January 5th, 2009 | 
Author: Back in the Windows 95/98 days, computer viruses and spyware were the biggest stumbling blocks to smooth computing. However, now there is a new computer enemy in town. Its name is registry corruption.
Registry corruption is a relatively new concern to computer owners. Probably the reason for this is two-fold. First, before virus and spyware cleaners were as advanced as they are today, we had all we could handle keeping our computers free of these parasites. Second, Windows 95 and 98 were tiny compared to Windows XP and Vista and so registry corruption just didn’t affect computers the same way it does today.
So, what harm can registry corruption cause, what causes registry corruption and most of all what can we do about it? In this article, we’re going to discuss these things and see if we can make some sense of them.
Stuff That Gets Added
When we add a program or anything tangible to a computer, we add entries to the registry. When that program is removed, many of the entries from that program are still left behind in the registry. These entries, which are no longer needed, are known as registry corruption. There are other forms of registry corruption, but this is the most common one.
Another kind of registry corruption is added to our registries when we surf the Net. This is the temporary computer files that remain after we are through surfing. After these files are deleted, their registry entries remain.
Believe it or not viruses, spyware, adware and all the other kinds of malware, though they are unwanted programs, are viable software programs so, when they are removed, they too leave registry corruption behind.
Though it may not seem like a serious problem at first, registry corruption can do serious harm to your computer operations and eventually your operating system. Corruption will jam up ordinary operations because the operating system will have to deal with thousands of entries telling the operation system to go to places that don’t exist. This will make your computer very slow and become prone to errors and crashes.
The Next Step
What all this means is, in today’s world we have many more programs placing entries in the registry than ever before. Probably there are thousands of times more entries being placed in the registry than there were 10 years ago. Add to this fact that the newer Windows operating systems, namely Windows Vista and XP are way larger than the early Windows operating systems and you can see how registry corruption has become a real issue!
It is easy enough to take care of registry corruption, just install a good registry cleaner on your computer and run it periodically. The best time to run a registry cleaner is after spyware has been removed. You do have a good spyware cleaner installed on your computer; don’t you?
You now know why it is important to keep your PC free of registry corruption. Now see how the top rated registry repair programs rate against one another and find out how to get a free scan with any one of them at: Registry Cleaner Reviews. Also, find out how to repair any computer that has lost its speed at: Repair Slow Computer.
Article Source: Registry Repairs and Your Computer’s Health
