Cleaning out your registry can be done using the windows registry tool that is built into your computer. This tool can be accessed by typing in "regedit" without the "" in the run box. You need to clean your registry whenever it is corrupted by a virus, or by spyware. It is important to note that you should only clean your registry manually if you know what you are doing. People who are beginners are much better off leaving the cleaning of their registry to a program or computer professional who knows what each and every file in the registry does.

Every time, regardless of whether the registry cleaning is by a program or manually you need to create a backup of your registry. You can easily do this from the regedit meun, by clicking on file at the top of the editor. Then click on export. Finally click on save and save it to a folder. Also, try to save a copy to some type of external media in case of a corruption of your registry while the cleaning is in progress.

Registry editing programs are one of the best investments you can make in your computer. A good anti-virus program is necessary first, however, with a good registry editor you can save yourself from losing hours of hard work and thousands of personal files. Registry editors work much in the same way as a caulk gun. They will kick out all the nasty files, such as missing files and viruses and then seal over them by adding back any missing DLL files or other necessary files. While a registry editing program may not be the least expensive you buy for your computer, it can increase the speed of your computer by quite a bit.

Windows is as good about cleaning as a teenager. It often just leaves files that it is using in the registry, and will get around to cleaning them out whenever you make it. Luckily, the registry editor is doing the hard work for you. Always do your research before you buy a registry editor program, as some registry editors may cause conflicts if you have Windows Vista installed on your computer. Other programs may just be fakes, in order to add further spyware and many other lovely problems to your computer. Having a clean registry is quite difficult, and once you decide which registry editor you want, you need to run it at least once a week. Once you have a clean registry, the speed of your computer will skyrocket! To really fix the problems with your computer, you need a registry editor that has a good track record and that will clean out all of your computers problems!