John Bean illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:
> I use Wine a lot on Gutsy and often end up with aborted
> and/or unsuccessful attempts that leave a mess in the
> registry files. Most of the time it's trivial to clean the
> registry with a text editor but sometimes the software has
> left so much crap in so many places it becomes a pain.
>
> Does anyone know a simple Windows registry cleaner that
> installs cleanly and works reliably in Wine? If not I'll go
> ahead and test some, but I'd rather someone else had already
> done the work :-)
>
> BTW I have Googled and looked in the obvious places but the
> only real lead was an old version of Regclean which I can no
> longer find. The current 2008 version installs but doesn't
> run :-(

've never tried it, but if you haven't already done so, try ccleaner.

It's my preferred windows registry cleaner. It is also pretty small
footprint wise.

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:56:32 +0000, John Bean wrote:

> I use Wine a lot on Gutsy and often end up with aborted and/or
> unsuccessful attempts that leave a mess in the registry files. Most of
> the time it's trivial to clean the registry with a text editor but
> sometimes the software has left so much crap in so many places it
> becomes a pain.
>
> Does anyone know a simple Windows registry cleaner that installs cleanly
> and works reliably in Wine? If not I'll go ahead and test some, but I'd
> rather someone else had already done the work :-)

Soemthing like (when the setup is as you like):

tar -czvf ~/wine_baseline.tar.gz ~/.wine

Then, when a problem occurs, do:

cd ; tar -xzvf ~/wine_baseline.tar.gz

TA-DA! It's back just like it was. Feel free to improvise on this theme.

On 24 Feb 2008 21:01:19 GMT, Moog
wrote:

>'ve never tried it, but if you haven't already done so, try ccleaner.
>
>It's my preferred windows registry cleaner. It is also pretty small
>footprint wise.

I tried Easyclean - a similar program - before I read your
suggestion and that worked perfectly.

No more searching for *hundreds* of leftover
Apple/Quicktime/QT* entries...

NB: I didn't want to install Quicktime at all but it's a
prerequisite for iView MediaPro which I've been trying - and
failing - to make work in Wine. I've giveup for now, I'll
try again when the Wine is a little more mature ;-)

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:06:27 -0600, Joe User
wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:56:32 +0000, John Bean wrote:
>
>> I use Wine a lot on Gutsy and often end up with aborted and/or
>> unsuccessful attempts that leave a mess in the registry files. Most of
>> the time it's trivial to clean the registry with a text editor but
>> sometimes the software has left so much crap in so many places it
>> becomes a pain.
>>
>> Does anyone know a simple Windows registry cleaner that installs cleanly
>> and works reliably in Wine? If not I'll go ahead and test some, but I'd
>> rather someone else had already done the work :-)
>
>Soemthing like (when the setup is as you like):
>
> tar -czvf ~/wine_baseline.tar.gz ~/.wine
>
>Then, when a problem occurs, do:
>
> cd ; tar -xzvf ~/wine_baseline.tar.gz
>
>TA-DA! It's back just like it was. Feel free to improvise on this theme.

Sure, but that's for more organised people than me ;-)

The down side to that method is that it loses any changes
made by "good" installed programs, not usually what I want
to do. I often run untested Wine stuff for a while before
abandoning for whatever reason, and that's when I want to
clean up the mess they leave behind without losing all other
everyday registry changes.

I've just installed EasyClean which seems to work perfectly
and without fuss, plus it can get rid of all the leftover
"start menu" (Wine menu) shortcuts and orphaned uninstallers
from stuff no longer there. Handy :-)

Thanks for the input though, it should be useful to others
doing similar things.

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John Bean wrote:

> On 24 Feb 2008 21:01:19 GMT, Moog
> wrote:
>
>>'ve never tried it, but if you haven't already done so, try ccleaner.
>>
>>It's my preferred windows registry cleaner. It is also pretty small
>>footprint wise.
>
> I tried Easyclean - a similar program - before I read your
> suggestion and that worked perfectly.
>
> No more searching for *hundreds* of leftover
> Apple/Quicktime/QT* entries...
>
> NB: I didn't want to install Quicktime at all but it's a
> prerequisite for iView MediaPro which I've been trying - and
> failing - to make work in Wine. I've giveup for now, I'll
> try again when the Wine is a little more mature ;-)
>
Just curious. What does iView MediaPro offer that you can't get with some
native Linux app?

Cheers.

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:12:22 -0800, NoStop
wrote:

>Just curious. What does iView MediaPro offer that you can't get with some
>native Linux app?

I don't know where to start. There is no native Linux app
that even comes close if you need (and are used to using) a
proper DAM program like MediaPro.

I ran the full gamut of Linux apps like F-Spot or Digikam
(amongst numerous others) but they have little or no ability
to properly handle standard IPTC and XMP metadata in the way
the DAM programs do. At best they're competitors for simple
"image organiser" programs for Windows like Picasa or Adobe
Album, and that's not at all what I need.

I keep an XP dual-boot purely for my photography using
mainly a combination of MediaPro and Photoshop CS2 along
with my raw converter of choice, Silkypix. Everything else I
do with Ubuntu and I'm looking forward to the day I can use
it for everything - but in the meanwhile I have no intention
of lowering my standards or expectations of the software
I've used successfully for many years.

It's just a matter of time though, either MediaPro will work
in some future version of Wine or maybe someone will
eventually produce a native Linux DAM app that meets my
needs. I'm not holding my breath on that one though ;-)

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John Bean wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:12:22 -0800, NoStop
> wrote:
>
>>Just curious. What does iView MediaPro offer that you can't get with some
>>native Linux app?
>
> I don't know where to start. There is no native Linux app
> that even comes close if you need (and are used to using) a
> proper DAM program like MediaPro.
>
> I ran the full gamut of Linux apps like F-Spot or Digikam
> (amongst numerous others) but they have little or no ability
> to properly handle standard IPTC and XMP metadata in the way
> the DAM programs do. At best they're competitors for simple
> "image organiser" programs for Windows like Picasa or Adobe
> Album, and that's not at all what I need.
>
> I keep an XP dual-boot purely for my photography using
> mainly a combination of MediaPro and Photoshop CS2 along
> with my raw converter of choice, Silkypix. Everything else I
> do with Ubuntu and I'm looking forward to the day I can use
> it for everything - but in the meanwhile I have no intention
> of lowering my standards or expectations of the software
> I've used successfully for many years.
>
> It's just a matter of time though, either MediaPro will work
> in some future version of Wine or maybe someone will
> eventually produce a native Linux DAM app that meets my
> needs. I'm not holding my breath on that one though ;-)
>
Thanks for the information. I'd never heard of DAM before and your answer
caused me to search out info on it.

Have you considered running VMWare? Should be able to run that Windows
sofware on your desktop using something like VMPlayer. Makes it far more
convenient than having to dual-boot.

Cheers.

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:49:49 -0800, NoStop
wrote:
>Thanks for the information. I'd never heard of DAM before and your answer
>caused me to search out info on it.

It a "serious" photographer's thing ;-)
>
>Have you considered running VMWare? Should be able to run that Windows
>sofware on your desktop using something like VMPlayer. Makes it far more
>convenient than having to dual-boot.

First thing I tried, but it's a bit short of resources on my
old-ish PC and performance is not so hot. Maybe a new PC is
the answer...

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John Bean wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:49:49 -0800, NoStop
> wrote:
>>Thanks for the information. I'd never heard of DAM before and your answer
>>caused me to search out info on it.
>
> It a "serious" photographer's thing ;-)
>>
>>Have you considered running VMWare? Should be able to run that Windows
>>sofware on your desktop using something like VMPlayer. Makes it far more
>>convenient than having to dual-boot.
>
> First thing I tried, but it's a bit short of resources on my
> old-ish PC and performance is not so hot. Maybe a new PC is
> the answer...
>
I'm always looking for an excuse to warrant purchasing a new PC. :-) This
one is old, running an Athlon 2500+. Damn thing just keeps working and even
with dual monitors and compiz, is fast enough for me. Damn.

Cheers.

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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:51:01 -0800, NoStop
wrote:

>John Bean wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:49:49 -0800, NoStop
>> wrote:
>>>Thanks for the information. I'd never heard of DAM before and your answer
>>>caused me to search out info on it.
>>
>> It a "serious" photographer's thing ;-)
>>>
>>>Have you considered running VMWare? Should be able to run that Windows
>>>sofware on your desktop using something like VMPlayer. Makes it far more
>>>convenient than having to dual-boot.
>>
>> First thing I tried, but it's a bit short of resources on my
>> old-ish PC and performance is not so hot. Maybe a new PC is
>> the answer...
>>
>I'm always looking for an excuse to warrant purchasing a new PC. :-) This
>one is old, running an Athlon 2500+. Damn thing just keeps working and even
>with dual monitors and compiz, is fast enough for me. Damn.

Heh. I know the feeling - my Sempron 2600+ also works well
except for a few photographic apps that demand the
availability of SSE2 instructions that are sadly lacking.

I might have to bit the bullet :-(

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John Bean illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:
> On 24 Feb 2008 21:01:19 GMT, Moog
> wrote:
>
>>'ve never tried it, but if you haven't already done so, try ccleaner.
>>
>>It's my preferred windows registry cleaner. It is also pretty small
>>footprint wise.
>
> I tried Easyclean - a similar program - before I read your
> suggestion and that worked perfectly.

I'm glad you got your solution John.

--
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"If this is gonna be that kinda party I'm gonna stick my dick in the
mashed potatoes"