Chapter 4

Being a computer technician I find a Registry Repair tool invaluable. For the most part they are quick, thorough and eliminate the possibility of human error. Editing the registry is a tedious task that I would gladly hand over to the right tool. I have heard great things about Registry Mechanic and Regcure. My colleagues have said wonderful things about these tools but I am the type of person who can’t recommend anything I wouldn’t use myself. So with that said let me shed a little light on how I approach Registry repair and system optimization as a professional. First off by the time I get a computer it is in bad shape mainly because the repair shop is always the last ditch effort before the system goes into the garbage. So I usually have my work cut out for me. After I have eliminated any viruses or spy-ware I like to use my registry repair tool to clean the registry. Registry Easy with eliminate all invalid keys and registry errors for me. One other thing I like is it removes junk files like cookies and temp files. This is a big plus for the less tech savvy folk. After that I like to use the Internet Explorer tool to restore Internet Explorer. This gets rid of even more junk. Next I run the system optimizer, internet optimizer and memory tweak. I always like to check the run key in the registry for unnecessary start up programs. I covered this earlier in chapter 2. For Windows 2000 and up I like to check the services icon in the control panel for unneeded services. 9 times out of 10 I am able to save the Windows installation. If you have a copy of registry easy and want a step by step tutorial visit my website registryrepairtool.net