Stop asking questions. If I stop answering, then it was you.
--
Thanks & Good Luck,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"Bill in Co" <none@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:OCXuNO0RDHA.2892@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| Hey PCR - who are you trying to convince here? Us, or yourself?
|
| PCR wrote:
| > These tools are one road to knowledge. The docs are a Registry
tutorial
| > in themselves. Furthermore, the safety features make exploration
| > somewhat less painful.
| >
| > --
| > Thanks & Good Luck,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| > pcrrcp@netzero.net
| > "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
| > news:eznW94xRDHA.3192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| >> LOL! Mirrors, schmirrors! Once you change on instance of a Registry
value,
| it's
| >> "mirror" ceases to exist and will no longer be found. Changing
values one at
| a
| >> time is precisely how one understands what is really there.
| >>
| >> People who don't know how to deal with the Registry , how it's set
up, etc.,
| >> don't belong in there in the first place! Just like people who
don't know
| what
| >> a CLSID does should NOT use any Registry analysis tool, and should
| >> *most_definitely* not let any such tool automatically fix things.
| >>
| >> Put simply, if you're not already smarter that the tool you're
using, you
| >> shouldn't be using it!
| >>
| >> Keystrokes, PCR. You never use keystrokes?
| >>
| >> You've proven nothing except my own (and Bill's) point--that such
tools are
| >> either worthless fluff to someone who can safely use them, or
dangerous to
| use
| >> for those who don't. Though it's what I might expect from someone
who gets
| >> freaked because something keeps accessing his HD every five
minutes, <bg>.
| >>
| >> --
| >> Gary S. Terhune
| >> MS MVP for Windows 9x
| >>
| >> *Recommended Help Sites*
| >> http://www.dts-l.org
| >> http://www.mvps.org
| >> http://www.aumha.org
| >>
| >> How to Use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups
| >> http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=newswhelp
| >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
| >>
| >> "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| >> news:OWBoumxRDHA.1720@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| >>> Obviously, the stuff was meant for folk with fingers somewhat less
| >>> dexterous than yours & Colorado's. That doesn't make it junk.
These apps
| >>> are all well thought out, well documented, & they work well. Not
| >>> everyone knows which Registry branches are a mirror of which
others. So,
| >>> they may think an item that only occurs 10 times is there 20 times
&
| >>> proceed to change them all. And for each change, they may
"Registry
| >>> Menu, Export Registry File". Using these apps, the duplicates
(mirrors)
| >>> are automatically skipped. If the item is in a binary field, it is
| >>> discovered (not so with plain RegEdit). When the modifications are
made,
| >>> RegEdit+ will back them up to a folder, with undo. I think my case
is
| >>> proven.
| >>>
| >>> --
| >>> Thanks & Good Luck,
| >>> Naturally, you will not sue,
| >>> should things get worse after this,
| >>> PCR
| >>> pcrrcp@netzero.net
| >>> "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
| >>> news:eSHrJOxRDHA.2084@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| >>>> I can change something that occurs a hundred times in a Registry
in 5 to
| 10
| >>>> minutes PCR, using keystrokes almost entirely, if not entirely
(*not*
| >>>> including mirrored entries, which, of course, change themselves).
Using
| just
| >>>> Regedit. I do it fairly regularly, for various reasons--COA, for
instance,
| >>>> and the manual method has the advantage of forcing me to actually
*look*
| at
| >>>> each and every one of them, since perhaps I'm only interested in
changing
| >>>> *some* instances, not all. Regardless, doing such tasks manually
is good
| for
| >>>> creating a proper orientation--for learning the topology of a
system.
| >>>>
| >>>> The *primary* problem with idiot-proof tools is that you remain
an idiot
| >>>> after using them. You haven't proved a single thing.
| >>>>
| >>>> --
| >>>> Gary S. Terhune
| >>>> MS MVP for Windows 9x
| >>>>
| >>>> *Recommended Help Sites*
| >>>> http://www.dts-l.org
| >>>> http://www.mvps.org
| >>>> http://www.aumha.org
| >>>>
| >>>> How to Use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups
| >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=newswhelp
| >>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
| >>>>
| >>>> "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| >>>> news:et1kiAxRDHA.1556@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| >>>>> Well, you will never know what is hiding in the binary fields,
then.
| >>>>> Also, should you need to search for an item that occurs, say, 40
times
| >>>>> in the Registry, you will be at it over an hour. Me-- it's 10
seconds, &
| >>>>> all to the screen-- remarkable. The Favorites key & undo in
RegEdit+ are
| >>>>> truly helpful.
| >>>>>
| >>>>> So, I think I have shown you, PCMag's stuff is decidedly not a
"Pile of
| >>>>> useless garbage.".
| >>>>>
| >>>>> --
| >>>>> Thanks & Good Luck,
| >>>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
| >>>>> should things get worse after this,
| >>>>> PCR
| >>>>> pcrrcp@netzero.net
| >>>>> "Bill in Co" <none@earthlink.net> wrote in message
| >>>>> news:edXCy2qRDHA.2144@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| >>>>>> PCR wrote:
| >>>>>>> PCMag's "Registry Detective" (take "RegEdit+ too) is better
| > than
| >>> a
| >>>>> naked
| >>>>>>> RegEdit search, because it will only find an item once, if
| > there
| >>> is
| >>>>> a
| >>>>>>> "mirror" elsewhere.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>> Not a problem for me. I have the patience to continue the
| > search
| >>> (and
| >>>>> have).
| >>>>>> No big deal.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>>> Also, it will find items in binary fields, which RegEdit
| > does
| >>> not.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>> I haven't had to do that yet.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>>> Finally, it finds all matches in 10 seconds & puts them all
| > to
| >>> the
| >>>>> screen.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>> 10 seconds or one minute - doesn't matter to me. I don't
| > need em
| >>> all
| >>>>> on the
| >>>>>> screen at once - do you? Face it, I'm just an old
| > fashioned
| >>> kinda
| >>>>> guy! I
| >>>>>> still drive a stick shift, ya know! Not one of those
automatic
| >>>>>> slushboxes!
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>>> There is a Details button for further
| >>>>>>> examination of the Key. The search criteria can be adjusted
and
| narrowed
| >>>>>>> in various ways. There is a button to click that will get one
into
| >>>>>>> RegEdit+ (or RegEdit) open to that Key. I only wish there
| > were
| >>> an
| >>>>> easy
| >>>>>>> way to copy/post the Keys that were found in the search.
| >>>>>>>
| >>>>>>> "RegEdit+" comes with a pre-set & configurable Favorites
| > menu
| >>> for
| >>>>> Keys.
| >>>>>>> It has undo for any changes made kept in a History folder.
Registry
| keys
| >>>>>>> can be dragged & dropped into it's Locator bar & will be
remembered.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>> Just extra bells and whistles (fluff to me). Thanks, but no
thanks.
| The
| >>>>>> basics work fine over here!
|
|
