Scanreg

[Guest]

Under W xp, what is the name of Scanreg?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Under W xp, what is the name of Scanreg?

That's a Win98/WinMe tool that doesn't exist in WinXP.

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[Guest]

But a registry can go bad. How does one check the registry under W xp?
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[Rock]

But a registry can go bad. How does one check the registry under W xp?
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There are no really safe registry scanning tools particularly for
automated use. Registry scanners can be used but you need knowledge of
the registry to decide what you want it to remove. The best option is
to make regular backups of the registry with something like ERUNT and
occasional use of NTRegopt, both by the same author:

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

Use a drive imaging program to make regular full images of the drives or
clone the drive. Examples of this type of program are Norton Ghost,
Acronis True Image, and Terabyte Unlimited's Image for Windows and BootitNG.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

But a registry can go bad. How does one check the registry under W xp?

The registry can't "go bad" by itself. Simply use Regedit to correct
whatever *specific* problem you have. Start > Run > Regedit.exe.


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[Guest]

Then what W XP utility checks the restore points?
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[Plato]

Under W xp, what is the name of Scanreg?

Ask your teacher.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Then what W XP utility checks the restore points?

"Check the restore points" for what? Why don't you just tell us what
specific problem you're having, and then someone can maybe offer a solution?


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[Rock]

Then what W XP utility checks the restore points?
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None

 

[Plato]

The registry can't "go bad" by itself. Simply use Regedit to correct
whatever *specific* problem you have. Start > Run > Regedit.exe.

Sure it could. It's just a file like any other file. It can get
corrupted. All it takes is a spider inside your computer.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Sure it could. It's just a file like any other file. It can get
corrupted.

Sure, but not without some external agency's (such as defective or
overheated RAM) interference.





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[Guest]

Scanreg checked the registry at W98 boot-up. How does W xp check a restore
point(which includes the registry)?

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[Rock]

Scanreg checked the registry at W98 boot-up. How does W xp check a restore
point(which includes the registry)?

It doesn't.

 

[Guest]

So how does a user know if a restore point is OK? Does W XP check it after it
is created or what?
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[Rock]

So how does a user know if a restore point is OK? Does W XP check it after it
is created or what?
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If you restore to it and it works ok, then it's ok. There is no
checking either by the system or by the user.

 

[Guest]

Then Microsoft goofed! If there is no checking of a restore point then it's
possible for a restore point to be bad! My computer had a weak power supply
but did not know it. I added memory, an optical drive, and a hard drive. The
result was that the registry went bad as it sat in memory!!!!!! The registry
is part of a restore point so a restore point can be bad!!!!!!!!!
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[Rock]

Then Microsoft goofed! If there is no checking of a restore point then it's
possible for a restore point to be bad! My computer had a weak power supply
but did not know it. I added memory, an optical drive, and a hard drive. The
result was that the registry went bad as it sat in memory!!!!!! The registry
is part of a restore point so a restore point can be bad!!!!!!!!!
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And what exactly is your point? System restore has a certain usefulness
for reversing the occasional oops. It's best used only for a short time
solution. Hardware failures can cause all kinds of problems. That's
the nature of computers.

 

[Guest]

There should be a way of testing a restore point to see if it's OK. Microsoft
goofed!
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[Rock]

There should be a way of testing a restore point to see if it's OK. Microsoft
goofed!
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And how exactly is the system supposed to know a restore point is ok?
What about an intentional manual change to the registry that screws
things up? Should it check that as well? Sniffle...sniff...poor
me....shoulda coulda woulda....

 

[Guest]

Have you ever heard of the file SCANREG? Do you know why it even exists?
I've used it and I am glad I did!
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