<<Most of the registry is perfectly safe to work in. In fact, it's actually kinda hard to hose a system from there. Work with a it a while and you'll start to (believe it or not) see the patterns of how it's organized and be able to stay out of trouble easily. Greg Chapman>> And if you want to know more about the registry and what it can do...join Vic's WinTips&Tricks group...I may be a bit prejudiced, but I think Vic is one of the most clever registry whizzes I've ever come across.....I am always amazed at the tricks he teaches about this Join his group here..but be warned, it's a high traffic group and does generate a lot of email...but he's also got LOADS of cool reg files in his files section that can make very cool registry changes for you with one click...and they are made by Vic, so you can trust them...they are safe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinTips-Tricks/ Also, here's a couple pages from my website that teach about the registry: My instructions and some samples: http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/registry.htm And Vic's reg tips page: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc1/v4/vic4.htm And Vic's full instructions for backing up and restoring the registry: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc1/v5/vic5.htm Now...back to Office topics please :-) Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Chapman Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:17 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: 3D and = (was How to Organize them links, Christine, when the Ginko Biloba ain't working) Most of the registry is perfectly safe to work in. In fact, it's actually kinda hard to hose a system from there. Work with a it a while and you'll start to (believe it or not) see the patterns of how it's organized and be able to stay out of trouble easily. Greg Chapman ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************