Registry - How Much do You Know it?

Registry fix is a complex information database which is programmed by programmer, it is a multi-level style. In different systems the basic structure of the registry is same. The complex data will be combined in different ways thus create an absolute unique registry.

Registry is a data file which is designed for all 32-bit hardware (driver) and 32-bit applications. 16-bit driver can not work in the Winnt, so all devices are controlled through the registry. In Winows95, 16-bit drivers will continue to work in real mode method, they use system.ini to control. 16-bit applications will work in NT or Windows95, the program files still refer to win.ini and system.ini to access information and control.

Manually clean registry is a cumbersome thing and very dangerous. Use registry defrag software will help you much. In a variety of registry defrag software, Advanced SystemCare PRO 3 of iobit is worth as first choice. It provides always-on, automatic integration and optimal maintenance service, protects privacy performance, improves system clean-up capacity. It is a powerful optimization tool, the professional version has deep scanning function which can effectively remove residual traces of the registry, a simple step of operation can automatically increase your computer performance.

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The free software RegClean which is written by Microsoft is also very handy. RegClean is small, simple and easy to use, when starting the program it will check registry, click a button will repair all errors that are founded, it can register entries on the unloaded software, the detailed use method as follows:

First, run RegClean
The method of running RegClean is very simple, only double click RegClean icon, RegClean dialog box will pop up, then it will automatically analyze theregistry and check the errors in registry. This process takes about 30 seconds to 30 minutes, the length of time depends on the registry size and speed of the machine operation.

Second, repair registry
After RegClean analyzing registry, another dialog box will pop up, only click "Fix Errors" bottom which is on the lower right of the dialog box, RegClean will automatically repair the registry errors. At this time, RegClean will create an Undo.REG file in its directory, the file name is "Undo computer yyyymmddhhmmss.REG". RegClean writes registry Information in this file which contains computer name and time information. Then it removes incorrect registry entries from registry. Dialog box will prompt you the progress of this process.

Third, quit RegClean
Before RegClean repairing errors, if you do not want RegClean to fix these errors or RegClean did not find any errors in the registry, you can click the "Cancel" button to exit RegClean.