I would like to know what things I can do in my computer's registry to make it rund better, but also not take things out that will make it run "bad"
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A good program that can be used to clean all the unnecessary junk off of your computer (including cleaning erronuous registry entries) is CCleaner. It can be downloaded at http://www.ccleaner.com/.
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You can see most registry cleaner freeware and some shareware to list on http://www.regsofts.com. Browse the categories, you will find something worthy of downloading onto your system. For example: \nFree Windows Registry Repair   http://www.regsofts.com/free_registry_repair/registry_repair.htm\nRegSeeker   http://www.regsofts.com/freeware/regseeker.htm\nCCleaner   http://www.regsofts.com/freeware/ccleaner.htm
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for slow pc, download this tool to speed up ur pc. this software will help u to find out and will fix all the window and registry error. These are are the main cause of slow down ur pc.\n\nhttp://www.pcwiles.com/pconpoint.htm
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Never ever mess with the registry unless you know what you are doing! Its basically a place that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences and setup information... and it is a mess. One of the reasons why I stick to Linux :)\n\nIf you really want to do some registry clean up, get CCleaner which is very useful. \n\nAnd always make a backup by going to File > Export and saving the current state of the registry. This can be imported at a later stage if something goes wrong
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Dear,\n\nPay attention if a Program/Application is asking You\nfor customizing Your Browser, the REAL thing is that THEY\nwill change Your Active-X and send You a lot of Tracking Cookies ( so SPYWARE and MALWARE !!)\nClick on START, => Office-Tools => System-Tools => System-Repair !\nYour registry-system is under Your Windows directory,\ndon't change it Manual if You aren't 100% sure, or unexperienced with registry ...\n\nRegards,\nGuy
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try registry mechanic 5.2.0 it cleans up corrupt and no longer needed files and resets your registry safely .plus it has other features to numerous to mention
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If you are using windows xp then run system restore to restore your computer at a previous point before you ran registry editor. \nstart > all programs > accessories > system tools > system restore\nYou should make a backup of registry before you use any registry cleaning program. In that case you can safely go back to the previous setting.\nTo manually backup registry.\nClick on start > run\nType regedit\npress ok\nIn the registry editor press\nFile > Export \nGive a name. The registry settings file is saved in My Documents folder by default.\nYou can use File > Import and select the file to go back to your old settings.
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Type > regedit <in the run box ..There are some in HKEy classes root.. You will find them in various places in registry..\n\nIf you have the route to follow you can get to the one you are looking for \n\nI don't know of a specific help though
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Great question and thanks for participating. It's obvious that you have a great deal of knowledge with computers simply because you wouldnt have the particular equipment in your computer if you didnt. There are a few things that can cause that problem as you know, cookies and temp files being the main cause. Also, by defragging the hard drive will help. The registry files can also cause problems of that nature and will need to be cleaned up and repaired if necessary. Registry cleaners are available at no charge in some cases and can be found by using www.google.com. Last of all, do not overlook the possibilities of trojans, viruses, etc which can also cause that problem for you. If I can help in any way, plz let me know and i'll work with you step by step until the problem is solved. Hit me on dumbbutt4321@yahoo.com if you'd like. Larry RadioShack 01-9590
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Manually editing a registry can be very dangerous.  If you are not 100% sure of what you are doing, don't do it.  Also, make sure you have a backup of your data before you mess around with it.  Danger lurks.\n\nAnyway, the administrator account should be able to edit the registry.  May just want to check you user account settings to make sure the administrator account really does have administrator access.  It can be taken away.  May also be the result of spy ware or a virus.
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You should probably reinstall Windows.  After a while, your registry fills up with crap that it doesn't need.  That means you computer runs slower.  You can try using a registry cleaning program, but the best thing to do is just reinstall Windows and learn to keep your computer 'clean'.
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Why would you have registry problems in the first place, many of these registry fixing programs are nothing more than a way to get your money. If you try to do it yourself you can run Regedit from your RUN command line...but back it up first!\n\nUsually the programs you are speaking of find a small portion of a program that is no longer in your computer and is referenced in your registry...this WILL NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. Virtually every single program leaves a trace of itself in your registry, don't worry about it!!
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First backup your entire registry by Run-Regedit-File-Export.\n\nThen you can freely use any of the registry cleanup tools.\n\nIf you mess up no problem just restore your registry. Run-Regedit-File-Import
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That can cause a great deal of trouble.\n\nWhat makes you think you want to remove a key from your registry?\n\nWhat key is it?
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No.  It will not harm your system.  I have this on my computer at home, and I use it frequently.  If in doubt, choose the option to back up the registry, when prompted.  This is a nice little piece of software, right up there with others like SpyBot - search and destroy and AVG Free edition.
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You Will have to remove manually. Find out what is the folder where the program is installed. Search the registry for that folder (and maybe executable) and remove the keys/values that refer it. (backup everything you remove). Then delete the folder.\n\nAn easier way is to just remove the folder, then run a cleaner (like CClean), which will clean the orphaned registry keys and shortcuts.
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go into system info from your system tools menu. The registry scan tool is in there.