Re: square bullets

"Keith" <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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IFF you know what registry keys to edit. The registry is simply a
horrible design. Note that no special tools ae needed for Linux
(or OS/2). Just delete the programs that aren't wanted.

Umm... are you forgetting all those .fubar_rc files that litter a user's home
directory in *NIX? There are plenty of times when they're not documented
either and -- unlike Window's registry or even .Ini files! -- there's no
agreed upon standard for what their format ought to be; every software author
has to "roll their own" standard or use one of the dozens of different
implementations that are available out there. Yecch!

The various Linux desktops even have a hard time agreeing how a software
installation routine is supposed to register a new program with their "Start"
menus. Uggh... But it is this "registration" that makes it ill-advised to
just delete a program executable in Windows OR Linux -- when you install a
control of software package, you're telling the system, "I'm ready to run and
interoperate with you!" and just deleting the executable doesn't remove that
"annoucement" (a registry entry in Wndows, some .config file in *NIX);
obviously not a good idea for a robust system.

Editing Window's registry is equivalent to playing russian roulette
with your data.

That's why they make it easy to back up, and the system even does so
automatically for you at potentially "dangerous" spots (such as when you
install a new device driver).



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