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01-01-1995, 02:00 AM
On Tuesday, May 12, 1998, 11:09 PM, James Monroe wrote: The Windows Registry is a Virus The Windows registry is the equivalent of the Unix kernel, or QSYS on the AS/400. The major difference is that it can be modified/deleted by anyone. Almost every software package installed on Windows modifies the Windows registry. If the Windows registry gets corrupted, it's WITB (Where is the backup?) time. Check this little scenario out. 1. CompuServ is installed or pre-installed as an ISP on your computer 2. Not being a total dork, you realize that Compuserv is a waste of money 3. You get tight on disk space 4. You use the Control Panel to execute add/remove software 5. You remove CompuServ, along with 10 other games you don't play anymore WOW! IT WORKED! Look at the space I got back, and it was SO SIMPLE! 6. With all the extra space, you decide to go to ynot.com on the internet and download some pictures. 7. Dial-up Networking errors out and says something about MISSING FILE. Ok.. this aint to bad… Can't get on the internet, but must be something to do with the Windows add/remove programs.. 8. After perusing the wonderful Windows help, you finally realize that Dialup Networking must be reinstalled. 9. Your Windows/95 CD is nowhere to be found. 10. Not being a total dork, you re-install Dial-up networking from the C:windowsoptionscab directory 11. Dial-up networking gives same error - MISSING FILE 12. WTF is the job log on stuff like this, you say (you start talking to yourself). 13. Completely frustrated, you re-install Windows. That's gotta work.. (your talking very loudly to yourself at this point) 14. An hour or two later (after re-installing the whole damn operating environment, and wiping out all your settings), you try again.. Dial-up Networking gives same error MISSING FILE 15. Jeeeezuschr..! And a few other expletives spew from your mouth. At this point sanity becomes an issue. Fortunately no ones around to see you… it's 3am in the morning, and your office is sound proof. 16. You decide to reformat the hard drive. 17. After locating the Win/95 CD you realize it's the Upgrade edition.. can't reformat the hard disk, because it won't see the original Win 3.11 crap. OK, what now? 18. It's 6am, and you have a friend that is up now. You call him, and go to his house to use his computer on the internet. 19. As your friend leaves for work, he shakes his head, wondering if you've totally lost it. 20. On the internet, you go to MicroSoft's web site and start doing searches, "+dial-up +missing +file" etc. 21. Several time you get very close to the problem, but - just when you think you've found the site to go to..it says.. URL not found ..or something to that effect. 22. OK.. Yahoo.. after an hour trying different searches on Yahoo… a site with the following text is found.. Internet text: The Windows95 registry is not correct Some programs (such as CompuServe's WOW!) may have changed one of the dial-up entries in the windows registry. This is causing windows to look for the wrong program when dialing in, thus causing the "missing file" error. Note that re-installing dial-up networking does not correct this problem. Currently the only known way to fix it is to manually change the registry entry. To change the registry entry, follow these steps. "Exit" <hr> <font > color=red>James, Do you need a sedative this morning? Or just a new PC operating system?</font>