All windows operated computers have what is known as a registry. It is very important to keep the registry in good condition for optimum PC performance. The windows registry, to put it simply, is a huge information database which contains all the data files required to run your computer. The operating system makes continuous use of this database as you use the machine. This makes the registry one of the busiest areas in your computer.

As the computer is used, much unwanted data will accumulate in the registry over a period of time. There is unfortunately no way to avoid this and it happens in every Windows PC. This unecessary data results from incomplete installation or uninstallation of programs. Files from these programs accumulate in the registry along with useless shortcuts,old drivers,spyware,adware and much other miscellaneous material. This pile up of junk corrupts and chokes the registry. The operating sytem has difficulty in finding the data required to run the computer.

The windows registry is overloaded causing problems such as slow running, freezing and crashing. The poor performance and slow running is extremely annoying and it becomes necessary at some point to do something to correct this.

To return the registry to good condition it is necessary to edit out all this unwanted material. The simple and easiest way to do this is to use a registry repair application which you download from the internet.

A free scan, to find out what problems you have, is the first thing which a good registry repair program will offer you. The application will report to you the problems it finds. You then have the opportunity to use the repair part of the program to correct the errors if you want this. The registry cleaner will backup the registry first of all and will then go through the registry systematically and remove all unwanted entries. Your computer will quickly be returned to as new condition and will run fast and smoothly.

There are a number of registry cleaner applications available and we purchased and tested the most popular ones. We found a considerable variation in performance and ease of use. The best program found about 50% more errors than some of the others and corrected them easily and quickly. Needless to say this is the application which we installed for use on our own computers. We run it at regular intervals and keep the registry in good condition and the computer running smoothly.