I know that all too well. I've screwed up my OS several times because the
registry is so easy to screw up.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Netbooks and games
Hi Shaun,
Oh, don't get me started on the Windows registry. I hate the Windows
registry with a passion simply because it is too easy to get damaged. One
thing I do when I am repairing someone's system i always run a registry
scan on them using Registry Mechanic or Registry Fix, and I usually get
back a couple thousand errors which I have to tell it to scan and repair.
Often times as not after I scan and repair the Windows registry the system
performs better, runs faster, and there are less errors.
So I'd say the registry is a prime candidate for Windows instability on a
large percentage of computer systems.
Other operating systems Mac OS, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc do not have a
registry and tend to be much more stable and reliable than Windows.
Instead of a system registry they store all of their settings in *.conf
files located in the /etc and /usr/etc directories. Not only can you edit
them by hand if you wish it is easy to backup and save your favorite
configurations to an external drive. If you do a full system install you
can simply restore your favorite *.conf files, and in seconds it is back
the way it was before you reinstalled the system. Pretty cool eh?
Anyway, we are getting way off the topic of games. So let's try and get
this topic back on topic or close it.
Thanks.
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