All windows operated PCs have what is known as a registry. This is basically a huge database of information which the operating system uses to run the machine. Over time as the computer is used the registry will become choked with excess data which will cause it to run slowly and to be balky in operation.

This overload of entries in the registry is the result of everyday use of the machine. Every time a program is installed or uninstalled it has a set of instructions which are kept in the registry. Often some of this material becomes separated from the program and will add to the accumulation of material which is in the registry. Incompletely installed programs,dead drivers,unused files,useless shortcuts and much more will cause the registry to become bloated and inefficient.

The operating system must navigate its way through this maze of useless data to find the entries it needs to run the machine and programs. This results in slow balky operation of the computer. Freezing and the occasional crash are other symptoms of this problem.

The solution to this is to remove the unwanted material from the registry. This can be done manually using the Regedit function which is installed in all windows PCs. Just click Start,Run and type in the box Regedit. The program will then be available for you to edit your registry. You select the entries you want removed and delete them.

Doesn't that sound easy?. Well it is easy if you really know the registry and what should be in it. If you are very computer knowledgeable you can easily edit your registry this way. However if your knowledge of the Registry is limited you should not attempt it. If you accidentally remove one essential entry you may disable your computer completely.This is needless to say not something we want to happen.

Surely there has to be a simple way to do the job? The answer thankfully is yes, there is a quick and easy way to clean your registry. You need to download from the internet a registry repair application.

There are a number of these applications available to you. You must select the best of these programs to fix the registry and return your computer to good health and fast smooth operation.

To assist in this choice we purchased and tested several of the most popular registry repair applications. We ran them all on the same computer to see what errors they would detect. There was actually quite a wide range of performance. Some of the registry checkers were able to find considerably more errors than others could.

You will want of course to install on your computer, as we did, the best available registry fix solution. A good registry repair application will first backup your registry so that it can be restored if necessary. It will then remove all unecessary material from the registry and leave it lean and fit once more.

We found that all of the programs we tested would do a reasonably good job of repairing the corrupt registry. The best program however detected about fifty percent more errors than some of the others.