MS Direct Draw and XP SP3

[Poolsharkzz]

Hello to all,

 

I use Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0.30, and of course at the end of the scan I get a list of usage tracks and registry entries that Spybot said is safe to remove.

 

I have always wondered why some "safe to remove" things "show up" on other programs but not on CCleaner. I've been investigating these today and I discovered a few errors on the part of:

 

"Add A Program To Winapp2.ini, Add additional programs to CCleaner"

 

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=1110

 

Reviewing what is listed there:

 

[*MS Direct Draw]

LangSecRef=3021

Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\DirectDraw

Default=True

RegKey1=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplicationName

 

This registry entry has a couple of errors. In XP SP3, the entry should be:

 

[Direct Draw API]

LangSecRef=3022

Detect=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DirectDraw

Default=True

RegKey1=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication\Name

 

 

1.) In XP SP3, the registry entry is under HKLM - not - HKCU.

 

2.) The entry is missing a "\" inbetween: MostRecentApplication"\"Name

 

3.) This entry does not show up on the Analysis Complete section, even after correction.

 

4.) This entry should be included in the "Registry Integrity" section, not the Programs section.

 

5.) I would consider renaming the entry to: Direct Draw API

 

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms879875.aspx

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectDraw

 

 

I always wondered why Direct Draw usage tracks always showed up at the end of a Spybot scan!

 

Just a heads up.

 

Take care,

 

poolsharkzz

[Disk4mat]

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[Poolsharkzz]

Okay, cool, so I guess we need a XP version and a Vista version for Winapp2.ini.

 

I also do not understand the benefit or need to remove/clean the key either, other than for safely deleting usage tracks and user history of recently accessed direct draw applications.

 

Could someone explain as to why?

 

Privacy violations? Security enhancement?

 

poolsharkzz

[Disk4mat]

Maybe I should have said, your proposed winapp2 entry would work also for Vista since the key dosent exist under HKCU. But does exist under HKLM as you pointed out. Actually now that I am looking at it a second time I believe a pipe is missing.

 

[Direct Draw API]Deleted by Disk4mat

 

[Poolsharkzz]

Exactly, as I already pointed out under #2 of my orginial post:

 

 

1.) In XP SP3, the registry entry is under HKLM - not - HKCU.

 

2.) The entry is missing a "\" inbetween: MostRecentApplication"\"Name

 

3.) This entry does not show up on the Analysis Complete section, even after correction.

 

4.) This entry should be included in the "Registry Integrity" section, not the Programs section.

 

5.) I would consider renaming the entry to: Direct Draw API

 

 

I wasn't sure what exactly the backslash is called in a registry entry. A post?

 

poolsharkzz