Allan
I would like to try this, can you give me some guidelines please. I used to
play about with config sys etc in the old days
I guess we need to back up first in case things go wrong, and if so how
would you reinstall
Help appreciated
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Mee" <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:44 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: True confessions - Why I finally set up the external back
up drive
>
> Having tried out several registry cleaners in the past, I have developed a
> total lack of trust in such products. I'd rather edit the registry by hand
> line by line (which I've done more than once). I've seen such products
> really screw up registries so badly the best (maybe even only) recourse
> was
> to reformat the h/d and reinstall the OS. Prevention is better than cure -
> so I use software such as SpyBot which helps stop the registry getting in
> a
> mess in the first place.
> One of the biggest causes of registry mess is installing and later
> uninstalling s/w. So if I do uninstall anything, I check the registry
> manually and make sure the software is really uninstalled. I'm also a LOT
> more careful nowadays what software I put on my PC in the first place!
> It's up to you if you want to try out a registry cleaner - but ignore the
> hype and be prepared for the registry getting a much worse state following
> using any such software.
> My two-pennies worth!
> Allan
>
>
> PS No trees were harmed in the sending of this message and a very large
> number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly
> inconvenienced. (And threw a party for them afterwards for being really
> cool
> about it).
>
> Disrupting the unnatural balance that you, as a conscious human being and
> a
> confused mass of energy, have created.
> -Disturb the mind -
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Phil" <pcks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [OM] Re: True confessions - Why I finally set up the external
>>back
>>up drive and another ?
>>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 23:38:52 -0000
>>
>>
>>Moose
>>Any recommendations for a good regisry cleaner?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Phil
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:33 PM
>>Subject: [OM] Re: True confessions - Why I finally set up the external
>>back
>>up drive and another ?
>>
>>
>> > First, why are we only talking about AV? The vast majority of us should
>> > be using AV, firewall and anti mal-ware. And something to keep the
>> > registry clean, but that's another story...
>> >
>> > Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> >> .................
>> >>
>> >> Because of my prior happy experiences I installed Norton on my
>> >> father's
>> >> computer and my daughter's computer both of which ended up having all
>> >> sorts of bizarre problems. Norton forced me to upgrade at some point
>>by
>> >> saying the new anti-virus database would no longer work with the old
>> >> version. As soon as I installed the new stuff all hell broke loose on
>> >> my system. Nothing seemed to work right anymore and I found it almost
>> >> impossible to uninstall from all three machines.
>> >>
>> >> I concluded that Norton's application had gone far beyond anti-virus
>>and
>> >> had just grown to the point of collapsing under its own weight and
>> >> p-poor quality control. Never again.
>> >>
>> > My experience hasn't been as bad as yours, but I'm switching out of
>> > Norton on this machine when the year expires in a couple of weeks.
>> >
>> > I've been using Norton for many many years. I put Norton Security 2005
>> > on this machine a couple of years ago to get the combo of AV, anti
>> > malware and firewall together. It has worked well without any
>> > siginificant problems, including through the XP SP2 upgrade.
>> >
>> > When I got my now year+ old notebook, it came with a 60 day Norton
>> > Security 2006. It has given me not fits, like you, but enough trouble
>> > that I am unimpressed. Before the Norton firewall, I was using and
>> > quite
>> > happy with the free ZoneAlarm firewall and PC mag has been giving the
>> > ZA
>> > security suite top marks, so when they offered it cheap at year end, I
>> > bought it. Install comes late next week, and I'll see what's what. If
>> > it
>> > works, it will replace Norton on the notebook when the AV subscription
>> > expires.
>> >
>> > McAfee seems to be highly variable depending on the operating system
>> > and
>> > age of the hardware. Absolutely unusable on a W98 system. And endless
>> > notices popping up Maybe fine on XP, but I'm not buying something I
>> > threw away again.
>> >> Get AVG Free. You'll be happier and a little bit richer.
>> >>
>> >> Chuck Norcutt
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Bill wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> So my question is, "What anti-virus program, that is easy to
>> >>>> use, are folks using."
>> >>>>
>> >>> Hi Bill,
>> >>>
>> >>> In a previous discussion several List members recommended AVG Free.
>> >>>
>> >>> <http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5>
>> >>>
>> >>> I've been running it on two machines for several months now and, so
>>far,
>> >>> have been very satisfied.
>> >>>
>> >>> Later,
>> >>> Johnny
>> >>>
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