Probably the most overlooked computer maintenance tool is the registry cleaner. Not only is it a somewhat unknown entity, it also gets a bad rap from some people who either don’t know how to use it properly and just don’t have an understanding of how a Windows registry works.
I will use this article to make a case in favor of registry cleaners because I know their use is important in fighting off registry corruption. Also, I will talk about just what registry corruption can do to an operating system and how it can hinder normal computer operations.
Windows Registries Corrupt Easily
The reason I know cleaning the registry is a needed process for keeping a computer running at full speed and error free is because I’ve seen it in action. Registry cleaners have helped me and my customers literally thousands of times in getting a PC out of its sick bed and back on its feet performing better than it has, sometimes for months. In other words, I know first hand what a registry cleaner will do for a computer. I have the thank you letters from satisfied customers to prove it!
I seen more cases than I can count where a computer started to crash frequently or become very slow and when this happened it was caused by corruption in the registry. When this happens, there is no other viable plan of action other than to uses a registry cleaner so this computer will once again operate normally.
Registry Cleaners Are Necessary Today
It wasn’t long ago registry corruption went on behind the scene and was hardly noticed. Enter Windows XP and Vista. These operating systems are much larger than their predecessors and because of this, corruption disrupts their operations and in turn causes them to be more difficult to keep running at top speed.
Registry corruption will cause a computer to slow down. Sometimes this slowing down can be quite significant. Registry corruption will also cause errors and crashes. These things seem to mock the presence of spyware or viruses. Still, corruption must be dealt with when it is present.
Registry Cleaners Are a Good Thing
I’d like to know what anybody who doesn’t use registry cleaners does when they run into problems with their computer’s that are caused by registry corruption, because I’ve seen a good registry cleaner solve problems with poorly functioning computers 100’s of times!
So when a computer is not performing properly and it is shown to be free of viruses and spyware, the next thing you should do is scan the registry. Many time I have seen it be the case where a computer is operating very poorly and there are no incidents of spyware of viruses and turns out the registry is full of corruption.
Of course, if there is no registry corruption, you will have to bring the computer to a professional. However, I have fixed many a sick computer with a registry cleaning, so I suggest you make sure you have no corruption before you bring your computer to somebody like me.
Posted under Software
This post was written by Hiel Strassman on December 26, 2008









