subject: Why Cleaning Your Registry is the Best Way to Speed Up Windows [print this page] Why Cleaning Your Registry is the Best Way to Speed Up Windows
The best way to speed up Windows is with a registry cleaner. Unfortunately, most people have no idea why this is true. They do not know what a registry is, much less why it needs to be cleaned.
What is the Windows Registry?
Every computer that is Windows based (Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, Windows 7) all have the Windows registry, which does the job of a major database. Anytime you change anything on your computer, the registry updates to keep track of every system change that has been made.
What does the registry do?
The registry keeps your computer running at its best. When it is running as fast as possible, it is considered fully optimized.
How does it get messed up?
With every use, your computer changes little by little. With long term use, these changes in the registry create little problems. Sometimes it is conflicting data. Sometimes it is a lot of redundancy. Sometimes registry keys just get overwritten and damaged.
How do you know your registry needs to be cleaned?
Registry errors may not be noticeable at first. They do little things that the average person won't notice. However, gamers, visual artists, and anyone else needing high performance may notice registry errors sooner.
Common registry issues include:
Slow boot-ups and shut downs
Frequent crashes
Programs opening slowly or not at all
Blue Screen Errors (the screen actually turns blue)
A wide variety of error messages including
oFile Not Found
oExemption
oRuntime
What does a cleaner do?
A registry cleaner is designed to scan, fix and optimize your registry. It does this by searching through your computer's registry and looking for missing, corrupted, and damaged registry keys. It also takes into account redundant registry keys.
After it scans your computer for all these errors, it will create a backup of your computer and fix all the errors that it found. The whole process takes less than two minutes and will get your computer back up to speed.
Can I fix the errors myself?
Assuming you could track down every error and compare each one to all the registry keys, you would still need to know which ones to fix and how to fix them. Since one registry key can be used by multiple programs, it is very difficult if--not impossible--for a human to do. Even if you could do it all, it would take you days or even weeks to go through all the keys yourself.
The best of the best of the computer gurus do not attempt to fix their registries themselves. They get software to do it for them.
How often should I clean my registry?
The more you use your computer, the more often you need to clean your registry. However, the general consensus is that you should clean your registry on a weekly basis. This will rid your computer of all current errors and stop errors from compounding.
It is the compounding of errors that cause computers to run sluggish. Therefore, cleaning your registry once a week will keep it running like new for years to come.
