Re: Conclusions

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

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:52:33 +0530

Thanks Wes. 

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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message news:7w_vc.49512$Ly.30561@attbi_s01...
Hi Ramesh,
I don't remember exactly.  I think I saw a post.  It's been a while.
This bug has been around a while.  Just like the ~ file.  ;-)
If one uses the feature, the /// keep disappearing and need to be replaced.
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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:OaSwbZeSEHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Ramesh [MVP] <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org>  hunted and pecked:
> Hi Wes,
>
> Where did you discover the
> "///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////"
> thing? Kelly has a fix which does the same, good technique. I thought
> of denying write access to that OE key.
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:xtOvc.41548$eY2.28229@attbi_s02...
> Mike346,
>
> 1)  Harmless, yes.
>
> 2)  I use MRU-Blaster and don't worry about the rest.
>      What would inconsistant be??
>
> No sense in screwing around deleting these manually.
> That's all you'd ever have time for.  Every time you open anything,
> MRUs start to fill up.  Besides, doing manually you take the chance of
> making a mistake.  ;-(
>
> MRUBlaster has a database of 30,345 items it checks for.
> [?] Provides some help.
>
> If you plan on using MRU-Blaster, there is a learning curve.  For
> example,
> if you use OE,  Outlook Express 5.0 - Save attachmentment path MRU,
> can
> cause problems.
>
> There is a bug in OE.  The path, in the registry, to where
> attachments are
> saved, literally gets eaten by the bug.  No joke.  You have to add
> something
> for the bug to eat otherwise your path ends up looking like:
>
> Notice the missing p >>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Wesley P. Vogel\Deskto
>
>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{EBD80F8A-FFA1-4EB7-A1C2-9EC6BC05F8BC}\Software
> \Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0
> Save Attachment Path    C:\Documents and Settings\Wesley P.
>
Vogel\Desktop///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
> Any MRUs only hold so much data, FIFO, I'm guesing.
>
> See Ramesh's site for some MRU info.
>
> Registry MRU Locations
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/RegistryMRU.htm
>
> --
> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:uLOou3USEHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> Mike346 <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>  hunted and pecked:
>> Taking your answers into collective consideration, I conclude:
>>
>>    1)  It is harmless to delete such registry entries, even when the
>> associated data refer to existing files with correct path
>> specifications. Such a deletion will only cause the corresponding
>> file name to disappear from an associated list or menu of MRU's.
>>
>>    2)  Upon deciding to delete such registry entries, one need not do
>> so manually in a direct, one-by-one fashion (say with "regedit"), but
>> rather, one can employ an MRU-removing utility, like Javacool's
>> MRU-Blaster, to do the job.  (Question:  Can it be configured to
>> remove only the inconsistent entries?)
>>
>>    3)  Alternatively, regarding the particular registry key in
>> question,
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER,/Software\Microsoft\Windows
>> \CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\ ... ,
>>
>> this key itself can be cleared of all of its entries by clicking as
>> follows:
>>
>> Start > [right-click above it for] Properties > Customize [button
>> (under Start Menu tab option)] > Advanced tab > Clear List [button
>> (near bottom-right of menu)].
>>
>> (Question:  Does doing this clear more than just the above registry
>> key of its entries?)
>>
>>    4)  On the other hand ... such registry entries - even when the
>> associated data refer to nonexistent files, or files with incorrect
>> path specifications - are of no harm to my computer (however, the
>> nonexistent/incorrect entries may become annoying to the user who
>> clicks on the associated MRU link).
>>
>> Are any of the above statements false?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike346
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:szovc.32346$3x.9240@attbi_s54...
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER,/Software\Microsoft\Windows
>> \CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\ ...
>>
>> MRU = MostRecentlyUsed
>>
>> MRU-Blaster
>> Protect your privacy - find and remove over 30,000 MRU lists!
>> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/mrublaster.html
>>
>> [[MRU-Blaster is a program made to do one large task - detect and
>> clean MRU (most recently used) lists on your computer.]]
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> "Rocket J. Squirrel" <rocky@bullwinkle.com> wrote in message
>> news:O4iTUtMSEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>> MRU stands for "most recently used." To see an example, open
>> Microsoft Word and take a look at the File menu. Near the bottom is a
>> list of the documents you most recently opened - even if they no
>> longer exist.
>>
>> Those registry keys aren't harming your computer by any stretch of
>> the imagination, so you should leave them alone.
>>
>> Rocky
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:eQ30vzMSEHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>
>> The registry key represents the 'Most Recent Used' files list in the
>> Open/Save as dialog box. This can be cleared by emptying the Recent
>> Documents (from Start Menu & Taskbar properties page). These entries
>> don't cause any harm, but most users wish to clear the list (for
>> privacy). The respective applications normally clear the list (FIFO
>> basis, normally).
>>
>> More information on Registry MRU Locations:
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/RegistryMRU.htm
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>> The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
>> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>> In news:O9safJMSEHA.2216@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
>> Mike346 <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> What can be said about the following registry key?  ... I mean, what
>>> does it do?
>>>
>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER,/Software\Microsoft\Windows
>>> \CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\ ...
>>>
>>> My computer's registry has about a hundred such entries with data
>>> referring to files which no longer exist.  These files are said to
>>> be in various locations like "C:\ ... \My Documents", where they
>>> once were, but have since been moved or deleted.
>>>
>>> Can registry entries of the above kind be safely deleted?  ...
>>> Should they be deleted?
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