Registry repair for Beginners

Registry repair is an essential Windows maintenance process because all software, hardware, and user preference information is stored within your registry. Data in your registry is stored in a tree-like, hierarchal structure made up of keys, subkeys and their values.

You need to carry out registry repair when the registry gets clogged up with lots of un-needed keys and values that clutter it up and cause registry bloating. A bloated registry gets easily damaged and creates many errors on your PC.

Registry repair is essential in the following contexts:

• You need to regularly perform registry repair if you frequently install and uninstall programs from your system.
• Registry repair is crucial if an incorrect method is used to uninstall one or more pieces of software from your PC.
• If virus or spyware is found on your computer, perform registry repair to weed out any malicious and infected entries from it.
• You must carry out registry repair if your PC crashes, in order to repair any corrupt entries caused as a result of the crash.
• It is wise to carry out registry repair after you remove faulty software, a faulty device or device driver from your PC because faulty software and hardware can cause damage to your registry.

A registry repair method for beginners

Windows computers are equipped with the Registry Editor (regedit) utility that enables users to perform a certain level of registry repair. However, this utility is not easy to use and any user mistakes can cause major problems with your PC.

This is why most industry gurus recommend using efficient and reliable registry repair tools. There are several registry repair tools available on the Internet, and you can search for and download a registry repair tool that meets your requirement from the Web. Some of the essential features that you must look for in your registry repair tool are:

• The registry repair tool you choose must be compatible with your Windows operating system.
• The registry repair tool should use smart and intelligent scanning techniques to report genuine problems as errors.
• For better understanding, the registry repair software should report errors based on their severity level.
• The registry repair software must offer facilities like registry defrag and registry back-up.
• If your registry repair software includes optional features like a Start-up Manager, Temporary files manager and BHO manager, it is an extra advantage.

It is recommended that you first download and use the trial version of the registry repair tool you want to choose, and then buy it only when you are satisfied with its efficiency.

How to use a registry repair tool

Scan and repair is the most essential task performed by a registry repair tool. However, before starting scan and registry repair, use your tool to backup the registry. A registry repair program will carry this out automatically before repairing your registry. If your registry repair tool does not automatically back up the registry, perform a manual backup using the backup and repair option of your registry repair tool.

Next, use the Scan option to scan the registry. After the scan is complete, all errors will be displayed on the screen. Most of the good registry repair tools enable you to automatically repair the detected errors. This facility is ideal for newbies who are not well-versed with the registry. Advanced users can go through all the detected errors, and perform registry repair on selected errors only.