry editor but it is unforgiving. Make a mistake with
it and you could certainly render your system inoperable. Most 3rd
party programs at least have an undo feature but not so with regedit32
If you use either 3rd party or the Windows registry editor to make any
changes to your registry you must ensure you have a decent system
recovery process. While some people suggest that System Restore or
exporting registry keys is enough caution I advise newbies to make
regular full system backups before playing around with the registry.
Or at least a Restore Point, and a System State backup.
I'm curious why you think a full system backup should be done first; are
there instances where registry problems can damage data files or
somethng? Not that it's ever bad advice to do a backup<g>.
Just curious,
Twayne
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Twayne
Bill
Nonsense: A Registry Optimizer, especially ntregopt, is perfectly safe
and does nothing to any actual registry entries that exist.
Twayne
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Registry Tools on the other hand are all snake oil remedies. You will
not gain any space and your computer will not be faster . Leave the
Registry be.
Nonsense: A Registry Optimizer, especially ntregopt, is perfectly safe
and does nothing to any actual registry entries that exist.
Twayne
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Xandros
Twayne said:Or at least a Restore Point, and a System State backup.
I'm curious why you think a full system backup should be done first; are
there instances where registry problems can damage data files or somethng?
Not that it's ever bad advice to do a backup<g>.
Just curious,
Twayne
Because it is the fastest way for a newbie to recover from a problem that
renders the system unable to boot. I'm not a big fan of diddling around with
the Recovery Console spending countless hours trying to fix this and that. A
decent backup and your are set to go.