Registry repair tools
Recently I have heard a lot about running software to repair the hundreds of faults that you have on your computer that occur in your registry, I`m new to all this computer stuff so just wandering where do I get the software to repair my registry or do I really need to repair it at all?
The registry is the core of Windows operating systems. It’s where all the system settings are kept. If the registry gets damaged, then your system is in trouble.
A lot of registry cleaner programs are snake oil. We’d strongly recommend saving your money.
It’s best for none technical users to avoid doing anything with the registry. This engine of your computer and it’s best to leave it alone unless you know what you are doing.
If you insist on cleaning the registry, CleanReg is a good free program and Microsoft have a registry repair tool called RegClean. Neither these are tested with Microsoft Vista and we’d strongly suggest not using them on Vista systems.
On the subject of snake oil, if you are getting boxes popping up on your system claiming you have registry errors, then it is possible you have a spyware infection. If this is the case, run a scan and contact your local computer tech.
Overall we recommend leaving the registry to qualified computer techs.
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July 24th, 2008 at 7:30 am
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