Thursday, October 29, 2009

Fixing Registry Errors On Your Computer

By Mark Walters

Computers that run using windows are reliant on the windows registry system. Pretty much every time that you change anything on your computer, such as when installing / deleting programs and modifying system settings, the registry changes and updates too.

Due to the size of the task that it does, and the amount of changes and updates that it has to handle, the windows registry will, over time, become out of sync with the current settings on your computer. It will look for outdated files that no longer exist and it will have stored up redundant settings that are no longer applicable. When this happens, the overall performance of your computer is negatively affected.

Should this happen to your computer, you need to learn how to fix registry errors. This is necessary because the longer you leave registry errors to accumulate, the more frequent software errors will occur, and the more problematic they will be. Furthermore, you might have other errors such as the dreaded blue screen of death.

Keep in mind that the registry is constantly under the warning of possibly serious records permitted in the registry which has been abandoned due to deleted programs and utilities. All corrupted registry data can seriously harm the registry and, as a result, slow down the performance of even the newest computer.

Some common problems that may require you to fix registry errors include...

- The computer running slower and often freezes, with some applications taking forever to upload

- The appearance of a blue screen that precedes your computer switching itself off or restarting itself

- Computer constantly crashes

- The popping up of error messages that are unrelated to the application that you are using

Should you be experiencing any of these problems with your computer, then the windows registry is the first place that you should be looking to resolve them. Though, such problems are not always a result of registry errors, for the most part, they are at least partly responsible.

So, how to fix registry errors? Well, it is something that you can do yourself. By doing it yourself you don't have to spend any money, so this is the most cost effective method. However, doing it yourself is very time intensive and requires you to be fairly knowledgeable about windows and its registry system. In fact, even those with past knowledge and experience make mistakes with it and can't normally fix registry errors in a short space of time.

To start the process of manually fixing registry errors, select "Run" from the start menu. Then enter "Regedit". It is advisable to not just jump in and start making changes though. You should check out some guides and forums to learn what you should do. By unintentionally creating further errors in the registry, you may end up putting your computer beyond repair; well, without re-installing windows anyway..

You can also fix registry problems automatically by using one of the top registry repair programs. They are really simple to use. If you can operate a mouse, then you can certainly run a scan and repair the computer back to its maximum performance.

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