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I am Tosk

In article ,
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On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:52:29 -0500, Harry
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On 12/17/09 11:45 AM, jps wrote:
On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:22:43 -0500, Gene
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:44:31 -0500, I am Tosk
wrote:

In ,
om says...

...is it worth $29.95? Anyone use it? Supposedly it's good for
amateurs like me.

I would never use it. When I get clogged up I do a format and rebuild.
Over the years I have probably averaged twice a year.

As infinitely painful as it is.... this is the best advice.

If you're a simple user like The Freak, I might agree. For those who
have lots of applications they use and would have to reinstall, it's a
bloody waste of time.

Registry Mechanic does a decent job. Vista and Win 7 both do a good
job of keeping the disc defragged.

Two of the aspects of Windozes I don't miss:

the registry
the need to defrag hard drives

There is no registry in the Apple OS, and it is pretty simple to remove
a program and all its pieces and parts. Also, the OS seems to keep the
drive(s) pretty much defragged on its own.

Backups and restores are much easier, too.

But I still like Windoze.

That's where I was headed with this.... defragging is a fragging waste
of time.... better spend wiping and re-installing.

Yeah, we run lots of software packages and OS here but I can usually do
a tear down and rebuild in one evening. The key is to have everything
ready in advance. A good plan goes a long way. Even for those German
screwdriver applications the "elite" users here install. snerk