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From: Bill Turner on 27 Dec 2005 09:17

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On 27 Dec 2005 10:58:02 GMT, mike ring
<mike.ring(a)MICHAELbtinternet.com> wrote:

>I'm sure this is good advice - but I've now got a terror of burglars; if my
>computers get nicked; and my nice book size external drive is nicked too,
>my life is gone!
>
>Can anyone suggest a better hiding place that the laundry basket?


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Take it to work. Actually, have two so you can rotate them.

Bill T.
From: Bill Turner on 27 Dec 2005 11:43

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On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:28:13 -0600, Bob Adkins <bobad(a)charter.net>
wrote:

>Refrigerator, vegetable drawer.

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Not a bad idea, but what about condensation? Keep it in a ziploc bag,
maybe?

Bill T.
From: mike ring on 27 Dec 2005 14:47
Bill Turner <noway(a)nohow.com> wrote in
news:76j2r1d3t157kdjfcb3fmqjqmnscc2qjf0(a)4ax.com:

>
> Take it to work. Actually, have two so you can rotate them.
>
> Bill T.

I've forgotten what work is. :~))

mike
From: mike ring on 27 Dec 2005 14:49
Bob Adkins <bobad(a)charter.net> wrote in
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>
>
> I second RegSeeker. I used to be cautious, and just zap the "green" or
> "safe" entries. After a while, I became more confident, and started
> zapping the "red" entries. I have never had a problem, or never had to
> restore the saved settings.

Me, too
>
> That said, I am only 99% confident in RegSeeker. That may not sound
> like much confidence,

And then there's always scanreg/restore (in my OS...)

mike
From: Franklin on 27 Dec 2005 18:44
On Tue 27 Dec 2005 15:36:32, Bob Adkins <bobad(a)charter.net> wrote:

>>My personal favorite is RegSeeker:
>>
>> http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
>>
>>On automatic scans, you can delete the "green" entries without a
>>second thought. Care should be exercised when deleting "red"
>>entries, although I've never personally experienced a problem
>>from doing so. (The program does generate backups of deleted
>>entries.)
>>
>>Most useful feature for me is "search" when an automatic scan
>>doesn't ferret out all of the entries left behind by some
>>uninstalled program that still causes issues with file
>>associations and the like. Do a search for the file name,
>>aliases and vendor name and you'll get most of them.
>>
>>Standard disclaimer applies, however, that you make changes to
>>the registry at your own risk.
>
>
> I second RegSeeker. I used to be cautious, and just zap the
> "green" or "safe" entries. After a while, I became more
> confident, and started zapping the "red" entries. I have never
> had a problem, or never had to restore the saved settings.
>
> That said, I am only 99% confident in RegSeeker. That may not
> sound like much confidence, bur hey, I'm only 95% confident my
> hard drive won't fail tomorrow. :)

I use regseeker sometimes. I agree: only the green entries!
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