What You Should Not Expect From Free Registry Repair Software

Many PC users believe that a free registry cleaner is a god-sent utility which is capable of resolving almost any computer issue. Among those that are by all means repairable by registry fixers I should mention:

1. All kinds of warning messages, be it from Windows Security Center about expired antivirus subscription or an error opening an incompletely downloaded movie;
2. Blue Screen Of Death, also known as BSOD;
3. Garbled fonts and incorrectly produces sounds;
4. Slow performance;
5. Too much CPU time required by certain processes;
6. Too much of system memory used by unknown applications;
7. Sudden freezing upon Windows logon;
8. Inability to boot into Safe Mode;
9. Browser refusing to open certain websites, especially those belonging to security software manufacturers;
10. Continuous pop-ups that come onto the desktop while no surfing takes place.

There are hundreds more symptoms that are believed to be repairable by free registry cleaner. However, this is nothing but a common myth.
In the list above, nothing can be solved by running a free registry cleaner. In some cases a good registry scan can help to remove part of the symptoms, but relying on single utility is senseless. The errors would not go away because they're caused by a variety of factors, where the registry is just one out of many others.

A free registry cleaner is not a panacea that quickly tackles any computer troubles. Using it alone too often makes things worse than ever. In fact, blindly relying on miraculous registry clean-up rarely pays off; in many cases, sadly, it leads to more error messages cluttering desktop, more warnings, more applications unable to load properly, corrupt settings of user accounts and even non-functioning network and Internet connection.

I could compare a free registry cleaner to a sharp blade razor. In the wrong hands, it is a deathly weapon. Use it with caution, start with complete backup and make sure your Windows usage experience will help you to restore everything back in case anything goes wrong (with cleaners, this happens regularly). Make a habit to keep a toolbox with at least one bootable CD filled with registry maintenance programs.

However, I am not here to tell you that running a free registry cleaner is never recommended. There are cases when it is a must-have tool. For example, if you happened to get a virus attack and managed to clean the pests out, it is a common approach to finish the disinfection process by doing a free registry repair, with custom settings. Removing invalid paths of previous malicious entries is a necessary step to ensure the infection would not come again.

Because it is not advised to perform any registry maintenance tasks on a frequent basis, and because this part of the Windows operating system is too sensitive to experiment with its settings, I advise that you avoid commercial products and choose a reputable and trustworthy free registry cleaner instead.

By: charlemont

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