If you have Windows XP installed as your PCs’ operating system, then you must know how to take care of its registry. The Windows XP has a database that records everything about your computer including hardware, software, user configuration information and files. This database is called the Windows Registry. Activities and all applications running on your PC attach information to the windows registry. They also submit information from the registry continuously.

    When you uninstall an application, information on the windows registry that was created from the application currently being uninstalled is deleted. But the problem is that not all the information is deleted after uninstalling an application. Some of the information are left on the database and are unused. As applications continue to add information on the Windows Registry, there will come a time when the database has grown to an amount that could damage your computer’s performance. Afterwards, your PC will be rendered unusable. And surely, you do not want this to happen.

    To make sure that this does not happen on your PC, you must fix the Windows Registry. You can so regular scans on the registry to find the errors and fix them. With the use of “regedit.exe”, you can manually fix, edit and delete errors yourself. This is a very complicated process. If you are not sure of what you are doing, you might jeopardize the whole system. Instead of fixing the Windows Registry and keeping your PC healthy, you might end up damaging the Windows Registry yourself.

    So if you do not want to learn how to manually fix the Windows Registry using “regedit.exe”, then you may want to use a Windows Registry Cleaner. A Windows Registry Cleaner is an application that helps you fix the Windows Registry without hassles. You’ll only need a few clicks to fix the registry with this application. These applications are available for download via the internet. But you must first know how to choose a good one.

    A Windows Registry Cleaner may either be a freeware or proprietary software. This is not really an important factor since at present; freeware applications are comparable to the proprietary software. What you need to know about the application is how it functions. There are basically two methods on which a registry cleaner uses to fix the Windows Registry – Smart and Safe and Bulk and Deep.

    The Smart and Safe method carefully scans the registry for errors. It can categorize registry errors to “safe to delete”, “not fully safe to delete” and “unknown type”. With it, you can simply choose which errors to delete.

    The Bulk and Deep method can thoroughly scan the registry to the point that it reports even unknown entries as registry errors. The problem with it is that you may delete some registry information that you should not delete.

    Additional features for Windows Registry Cleaners can also be an advantage for you. Some of these applications may allow you to backup the Windows registry. With it, you can restore some registry entries that you accidentally deleted. Another good feature will be a defragmenter. If you can choose the right Windows Registry Cleaner for your PC, you’ll be sure that your PC is optimized.