regedit and old stuff I long since deleted still on here 1

[Guest_imported]

I went to regedit and then to Hkey local machine. I saw all these old files which I had deleted. What are these and should I just leave them where they are? I've been having IE 6 problems, just thought it might help.

chris

 

[reghakr]

Chris,

These are not files, they are part of a database.

No, you should NOT mess around in the registry, until you know what you're doing. Here's more on that:

More on the registry:

THE best registry site:

http://forums.winguides.com/

Tweaking the registry:

http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/registry/index.shtml

Regmon by SysInternals:
Regmon v4.32 This monitoring tool lets you see all Registry activity in real-time. It works on all versions of WinNT/2K as well as Windows 9x/Me and full source is included.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml

Microsoft's registry Overview:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win98/reg.asp

Registry Utility Downloads:

http://www.tweakfiles.com/registry/

Registry Search & Replace version 2.15 freeware:

http://www.iserv.net/~sjhswdev/REGSRCH2.ZIP

Registry Editting Tutorials:

http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/pctech/content/18/12/ut1812.001.h

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http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/motorola/153/smotut2.h

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http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,4666,tk,cxTop10,00.asp

RegClean
This utility cleans your Registry of unnecessary entries that were created when you installed or uninstalled programs on your computer. This release of the utility fixes a few problems and creates an "undo.reg" file so that you can undo changes you inadvertently make to the Registry.

More Than 175 Ways To Hack Your Windows 9x/2000/ME Registry:

http://members.aol.com/axcel216/reg.htm

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As for IE6, go to Start>Run, and type:
rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance

Choose the repair option.

What are the specific error messages?

reghakr

 

[sbalun]

I'm not having any problems. I just wanted to thank reghakr for all of the great links. Thanks a lot.

 

[fugly]

good stuff!!!