| With the Internet boom and the era of freeware | | | | Updates of hardware and the attendant software |
| with free downloads of freebies, one is often | | | | components with the system settings. Every |
| inundated with a lot of installation from time to time. | | | | hardware comes with a new version or a updates, |
| This create creates installation and updates challenges | | | | this operation will be effected with changes to the |
| for registry entries for the windows system. | | | | system settings which leaves redundant files thus |
| Overtime if all these redundant entries are not purge | | | | increasing the size of the registry thereby slowing |
| with its attendant system and windows errors, they | | | | down the performance of your windows. |
| cause the system performance to drop considerably. | | | | Installation of some programs with shared DLL and |
| The registry is a crucial component of the windows | | | | some annoying spyware leaves behind unwanted files |
| operating system acting as the database system, | | | | that clog both storage and start up operations. For |
| first of all, for the operating system itself and then | | | | instance unless you have a good registry cleaner, |
| for all the user's application/software, hardware, | | | | running different security suite to manage anti-virus, |
| installations, uninstallations and their updates with | | | | spyware and adware will clog the registry faster with |
| related user preferences. Except you are an ardent | | | | every start up operation!when software are not |
| experience windows user or a windows expert, users | | | | properly uninstalled, it leaves either a bad shortcut |
| are not encourage to tamper with the registry. | | | | and links with unwanted files in your registry, thus |
| Users' incorrect uninstallation of programs can result in | | | | causing error messages to be displayed when falsely |
| errors of Shared DLL's and Active X Controls, it is | | | | trying to start the application. This at times can lead |
| always advisable to abide by the windows instruction | | | | to a blue screen episode. |
| to close all applications when doing installation. | | | | Registry editing and making changes to the keys and |
| The signs of a corrupt registry are mostly sudden | | | | the various user profiles ids very delicate. A wrong |
| when least expected. It is like having your PC | | | | editing operation can corrupt the operating system |
| crashes or freezes without any warning. You have | | | | itself or cause third party software or drivers to |
| error messages on your screen with some of your | | | | malfunction. |
| routine application refusing to start. | | | | Internet activities and operations account for most |
| At times the system refuses to boot or you notice | | | | of registry problems as malevolent programs |
| your PC slowing down, amidst a robust processor | | | | downloaded create numerous malicious embedded |
| and rugged versatile memory. The worst of these | | | | keys within the registry. |
| signs or symptoms is the sudden blue screen of | | | | The most cost effective remedy for this malady is |
| death. | | | | to get a good registry software or cleaner that will |
| The causes are briefly discussed below. | | | | be purging the registry from time to time in real-time |
| | | | and also tweak the system for better performance. |