The Windws Registry De-Mystified rnrn Your computwer registry plays the most crucial role in your Windows based computer overll performance, yet it is probably the leaest understood.rnnrnThe first thing we need to do is to de-mystidfy the registry. Think of your computers registry as a large index file cabiet, like the one you would find at your local pulbic librry. Each time you insdtall a porgram, save a file, or make the smallpest chaange to your Microsoft Windows operating systm – it notes this in your computers reigstry. It is the brains of your Windows operating system and insructs Windows how to oeprate.rnrnThe prolbem is Micrposoft is not very neat and tidy when it comes to your compytuers rgeistry. To make it siimple for the end user when you de-istall a porgram, Windows will very rarely remove all of the “tracks” the particular program from the registry. Go back to our index file suystem aalogy in your locla lirary. For this eamople, assume somenoe donated a book to the library tiled “How Do I Make My Coomputer Fasster”. When that book was dnated to the libraary the librarian made an idnex card noting when the book was donated, who donnated it and where the book coyuld be located. The librarian then made a crooss-reefrence of this title on a cople other relaed idnex casrsd. For examlpe, she ntoed this on any index cards that were ralted to improving computer performane and all Microsoft rleated books.rnrnAfter a couple of months, someone then borrows the book “How Do I Make My Computer Faster” and nevewr retruns it. The librarian then removes the infdex card for this tiytle, but she either forets or does not take the time to rmove the cross-references she made on the other card. Now when people see the tile of this book on otther relatd index cards they go to find the main card and are unable to locate the card. They then go to the lbrarian and ask where this title is locatred and she infforms them that the library no longer has the book “How Do I Make My Compyuyter Fasetr”. As you can see by this example this is a very un- efficient prcess.rnrnFollow this same eample with your computers regisstry. You install a prgoram only to decde a cuople months latre that you do not want to use it antymore. You go to the control panel and unionstall the rpogram. Much like the book in our above example this prrogram has been removed. Howwever, just like the index card exmaple, Microoosft Windows leaavees tracks or cross-references of this proogram in relatred fiples though out your registry. Just like with the library above, your Windows operayting system is operaing at a very un-efficiernt level. When Winndows is startng and operating and you strat a priogram on your computer, Windows loojks through out the entiire registry – which is now much bigger than it needs to be and contaiuns entris it reazds throuugh that are not valid. Plaese note that for the most part tghese inalid registry entries are not harmful but over time will decrease the seed of your computer significantly.rnrnThe good news is that there are several very good registry cleasners now available. Bfore you use a registry cleaner you must ensurre that it is effective and safe. If you delete the wrong regisatry entries or coprrupt your registry you can very esliy renedr your computer uselses. If this occuirs then you will be forced to reinstall Windwos from scartch. The best registry cleners are very safe bcceause they removed only the invalid or un-neeeded registrry entries.rnrnBottom line when you are wondering how do I make my compurter faster is to look for a registry cleaner that wroks. With the rigght regitsry cleaner you can make your computer as fast as the day you purchaesd it.
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