[dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry

Interesting article (I assume that Firefox is using the same keys?) but
doesn't say what happens if I mass delete al those keys.  Many of them no
longer link to active sites.  A couple I tried link to dangerous sites.  

Rocky
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:56 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry

Storing *everything* in the Registry was one of the biggest mistakes MS ever
made.

I've never gone along with the concept.  My applications use INI files in
the application 
directory for all common settings and  files in   %AppData\Local\myAppName
for user 
specific settings if necessary. 

Your History Registry folder is  used by IE. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/182569


--
Stuart

On 31 May 2009 at 15:11, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> Holy Cow - here's a folder call History, under P3P with a couple 
> thousand more of these *.com keys.
> 
> Who's idea was this Registry anyway - seems like a big mess.  
> 
> I've been touted on a lot of registry cleaners - which some of them 
> are probably good, some bogus - is this the kind of thing they're 
> supposed to clean up?
> 
> 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 3:07 PM
> 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?
> 
> MTIA
> 
>  
> 
> Rocky
> 
>  
> 
> 
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