soleimanian 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2004 Windows stores its configuration information in a database called the registry. The registry contains profiles for each user of the computer and information about system hardware, installed programs, and property settings. Windows continually references this information during its operation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r3d1405241470 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2004 you can also tweak windows by editing some registry values Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soleimanian 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2004 you can also tweak windows by editing some registry values <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WarningIncorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. At the very least, you should back up any valued data on the computer before making changes to the registry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
currahee 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2004 Actually I would really avoid using the registry unless you know what you are doing. Its a really scary piece of tool but once you know it- its your best friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
almoo7 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2004 Registry can be a factor in data processing speed, if you have some registry misconfigurations, your computer may slow down. Better have maintenance of it just like maintenance of files, i'm using software that optimizes and "cleans" the registry. Makes my system run smoothly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dissipate 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2004 Software that I use to clean my registry and that I think are good are Registry First Aid and RegSupreme Pro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soleimanian 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2004 If you do damage your system, you may be able to repair the registry or restore it to the same version you were using when you last successfully started your computer. Otherwise, you must reinstall Windows. When you reinstall your system, you may lose any changes that have been made, such as Service Pack upgrades, which you must reinstall separately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelp 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2004 I use a progrm called regseeker to clean out my registry of unwanted entries. If there's a file association that the computer doesn't use anymore it cleans it out. For example, you might uninstall photoshop but the entries are left in the registry. You can delete the .psp entries which are related to photoshop. Or maybe, you uninstall a game, theres folders in the registry that are left behind with information all about that game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaorozco 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2005 Try using Lavasoft Reghance as Registry Editor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2005 All that has to do with cleaning the registry is new to me and I think my system needs some cleaning, so I downloaded http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm. But before applying it, it says I need to get a Back up of the whole registry: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us and http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/Can anybody tell me, if thatâs what I have to do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites