moving apps and registry cleaner

[Jeff Malka]

Using XP Home.

I decided to move all my program files to a separate partition and have the
following questions:

1. I know that I will need to re-install my programs in the new partition.
But, because they are quite numerous, even if I uninstall them first, won't
that leave a registry bloated with left over wrong references?

2. Assuming that to be the case, is there an easy (automated?) way to clean
the registry after the move?

3. Easier way to move them?

4. I already have a separate partition for data files. Should the program
files best be in their own partition on in with the data files partition?

Thanks.

 

[T.C.]

Uninstall the programs through Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs. Yes,
some programs will not do a totally clean uninstall. If you feel
comfortable using the Registry Editor, go to the keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE

Expand them and see if you can find any keys were missed by the uninstall,
and if you find any, right click them and then left click Delete. Doing the
above should cut down on having a "bloated" registry. I really don't trust
any automated registry cleaning software. Also, many uninstalls are
notorious for leaving folders on your drive, and shortcuts on the Start
menu, which you can Delete manually by right clicking and then left clicking
on Delete. As far as Data files on the same partition v. a different
partition: I like to keep all of my data files on their own partition,
which makes helps me keep better track of my data files, and also makes
backups easier. If the program's Save or Save As dialog boxes default to
the program's own folder, I create a shortcut in that folder for the folder
that I want the file saved in. Then when the Save dialog box opens, I double
click that shortcut, and the dialog box automatically goes to that folder.
It's quicker than having to navigate manually to a folder on my data
partition.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

4-Separate

3- Drive Mapper in PM7 might be worth a try. PM7 4 $70
max

2- jv 16 power tools would catch most reg keys having
missing targets 4 $0.

Post back 4 URLs.
HTH - Larry

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 02:00:45 -0400, "Jeff Malka"

|Using XP Home.
|
|I decided to move all my program files to a separate partition and have the
|following questions:
|
|1. I know that I will need to re-install my programs in the new partition.
|But, because they are quite numerous, even if I uninstall them first, won't
|that leave a registry bloated with left over wrong references?
|
|2. Assuming that to be the case, is there an easy (automated?) way to clean
|the registry after the move?
|
|3. Easier way to move them?
|
|4. I already have a separate partition for data files. Should the program
|files best be in their own partition on in with the data files partition?
|
|Thanks.


Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes

 

[Wislu Plethora]

snip<
Post back 4 URLs.

HTH - Larry

Did you mean "for," or did you want the OP to post back
a quantity of 4 URLs? Is it *that* much trouble to type
the two extra characters required for your post to make
sense, or do you think that "4" instead of "for" is cute?

 

[Jeff Malka]

Thank you. You've answered all my questions.

I appreciate it.

--
Jeff Malka
(e-mail address removed)

Uninstall the programs through Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs.
Yes, some programs will not do a totally clean uninstall. If you feel
comfortable using the Registry Editor, go to the keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE

Expand them and see if you can find any keys were missed by the
uninstall, and if you find any, right click them and then left click
Delete. Doing the above should cut down on having a "bloated"
registry. I really don't trust any automated registry cleaning
software. Also, many uninstalls are notorious for leaving folders
on your drive, and shortcuts on the Start menu, which you can Delete
manually by right clicking and then left clicking on Delete. As far
as Data files on the same partition v. a different partition: I like
to keep all of my data files on their own partition, which makes
helps me keep better track of my data files, and also makes backups
easier. If the program's Save or Save As dialog boxes default to the
program's own folder, I create a shortcut in that folder for the
folder that I want the file saved in. Then when the Save dialog box
opens, I double click that shortcut, and the dialog box automatically
goes to that folder. It's quicker than having to navigate manually to
a folder on my data partition.

--
T.C.
Pay it forward...
t__cruise@[REMOVE]hotmail.com
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Using XP Home.

I decided to move all my program files to a separate partition and
have the following questions:

1. I know that I will need to re-install my programs in the new
partition. But, because they are quite numerous, even if I uninstall
them first, won't that leave a registry bloated with left over wrong
references?

2. Assuming that to be the case, is there an easy (automated?) way
to clean the registry after the move?

3. Easier way to move them?

4. I already have a separate partition for data files. Should the
program files best be in their own partition on in with the data
files partition?

Thanks.

 

[Jeff Malka]

Thank you.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

#2, #13, #20 @
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdtrt1.htm ring a
bell?

On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 06:50:37 -0700, "Wislu Plethora"

|
|>snip<
|>Post back 4 URLs.
|
|>HTH - Larry
|>
|
|Did you mean "for," or did you want the OP to post back
|a quantity of 4 URLs? Is it *that* much trouble to type
|the two extra characters required for your post to make
|sense, or do you think that "4" instead of "for" is cute?


Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes