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    Is 64bit vista system more cluttered than 32bit?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by corona7w, Jul 8, 2008.

  1. corona7w

    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    I just reinstalled 64 bit vista home premium on my computer. I then immediately installed CCleaner and did a registry scan, here are the registry errors found:
    Unused File Extension .DVR HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.DVR
    Unused File Extension .rar HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.rar
    Unused File Extension OpenWithList HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\OpenWithList
    Then I installed the system with 32 bit vista home premium and did the CCleaner again, no registry errors are found. I don't know if this is one of the many symptoms of 64 bit system, because I've had many small problems here and there that become really annoying. Should I stick with my current 32 bit system by sacrificing 1gb of RAM for a peace of mind?
     
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Those registry errors are just file extensions, not a big deal at all.

    .DVR is for Windows Media Center
    .RAR is for WinRAR or Zip program

    The file associations are broken from installing/uninstalling/disabling programs and services

    I actually get these re-occuring registry errors even on 32bit
     
    flipfire, Jul 8, 2008
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