How to Run a Registry Scan

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How to Clean Your Windows Registry and Speed Up Your PC More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Barbara Piscitelli | permalink
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A cluttered Registry can slow Windows to a crawl, but cleaning it up effectively isn't easy. Steve Bass reviews some of the leading Registry cleaners, and offers tips to help you get your Registry down to size and improve your PC's performance.

For further reading: http://www.pcworld.com/article/149951/registry_cleaner.html ^[1]

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How to clean computer registry More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Eric Temple - Morris | permalink
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how can i clean up my computer registry
Tags: Protect,Microsoft Security Essentials,Getting Started and Upgrading

For further reading: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_start/how-to-clean-computer-registry/683b8c3f-9601-425f-83e1-c016d4aef31d ^[2]

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How to Clean Your Computer's Registry More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Avi Barak | permalink
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The computer registry is a blueprint for everything goes on your PC and how it fits together. Learn how the computer registry affects performance.
Tags: computer registry, clean computer registry, computer's registry, windows registry, registry files

For further reading: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/clean-computer-registry.htm ^[3]

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Why Using a Registry Cleaner Won’t Speed Up Your PC or Fix Crashes More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Ed Lynskey | permalink
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We’ve said it again and again: Registry cleaners don’t speed up your PC. At best, they’re a waste of time — and often money. At worst, they can cause problems by removing registry entries they shouldn’t.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/171633/why-using-a-registry-cleaner-wont-speed-up-your-pc-or-fix-crashes/ ^[4]

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How to Clean Your Registry More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by John Washer | permalink
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In systems running Windows, the registry is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system and information and settings for almost all the hardware and software. Here's how to clean your registry safely... Download...
Tags: WikiHow, Clean Your Registry, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Your-Registry ^[5]

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How to Scan a Registry | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Rochelle Mons - Larson | permalink
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Windows provides you with a tool to scan your registry for any corruption or deleted entries. The tool is called "scanreg," and it is run in the Windows command prompt. The software scans each key in the registry and attempts to fix any errors. If the hard disk is corrupted in the location where the Windows registry is saved, scanreg alerts you and...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_6122292_scan-registry.html ^[6]

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Rochelle Mons - Larson, Barbara Piscitelli, Eric Temple - Morris, Ed Lynskey, Avi Barak, John Washer

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1. http://www.pcworld.com/article/149951/registry_cleaner.html

2. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_start/how-to-clean-computer-registry/683b8c3f-9601-425f-83e1-c016d4aef31d

3. http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/clean-computer-registry.htm

4. http://www.howtogeek.com/171633/why-using-a-registry-cleaner-wont-speed-up-your-pc-or-fix-crashes/

5. http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Your-Registry

6. http://www.ehow.com/how_6122292_scan-registry.html