How to Diagnose and Fix Registry Errors

[Taylor Evans]

Many people experience computer problems and are not sure what to do
to fix it. Nearly everyone who has a computer has the frustration of
problems turning up they cannot eliminate. The trouble is you do not
know to what extent your computer is damaged and this makes you worry
in case you have a virus. A lot of the trouble is from the registry
but how do you fix registry errors?
Here is some of the possible cause of common computer problems


The computer runs a lot slower than it used to.
Your system often crashes or sometimes just freezes.
Start-up of your computer seems to be taking longer and longer.
Error messages keep appearing. Things like 'Cannot Locate Driver' or
'Invalid Registry key'.
Your screen turns blue and is full of error messages.
It seems that you can hardly get online and the pages load very
slowly.
You cannot open some of your games and other programs.

The problems are caused by some of your computer components- Here are
some of them


The computer has hardware failure.
There are problems with the computers drivers.
There are configuration problems or internal errors
Problems with the registry.
Some applications are incompatible.
Computer infected by virus

The problems could be a combination of any or all of the above and any
one of them can make matters further complicated and difficult to
remedy. Things change in your computer the more you use it and a lot
of the problems occur because of faults of errors in your registry
although this may not be the full cause.
When you run into the problems mentioned above (and you will) there
are easy steps you can take to fix registry errors and here are three
of them.
1-Pinpoint and eliminate the cause of problems
First you will have to eliminate all possible cause by pinpointing the
problem in a systematic way to find out the exact cause. Make sure
that your computer is cleared of junk and temporary files and that
your settings are properly configured, including your internet
settings. Some of the junk to remove includes worthless program
downloads and downloads for games. With this done run your anti-virus
software and also use it to scan for adware and spyware. This should
eliminate outside factors and malicious programs that could have
infected your computer. Your compute is open and vulnerable to virus's
adware and spyware if you use the internet quite often. Online
activities that can be affected include opening your mail, playing
video games online, watching online videos, downloading music, or even
just surfing the internet.
Good anti-virus software should find and eliminate any dangerous
programs hiding within your system.
Of course this does not fix registry errors but you have to eliminate
these things first. If this does not turn up anything then it is most
probable that the problems are coming from a corrupt registry.
2-You can now do a search online to make sure the possible culprit is
registry errors.
You have now eliminated some possible causes and so you must now
suspect that the registry is the cause of your computer errors. When
any problems appear write down exactly what they say, go onto the
internet and search somewhere like Google for the exact error message
displayed on your computer. In all probability there will be umpteen
results. Search through them all and you will usually see a common
thread with the problems that points to it being a registry error. You
can take this as confirmation that you need to fix registry errors
within your computer.
3- Run a free computer scan from registry repair software
Registry cleaner software is specially designed for checking and
fixing registry errors. Many of the best reputable and reliable
software will allow you to have a free scan to check if there are
indeed any errors on your computer. To check and repair your own
registry is both risky and long winded. It entails doing a manual back
up of your computer and then going through each entry in the registry
and editing it, a painstaking job. And that is if you know what you
are doing. If you do not know how to do it properly the results could
be a lot of time consuming work that if not done correctly will lead
to damage of the system and an irretrievable loss of critical data.
The best advice is not to touch you registry but instead search for
software online that can fix registry errors. Most of this software
can also do other tasks such as file cleaning as well as registry
repair. You can check the registry repair reviews online, got to
informative forums and generally note down the best and worst of any
software programs available.
Once you have narrowed down your search and found a registry cleaner
that fits your needs then you could request a free computer scan which
will tell you what problems your registry has and will also give you a
feel as to how the software operates and how effective it will be. It
can easily be downloaded online directly to your computer and
instillation can usually be done with just a couple of clicks. They
are very effective pieces of software and will fix registry errors
with just a click.