Monday, April 19, 2010

How to speed up your computer and fix errors by cleaning your computer registry


The information relating to the various programs you have installed on your computer and their configuration is held by the computer registry. In Windows the registry is the database that holds all the information about your operating system. The registry is responsible for the smooth operation of the computer start up. Threatening files or entries that can corrupt your computer are collected by the registry when you perform actions such as using your computer to search the internet or running programs. When installing and uninstalling programs trails are left on the computers registry. All the entries and trails will be wiped when you carry out the scan, leaving a clean computer registry. One way to carry out the registry clean is to perform a manual clean, this however is a very risky way to carry out the clean, as if you make a mistake it is very difficult if not impossible to correct the mistake as there are many complex registry entries. A manual clean should only be carried out by the most experienced of computer technicians.

Before carrying out a manual clean it is advisable to make a back up of the registry. To take a back up ~ Go to the start menu and click on run ~ a window will appear with the option to run, click run ~ you will then see a box, enter regedit (short for registry editor) in the box ~ click ok ~ click on the file in the next window, then go to export, click on backup ~ name the file and save.

The simplest, quickest and least risky method of registry clean is to purchase registry cleaner software, this software is developed especially to achieve clean computer registry. The software is perfect for users with no specialist experience. Once the software is installed on your computer, let it run and it will carry out the registry clean. There are many software programs available to clean computer registry. Before buying it would be an idea to check out some reviews online, this will give some idea of the one most suited to your computer. It is recommended that you select one that allows a backup of the registry before starting the cleaning process. For more information please click on http://www.pcdocpro.com/