Repairing The Registry
We learned about the structure of the registry as well aswhat program we can use to perform tasks within.Regeditin Windows is used to make changes but there are morepowerful shareware and commercial utilities you can use.
You can make serveral types of changes to your registrywhich should be performed only after you perform a backup.You should remember that changes to your registry takeeffect immediately.
Renaming keys or values can be done as well as deletingcontents of values.You may want to change an icon on thedesktop or change the background colors.Even though thesechanges can be made in the control panel,these changes can be adjusted in the registry.
While it is simpler to use the control panel,having the knowledge to make these changes in your registry will give you the optionof having another avenue to tweak computer adjustments.
One really neat procedure you can perform in the registry is toremove programs from the Add/Remove Programs folder.Go
toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall.From there you can highlight the keyyou want to remove and press delete.
REPAIRING AND CLEANING THE REGISTRY
As you remove and install software and hardware to yoursystem,the registry grows and becomes cluttered.This willgreatly increase your computer's bootup time.Cleaning theRegistry with a cleaning utility will remove outdated and anycorrupted entries.
One good software utility that will repair your registry is theRegistry Medic utility. This small shareware is just 19.95and http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=962and where to go for the download.
After you give it a try.Copy the utility onto a floppy disk andput it in a safe place just in case your registry becomescorrupt from a virus or bad file.Windows XP users will needto rush over to http://www.regvac.com/frescuex.htm to download Win Rescue XP.
You should take the time to Reg Cleaner which will removeold dll files,old software entries just to name a few.Its neatautomatic backup feature keep you safe and sound fromany chance of registry damage.And the best part is that thisis freeware.
http://www.vtoy.fi/v16/shtml/regcleaner.shtml is where you should go for the 540kb download.There you have it.Its right here and don't be distracted byother things and put off downloading these small utilitiesuntil you experience serious operating system problems.Every time Windows loads,it access the registry and caneasily become damaged or infected by virus.
Be on your guard by learning all you can about the Registryalong with every other computer related topic,have software tools on hand to get your system up and running again.Believeme,you'll thank yourself many times over should somethinggo wrong with your system.