Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sun May 31 19:52:58 CDT 2009
The truth is you do not. This removal process can not be fully automated; it can, but if you are not willing to accept the result... (I would first backup the registry before going on attack: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 ;-)) It may be better to go through a bit of the list yourself. The ActiveXHelper shows you the names of the object and even their links so from there it might be enough information to allow you to make the decision on whether to delete or not delete. If you do not recognize the entry scan it on the web and it will tell where the product came from and what it relates to. This is a wonderful way to waste away an afternoon... Settings; that is another gambit. If you want to know more try Hijack This: http://download.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html A number of years ago when I did this type of work for a living, I found Symantecs System Works (http://service1.symantec.com/support/nsw.nsf/docid/2001101612274407) was an excellent Registry cleanup and fixing product. (I have seen it for sale at as little as $29.00). It would allow you to tag any of the changes off or on before cleanup. It was very thorough, doing would do multiple passes. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:05 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry Same problem - if I see a list of these activex controls, how do I now which ones can be safely deleted? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:57 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry You can always try the ActiveXhelper (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/axhelper.html), that Gustav mentioned a couple of weeks ago, when making a decision to remove or not to remove some odd ActiveX component from the Registry. Together with ccleaner, that should remove a lot of junk. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:25 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry OK, but in case of what? What's always bothered me about that is - what happens if you clean and have a problem which doesn't show up until a week later? Can you just restore the old registry? I mean, what happens to like software that you've installed or upgraded since then - especially stuff that you don't really know all the details of like windows updates? I tried Ccleaner once but it scared me. If I could get it to clean just those History and Domains folders that's probably be a big load out of my registry. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:16 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry CCleaner is good for removing all kinds of junk. Make sure you do a backup of the registry (in the options) before you delete, just in case. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: 31 May 2009 23:07 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry Further - in the folder called Domains, under the folder called ZoneMap, which is in InternetSettings, there are probably a couple thousand of these *.com keys. Is there an orderly way to delete them? (I use Firefox, btw). MTIA again, Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:00 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry Dear List: I had an occasion to scan my registry for something and I see a whole lot of keys with a .com extension - tried a few in the browser and they don't link to anything. A couple of them are identified as attack sites. What's the best way to get rid of the junk - dangerous or otherwise? 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