When I posted “Using the Registry (aka R3g!xtRY)” I hoped I would learn how to make registry changes.
I got a sympathetic response, and I got to know users I remembered and respected. But it seems there was actually very little out there that might teach me how to make registry changes. I wasn’t quite successful in my attempts to change the registry (those changes I so carefully implemented didn't happen)—that convinced me I needed to learn to operate a Windows imaging program (MacriumR) so I would be able to make up for my mistakes by, every time I made a mistake, reinstalling everything on the disk.
Now that I’ve purchased MacriumR (but not yet been sent access to the program), and hoping to be able to use this same program to backup (Clone) AND Image the drive.
I’m wondering how far I’ll get… a) Ghot linked “Macrium Reflect and AOMEI Backupper--Guides”; b) Bree joined in with the ‘Bible’ “Windows Internals Book – Sysinternals” ; c) Ghot Windows XP Annoyances; d) all intelligently disintegrating into a discussion about Mark Russinovich…
What I’ve REALLY wanted to do because this would complement all the skill sets I would like to develop (though these days the whole subject of adopting a sensible attitude toward a Microsoft development seems hopeless) would be to be able to, in order of complexity:
USE PYTHON (since C++ days, another lifetime, I’ve been “”wed” to OOP) TO:
a) Reliably create and execute Shell Scripts, then
b) Reliably run (backup (cloning) and imaging) software
b) Reliably affect the Windows registry.
So that, in the future I can reliably use a single tool (Python) to schedule and execute, and re-execute if necessary, small scale tasks. And if need be, to expand to larger tasks, like the perfect filing system program (for the Mac) Infolog, that disappeared in the ether.
Is this a reasonable hope?
I got a sympathetic response, and I got to know users I remembered and respected. But it seems there was actually very little out there that might teach me how to make registry changes. I wasn’t quite successful in my attempts to change the registry (those changes I so carefully implemented didn't happen)—that convinced me I needed to learn to operate a Windows imaging program (MacriumR) so I would be able to make up for my mistakes by, every time I made a mistake, reinstalling everything on the disk.
Now that I’ve purchased MacriumR (but not yet been sent access to the program), and hoping to be able to use this same program to backup (Clone) AND Image the drive.
I’m wondering how far I’ll get… a) Ghot linked “Macrium Reflect and AOMEI Backupper--Guides”; b) Bree joined in with the ‘Bible’ “Windows Internals Book – Sysinternals” ; c) Ghot Windows XP Annoyances; d) all intelligently disintegrating into a discussion about Mark Russinovich…
What I’ve REALLY wanted to do because this would complement all the skill sets I would like to develop (though these days the whole subject of adopting a sensible attitude toward a Microsoft development seems hopeless) would be to be able to, in order of complexity:
USE PYTHON (since C++ days, another lifetime, I’ve been “”wed” to OOP) TO:
a) Reliably create and execute Shell Scripts, then
b) Reliably run (backup (cloning) and imaging) software
b) Reliably affect the Windows registry.
So that, in the future I can reliably use a single tool (Python) to schedule and execute, and re-execute if necessary, small scale tasks. And if need be, to expand to larger tasks, like the perfect filing system program (for the Mac) Infolog, that disappeared in the ether.
Is this a reasonable hope?
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win11 Home
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inc. Inspiron 16 7610
- CPU
- Dell Inc. 0FHWFD A01
- Motherboard
- Dell Inc. 0FHWFD A01
- Memory
- 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2.30 gigahertz Intel 11th Gen Core i7-11800H
- Sound Card
- Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop (small) and 1 or 2 external monitors
- Screen Resolution
- -
- Hard Drives
- PC711 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 1.02 TB NVMe ANB2N582412102F0G_0001
- PSU
- -
- Case
- Laptop
- Cooling
- fan
- Keyboard
- External!
- Mouse
- External
- Internet Speed
- -
- Browser
- Chrome (Chrome profiles), Firefox (Bookmark Search Plus2), Edge (History page), Opera (annoying)
- Antivirus
- WinDefender
- Other Info
- Win11 Home 23H2 22631.3447
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- Operating System
- Win10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- self
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte B75M-D3H
- Memory
- 8068 MB Usable Installed Memory
- Graphics card(s)
- 2.30 gigahertz Intel 11th Gen Core i7-11800H
- Sound Card
- Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 Displays
- Screen Resolution
- n/a
- Hard Drives
- SSD and others (internal and external)
- Case
- Desktop
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- External
- Keyboard
- External
- Browser
- Chrome, Firefox, Tor, Brave, Opera, etc.
- Antivirus
- Win Defender
- Other Info
- Win10 & unfortunately OneDrive: Can't completely rid myself of this!!