Computer Questions Not Worth Their Own Thread II

[Zelig]

ehow is not a reputable source, and in this case, barely makes sense.

Here is a good article explaining how the registry works and why cleaning is pointless: http://lifehacker.com/5482701/whats-the-registry-should-i-clean-it-and-whats-the-point

 

[salty mud]

http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/insight/view/fix-registry/

Do I really need to fix Windows registry problems?
Absolutely! If you don't fix registry problems when they arise or try and prevent them from even happening at all, then you may soon find yourself faced with sudden crashes, system stalls, or a severe degradation in operating speed.

They have a negative impact.

 

[Zelig]

Well duh, they're selling a useless tool, of course they're going to say that.

My link is a reputable source.

 

[NickyJ]

CCleaner and Defraggler aren't going to make the computer implode, right? So why not try it? I've used it, and it's helped very much. If it doesn't work, so what? You tried.

 

[Atticus]

Well I did the scan with Malwarebytes (CG's suggestion) and removed one whole harmful object. The lagg still remains - whats teh next step?

I'm not so knowledgeable on these issues, but re-installing windows does good. (Linux is better option, but if you want to play games, it might cause some headaches).

Before that you could browse through processes with the task manager.

 

[Mise]

CCleaner and Defraggler aren't going to make the computer implode, right? So why not try it? I've used it, and it's helped very much. If it doesn't work, so what? You tried.

I don't know about speeding up my computer but after using them I no longer had cooties.

 

[Narnia]

A game recently showed up in my steam library called Gotham City Impostors: Free to Play.
I've never heard of this game before and I don't want this game in my library. How/why did it show up in my library and how do I remove it? Thanks

 

[Narnia]

I'm not so knowledgeable on these issues, but re-installing windows does good. (Linux is better option, but if you want to play games, it might cause some headaches).

Before that you could browse through processes with the task manager.

Process Explorer is a program I like to use for stuff like this. It is kind of like a super task manager. It is a free program you can get from Microsoft's website. You don't even need to install it, it just runs.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

 

[cardgame]

A game recently showed up in my steam library called Gotham City Impostors: Free to Play.
I've never heard of this game before and I don't want this game in my library. How/why did it show up in my library and how do I remove it? Thanks

It's probably available as a free trial or something. Does it list a time (ie 2 days) next to it? If so, it will disappear after the time is up.

In any case you should be able to remove it with simple right click->delete or simmilar measure.

 

[Zelig]

CCleaner and Defraggler aren't going to make the computer implode, right? So why not try it? I've used it, and it's helped very much.

I don't believe you, all the evidence points to the contrary.

If it doesn't work, so what? You tried.

Because I have a responsibility to dispel myths that people hold.

 

[NickyJ]

I don't believe you, all the evidence points to the contrary.

Well, too bad then. I still say otherwise.

Because I have an responsibility to dispel myths that people hold.

Rather than leaving stones unturned if it really bothers him, I suggest he try it. If it won't harm the computer, and there is a belief that it'll work, it's worth a shot.

Regardless, it's his decision, and not ours.

 

[Mise]

He could try placing a tinfoil on his head to prevent the government from reading his thoughts too. Who knows, it might work.

There are two topics on the internet that seem to elicit the most voodoo home-remedies and pseudo-scientific BS, and they are nutrition and computer problems.

 

[Zelig]

Rather than leaving stones unturned if it really bothers him, I suggest he try it. If it won't harm the computer, and there is a belief that it'll work, it's worth a shot.

No, it's a waste of time, and believing falsehoods is bad.

 

[NickyJ]

Seems strange how the "voodoo home-remedy" still works then, if it really is voodoo. Even stranger, a professional computer repairmen say it does work. But hey, obviously these guys on a video game website know more than professionals.

Even more interesting, Microsoft itself recommends defragmenting. But you know what? You know more than Microsoft. Yeah!

No, it's a waste of time, and believing falsehoods is bad.

Then prove it a falsehood by trying it.

 

[Mise]

Well I know a guy who is an expert on government surveillance, he's read loads of articles about the government spying on our brains, and has written dozens of articles himself for his blog about thought policing by the NSA, and he SWEARS that tinfoil hats prevent the government from reading your thoughts. I didn't believe it either, until I started wearing one as well. And you know what? Since wearing one, nobody has ever read my thoughts! Say what you want, but the fact is, it works.

 

[NickyJ]

Well I know a guy who is an expert on government surveillance, he's read loads of articles about the government spying on our brains, and has written dozens of articles himself for his blog about thought policing by the NSA, and he SWEARS that tinfoil hats prevent the government from reading your thoughts. I didn't believe it either, until I started wearing one as well. And you know what? Since wearing one, nobody has ever read my thoughts! Say what you want, but the fact is, it works.

If there is ever any proof that the government is reading our thoughts, I'll be sure to try it. In the meantime, I suggest you point out Microsoft's obvious errors, since you know so much more about how computers run than Microsoft does!

 

[Mise]

Also, this one time, I had this killer headache, right, and then my mate told me to drink my own urine. I was sceptical at first, but as soon as the first drop touched my mouth, my headache just disappeared! It was amazing. Now whenever I get a headache, I drink my own urine. It doesn't always work as quick as that first time, but usually you can guarantee that the headache will be gone within 2 to 3 hours.

 

[Mise]

If there is ever any proof that the government is reading our thoughts, I'll be sure to try it.

There's plenty of proof, but the government doesn't want you to know about it.

In the meantime, I suggest you point out Microsoft's obvious errors, since you know so much more about how computers run than Microsoft does!

You realise that Microsoft make Windows, right? And Windows has a built in defragger, right? Which defrags automatically for as long as there is a performance gain from defragging, right?

 

[Samson]

Even more interesting, Microsoft itself recommends defragmenting. But you know what? You know more than Microsoft. Yeah!

Defragmenting the hard drive is VERY different from defragmenting the registry.

 

[NickyJ]

You realise that Microsoft make Windows, right? And Windows has a built in defragger, right? Which defrags automatically for as long as there is a performance gain from defragging, right?

I checked, and it's default is set to defragment at 1 A.M. in the morning. Do you really expect people to leave their computers on in the middle of the night?

Defragmenting the hard drive is VERY different from defragmenting the registry.

Did I say that it was the same? Did I say fixing the registry worked?