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Why does the registry store unimportant file locations
When I run something like RegSeeker, to check the registry for junk, I
often find references to files that I deleted, and even some that are self deleting from the "temp" folder. often named xxxxx.tmp. Or lets say that I save a picture called tree22.jpg in my folder named "c:\downloads". Then I move that file to f:\pictures\nature. When I clean the registry it will say "tree22.jpg can not be found in "c:\downloads". Or xxxxx.tmp can not be found in c:\windows\temp. First off, dont windows clean up after a file is deleted or moved? Secondly, why does windows even put non-executible files in the registry? Isn't there a way to shut this off? It seems so senseless, not to mention slowing down the system with an oversized registry. This is not just Win98, but Win2000 and XP also do it. (I supposed vista and Win7 do it too, but I have never used those). I have always wondered if windows stores EVERY file location in the registry? I have a huge hard drive with thousands of saved downloads, pictures, text files, etc. Is all of that in the registry? Once again, this is all stuff that has no reason to be in the registry, only .EXE files really need it, and probably .DLL and possibly .INI. |
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"Lostgallifreyan" wrote in message . .. wrote in : Does this make me a sad person? It took me THREE DAYS to get that joke! Putting the joking aside, you know; you were a 100% right; on his one........... -- This post contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. User-agent: * Disallow: / |
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"Hot-Text" wrote in -
privat.org: Putting the joking aside, you know; you were a 100% right; on his one........... The guess about the over-zealous reg-cleaner looking at recent file menu storage for programs? Possibly. I hope he'll post back what he found, I want to know if there's something interesting going on. (And it was two days. But they felt like three). |
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Why does the registry store unimportant file locations
"Lostgallifreyan" wrote in message .. . "Hot-Text" wrote in - privat.org: Putting the joking aside, you know; you were a 100% right; on his one........... The guess about the over-zealous reg-cleaner looking at recent file menu storage for programs? Possibly. I hope he'll post back what he found, I want to know if there's something interesting going on. (And it was two days. But they felt like three). you known as will as I, If check the registry for junk, and if he do not know a MRUList is, He needs not to be in the registry....... -- This post contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. User-agent: * Disallow: / |
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"Hot-Text" wrote in -
privat.org: you known as will as I, If check the registry for junk, and if he do not know a MRUList is, He needs not to be in the registry....... No, no, that just means he DOES. There was a time when I had no clue, but spending time in there was the only way to go. The more I looked, the more it made sense. |
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Why does the registry store unimportant file locations
Lostgallifreyan wrote:
"Hot-Text" wrote in - privat.org: you known as will as I, If check the registry for junk, and if he do not know a MRUList is, He needs not to be in the registry....... No, no, that just means he DOES. There was a time when I had no clue, but spending time in there was the only way to go. The more I looked, the more it made sense. Yes, but that's you. :-) For those who are unaware, it's best to follow those "No Trespassing" signs posted in regedit, and stay away. :-) |
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"Bill in Co" wrote in
m: Yes, but that's you. :-) For those who are unaware, it's best to follow those "No Trespassing" signs posted in regedit, and stay away. :-) I used to break stuff as a kid. Once you're in (and he's in) there's only one way out. Get familiar so you can come and go without breaking stuff. Think of the registry as like a museum. Imagine fat blue ropes keeping the fragile glass cases safe from close approach. Looking is usually harmless, just got to resist the temptation to touch. Or get a method of reliable backup/restore. Seriously. it wasn't because I wanted to explore that I got Ghost, registry backups, etc. it was because I knew there'd be times when I didn't, and just wanted a safe way to go. Either way, not looking makes no sense. We might see stuff that scares us but we won't get bitten in the arse. |
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Why does the registry store unimportant file locations
"Bill in Co" wrote in message m...
Lostgallifreyan wrote: "Hot-Text" wrote in - privat.org: you known as will as I, If check the registry for junk, and if he do not know a MRUList is, He needs not to be in the registry....... No, no, that just means he DOES. There was a time when I had no clue, but spending time in there was the only way to go. The more I looked, the more it made sense. Yes, but that's you. :-) For those who are unaware, it's best to follow those "No Trespassing" signs posted in regedit, and stay away. :-) I remember my first day as a bull in a Windows-1.0 china shop .. -- This post contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. User-agent: * Disallow: / |
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