John
Thu Nov 03 08:01:46 CST 2005
Your best bet is as others here have done is to do a System Restore.
Otherwise, you can look at the entries in your system log like I did and
then edit the registry to eliminate the entries that are causing your
problem.
"spock" <vulcanscience@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:es2dsPH4FHA.3292@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I lost my dvd drive, it happended after I deleted InCD from nero. I tried
> reinstalling a later version of nero and it keeps telling me I have a copy
> of
> InCd installed but I can not find it anywhere. More later.
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
> news:%23kIJLGC4FHA.1140@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> spock wrote:
>>> Howdy folks
>>> I need to clean my registry file and would like to know what works with
>>> X64?
>>> Tell me what you use and with what results.
>>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>> Why would you think you need to clean your registry?
>>
>> What specific problem are you experiencing that you *know* beyond all
>> reasonable doubt will be fixed by using a registry cleaner? If you do
>> have a problem that is rooted in the registry, it would be far better to
>> simply edit (after backing up, of course) only the specific key(s) and/or
>> value(s) that are causing the problem. Why use a shotgun when a scalpel
>> will do the job? Additionally, the manually changing of one or two
>> registry entries is far less likely to have the dire consequences of
>> allowing an automated product to make multiple changes simultaneously.
>>
>> The registry contains all of the operating system's "knowledge" of
>> the computer's hardware devices, installed software, the location of the
>> device drivers, and the computer's configuration. A misstep in the
>> registry can have severe consequences. One should not even turning loose
>> a poorly understood automated "cleaner," unless he is fully confident
>> that he knows *exactly* what is going to happen as a result of each and
>> every change. Having seen the results of inexperienced people using
>> automated registry "cleaners," I can only advise all but the most
>> experienced computer technicians (and/or hobbyists) to avoid them all.
>> Experience has shown me that such tools simply are not safe in the hands
>> of the inexperienced user.
>>
>> The only thing needed to safely clean your registry is knowledge and
>> Regedit.exe. If you lack the knowledge and experience to maintain your
>> registry by yourself, then you also lack the knowledge and experience to
>> safely configure and use any automated registry cleaner, no matter how
>> safe they claim to be.
>>
>> Further, no one has ever demonstrated, to my satisfaction, that the
>> use of an automated registry cleaner, particularly by an untrained,
>> inexperienced computer user, does any real good. There's certainly been
>> no empirical evidence offered to demonstrate that the use of such
>> products to "clean" WinXP's registry improves a computer's performance or
>> stability.
>>
>> I always use Regedit.exe. I trust my own experience and judgment far
>> more than I would any automated registry cleaner. I strongly encourage
>> others to acquire the knowledge, as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
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>> both at once. - RAH
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