OT: ripping into the Registry

[William Sommerwerck]

I still use a Palm Tungsten T3. Last week, when I went to back up its
contents, nothing happened when I punched the button on the cradle. This
happened once before, and was corrected by reinstalling the software. *
Well, the reinstallation didn't work, and I wound up with a Palm I couldn't
back up. Mildly scary.

Repeated de- and re-installations didn't work. I finally decided to bite the
bullet and edit the Registry. This isn't dangerous if you're cautious. (I'd
done it many times before, and never fouled up anything.) Anyhow, I removed
every reference to Palm -- both direct and indirect (ie, those related to
other software), then reinstalled the software. Everything now works
correctly.

Conclusion? If you reinstall software that used to work, but won't after
reinstallation, it might be because of crap floating around in the Registry.
Just be vehwy, vehwy kehful when you edit it. And don't forget to restart
after the edit.


* It turned out the cradle itself was bad. I bought two for $20, shipping
included, from an eBay dealer. They came with two 5V switching supplies.

--
"We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right
questions." -- Edwin Land

 

[William Sommerwerck]

"Charlie" <left@thestation.com> wrote in message
news:jfrnk2$o84$1@dont-email.me...

Next time you want to remove something don't go through the chore of
editing
the registry. Instead get a little utility called Revo uninstaller. It
will
do all that with no fuss on your part. There is a free or pro version
available.
http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html
I have gone the route you have traveled, But if you use Revo you will be
amazed at all the crap that gets left behind even if you had used a
programs uninstaller that proclaims that something has been successfully
uninstalled.

I'll give it a look. Thanks.

 

[Charlie]

Next time you want to remove something don't go through the chore of editing
the registry. Instead get a little utility called Revo uninstaller. It will
do all that with no fuss on your part. There is a free or pro version
available.

http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

I have gone the route you have traveled, But if you use Revo you will be
amazed at all the crap that gets left behind even if you had used a
programs uninstaller that proclaims that something has been successfully
uninstalled.

Charlie

"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:jfrji6$2f0$1@dont-email.me...

I still use a Palm Tungsten T3. Last week, when I went to back up its
contents, nothing happened when I punched the button on the cradle. This
happened once before, and was corrected by reinstalling the software. *
Well, the reinstallation didn't work, and I wound up with a Palm I
couldn't
back up. Mildly scary.

Repeated de- and re-installations didn't work. I finally decided to bite
the
bullet and edit the Registry. This isn't dangerous if you're cautious.
(I'd
done it many times before, and never fouled up anything.) Anyhow, I
removed
every reference to Palm -- both direct and indirect (ie, those related to
other software), then reinstalled the software. Everything now works
correctly.

Conclusion? If you reinstall software that used to work, but won't after
reinstallation, it might be because of crap floating around in the
Registry.
Just be vehwy, vehwy kehful when you edit it. And don't forget to restart
after the edit.


* It turned out the cradle itself was bad. I bought two for $20, shipping
included, from an eBay dealer. They came with two 5V switching supplies.

--
"We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right
questions." -- Edwin Land