Re: Registry cleaner

tony_at_well.com
Date: 03/31/04

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    Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:59:56 GMT

    On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 21:58:58 -0800, "Jim Byrd"
    <jrbyrd@spamlesscomcast.net> wrote:

    >In my experience all of these Reg cleaners, even the best, are fraught with
    >danger. I advise against using them except in one specific instance, that
    >is when you have one that is capabible of doing specific Reg searches, and
    >you NEED (not just WANT) to remove the remaining traces of something that
    >didin't get uninstalled correctly.

    Fully aware that WANT is not equal to NEED (I raised a couple of
    children...), I would like to fully understand what implications this
    inequality has for the XP registry. For instance:

    My new computer came with the inevitable bundled programs which
    inevitably get in each other's way (such as Roxio and Media Player); I
    ask XP to remove Roxio (I was startled by the way to find out that is
    occupies more than 600 Mb!!! -- which is a discussion for another
    day), but when I look with Regedit, there are sure enough Roxio
    entries left behind throughout the Registry. Not only that, but there
    are also traces of Real Player, a program which did not come installed
    on the new computer and which I never installed myself.

    All the principles of good stewardship that I have learned in my life,
    lead me to WANT to mop up this slop, but if I do not really NEED to
    remove this useless (or is it useless?) overburder am I being simply
    paranoid and compulsive?

    >(and you didn't have foresight enough to
    >install it using Total Uninstall
    >http://www.geocities.com/ggmartau/projects/projects.html, in the first
    >place.)

    Thank you for this suggestion: Total Unistall is now a fixture of my
    system, and I've already used it on several occasions. I did not yet
    unistall anything it has monitored, and while I'm convinced it does it
    better than XP's removal facility, I'm curious to see whether it fully
    cleans up the Registry.

    >Lastly, if you must screw around with your Registry, then at least get
    >Erunt/Erdnt, and run it before you do the Reg clean. You'll then have a
    >true restore available to you.

    That's my next step.

    T.
    ========================
    Tony Roder, speaking his mind....

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