Windows Errors Fix

The Windows Registry is the Windows Database and stores all the information about the computer and the software installed on the computer. The main purpose of the Windows Registry is to store the configuration of the different software programs installed on the system, the hardware installed or attached to the PC and any other special settings the user has implemented. A computer’s register is an efficient way of monitoring the different software and hardware components. For example, all the software programs from your computer are organized based on each user profile.

The computer’s registry can become corrupted by a spyware or a virus attack. In addition, if you are installing and removing software often, not all programs will remove themselves cleanly and completely from the registry.

There are two main ways to clean up a computer’s registry – cleaning manually using the Windows Registry Editor, or using registry cleaning software. If you want to manually clean your computer’s Registry them you should know what are the register entries and how to handle them. Software programs will not function correctly if essential registry entries are removed or modified.
The Windows Registry Editor

Manually Registry Cleaning

To manually clean your registry using the Windows Registry Editor, first make a backup of the registry, and then remove unnecessary files:

- Click the Start button on the left bottom corner of your Desktop
- Then click Run
- A new window will pop-up to “run” commands
- Type in the command window  “regedit” (without quotes)
- Hit [OK]
- At the top of the window click [File]
- Go down to [Export]
- Name your backup file (could be: backup dd-mm-yy), and click [Save]

After making a backup of your registry, you can go to the left side of the registry editor window and view how your computer is configured.

Click on the plus sign [+] to expand a section of the Registry Editor. A “well-known” area for  manually deleting registry files is “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.” This area is used to make registry changes to hardware and software.

Registry Cleaning Using A Software

Registry cleaning software is suited for anyone who doesn’t want to risk from manual changes to their registry. There are numerous registry cleaning programs available to remove unwanted entries from your registry.

Examples of registry cleaning software include Registry Simple, Registry Mechanic and Registry Healer.

These software programs scan your Registry and remove errors such as missing references to files, traces of uninstalled files or programs malware modifications. It is vital to know what registry cleaning software works best for your needs. All of them will give you a list of what  registryentries are safe or not safe to delete. Some of them, such as Registry Simple, allow you to make a backup of your Registry and the backup can be easily restored if the system becomes unstable.