meihong Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 winxp registry is full of double entries like for example:Internet.HHCtrl+Internet.HHCtrl.1i think new keys are created with every software-update, first Internet.HHCtrl.1 then Internet.HHCtrl.2which is totally useless because both keys contain same data. with the creation of a new key the original is updated with a reference-Subkey to the added key [example: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Internet.HHCtrl\CurVer: Internet.HHCtrl.1]. i think this is the main reason for the registry size growing, especially when reinstalling bloated software like acrobat, msoffice or vmware.does anyone know why this happens?and a second registry-related question:is there a software that analyzes key-sizes like there is for folder-sizes (treesize pro or FolderSizes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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