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Thank you, Noel.
Don't have the time, anyway.
See u all later.
Harry.
"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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> No apology needed, Harry - just act upon the lesson learned, and we'll all
> benefit!
>
> I do understand that you want to assist people in these groups - and I
> applaud you for that. However, I have to question whether your
understanding
> of your own situation is such that you are in a position to provide such
> assistance. I can't help thinking that perhaps you should be lurking, more
> than posting responses.
>
> Lurking is not a bad thing - it's how many (if not most) of us started
out -
> possibly after coming in with a 'daft' question (which was, looking back
on
> it, the one I found these NG's for!), and deciding that they liked the
> company.
>
> Posting advice that is not supported by at least a modicum of evidence, or
> experience, is a definite no-no, and it does seem as if you may have
crossed
> that line a few times - even if only in your eagerness to help.
>
> I (again) applaud you for your willingness to assist - but would caution
you
> to reticence in your postings. New entrants to the group may/will not have
> any experience with which to judge the content they see, and may get the
> wrong idea about what you're saying, what others are saying, or what is
> needed, such a wrong impression could lead to a non-recoverable situation
> with their PC.
>
> We're all guilty of it (shoot-from-the-hip syndrome) at some time - so
don't
> take this diatribe too much to heart, and most of all don't let it stop
you
> trying to help!
> <breathe - 1 - 2- 3>
>
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "webster72n" <hbethke@copper.net> wrote in message
> news:OZ9Op$ElFHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >
> > Noel:
> >
> > I stand corrected with my statement on third party software.
> > In this case my understanding of it was somewhat off target, leaving me
to
> > apologize.
> > Correctly it should read:
> > "The use of certain third party software is frowned upon".
> > Thanks for the wake-up call.
> >
> > Harry.
> >
> >
> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oxb1Nr6kFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Not at all, Harry
> >> Third party software can be very good - and a lot better than MS
> > software!!
> >>
> >> It's only inappropriate, or badly-coded, third-party software that's
> > frowned
> >> upon.!!
> >>
> >> I happen to hate Registry Mechanic - because in its default settings,
it
> >> will tend to remove a lot more than it should do, and change a lot more
> > than
> >> it has any right to, without prior notice to the user. And there's the
> >> point.
> >> A registry editor/cleaner needs to make sure that it does NOTHING
without
> >> the INFORMED consent of the system owner - and Registry Mechanic,
> >> whenever
> >> I've attempted to use it, has never informed me of anything (let alone
> >> anything I was not already aware of) in any way that I was capable of
> >> understanding in sufficient depth to make an 'informed' decision on.
> >>
> >>
> >> To my mind, the ONLY registry cleaner that is to be recommended, is
> >> KNOWLEDGE - backed up by ADVICE from reputable sources.
> >> All the commercial cleaners will fail a large minority of users,
because
> >> their profile does not fit the one for which the cleaner has been
built.
> >> Knowledge is the one thing that will keep your system clean and safe
> > through
> >> the firestorm of a massive virus attack, and through the vicissitudes
of
> >> long ownership.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >>
> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >>
> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >>
> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's
> >>
> >> "webster72n" <hbethke@copper.net> wrote in message
> >> news:ejIkjV4kFHA.1444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >
> >> > Forgot to mention:
> >> > Third Party Software is frowned upon in this NG.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "webster72n" <hbethke@copper.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:OYegO8ykFHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >>
> >> >> Someone:
> >> >>
> >> >> Don't run your Registry Mechanic on startup.
> >> >> If anthing, choose your operations manually - and then you have to
be
> >> >> very
> >> >> careful.
> >> >>
> >> >> Harry.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Someone" <someone@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> >> news:uGe6EMLiFHA.1148@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > While running Registry Mechanic in deep scan mode and while it was
> >> >> scanning
> >> >> > the shared dll's, I received the following messages: Application
> >> >> > error.
> >> > "
> >> >> > Exception ERead Error in module RTL 70.BPL at 00034B6B Error
> >> >> > reading
> >> >> Image
> >> >> > List Main B:Failed to read Image List data from steam." OK. I
> >> >> > don't
> >> > know
> >> >> > what that meant but I just clicked the OK button and the message
> >> >> > went
> >> >> away.
> >> >> > However, I then also received the following messages ad infinitum:
> >> >> Spyware
> >> >> > Doctor: access violation at address (and here appeared various
> > address
> >> >> > numbers, including most frequently 011B58BO and 03PD6E08. I had
to
> >> >> restart
> >> >> > my puter to stop those messages.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have Registry Mechanic to start on start-up (not in deep scan
> >> >> > mode)
> >> > and
> >> >> > when I stopped it (by pressing the "x"), I get the message that I
> > have
> >> >> > interrupted the scan and would I like to cancel it, Yes or No. I
> > keep
> >> >> > clicking Yes, but I couldn't get it to go away until I minimized
it,
> >> > right
> >> >> > clicked it, and closed it in the taskbar. It wouldn't go away
even
> > if
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > closed it in the taskbar until I minimized it. No big deal, I
> >> >> > guess,
> >> > and
> >> >> > everything appears OK now, but what the heck was going on?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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