Do you know what a Registry is? Well if you run Microsoft Windows on your computer, then the Registry keeps track of most of the important information on your computer. The Windows registry acts as a storage center. It keeps track of your hardware and software settings.
When upgrading, obsolete files will be carried over so doing a registry clean will help to speed up the system. Also, over time, with general use, the registry can become corrupted. Corruption signs include frequent freezing, errors and system crashes. If one or more of these are occurring, it is important to scan your computer for errors and repair them. In both these situations, this is where a registry cleaner comes in.
Registry cleaners look for errors on your registry, and then give you the option to 'remove' or 'repair' them. What this does is delete them from your computer system, freeing up room to help make the computer run at a faster rate.
To begin using, you first need to install a registry cleaner. You can achieve this by downloading a free trial version off the internet or buy a registry cleaner. In general, while the free versions will work fine, a commercial program will be able to detect more errors, and handle them in a better way. Over the long term, this is a much better solution.
Before installing the software, it is important to do a back-up of the system, in the event that using the registry cleaner causes problems with any of the programs or software you are currently using. Most registry cleaners are capable of creating a backup file for you in the event that something does go wrong.
Once installed, run a scan on your computer. A good registry cleaner will give you a total number of errors found, for example, 302 errors, along with a 'safe to remove' total, perhaps 112. If the registry cleaner states that all the errors can be removed, chances are you'll find you have problems with current programs, as it will delete files required for them to run. The high-end, commercial registry cleaners will not delete important files.
Some registry cleaners give you the option of choosing whether to do a regular or aggressive search, which will influence the amount of errors that are found on the system. Generally the registry cleaners that you purchase, rather than download for free, give you more options in terms of the settings you can use to scan your computer, but many of the free cleaners work very well, and shouldn't be dismissed.
Which one you choose will vary on the types of options you want. Do you want to be able to go through manually and choose which files to delete? Do you want descriptions of the errors? Are you looking for a registry cleaner that will automatically delete the registry errors with a click of your mouse?
Whether you choose a free or paid registry cleaner, do remember to back-up your registry before you delete any errors. Some of the cleaners automatically run a back-up before deleting files, but for your own peace of mind, it is best to do a manual back-up yourself to save any grief later on.
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