Friday, December 26, 2008

Computer Registry - Why You Should Check and Repair

By Dan Ashton

To say that the state of an average computer's registry would be a surprise to most people would be an understatement. Just a few weeks, never mind months, of game playing and internet usage can leave a PC in desperate need of a computer registry cleaner.

There are several different ways to ensure that you do the best registry repair that you can do on your system. The first thing is to get a good registry cleaner there are a number of windows XP registry repair applications available many of them free of charge or for a reduced rate.

Previously the assessment of a computer registry was a long and often tedious process. The registry would need to be reviewed for obsolete files and these would then be removed one by one, so as not to impact existing files which were required by the PC.

Because some programmes utilise the same files as each other, it is not just a question of removing files which we believe to be no longer required. BY doing this incorrectly we could severly impact the performance of our computer, and could in fact render some programmes unusable.

The ideal way to check your registry is to utilise a free programme to check what, if anything, needs cleaning and removing. Only then should we be making the decision to buy a programme to carry out the necessary repairs.

Backing up your files and programmes should be a crucial part of the process of cleaning your computer registry. As with all computer usage, once your files have been deleted, whether accidentally or not, there is little chance of you retrieving them. It is vital, therefore, that your registry repair system backs up your files to cover this eventuallity.

There are a number of different programs on the market. Some of these programs are paid others freeware but the good ones all have a few things in common and all help to protect your computer from the issues that come from having a clogged registry.

As we have demonstrated, the impact of not having a clean computer registry can severly hinder the peformance of your computer. Some people even get to the stage of disposing of a PC and purchasing a new one because they assume that this is the only way to have one running at the speeds they need. This is generally not the case, which is why a registery cleaner is recommended. - 16039

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