Bloated registry; RegCompact;?

[Querulantus]

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then click on the author's name and you can read:

You have been redirected to this page to let you know that this author
either:
- Does not have a website
- The website has disappeared
- They are no longer in business
- They are no longer supporting this particular program

The program, RegCompact, is/was shareware but apparently has become
abandonware. Do we call it freeware now, or what.

From the site mentioned above:
"when data are removed from the registry it's space is not reclaimed
until more data overwrites the empty space. This has a significant
impact on the performance of Windows and programs that make heavy use
of the registry. It is most evident at boot time and when running
programs that use lots of COM classes (such as Microsoft Office,
Internet Explorer, any programs written in Visual Basic, and lots of
commercial software)."

This is what it does (very well):
"RegCompact eliminates registry fragmentation by writing the data in
the registry out into a temporary file. This data are written
sequentially, so there are no holes from deleted data or
fragmentation."

If it's not freeware, is there freeware like it?

I am not sure how XP handles a bloated registry, but 2K needs such
software. It just reduced my ntuser.dat from 3.7 to 1.2 Mb! W'98 has
scanreg (?) which can compact the registry (scanreg /opt, or
something).

Querulantus

 

[Hootowl]

On Tue, 18 May 2004 01:34:51 +0200, Querulantus

I am not sure how XP handles a bloated registry, but 2K needs such
software. It just reduced my ntuser.dat from 3.7 to 1.2 Mb! W'98 has
scanreg (?) which can compact the registry (scanreg /opt, or
something).

It's scanreg/fix, done from a boot to DOS. Just be sure you load
SMARTDRV first, or it can take almost a full day. Less than ten
minutes if you do, though.

 

[monkeyman]

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The program, RegCompact, is/was shareware but apparently has become
abandonware. Do we call it freeware now, or what.


If it's not freeware, is there freeware like it?

It's NOT abandonware. However, there is a good freeware alternative:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml

 

[derek / nul]

It's NOT abandonware. However, there is a good freeware alternative:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml

pagedefrag will defragment but not reduce the size due to spaces in the files.

 

[Susan Bugher]

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The program, RegCompact, is/was shareware but apparently has become
abandonware. Do we call it freeware now, or what.

or what. . .

http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/Glossary2004PL.htm

Abandonware: software that the original owner no longer offers to the
public. Abandonware refers to a product that is no longer marketed or
distributed by the author/company that published it. Orphanware is used
when the author cannot be located or the company is no longer in
existence. Copyright laws apply to Orphanware and Abandonware. The
programs are freeware only if they were released as freeware (or given
freeware status by the owner at a later date).

Susan

 

[Zo]

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You have been redirected to this page to let you know that this author
either:
- Does not have a website
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- They are no longer supporting this particular program

The program, RegCompact, is/was shareware but apparently has become
abandonware. Do we call it freeware now, or what.

From the site mentioned above:
"when data are removed from the registry it's space is not reclaimed
until more data overwrites the empty space. This has a significant
impact on the performance of Windows and programs that make heavy use
of the registry. It is most evident at boot time and when running
programs that use lots of COM classes (such as Microsoft Office,
Internet Explorer, any programs written in Visual Basic, and lots of
commercial software)."

This is what it does (very well):
"RegCompact eliminates registry fragmentation by writing the data in
the registry out into a temporary file. This data are written
sequentially, so there are no holes from deleted data or
fragmentation."

If it's not freeware, is there freeware like it?

I am not sure how XP handles a bloated registry, but 2K needs such
software. It just reduced my ntuser.dat from 3.7 to 1.2 Mb! W'98 has
scanreg (?) which can compact the registry (scanreg /opt, or
something).

Querulantus

From the read file:

Requirements
============
Any computer running Windows95, 98, Me, NT 4.0 or 2000 is supported.

Shareware Information
========= ===========
RegCompact is Shareware. There is no mechanism in RegCompact such as nag
screens, time
limits, etc. to try to make you pay. I trust the good will of people to
pay if they enjoy
the program. To make it easy for people to donate I have set up an online
purchasing system
at RegSoft. All you need is a credit card and you can donate from anywhere
in the world.
It is completely safe and secure. It also makes it easy for me, as I live
in Australia.
If you do not have a credit card but would like to send a cheque then
email me at
(e-mail address removed) for my postal address.

One could very easily classify this as "donationware". He's really
leaving it up to you to "donate" if you like the program.

Zo

 

[pcg]

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You have been redirected to this page to let you know that this author
either:
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- They are no longer in business
- They are no longer supporting this particular program

The program, RegCompact, is/was shareware but apparently has become
abandonware. Do we call it freeware now, or what.

From the site mentioned above:
"when data are removed from the registry it's space is not reclaimed
until more data overwrites the empty space. This has a significant
impact on the performance of Windows and programs that make heavy use
of the registry. It is most evident at boot time and when running
programs that use lots of COM classes (such as Microsoft Office,
Internet Explorer, any programs written in Visual Basic, and lots of
commercial software)."

This is what it does (very well):
"RegCompact eliminates registry fragmentation by writing the data in
the registry out into a temporary file. This data are written
sequentially, so there are no holes from deleted data or
fragmentation."

If it's not freeware, is there freeware like it?

I am not sure how XP handles a bloated registry, but 2K needs such
software. It just reduced my ntuser.dat from 3.7 to 1.2 Mb! W'98 has
scanreg (?) which can compact the registry (scanreg /opt, or
something).

Querulantus

I believe, NETREGOPT does this. I use it in combination with its companion
software ERUNT. http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/

 

[*ProteanThread*]

I believe, NETREGOPT does this. I use it in combination with its companion
software ERUNT. http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/

I'll 2nd that. NTREGOPT works great under XP when used with a reg cleaner
such as RegMaid or RegSeeker (then I'll use SysInternals page defrag to
finish it off).

one also has to consider when shrinking your registry size from xx to xx
that it can become hopelessly fragmented (which is why I am recommending
NTREGOPT and SysInternals page defrag). on the other hand from personal
experience XP (and even 2K) handle registry add and removes alot better than
9x or NT.