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When and Why do Registry Problems occur?
If your system is new, you usually will not notice the need to effect any changes to your registry. However, over time, your registry will grow as you add and remove software and hardware on your computer. These additions and deletions will cause your Windows registry to become fragmented, corrupted or full of registry errors.
Common errors include:
Missing, orphaned, broken or bad application/Windows paths, shortcuts and links,
Unwanted browser objects,
Unused, obsolete Start Menu items,
Missing or corrupt application IDs,
Corrupt Active X/COM Objects,
Residual and unused file and drivers,
Unnecessary recent files list…
…the list is endless.
When you remove software from your system, for example, it is highly probable that residuals are still littering your hard drive and your registry. The result? Frequent error messages, slow start-ups, sluggishness, declining performance, system stalls, severe degradation in operating speed, unstable and frequent application errors and crashes, and, at times, even an inability to start Windows.
More often than not, these problems happen because:
You install or uninstall applications including trial downloads.
Some programmes are never really completely uninstalled leaving hard-to-find traces in your Windows registry.
You have embedded spyware, adware or other components (such as DLLs or programmes that revive themselves on every start up.
You have unused but undeleted drivers within your system.
It is critical to have a healthy and clean Registry for optimum system performance and system stability. Registry entries should not be left to stagnate in your system where they may eventually cause problems.
Keeping track of all this information is gruelling and bewildering – it’s not an easy job.
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