Registry cleaners are available online for anyone to download and the variety and range of the software available are actually quite eclectic. I think that is the one problem that people face when looking for a good and free registry cleaner to solve their computer slow down problems - or to just do maintenance on their registry. There are several things you should look out for when choosing a free registry clean online.

Firstly, always be wary of sales copy written on the website; anyone can tout and impress to no end with claims and sweeping statements, but there is such a thing as going too far. In the area of registry cleaners, the product should really be selling itself; personally, I would give more attention to those websites who have a clean approach and a matter of fact list of what the software can do than I would those who use big bold red letters promising you the world.

Also, a registry cleaner is never truly a single focused product because computer slowdowns are an interlinked problem within any computer’s matrix. Since the registry deals with almost everything to do within the Windows environment and online connectivity, a registry cleaner should now represent a holistic solution to people’s problem. Looking at a few cleaners on the market, a few of the good ones, I noticed a trend towards value added support for people with computer slowdown problems.

Just an example, most of the cleaners now provide support for aspects of the internet explorer browser like temporary internet files, cookies, history, recently typed URLs, lost .dat files and even form completion. They are able to track all those files that you do not need and are just taking up space and delete them from the system. They are also able to delve into other aspects of the explorer environment and system settings like recycle bin issues, memory dumps, fragmented files, MRUs and start menu options.

Many of the cleaners available online provide the option to review the start up programs running on computers and remove those that were non essential. Of course, going into the issue of the registry, any good registry cleaner should be able to get rid of most common problems like missing shared DLLs, unused file extensions, Active X and Class issues, application command lines, orphan keys, obsolete software etc.

The list is actually quite long, but it is a critical list of all the possible ways that your computer can be slowed down. For anyone looking for a registry cleaner online, I would say that there are many for you to choose from. Like any purchasing decision, free or not, you need to do research on the software that has caught your eye and ensure it has good reviews. Many independent editorials and online software sites provide such information, including user testimonials. It is a good start for you to make a decision and be rid of all your slowdowns in your PC.

Why is a registry cleaner your PC’s best friend?

Imagine if you will that your computer is like an office, one that can do almost anything that you want. Time and again, you need to upgrade your equipment, put in new things, update your store room, your inventory and library of projects. If there was no one to be placed in charge of all of this, you will one day enter a maelstrom of a mess. Things get lost easily, you are unable to find what you need, calls don’t get through - eventually everything slows down to a crawl because there are just not enough organising and cleaning up.

The registry in your computer is the nexus, the brain and the hub that tracks everything down - whatever happens within the mainframe is listed as embedded keys and command lines, registry entries are like the anomalous logbooks of the Windows operating system. As time goes by and no upkeep is maintained, the same slow down effect of critical operations will be felt by your operating system. Just like the office analogy that I gave in the opening paragraph, files will take eons to load, you won’t be able to find what you need, the internet is slow, you get a whole list of errors - half of which you do not understand and to load Windows - well let’s just say you can play a round of golf before anything loads up properly.

This is why the registry cleaner is your PC’s best friend because with it, all these problems can be avoided and you can have a fast running and responsive PC on hand. This is especially critical if you use a PC primarily for your work and in this technocratic world of online connectivity and internet interactivity - of virtual boardrooms and email based businesses, having a fast PC is essential to maintaining your business and work needs. Any sort of a slow down can mean either low productivity or a loss of profits. You should never be in the position where you are frustrated every time you turn on the computer. What a registry cleaner does is that it scans the registry and removes everything that is causing Windows slowdowns and errors.

A lot of the rundll errors, Active X errors, program launch problems, slow start-ups and even Windows infamous blue screens can be traced back to the registry. Antivirus and anti spyware software are simply not enough when it comes to protecting your PC because the mechanisms of their software are not foolproof.

Every day more and more viruses, Trojans and worms are being produced with complex codes that can go around the defences of your computer and once they enter the registry, you need the delicate hands of a dedicated cleaner to make sure that everything is running smoothly and all the footprints and bad command lines/nefarious data entries left behind by these manufactured data-demons can be erased.

Don’t make the same mistake as other people of leaving your computer, your office and your centre of your daily activities to be a trundling elephant on a rocky path - you paid for speed, and this is something you have to ensure you get.

Why is a registry cleaner your PC’s best friend?

Imagine if you will that your computer is like an office, one that can do almost anything that you want. Time and again, you need to upgrade your equipment, put in new things, update your store room, your inventory and library of projects. If there was no one to be placed in charge of all of this, you will one day enter a maelstrom of a mess. Things get lost easily, you are unable to find what you need, calls don’t get through - eventually everything slows down to a crawl because there are just not enough organising and cleaning up.

The registry in your computer is the nexus, the brain and the hub that tracks everything down - whatever happens within the mainframe is listed as embedded keys and command lines, registry entries are like the anomalous logbooks of the Windows operating system. As time goes by and no upkeep is maintained, the same slow down effect of critical operations will be felt by your operating system. Just like the office analogy that I gave in the opening paragraph, files will take eons to load, you won’t be able to find what you need, the internet is slow, you get a whole list of errors - half of which you do not understand and to load Windows - well let’s just say you can play a round of golf before anything loads up properly.

This is why the registry cleaner is your PC’s best friend because with it, all these problems can be avoided and you can have a fast running and responsive PC on hand. This is especially critical if you use a PC primarily for your work and in this technocratic world of online connectivity and internet interactivity - of virtual boardrooms and email based businesses, having a fast PC is essential to maintaining your business and work needs. Any sort of a slow down can mean either low productivity or a loss of profits. You should never be in the position where you are frustrated every time you turn on the computer. What a registry cleaner does is that it scans the registry and removes everything that is causing Windows slowdowns and errors.

A lot of the rundll errors, Active X errors, program launch problems, slow start-ups and even Windows infamous blue screens can be traced back to the registry. Antivirus and anti spyware software are simply not enough when it comes to protecting your PC because the mechanisms of their software are not foolproof.

Every day more and more viruses, Trojans and worms are being produced with complex codes that can go around the defences of your computer and once they enter the registry, you need the delicate hands of a dedicated cleaner to make sure that everything is running smoothly and all the footprints and bad command lines/nefarious data entries left behind by these manufactured data-demons can be erased.

Don’t make the same mistake as other people of leaving your computer, your office and your centre of your daily activities to be a trundling elephant on a rocky path - you paid for speed, and this is something you have to ensure you get.

The latest version of the Windows operating system is Vista, so any computers running the popular XP operating system will now probably be at least a couple of years old. Computers slow down as they get older. This is due a number of factors, such as installing/uninstalling lots of programs over time, a build up of cookies downloaded from the internet, and an increasing number of programs starting up as the computer boots up. You may be getting a little bit frustrated with the speed of your Windows XP computer, and may even be tempted to buy a new model with the latest operating system on it. However, it is often the case that with a little tender loving care, your old XP computer can be restored back to its former high speed glory.

As previously mentioned, one factor which can slow a computer down is the installing and uninstalling of lots of programs over a period of time. The reason this slows the PC down is that it clogs up the Windows Registry, and can also result in crucial dependency files getting removed from the registry. As well as a reduction in speed, this can also cause a variety of system errors and sometimes even the dreaded blue screen of death. For this reason, it is important to keep the registry clean.

Another factor in the gradual slowing down of a computer over time is the gradual build up of temporary files or cookies which have been downloaded from the internet. These files are harmless enough, but if they are not cleaned up on a regular basis they can bloat your computer’s temporary directory, making internet performance slower than is necessary. You can easily fix this yourself by browsing to the temporary directory and deleting its contents.

Installed programs which have been deleted but not uninstalled can also cause performance issues. Just deleting the folder containing the program will only remove the executable program. The dependency files will still remain, and will probably be in some hard to find system folder. This results in orphaned entries in the registry, which while mainly harmless, has the effect of needlessly bloating the registry.

All of the above factors are unavoidable if you are a regular user of a computer. Its is especially applicable to Windows XP computers because they are at least a couple of years old now, and an otherwise fine computer may be running slowly for reasons which are easily fixable.

The best way to solve these problems is to get a Windows Registry Cleaner. There are a number of them available on the market today, available for immediate download. A registry cleaner will optimize the performance of the computers registry, clean up the temporary directory, and give you the option to clean up your start up folder. This may sound simple, but it can add a much needed speed injection to your old Windows XP computer.

For some reason, there seems to be a cottage industry developing which is all about making registry cleaners seem useless or even worse, a waist of money. Why there are people out there telling stories about the evils of cleaning computer registries, I just don’t know.

In this article, I will make a case in favor of registry cleaners and tell why I truly believe every PC owner should be using one of these programs on a regular basis and how I have come to this conclusion. I will also point out how letting corruption build up in the registry could contribute to the demise of a computer.

You will read no technical jargon here. This is all about my business which is keeping home computers running the way they did when they were first taken out of the box. In other words, I am a computer technician and so, I will be talking from that perspective.

Customer Satisfaction

An engineer can sit in a lab and pour over theoretical computer behavior if he or she would like. However, there is one statistic an engineer will never discover. That is the thousands, yes thousands of satisfied customers who have thanked me for either properly cleaning their computers’ registries or in many cases, explaining to them the proper way to use a good commercial registry cleaner.

There is absolutely no doubt about it! Making sure your computer’s registry is free of corruption is a necessary part of its general maintenance, and unless you’re a certified Microsoft technician, only a registry cleaner is able to handle that function. Maybe a few years ago a computer operator could get away without scanning and repairing a registry, but not today.

Windows XP and Vista develop registry corruption routinely. This corruption is not the result of misuse. It occurs from normal use and if it is not taken care of it will slow down your computer, sometimes to a crawl! There are many other maladies a corrupt registry will cause. Amongst these maladies are computer errors and crashes.

No Hypotheses, But a Way of Life

My livelihood is repairing computers. I’ve seen computers that were running so slowly they were taking 10 minutes to load a simple Web page and these computers were spyware and virus free. The owner did nothing wrong that would cause the PC to behave this way. Still, after using a good registry cleaner the computer ran great. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this has happen!

Don’t pay any attention to those who are demeaning the use of registry cleaners. They obviously haven’t run into the same situations I have. Probably, they have never repaired a home computer in their lives!

Finally, registry scans are free. So, if you find you don’t have registry corruption, you don’t have to deal with a registry cleaner. However, if you do have registry corruption and you have a computer that is not functioning well. This corruption is probably the problem! At this point you really need to get that registry cleaned. I don’t care what anybody else says!