Registry Editing

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R Avery

In many places on the WWW, I have read that it would be wise to back up
the Registry before making alterations to it. Why? Assuming the user
knows exactly what he/she is doing, what harm could come of it?

That being said, is it perfectly safe to use the SaveSetting,
GetSetting, etc functions so long as you use it for your own App Names?
 
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Frank Kabel

Hi
this is always a good advice as if you're using registry tools
something could go wrong. That said it should be really safe to use
GetSetting and SaveSetting in your Excel application!

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

R Avery said:
In many places on the WWW, I have read that it would be wise to back up
the Registry before making alterations to it. Why? Assuming the user
knows exactly what he/she is doing, what harm could come of it?

That being said, is it perfectly safe to use the SaveSetting,
GetSetting, etc functions so long as you use it for your own App
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Names?
 
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Chip Pearson

Assuming the user
knows exactly what he/she is doing, what harm could come of it?
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That is a BIG assumption. There is nothing wrong with playing
directly with the Registry, but you have to know what you're
doing. One mistake in the wrong place can cause lots of
problems.
That being said, is it perfectly safe to use the SaveSetting,
GetSetting, etc functions so long as you use it for your own
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App Names?

Yes.



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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


R Avery said:
In many places on the WWW, I have read that it would be wise to back up
the Registry before making alterations to it. Why? Assuming the user
knows exactly what he/she is doing, what harm could come of it?

That being said, is it perfectly safe to use the SaveSetting,
GetSetting, etc functions so long as you use it for your own
Click to expand...
App Names?
 
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Bob Phillips

A car is perfectly safe in the hands of someone who is careful, knows how to
drive , etc., but there are still accidents.

GetSetting and SaveSetting are a VBA interface to the registry, and in a
very restricted part of the registry, so you will be okay.

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)
 
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