Think of the registry in your computer as if it were your memory, not your computer’s memory (RAM) but the memory you have in your head. Every setting you change or program you install stores a little bit of information in the registry for use later on, just like your own memory.
When you computer boots up, it has no idea what’s stored in it and has to re-learn all of it again. The first place it checks is your registry to see what’s installed, what settings you have, which users are on the system and just about anything else you can think of. If your registry is damaged or incorrect, the computer will boot up with bad information and to a computer, that’s death.
In order to properly repair your registry, you need one of two things:
• A lot of training, years of it, in the workings of the Windows Operating Systems
• Free registry cleaning and repairing software you can find online
The easiest way of course is the registry cleaning software online. There are hundreds, if not thousands of programs created to repair your registry and guess what? A lot of them are free and really good at what they do. All you need to do is a search for free registry repair software and you’ll find plenty to get the job done.
There are programs you can pay for and they will offer some additional abilities but, in general, all you really need is a program that will do the following:
• Backup the registry
• Scan the registry
• Fix missing shortcut links, errors, unneeded entries, defrag the registry, compact the registry
There you have it; those are the main things you need from a registry repair program to keep your registry in good shape. You should run these programs at least once a week to keep the registry tidy and organized so your computer runs smoothly.