Computer help forum: System Registry question

Never had Regedit issues.....

by PollKat - 8/28/12 10:32 AM

In Reply to: NOS by mchainmchain

I've only gone in to remove stuff from Symantec, Checkpoint and other software that would sometimes continue to give me pop ups even though I'd Uninstalled the software. Generally I don't mess around in the registry unless I have a specific issue to address directly - I know the registry is not a playground for the mortal man.

I do remember resolving issues by deleting a piece of a string as recommended by an IT Pro.

Locating stuff is simple with the find feature - eg, just type in symantec and then delete with all the subfolders.

I was merely concerned about the NOS as it looked like it was something like a cookie that gathers and sends info out about my usage. I definitely have privacy concerns.

Thanks to everyone for their input.

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Re: statistics

by Kees_B - 8/26/12 3:39 AM

In Reply to: System Registry question by PollKat

Can you provide the full key? That might tell something. Anyway, I checked and I don't have it in my registry. That probably means that I don't have software that uses NOS (whatever that is).

But why care?

Kees

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NOS Usage Data

by PollKat - 8/28/12 10:41 AM

In Reply to: Re: statistics by Kees_B

A click on the NOS usage statistics listed in the Root opens a CLSID sub folder and to the right there is what appears to be a string of Hexidecimal letters and numbers. so there really isn't much too it.

I'm not considering messing with it unless I know for sure what it was and the safety of its deletion.

Thanks

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by pgc3 - 8/26/12 10:16 AM

In Reply to: System Registry question by PollKat

First suggestion...DO NOT MESS WITH THE REGISTRY...suggestion # 2 DO NOT MESS WITH THE REGISTRY. So many times have I seen big time issues when someone has gotten into the registry and started dumping things out. As I recall NOS could be germane to certain OS'S, not all and could possibly create instability by removal. I would have to do some research but it does sound vaguely familiar.

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by R. Proffitt - 8/26/12 10:32 AM

In Reply to: System Registry question by PollKat

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=windows+registry+NOS+usage+statistics&as_epq=NOS+&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=off&tbs=&as_filetype=&as_rights=#hl=en&lr=&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=windows+registry+usage+statistics+%2BNOS&oq=windows+registry+usage+statistics+%2BNOS

My thought on this is some application made these "NOS" entries. As there are millions of apps out there, I can't guess which one did this.

I think you should stay out of the registry.
Bob

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by pgc3 - 8/26/12 10:51 AM

In Reply to: Link, comment. by R. Proffitt

I am glad to see that you posted on this one. The other thing, and I KNOW that you concur, is to stay as far away as possible from these so called "free" registry cleaner or any registry cleaner for that matter.

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