Comments on: Hack Your Registry For Speed and Stability http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:45:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Jon Sun, 17 May 2009 02:47:50 +0000 http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/#comment-158 Hi there Melinda! Did you try that link to the 5 things you can do to make your pc start faster? I think that would help you. Won't help with blogger.com commenting. After looking around the web (like you did) and finding nothing to help - You're probably trying to leave a comment using your blogger credentials. I've noticed that you sign in here using your OpenID credentials. Try one of the other sign in options at blogger.com and see how that works. Then please send me a message letting me know if you are still having the problem. You can do that by DM via <a href="http://twitter.com/jonknight" rel="nofollow">twitter</a> or through the CONTACT or ASKAWAY buttons up above. Hi there Melinda!

Did you try that link to the 5 things you can do to make your pc start faster? I think that would help you.

Won’t help with blogger.com commenting. After looking around the web (like you did) and finding nothing to help -

You’re probably trying to leave a comment using your blogger credentials. I’ve noticed that you sign in here using your OpenID credentials.

Try one of the other sign in options at blogger.com and see how that works. Then please send me a message letting me know if you are still having the problem.

You can do that by DM via twitter or through the CONTACT or ASKAWAY buttons up above.

]]> By: Melinda http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Melinda Sat, 16 May 2009 17:43:03 +0000 http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/#comment-157 I did these things again this morning. My PC has become sooooooo sluggish lately! I did notice some improvement, but still not where I want it. Any more tweaks you can give us? :) BTW, any idea why I might not be able to leave comments on blogger.com blogs?? I have an account, and Open ID, but on blogger.com blogs - can't leave any comments! Someone said it might be in the settings on my PC - any idea? I did these things again this morning. My PC has become sooooooo sluggish lately! I did notice some improvement, but still not where I want it. Any more tweaks you can give us? :)

BTW, any idea why I might not be able to leave comments on blogger.com blogs?? I have an account, and Open ID, but on blogger.com blogs – can’t leave any comments! Someone said it might be in the settings on my PC – any idea?

]]> By: Jon http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Jon Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:51:06 +0000 http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/#comment-156 Thanks for stopping by. I agree with you that I wouldn't recommend anyone tamper with their registry unless they meet the conditions you stated. Since this article was written specifically for folks who don't meet item 2, I decided it was best not to even begin to tell anyone to jump in there. If you noticed from the examples I used in the article, I'm talking about actually speeding up the pc itself. The speed of an internet connection is not addressed within this post. Nevertheless, to address your points,I've played with the TCP/IP settings and seen it to work fine. I have not witnessed a 100% increase in apparent speed by doing so. Once again, this is a hack that should always be reserved for those who have a fair idea what they're doing. As far as pop-ups on boot, sounds like you might have some spyware, or have not set up those programs to act the way you'd like. Balloon tips? I see no reason to disable them, actually. The only really annoying one is the "Explore Windows" balloon that disappears after the 5th restart, which is always during the setup. My customers never see it. The "Ending Task" windows only appear when using inferior software (like most Symantec products),or or if you're running a system beyond its design limits, ie., unstable, or the system is otherwise unstable. Like I said before, my customers never see those. The default menu delay is nearly instantaneous when you click it. I can't address 'hungout time' because I'm not certain what you mean. Auto login can be accomplished through the Control Panel. There is one thing you are right about, but not for the reason you think. But it is the reason I am very grateful to you for leaving a comment. Your criticism about the omission of several common tasks made me check the link above to that post, and it doesn't work anymore! There is an entire post on that kind of maintenance, and the link above goes to nowhere. I will fix that within the day with the acknowledgement that you pointed it out to me. So even though I think most of your comments were a bit off the mark for this post, thank you for helping me keep Wordout a source of reliable and accurate information for those of us who are not quite so techie as yourself. (edit 8/1) Thanks to Adam, the link now works again! Thanks Adam! jon Thanks for stopping by.

I agree with you that I wouldn’t recommend anyone tamper with their registry unless they meet the conditions you stated. Since this article was written specifically for folks who don’t meet item 2, I decided it was best not to even begin to tell anyone to jump in there.

If you noticed from the examples I used in the article, I’m talking about actually speeding up the pc itself. The speed of an internet connection is not addressed within this post.

Nevertheless, to address your points,I’ve played with the TCP/IP settings and seen it to work fine. I have not witnessed a 100% increase in apparent speed by doing so. Once again, this is a hack that should always be reserved for those who have a fair idea what they’re doing.

As far as pop-ups on boot, sounds like you might have some spyware, or have not set up those programs to act the way you’d like. Balloon tips? I see no reason to disable them, actually. The only really annoying one is the “Explore Windows” balloon that disappears after the 5th restart, which is always during the setup. My customers never see it.

The “Ending Task” windows only appear when using inferior software (like most Symantec products),or or if you’re running a system beyond its design limits, ie., unstable, or the system is otherwise unstable. Like I said before, my customers never see those.

The default menu delay is nearly instantaneous when you click it. I can’t address ‘hungout time’ because I’m not certain what you mean. Auto login can be accomplished through the Control Panel.

There is one thing you are right about, but not for the reason you think. But it is the reason I am very grateful to you for leaving a comment. Your criticism about the omission of several common tasks made me check the link above to that post, and it doesn’t work anymore!

There is an entire post on that kind of maintenance, and the link above goes to nowhere. I will fix that within the day with the acknowledgement that you pointed it out to me.

So even though I think most of your comments were a bit off the mark for this post, thank you for helping me keep Wordout a source of reliable and accurate information for those of us who are not quite so techie as yourself.

(edit 8/1) Thanks to Adam, the link now works again! Thanks Adam!
jon

]]> By: Adam http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Adam Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:59:13 +0000 http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/#comment-155 Sadly I have to say i completely disagree with you. Registry hacks can have a great affect on your system if you apply the correct ones. I wouldnt reccomend anyone tamper with their registry unless they have 1. a backup and 2. advanced knowledge of it. Tweaking TCP/IP settings using your registry can speed up your internet connection, sometimes by 100% just by configuring your computer for your correct connection Most computers don't come within 50% of the speed they pay for. They are also useful because they allow for things like disabling popups on boot, balloon tips, and allowing those annoying "Ending Task" boxes from popping up when you shut down or restart your computer. They also help you remove the menu delay, help the hungout time delay and many other useful tips and tricks including auto login and many other completely useful things. Don't buy into bogus claims that the registry destablizes your computer. Yes there are bogus tweaks, but there are also good ones. And you didnt mention defragging your computer, MSCONFIG run command, Spyware cleaner, etc. Very incomplete and useless article Sadly I have to say i completely disagree with you. Registry hacks can have a great affect on your system if you apply the correct ones. I wouldnt reccomend anyone tamper with their registry unless they have 1. a backup and 2. advanced knowledge of it. Tweaking TCP/IP settings using your registry can speed up your internet connection, sometimes by 100% just by configuring your computer for your correct connection Most computers don’t come within 50% of the speed they pay for. They are also useful because they allow for things like disabling popups on boot, balloon tips, and allowing those annoying “Ending Task” boxes from popping up when you shut down or restart your computer. They also help you remove the menu delay, help the hungout time delay and many other useful tips and tricks including auto login and many other completely useful things. Don’t buy into bogus claims that the registry destablizes your computer. Yes there are bogus tweaks, but there are also good ones. And you didnt mention defragging your computer, MSCONFIG run command, Spyware cleaner, etc. Very incomplete and useless article

]]> By: Dawn http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Dawn Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:04:57 +0000 http://wordout.computergeekservices.net/2008/02/27/hack-your-registry-for-speed-and-stability/#comment-154 Enjoyed these thoughts...especially number three under "not so free..." Enjoyed these thoughts…especially number three under “not so free…”

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