[dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry

Rocky Smolin rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Sun May 31 18:05:04 CDT 2009


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-----
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[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-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:16 PM
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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-----
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[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?

MTIA

 

Rocky

 


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