Guest Dave F. Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? XS11E wrote: > Uwe Sieber <mail@uwe-sieber.de> wrote: > >> XS11E wrote: >>> Uwe Sieber <mail@uwe-sieber.de> wrote: >>> >>>> In contrast to you, who is hiding behind a pseudonyme, >>> Sorry, I tend to agree with the substance of your post but no way >>> can I let that ridiculous comment pass. Using a pseudonym in >>> usenet is a standard security measure and merely means the person >>> doing so is a bit more concerned about security matters than >>> those who don't. >> My point is that someone who uses his real name wants to >> keep up his good name, while a pseudo man has nothing to >> keep up. >> Using the real name makes you think twice before pressing >> the send button or publishing software. > > and exposes you to spam, identity theft, etc. > > It's your choice, of course. > > > Hi I seem to have started a storm (in a tea cup) :-) I was unaware that you could be spamming & fleeced by just a user name. I understand from a legit email, bur from a name? How does that happen? Cheers Dave F.
Guest XS11E Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "Dave F." <df@maaf.cu.uk> wrote: > I seem to have started a storm (in a tea cup) :-) Shouldn't. The important thing to understand is that some people post here anonymously for a good reason and shouldn't be critized for doing so. > I was unaware that you could be spamming & fleeced by just a user > name. I understand from a legit email, bur from a name? > How does that happen? Your name gives people the beginning of a Google or other people searches, some much more invasive than Google. You'd be surprised at how much information is available about you on line and, of course, your IPA address allows people to find the city from where you post if you're not using an anonymous reposter. In your case, "Dave F." isn't enough to get anyone started but many here use their full name which I'd prefer not to do... a first name, middle initial, last name and IP address can turn up an awful lot of information about you. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
Guest Newbie Coder Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? Kelly, Yeah Yeah - you ain't done squat Your previous reply that Curt liked showed how shoddy you are -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23JEWbXVzHHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Wrong again: 3.1 - Vista. > > BTW, your village called. > -- > > Have a Great Day, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > > > "Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message > news:evqMrnDzHHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > Kelly, > > > > Just because you started when XP came out it doesn't mean we all did. Some > > of us > > started back in Windows 3.1 & progressed through the OS' > > > > You'd be better to download an HTML editor & learn ASP.NET or just some > > basic > > database programming because HTML websites are in the 'stone age' now, you > > know? > > Oh sorry, I guess you have only just heard that > > > > STATIC CONTENT DIED MANY YEARS AGO > > > > For the record: > > > > Another unsatisfied user reported another tweak from your site never > > worked. > > They are continuing to grow daily. > > > > Kelly - DTS. Very useful :)) > > > > -- > > Newbie Coder > > (It's just a name) > > MCSD MCSE MCP MSAD > > > > > > > > > > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message > > news:%23CuvcRAzHHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >> Thus, his reply - being stuck in the Stone Ages as per the subject. > >> > >> -- > >> > >> All the Best, > >> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > >> > >> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > >> > >> > >> "Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy@ameritech.net> wrote in message > >> news:kec5a3pl65a9ff8l9dukhmg4bomafmbso6@4ax.com... > >> > "Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >>On the other hand: > >> >> > >> >>To build a registry editor using the .NET Framework to do what you > >> >>require > >> >>is > >> >>very simple & can be done in around 40 lines of code. Download one of > >> >>the > >> >>Visual > >> >>Studio.NET Express versions FREE from http://msdn.microrsoft.com & code > >> >>it > >> >>yourself > >> > > >> > I'm beginning to think that you're a moron (not intellectually, just > >> > socially). > >> > > >> > Answers like that one are of no help to 99.99999999 % of the users > >> > here. > >> > >> > > > > > >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:42:06 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: > Uwe Sieber <mail@uwe-sieber.de> wrote: > > > XS11E wrote: > >> Uwe Sieber <mail@uwe-sieber.de> wrote: > >> > >>> In contrast to you, who is hiding behind a pseudonyme, > >> > >> Sorry, I tend to agree with the substance of your post but no way > >> can I let that ridiculous comment pass. Using a pseudonym in > >> usenet is a standard security measure and merely means the person > >> doing so is a bit more concerned about security matters than > >> those who don't. > > > > My point is that someone who uses his real name wants to > > keep up his good name, while a pseudo man has nothing to > > keep up. > > Using the real name makes you think twice before pressing > > the send button or publishing software. > > and exposes you to spam, identity theft, etc. > > It's your choice, of course. Using a real E-mail address certainly presents such risk, but using a real name doesn't. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote: >Wrong again: 3.1 - Vista. > >BTW, your village called. Lemme guess: it's missing an idiot, right?
Guest XS11E Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: > Using a real E-mail address certainly presents such risk, but > using a real name doesn't. Not correct, Ken, see my earlier reply. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:29:49 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > Using a real E-mail address certainly presents such risk, but > > using a real name doesn't. > > Not correct, Ken, see my earlier reply. I did, and I still think I'm correct. You said "and exposes you to spam, identity theft, etc." 1. Spam. What I said (quoted above) is clearly and certainly correct with respect to spam. No spammer is going to go to the trouble of doing online research for real names he finds on newsgroups. He wants real E-mail addresses, not names, and those that he can easily harvest with spambots. 2. Identity theft. I'm almost certainly in the minority here, but I think that the risk of identify theft is greatly overstated by the news media. Reports of things like identity theft sell newspapers, and the media search out and report on every example they can find. I don't claim that identity theft doesn't exist, but that the risk is nowhere near as great as it's presented. I know many people, for example, who are afraid to buy anything on the internet, because they've been taught to fear "identity theft." I, on the other hand, hardly buy anything anywhere else, and I've never had a problem. Moreover, newsgroups don't necessarily provide any more of a starting place for identity theft than anyplace else. There's no particular reason why somebody who wants to use someone else's SS number, credit card number, or any other information about him should go to the newsgroups to find somebody's name. Yes, if you have a real name, you can get a lot of information about the person, but if it's real names you're looking for, the telephone book is a much easier place to start. The point is that identify thieves don't target particular people on newsgroups; they target anybody whose personal information gets to them. 3. etc. Since I don't know what you mean by "etc.," I have no response here. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest XS11E Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:29:49 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> > wrote: > >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: >> >> > Using a real E-mail address certainly presents such risk, but >> > using a real name doesn't. >> >> Not correct, Ken, see my earlier reply. > > > I did, and I still think I'm correct. > > You said "and exposes you to spam, identity theft, etc." > > 1. Spam. > > What I said (quoted above) is clearly and certainly correct with > respect to spam. No spammer is going to go to the trouble of doing > online research for real names he finds on newsgroups. He wants > real E-mail addresses, not names, and those that he can easily > harvest with spambots. Correct.... mostly. > 2. Identity theft. > > I'm almost certainly in the minority here, but I think that the > risk of identify theft is greatly overstated by the news media. If the media is to be believed, it's the fastest growing crime in my state... > Moreover, newsgroups don't necessarily provide any more of a > starting place for identity theft than anyplace else. Correct, they provide as much a starting place as anyplace else and using a nym and false email addy only eliminate that one place but... why not? Like all problems, it's addressed one step at a time. > 3. etc. > > Since I don't know what you mean by "etc.," I have no response > here. Let's hope you don't find out, there are some very malicious people on usenet. Check out the Vista group to see some of them. :-( -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:18:27 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:29:49 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: > >> > >> > Using a real E-mail address certainly presents such risk, but > >> > using a real name doesn't. > >> > >> Not correct, Ken, see my earlier reply. > > > > > > I did, and I still think I'm correct. > > > > You said "and exposes you to spam, identity theft, etc." > > > > 1. Spam. > > > > What I said (quoted above) is clearly and certainly correct with > > respect to spam. No spammer is going to go to the trouble of doing > > online research for real names he finds on newsgroups. He wants > > real E-mail addresses, not names, and those that he can easily > > harvest with spambots. > > Correct.... mostly. > > > 2. Identity theft. > > > > I'm almost certainly in the minority here, but I think that the > > risk of identify theft is greatly overstated by the news media. > > If the media is to be believed, it's the fastest growing crime in my > state... That could be true. It's a relatively new crime, and new and fast-growing go together. That's not the same as affecting large numbers of people. Let me also point out that if you eat in a restaurant, pay by giving you credit card to the waiter, who takes it to another room where he copies your number and subsequently uses it for his own purposes, the media will call that "identity theft." I wouldn't be surprised if that kind of fraud isn't the largest segment of what's called "identity theft." I use credit cards every day, in restaurants, stores, on the internet, etc. It has never happened to me. It has never happened to anyone else I know either, except for one person *possibly* (he's not sure how his number got used). And if it does happen, other than it being an inconvenience, in most cases, it will be the credit card company who is out the money, not the consumer, who at most is liable for $50 (and that is usually waived). Yes there's a risk, but in my view it's very slight, and I don't worry about it. > > Moreover, newsgroups don't necessarily provide any more of a > > starting place for identity theft than anyplace else. > > Correct, they provide as much a starting place as anyplace else and > using a nym and false email addy only eliminate that one place but... > why not? Like all problems, it's addressed one step at a time. > > > 3. etc. > > > > Since I don't know what you mean by "etc.," I have no response > > here. > > Let's hope you don't find out, there are some very malicious people on > usenet. Check out the Vista group to see some of them. :-( Yes, I've seen some of them there, and I'm well aware that there are malicious people on Usenet. There are malicious people everywhere. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Terry R. Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? On 7/25/2007 11:56 AM On a whim, Ken Blake, MVP pounded out on the keyboard > On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:18:27 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> > wrote: > >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:29:49 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Using a real E-mail address certainly presents such risk, but >>>>> using a real name doesn't. >>>> Not correct, Ken, see my earlier reply. >>> >>> I did, and I still think I'm correct. >>> >>> You said "and exposes you to spam, identity theft, etc." >>> >>> 1. Spam. >>> >>> What I said (quoted above) is clearly and certainly correct with >>> respect to spam. No spammer is going to go to the trouble of doing >>> online research for real names he finds on newsgroups. He wants >>> real E-mail addresses, not names, and those that he can easily >>> harvest with spambots. >> Correct.... mostly. >> >>> 2. Identity theft. >>> >>> I'm almost certainly in the minority here, but I think that the >>> risk of identify theft is greatly overstated by the news media. >> If the media is to be believed, it's the fastest growing crime in my >> state... > > > That could be true. It's a relatively new crime, and new and > fast-growing go together. That's not the same as affecting large > numbers of people. > > Let me also point out that if you eat in a restaurant, pay by giving > you credit card to the waiter, who takes it to another room where he > copies your number and subsequently uses it for his own purposes, the > media will call that "identity theft." I wouldn't be surprised if that > kind of fraud isn't the largest segment of what's called "identity > theft." I use credit cards every day, in restaurants, stores, on the > internet, etc. It has never happened to me. It has never happened to > anyone else I know either, except for one person *possibly* (he's not > sure how his number got used). And if it does happen, other than it > being an inconvenience, in most cases, it will be the credit card > company who is out the money, not the consumer, who at most is liable > for $50 (and that is usually waived). > > Yes there's a risk, but in my view it's very slight, and I don't worry > about it. > > A big one happening around here right now is Arco station card theft. My wife used to buy her gas there until last week. A day after she filled up, a $500 withdrawal happened in a close city nearby. And another $500 withdrawal in another city. I only found out by checking her account online for another transaction. A call to her bank said that Arco stations have been hit by people who are able to retrieve all the info off the card immediately, create a fake one, and use the PIN. So until Arco gets that fixed, she's using a credit card. At least then it can be disputed. I was surprised the bank told my wife they would reimburse her, especially since it was a debit card. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest dobey Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message news:%23xdH% <snip> > > A big one happening around here right now is Arco station card theft. My > wife used to buy her gas there until last week. A day after she filled > up, a $500 withdrawal happened in a close city nearby. And another $500 > withdrawal in another city. I only found out by checking her account > online for another transaction. A call to her bank said that Arco > stations have been hit by people who are able to retrieve all the info off > the card immediately, create a fake one, and use the PIN. So until Arco > gets that fixed, she's using a credit card. At least then it can be > disputed. I was surprised the bank told my wife they would reimburse her, > especially since it was a debit card. > > Most "identity theft" occurs at the mail box, and credit card detail thefts can occur anywhere. Don't forget skimmers that are put on ATMs to capture details when someone accesses their account through the machine.
Guest XS11E Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "dobey" <a@v.nox> wrote: > Most "identity theft" occurs at the mail box, and credit card > detail thefts can occur anywhere. > > Don't forget skimmers that are put on ATMs to capture details when > someone accesses their account through the machine. There's many ways identity theft can occur, if I can eliminate one way or at least make it more difficult I'll do so. Among the precautions I take is to not post with my real name or email address. As always, YMMV. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
Guest randrade Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 RE: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? -- It is a poor student who does not surpass his master "Dave F." wrote: > Hi > Using XP. > > I'm after (preferably freeware) a registry editor that allows me to > search for a certain text string through the whole of the registry & > display all results in a dialog instead of asking me to press F3 after > every find. > > Does such a program exist? > > Thanks for your help. > > Dave F. > I have never found a free one that was any good. Most of the ones I have tried were worse then the one that comes with windows, Also the command line switches that someone was mentioning can be found here. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/82821 Robert MCP and MCDST: Windows XP
Guest cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? "Dave F." wrote: > I'm after (preferably freeware) a registry editor that allows me to > search for a certain text string through the whole of the registry & > display all results in a dialog instead of asking me to press F3 after > every find. > > Does such a program exist? Yes - I use Nirsoft's RegScanner a lot for exactly this reason. http://www.nirsoft.net The procedure is: - do your search in RegScanner - you will see all the results, and how many there are - you can "enter" any of these, which runs RegEdit there - you can also save all or a selection of these from RegScanner You can use this from a Bart CDR boot too, but there is a caveat, if you wish to operate relative to the inactive HD registry via the RunScanner plugin; you must first run Regedit via RunScanner, so that when your RunScanner'd RegScanner spawns Regedit to edit what you find, it will pass to the RunScanner'd Regedit instance that's already running. Else Regedit will show you the Bart registry instead. >------------------------- ---- --- -- - - - - Let's make a humming sound >------------------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
Guest Paul Knudsen Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: A Registry Editor that's not stuck in the Stone Age? On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 07:42:23 -0300, John John <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >On the other hand you should be careful with GM cars, some of them are >used as getaway cars in bank robberies... Haw! That would explain why the cops usually catch them. -- Top 10 Conservative Idiots: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10
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