OZZYHEAD
join:2000-08-24 |  Xp registry defragmentor
What is the best registry defrager(not cleaner) for XP home. Any suggestions? Thank you!
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Ctrl Alt Del
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join:2002-02-18 | The Registry is just a file on the hard drive, and gets defragged when you run a normal defrag I believe.
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cjsmith
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»www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freew···ag.shtml has what you are seeking and it is free.
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Sentinel
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Florida
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Do you mean compressed or compacted? The old way was to go out to DOS and export and then re-import your registry again. That would compress it for you and get rid of all the free space making your registry smaller and, as a result, faster. I don't know how to go about that in XP though. |
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meeow
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I use RegCompact. It's not free, but does an excellent job.
»www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_d···8,00.asp
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Monty6
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said by cjsmith  :
»www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freew···ag.shtml has what you are seeking and it is free.
Have you used this one? How well does it work? |
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cjsmith
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| It works very well, but I am using it on my W2KProSp3 box.
[text was edited by author 2003-06-12 06:31:52] |
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Martinus
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Works flawlessly on XP too |
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Martinus
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Here it is on XP |
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OZZYHEAD
join:2000-08-24 | reply to OZZYHEAD
Thanks fellas.  |
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Sentinel
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join:2001-02-07
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yeah thanks cj and martin! I didn't even know about that. Pretty cool stuff. |
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Monty6
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said by Monty6 :
said by cjsmith :
»www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freew···ag.shtml has what you are seeking and it is free.
Have you used this one? How well does it work?
DL'ed it and gave it a shot. Works great on XP.....thanks!! |
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jdong
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So, what kind of amazing, refreshing, astonishing, eye-opening performance increase comes with "registry defragging"? |
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Ctrl Alt Del
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join:2002-02-18
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So, what kind of amazing, refreshing, astonishing, eye-opening performance increase comes with "registry defragging"?
Next to nothing.
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jdong
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P.S. How do I defragment my MBR? Wait, wait, I need to defrag my icon cache! |
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Sentinel
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join:2001-02-07
Florida
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I think of it like changing the oil on your car. If you don't do it you will notice it and if you do do it you don't notice any difference. Of course there is the psychological feeling you get when you change the oil in your car. You could swear that the car is running better |
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jdong
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I think of it like changing the oil on your car. If you don't do it you will notice it and if you do do it you don't notice any difference. Of course there is the psychological feeling you get when you change the oil in your car. You could swear that the car is running better
It's not like changing the oil in a car. Changing the oil is a MANDATORY procedure, and could lead to ENGINE DAMAGE if it isn't changed. Defragging the registry isn't MANDATORY. I've yet to hear about any damage from not changing it.
P.S. I agree, Sentinel , about the psychological effect.
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Sentinel
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| Sorry my analogy was not specific enough for you. It's also not like an oil change because you don't end up with oil on your hands either.
My point is that it is similar to an oil change in that if you do it right you don't notice anything. It's only when you don't do it that you notice.
Allowing your registry to grow and grow could eventually cause a slight loss in performance. For the average person no big deal. For optimum performance buffs... every little tweak helps. |
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OZZYHEAD
join:2000-08-24 | reply to OZZYHEAD
LOL,I didn't mean to start a boxing match. But it's good to know that defraging the registry isn't vital. LOL...
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trooper1
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said by Ctrl Alt Del :
said by jdong :
So, what kind of amazing, refreshing, astonishing, eye-opening performance increase comes with "registry defragging"?
Next to nothing.
I tried it. All it did was reduce my pagefile.sys fragments from 9 to 4.
I guess it didn't hurt to do that. I am not sure if it will speed up my system. But, I guess it didn't hurt it either.. 
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