I think I'd still rather have ini files. I love all the programs that all I have to do to uninstall is delete the directory.
On 4/3/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, but the concept of "registry fragmentation" isn't related to the file > being spread out over the hard drive, but the problem is orphaned registry > keys. That's why I called it a misnomer. > - Matt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 10:13 AM > Subject: Re: Registry Booster? > > > > The registry *can* become file-fragmented, but it's unusual. Typically, > > Windows creates a large, mostly empty registry file when you install it. > > Unless you have an unusually large registry requirement -- like using > > it to store CF client variables -- you're likely going to see it grow > > once at most. > > > > Also, the registry is only read at startup, IIRC, so even if it was > > spread across the drive like jam on toast, it'd not be a > > moment-to-moment issue. > > > > --Ben > > > > Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > >> how can it not? The registry hives are nothing but files on the > >> filesystem. What makes them any different. > >> > >> > >> On 3/31/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Fragmentation of the registry is really a misnomer. The registry > cannot > >>> be > >>> broken up interally the way files are on a disk. The process of > >>> defragmentating the registry means to remove old crap that isn't used > >>> anymore. There's shareware that does this as well. > >>> > >>> > >>> > http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid68_gci1039855,00.html > >>> > >>> - Matt > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 3:01 PM > >>> Subject: Re: Registry Booster? > >>> > >>> > >>>> The registry gets fragged just like every other file on the drive :( > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 3/31/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> Anyone heard of this program? > >>>>> Supposedly cleans and defrags the Registry. > >>>>> > >>>>> Never heard of defragging a registry. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202539 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
