On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:37:47 GMT, John Navas
<spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:01:10 GMT, Jeff Liebermann
><jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in
><nc25l2hs48p0td9qird57vhc62bc7o8vl8@4ax.com>:
>
>>However, BEFORE you attack, I suggest you create a system restore
>>point *AND* backup just the registry. For registry backups, I use
>>ERUNT:
>> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
>>This will give you a 2nd chance in case something goes wrong.

>Nothing wrong with backing up the Registry, but there can be lots wrong
>with restoring it unless only minor changes have been made since a very
>recent backup, because otherwise the Registry can easily be put out of
>sync with the system configuration, leading to a variety of frustrating
>problems -- restoring the Registry is a bit like doing brain surgery
>with a chain saw. I personally think System Restore makes much more
>sense in almost all cases.

I agree complete. However, I don't think I suggested restoring some
ancient saved registry from before the daily deluge of updates and
fixes were installed. I usually make a manual registry backup before
doing any tweaking or trying the latest "registry optimizer". If it
screws up, I either undo the damage, or just restore the previous
saved registry. If I installed some application or driver, using
System Restore is safer. However, even System Restore screws up,
especially with Microsoft updates that cannot be uninstalled (or
reinstalled).


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