Keep The Windows Registry Clean
August 30th, 2009 at 12:28pm Under General
Within Windows the central database is the registry. In the registry there is information about your computer, its environment, and the users. When people speak of a “clean” Windows registry, what do they mean?
The registry is clean when it consists of keys and data that describe the current state of the system. That means the information about the system hardware, the computer’s software, and the profiles and preferences of the users is correct. There is detailed information, such as file associations that reflect which applications use which files. Names of installed applications, their versions, and paths are stored along with software components such as ActiveX objects. Within the registry there is even information concerning computer security. Account numbers and catalogs are stored there. In short, an enormous amount of detailed information that the computer needs in order to run is stored in the registry.
What Are the Gains From a Clean Windows Registry?
If there are no registry errors your computer will run better, without system crashes or application errors. If the data stored in the registry is not accurate, the computer will not work as it should. If some of the files were moved but the registry was not updated to reflect these changes, imagine what would happen. Windows loses track of some of the information it requires. Sometimes Windows can fix the errors and then continue its operations, with just a hiccup. But if there are too many errors in the registry (or a single critical error), the system may terminate an application or even stop working altogether. Much of the time Windows is unable to find or detect the errors in the registry. Registry errors can be the source of cryptic error messages, make your system unreliable, and cause all sorts of weird problems.
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What about when Windows finds lots of useless information in the registry that it no longer needs and never uses? Windows must search the registry database frequently, so this can also be a problem. These searches are slowed down, due to the trash left in the registry. What is it that causes these registry errors and fills the registry with trash? By installing and uninstalling a single application, you can create tens or even hundreds of useless registry entries. What is the result when an application installation or uninstallation fails? The registry can be left in a horrible mess. Unless you clean the registry, some of this information does not remain correct.
Malware and computer viruses are another cause of registry errors. Terrible damage can be caused by a malicious program.
How Do You Get A Clean Windows Registry?
If you erase everything on the hard disk and then reinstall Windows and all of your applications you will create a clean registry. Some experts think you should do this. But not many people can afford this radical solution. Manually editing the registry to fix the errors is another solution an expert user may choose. This procedure is not safe if you don’t know exactly what needs to be changed. Editing the registry this way can take hours.
Using a registry cleaner application is safer and quicker. These programs can quickly find and fix the errors in your registry. With a clean Windows registry, your system will start faster and run faster. It will also produce fewer error messages, application errors, and system crashes.
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