Re: Windows Registry

The registry should not be edited unless you have a specific issue to address and are using a registry edit that specifically addresses the issue. A hunting expedition is definitely the wrong thing to do, particularly when you're candid enough to admit that you don't really understand what you're seeing.

Picking through the registry is not the way to solve computer problems. A better thing to do is to precisely describe the issue(s) you are facing in a news post and let us try to help you.

Not all computer issues can be adequately addressed in a news post, but it's worth a try and it's a much better approach than what you're trying to do.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Mikki wrote:
Hi Ted, I have been studying and looking all over the web for 2 weeks now.I've progressed to fix a lot of things, by reading as many newsgroups possible. I have not come across anything to do with this.
I do see the word "default" and the (value not set) on the first line on the right side.
But I do not understand the items in the 2nd and third rows of it. I was trying to clean up the registry and getting rid of AOL garbage, when I noticed this. I'm guessing it was settings for the previous owner, but I never seen a registry with settings like this.
This is not my computer, as I'm trying to fix it up for a friend and being very cautious in the registry, I guess I will just let be.
Thank You

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

Because the default settings have to go someplace?

If you're interested in the Windows registry you can find piles of information about it on the web, written at every level from wet behind the ears to uber geek.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Mikki wrote:
Can someone help me understand why, there would be values written under the default settings on the right side of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
???

I have tried this question in the Windows 98 newsgroup, but haven't had much luck, so I thought I would try it here. Perhaps there isn't an answer to this.
My original post is Message posted via WindowsKB.com
http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windows-98-setup/200610/1

Thank You For Your Assistance

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