Do you know how the windows registry system works? Would you know how to manually open the registry editor and correct errors if they were there? Most of use wouldn't, and for us there is registry clean up software. This article is going to be a crash course in how registry cleanup tools work, and what you can expect. By the end of this article you should feel confident to download a free registry scan tool, and run a scan on your own computer to check for errors.
The Registry Scan
Registry repair software always starts with a scan of your current registry settings. After all how can you fix anything if you don't know if there are any errors to repair. Most programs will scan through all your registry files looking for preset items that are known to more often then not cause troubles with PC performance. Sometimes clean up software will think an item is an error, when in fact it isn't. In the last part of this article you'll find out how to ensure you don't delete or repair any items that shouldn't be touched on your computer.
Always backup before changing or repairing anything
One of the best features all registry clean up software should have is a backup option. When you're working with files that are as important to your computers functionality as the registry it's important that you always keep a recent backup of the files handy in case anything was to go wrong.
By having a backup you can always undo changes you've made and revert back to the way things were at the time of the last backup. Since most registry repair tools handle this for you they make it very easy to ensure you're doing things the right way.
It's time to scrub that registry clean
The last step registry clean up software will do is to actually repair or remove the items it found during the scan. There are two alternatives for you as a user in this step. You can allow the software to automatically repair the errors found, or you can manually check each item found in the scan one by one. I always suggest that people take the manual approach. even if you're not a computer guru this will allow you to double check items before their removed or repaired, just to ensure that their not part of a current program of piece of hardware installed on your PC.
The process of cleaning up the windows registry can be very daunting if you have no computer tech experience. How ever software makes the process a lot easier, and saves you money, by keeping your computer out of the repair shop. The easiest way to get started is to download a free scan utility from one of the registry repair software websites. This way you can check to see if you have any registry items that need cleaning, and determine if you like that piece of software before you buy.
