Registry tools

[Rodney]

When I read a carefully reasoned, well thought out statement like
"Windows XP is a trash program", the writer immediately loses all
credibility for me. And how did you calculate that "It will routinely
make 50-60 useless entries in your registry every week"?

It's people like you for whom registry programs were written.

Steven

[edit]

Simple. I use a registry cleaner program. Actually, I use five programs.
Obviously, you did not READ my post. The "usual crowd." I did cite
examples. Since you do not use such programs, why are you posting? You
can have no sensible knowledge of registry cleaner programs or even what
your registry looks like. This is not a pissing match. If you have no
knowledge of such programs, stop telling other people not to use them.

In my posts I always recommend that CNET be checked for what USERS have to
say about such programs. You do not qualify

Well, I qualify Bob. It looks to me like you consider this a P*******
Contest. The comment about your comment seemed appropriate to me and no
more inflamatory than your posts. Note: I'm even posting this from a
Debian GNU/Linux system because my experience is not limited to Windows
either. Your argument is somewhat like when people say, "if one doesn't
use drugs they can't discuss the effects and benefits/downsides to drug
use." Any knowledgeable can discuss anything about which they are
knowledgeable, they don't have to be (or still be) a user of whatever the
topic covers.

I think, in general, when people advise against using registry
cleaners it's done because they don't want, or have the time, to explain
pitfalls/dangers of all the possible registry cleaners to people who might
be novices and could trash their systems. A lot of novice users come
here for help. In other words, err on the side of caution, because
sometimes posters have an "agenda". I saw no disclaimer in your post, do
you work for any of the registry cleaner developers? Knowledgable users,
find their own cleaners or work within regedit, novice users would
probably be best advised to avoid such.

 

[DrJoel]

Kiddies? Surely you are aware that there are many open-source servers
connected to the Internet (ISP's, large corporations) run by professional,
credentialed, system administrators. Perhaps you have a "history" with
this poster that would cause you to comment thus, however, your comment as
it stands, is unsubstantiated and somewhat unsupportable. Fairly easy and
safe to make that comment here in a protected environment but ...

My experience is that you offer excellent Windows advice and I have been
lurking here for years and seen a lot of your posts. I was suprised
at your response. Perhaps disscussing GNU/Linux is something you should
avoid.

I generally agree with your advice about registry cleaners and I
certainly would not purchase a commercial one. On Windows95&98 I did use
the unsupported Regcleaner from Microsoft. Since it didn't tell the user
what it was doing, I don't know if it was effective, however, it never
broke any system I used it on and I'm fairly sure the Microsoft developers
intended it to clean up something. I would expect that XP handles the
registry very well, because developers should/do learn from mistakes.

There are "kiddies" using any and all operating systems and my 30+ years
experience in the business does not lead me to believe that only "adults"
use Windows (yes, on mainframes before the first PC was sold). Many of
the crackers who are dropping trojans and virus are "script kiddies" using
programs from a Windows platform.

Bob's post is still mostly rubbish (maybe just due to his misinterpreting
what is actually going on with his system), I also worry about novice
users who take advice about someone's favorite program and run it
improperly thereby trashing their system because they haven't taken the
time to understand what's involved, but your post is not exactly
totally objective truth either.

Rodney

I came to this forum to learn and ask questions, I was very surprised by
what has happened. This type of snipping belongs in grade school, not
here. We all have our opinions, which sometimes get in the way of the
answer. Let us try to use this platform for what what it is intended
for. Sorry to give lectures but it had to be said. I hope I haven't
offended anyone, and if I have I am very sorry.

Joel

 

[Rodney]

I came to this forum to learn and ask questions, I was very surprised by
what has happened. This type of snipping belongs in grade school, not
here. We all have our opinions, which sometimes get in the way of the
answer. Let us try to use this platform for what what it is intended for.
Sorry to give lectures but it had to be said. I hope I haven't offended
anyone, and if I have I am very sorry.

Joel

Huh? What snipping did I do in your eyes? I thought I was supporting the
opinion that Will D gave regarding registry cleaners and at the same time
expressing that I do not agree that those who use Linux are all "kiddies".

Rodney