Dumb question I'm sure, but do any of the Stardock apps mess with the registry?I'm asking because I had downloaded a Win11 hack from somewhere else that messed with the registry. I tried to fix it which was idiotic since I have no idea what I'm doing. Anyway, everything blew up and I had to reinstall Windows. Now it's perfect again, but I'm paranoid about not doing anything that could screw up the registry.
I bought Object Desktop and I loved it so I want to download it again, but I just gotta make sure.
First off, welcome to WinCustomize! Glad you're here.
Now then, every program you install, file you create, choices for how programs run and when they do is recorded in the Windows registry. It has to work that way or you wouldn't be able to start, stop or change programs and your computer wouldn't know where to find them.
Stardock's programs behave in the same way every program does. During installation, registry keys are installed and changed. However, Stardock has no registry editor included, never did, and won't screw up your registry...therefore, look at that W11 hack you dl'd and for Gd's sake make a backup of your registry and system if you decide to muck about with the registry, which you really shouldn't do if you don't know what you're doing.
Glad you could recover from your...adventure.
Here's a link which might help: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-back-up-the-windows-registry-2625146
everything you install or delete or open gets coded into the registry.. stardock apps work the same as any other program ever made.. everything you ever install adds or changes something in the registry.. if ur talking about adding something or deleting something important from or to the registry, that would make ur pc behave oddly then no... usually spywares or virus do something that will damage the registry, or if you accidentally delete some reg keys that are important to run ur pc... but any of that would be ur own fault, not any fault of a stardock application...
Oh, interesting I had no idea. Thanks for explaining that to me because now I feel totally safe to redownload it again.
What I downloaded had said "We mess with the registry so proceed with caution!" and I, not knowing what the hell the registry was, figured that was fine. And it had said to do a backup, which I did!, but it wouldn't work when I tried to restore it. Only after did I start reading EVERYWHERE how stupid it is to mess with the registry. So lesson learned. I guess I just needed to make sure I wasn't downloading something like what I described because they said it was for very technical advanced computer users, which is clearly not me.
That's what a 'hack' is. It's manual alterations to force things to happen which are rarely properly tested and thus 'safe'.
People who are uncertain of what they're doing and how to undo it should avoid any/all 'hacks'.
Ideally they should also avoid Alphas and Betas of any released program OR Operating System...
Very curious about the Registry Hack you used kb349248.
I am a Beta Tester for Themes and have to make changes to the registry all the time. I agree with the others, the registry is not for newbies but anyone can learn how to use it to your advantage.
kellyb.
Have you ever thought about making a backup using say Macrium reflect, it only takes about 10 minutes and makes a complete backup of anything and everything on your primary Hard Drive (mistakes and all). So make a backup(before you start) and learn a little about what registry keys you can use and those you should not, at least this way you will always be able to load the backup in less than 10 mins should something go wrong, it is like a complete copy, passwords, bookmarks, settings, even replicating any other file on your desktop too, just make sure you make the backup first, they say we can learn from our mistakes, and this is true, with a recent backup, making mistakes will not hurt as much while you are learning.
If a user is a 'novice' and his computer is 'mission critical' [he doesn't have another if things go South] it's always going to be safer to avoid prodding and poking...
In the days of Litestep, every now and then you'd find someone panic....when they got the message [it does exist as an 'error' response] "You must reinstall Windows".
I got that one several times when coding for it. [it's a kernel response to a loss of shell].
For someone 'playing' with an OS via reghack it's always advisable to suggest doing it on 'the other computer'...
BTW...by far the best error message you can get is a BIOS one...."Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" ...
If a user is a 'novice' and his computer is 'mission critical' [he doesn't have another if things go South] it's always going to be safer to avoid prodding and poking...In the days of Litestep, every now and then you'd find someone panic....when they got the message [it does exist as an 'error' response] "You must reinstall Windows".I got that one several times when coding for it. [it's a kernel response to a loss of shell].For someone 'playing' with an OS via reghack it's always advisable to suggest doing it on 'the other computer'... BTW...by far the best error message you can get is a BIOS one...."Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" ...
That is why i said working within the registry is not for newbies, that is a given considering the damage a peep can do if they do not know what they are doing.
Small SSDs are low price these days so adding another can leave the Primary drive untouched and allow the first steps into the registry without worrying about doing harm to your daily use machine.
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