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The Windows Registry contains information pertaining to drivers and related settings for hardware components; key OS parameters; information about services, protocols, and application data; and much, ...

Making changes to the Windows Registry, that arcane collection of files housed deep within the Windows operating system, can best be characterized as "fools rush in where even experienced gear heads ...

PCs that are slow to boot, frequently crash, or take forever to open applications typically suffer from a fragmented hard drive, clogged registry, and a myriad other problems. Fortunately, you can ...

Got a sluggish PC, or one that crashes? Want to make sure that your PC doesn’t get that way? One way to keep your PC in top shape is to make sure that its Registry ...

Wise Registry Cleaner locates and corrects problems in the Windows registry including missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing referenced ...

Registry cleaners basically clean, repair and optimize Windows system’s registry.When you see signs of stability problems like freezes, crashes and errors continually popping-up, or an application ...

Do you clean your Windows registry often? If you do, you'll likely notice that, despite some claims that it speeds up your computer...it doesn't. In fact, there's a good chance that you didn't notice ...

Over time, uninstalling applications, altering system settings, removing hardware and making other changes to Windows Vista can damage the integrity of the registry, leaving behind abandoned keys ...

Q: I have a bunch of folders and documents on my PC (Vista operating system) that I cannot get rid of. I did an Internet search to find a remedy, but have not been successful. Do you have a fix for ...