I have a geek/techie question

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Originally Posted by wdhpr

Does compressing the registry help.

I use registry mechanic (got it free legally) and one of its automatic task's is to compress my registry during reboots. Its takes a couple minutes to do and I am not sure if its worth it.

Cheers
Wdhpr

Might try cleaning the registry. CCleaner will do it, though it probably the program probably helps more by getting rid of unnecessary files. I had once gone for awhile before doing maintenance on my wife's computer and I got rid of over 200 megs.