Guest voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com Posted October 8, 2008 Posted October 8, 2008 "My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?" Cleaning the Registry Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed. Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are important!)... Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv
Guest Ron Badour Posted October 8, 2008 Posted October 8, 2008 Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? SPAM Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? SPAM No one needs spam or a registry cleaner. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP Windows Desktop Experience
Guest Casey Posted October 8, 2008 Posted October 8, 2008 Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? In article <8de4cab5-c4b4-4d88-804f- 060d7907dc84@c36g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com says... > > "My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean > my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?" > Cleaning the Registry > Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your > Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the > registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track > of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the > settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software, > users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system > startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed. > Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software > package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These > files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them > difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate > all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a > single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows > system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by > reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are > important!)... > > Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv > Yes, you really do need to clean ur registry ocassionally. On my Win 98, After I remove a piece of software, I run RegCleaner http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm It can remove most of the left over items in the registry regarding that software. Immediately after that I run RegSeeker. http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm It gets the remaining unneeded/unwanted trash items. Example: Suppose you down load a piece of software off internet and place is a folder. A couple of days later, you decide you don't need that software and you delete it. That put items in your reistery that should be removed. Always use caution when removing anything in the reistry. Casey
Guest Bill in Co. Posted October 8, 2008 Posted October 8, 2008 Re: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? Casey wrote: > In article <8de4cab5-c4b4-4d88-804f- > 060d7907dc84@c36g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com > says... >> >> "My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean >> my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?" >> Cleaning the Registry >> Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your >> Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the >> registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track >> of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the >> settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software, >> users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system >> startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed. >> Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, each software >> package had it's own INI files to store configuration settings. These >> files tended to be scattered all over the hard drive, which made them >> difficult to keep track of. The centralized registry does consolidate >> all that information, but it has its own problems. Since it is a >> single point of failure, damage to the Registry can render a Windows >> system unbootable, and in extreme cases can only be fixed by >> reinstalling the operating system. (That's why backups are >> important!)... >> >> Registry Repair: http://groups.google.com/group/regrepairsbv >> > Yes, you really do need to clean ur registry ocassionally. Utter nonsense.
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