How to seelct a Good Vista Registry Cleaner

How to Select a Good Vista Registry Cleaner

The health of your Windows Vista registry is vitally important to the functionality of your computer. This is because the registry is a centralized store of all hardware, software, user, and system setup configuration information of your Windows system. Because of the need to maintain a healthy registry, experts recommend regular use of a reliable and efficient registry cleaner tool to perform registry scan and repair.

Discussed here are some of the tips that you can follow while choosing a registry cleaner tool for your Windows Vista computer.

Tip #1: Compatibility: As Windows Vista is just a year old, there are not many registry tools that are actually compatible with the operating system. This is the reason why, while making your choice, you need to first ensure that the registry cleaner you choose is compatible with Vista.

Tip #2: Technique: Many registry cleaners boast of weeding out hundreds of errors from the registry. These claims may sound impressive but are not necessarily helpful. Many times, the tools that report errors in bulk, display all entries that the tool is not sure about as errors. This practice may put you in a deeper pit because it is quite possible that you have some programs running on your system that your registry tool has no knowledge about. If you delete these entries, the program dependent on these entries may stop functioning and display computer errors. Therefore, it is recommended that you look and go for a registry tool that uses smart algorithms to not only search for errors but also analyze the errors that it is not sure of and then display only genuine issues as errors. It is also recommended that you opt for a tool that uses a categorical method to display the errors. For instance, a good tool may display identified registry problems in ‘Safe to Delete’, ‘Not Sure’, and ‘Unknown’ categories. These categories will help you easily scan through the reported errors and ensure that no mistakes happen when you clean your registry using this tool.

Tip #3: Backup Options: 99% of registry cleaner tools come equipped with backup and restore features. So, how do you choose a registry tool based on a feature that is included in almost every tool? Well, just backup is not enough, you must look for more. For instance, you must check if the tool you are planning to buy has both full and selective backup features. It is also a good idea to opt for a tool that comprises an undo option—a feature that is missing even in the Windows Vista Registry Editor tool (regedit). Finally, you must see if the tool makes a registry backup before performing the registry scan and repair. This is important because if you encounter errors soon after cleaning up the registry, you can restore the registry from the backup made earlier.

Tip #4: Registry Defrag Feature: Ensure that the tool you opt for has the registry defrag feature. This option is important because it helps in reindexing and consolidating the fragmented registry files. The tool also helps in bringing down the size of the registry. A contiguous and small registry helps in speeding up data access and in turn, helps in enhancing the performance of your computer.

Tip #5: Additional PC Maintenance Features: Additional tools offered by several registry cleaner tools make them a real value for the money. These additional features help you perform several other PC maintenance activities, such as managing Startup programs, clean up temporary files, and remove unwanted Internet Browser Help Objects (BHOs). These additional features help you remove unwanted data from the PC and assure you of an error-free, high performance system.

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