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January 24th, 2007, 05:10 AM
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Driver Terrier
Depends what you are installing....
If it's hardware, you get a whole new set of keys, because each install is uniquely identified. Software is a bigger problem, lazy installers will check the presence of the key, but not necessarily the value, so the install won't work because the wrong values are in the keys.
Why do you think there are so many reg cleaners and utilities for cleaning up old installs?
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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January 24th, 2007, 08:41 AM
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Further: Would I be correct in saying the NEW software/hardware triggers the assignment, by Windows, of NEW registry keys and unfortunately such assignments are NOT tracked such that uninstall operations can completely remove them (ie, Add/Remove Programs)?
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