Over time it gets oversized, filled with crap, slow and totally impractical, in one word: bloated, and please, while windows may implement one or two good ideas the underlying infraestructure is as much messy as is it's registry.
The problem is not with the registry itself, but bad programming. Most software devs under windows have very little understanding of the registry
I can't agree there. Even the microsoft written parts are a mess and strewn throughout in many cases. I've come to the conclusion that Microsoft must like it that way because the average user is more likely to buy a new OS with new hardware rather than fix it or migrate. -- ________________________________________________________ Why not do something good every day and install BOINC. ________________________________________________________