Re: RegClean

Thanks, and thanks Harry also.
That will keep me quiet for a bit

"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Possible reading material.
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> Windows XP Booklist
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> Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-2044-X
> www.microsoft.com/mspress
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 3rd ed ISBN 0-7356-2167-5
> www.microsoft.com/mspress
> Microsoft Windows Command-Line ISBN 0-7356-2038-5
> www.microsoft.com/mspress
> Windows XP Pro 2nd ed The Missing Manual ISBN 0-596-00898-8
> www.missingmanuals.com
> Windows XP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition ISBN 0-596-00900-3 www.oreilly.com
> Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-00876-7
> www.oreilly.com
> Windows XP Hacks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-0000918-6 www.oreilly.com
> Windows XP Solutions ISBN 0-7645-6773-X www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
> Windows XP Speed Solutions ISBN 0-7645-7814-6
> www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
> Guide to Home Networking ISBN 0-7645-4473-X
> www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
> Hacking Windows XP ISBN 0-7645-6929-5 www.TweakXP.com
>
> Downloadable Guides
>
> XP Tweak Guide (TweakGuides_XPTC.zip) from www.TweakGuides.com
> Windows Registry Guide (registryguide2003.exe) from www.winguides.com
> Error Message for Windows (MSWinErr.zip) from www.gregorybraun.com
>
> The BIOS
>
> The BIOS Companion ISBN 0-9681928-0-7 www.electrocution.com
> Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier ISBN 0-13-145536-2 www.rojakpot.com
>
> PC Hardware in a Nutshell ISBN 0-596-00513-X www.oreilly.com
>
> "Jack ***" <mind-the-gap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Thanks to all who responded - much as I suspected.
>> I guess the time has come for me to learn to understand the windows
>> registry. Any freebie resources on the net that will tell me about this?
>> Or failing that, a recommendation of what I might have to shell out for?
>>
>> Windows registry is a black art for me. I remember the good ol' days of
>> Windows 3.1, when I could understand the Autoexec.Bat file and the
>> Config.sys file, and the high point was installing Quem386 and the 4DOS
>> command interpreter to substitute for MSdos. Then came Windows 95 and
>> the only improvement that I *noticed* (as an end user) was the recycle
>> bin. No doubt it made it easier for the programmers, but for me it was a
>> major headache, because I was used to PKZipping up all my programmes to
>> free up disk space and only unzipping them as required (of course that
>> was in the days when disk space was a rare resource). Trouble with that
>> was that this nasty old windows registry could no longer find the
>> programs that I zipped up, so keeping tabs on that (and in those days the
>> registry went wild like a horseraddish root) was a nightmare because I
>> had to remember not to do anything with registry entries that referred to
>> zipped programmes (I had a phobia about doublespacing the hard drive).
>> Back then I could remove a program by deleting it. Now I have to run an
>> uninstal program and still remain unsure whether everything has gone.
>>
>> I find it strange that I should have to go to the effort of learning
>> about the guts of the windows registry. When my car goes wrong I get the
>> garage to fix it. When my shower goes wrong I get the plumber in. I
>> don't go to the trouble of learning motor mechanics, nor plumbing
>> (although that seems to be where the big money is, maybe I should). I
>> choose to spend my time in other pursuits that interest me. Sure I PAY
>> for the motor mechanic and plumber, and perhaps therein lies the rub.
>> Perhaps I should find a local computer whiz and pay him a retainer. But
>> somehow it does not seem quite the same, and not sure why not. Letting
>> them at your puter seems a bit personal, perhaps, and the irritation that
>> there should be a need for it still grates.
>>
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