Re: huh?

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

What if you back up the registry on a regular basis, would that make a
difference? thanks for the input.. Rainy
"Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:08:07 -0500, Rainy wrote:

no rainy did not :) lol why don't you like the idea?.. there are pros and
cons for partitioning.. I like having my operating system on one partition
with my programs on the other...... if windows crashes.. the programs are
still there on the other partition, when you reinstall the OS, at least
that
is what I have heard.. right? I
have two hard drives.. and no more slots.. Rainy

The programs are still there but if you reinstall Windows from scratch, the
new registry won't know anything about the programs or where they are
installed. Programs will have to be reinstalled. BUT - any user info in a
program folder (old school apps**) can be "rescued" before reinstalling the
program.

**Old school apps tended to store user files in the program's folder or a
subfolder in this location. XP apps store these things under the user's
folders in Documents and Settings or in a location that the user chose.

There are ways to get around this scenario.

Example: restoring the Windows partition with a recent image. That image
will include a copy of the registry that contains the information for most,
if not all, programs - no matter where they were located at.

Result: programs don't have to be reinstalled BUT (there's always seems to
be one of these somewhere) ... The time slice between the date that the
image was created and the date of the crash needs to be considered. If
updates for any programs were installed during that time that wrote changes
to the registry, they need to be reapplied. Keeping current on images
reduces the chance of this being a problem.

So partitioning has ups and downs, good points and bad. So does keeping
everything on C: -or- everything on C: but user data -or...

Bottom line: Do what works best for you.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User


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