Recommended registry repair software:
The Windows registry suffers from a few disadvantages. For example, any application that does not uninstall properly, or does not have an uninstaller, can leave entries in the registry. Over time the computer suffers “Software Rot” as the registry fills with left-over and possibly misfunctioning entries. The structure is complex and hard to manipulate in practice, and any damage done to the registry can break your system, make it run slowly or produce neverending error messages. This is why we recommend any of these registry repair softwares.
What is the registry?
Wikipedia’s article on the Windows registry has the following definition:
The Windows registry is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows 32-bit versions, 64-bit versions and Windows Mobile. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, users, preferences of the PC, etc. Whenever a user makes changes to Control Panel settings, file associations, system policies, or most installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry. The registry also provides a window into the operation of the kernel, exposing runtime information such as performance counters and currently active hardware. This use of registry mechanism is conceptually similar to the way that Sysfs and procfs expose runtime information through the file system (traditionally viewed as a place for permanent storage), though the information made available by each of them differs tremendously. The Windows registry was introduced to tidy up the profusion of per-program INI files that had previously been used to store configuration settings for Windows programs. These files tended to be scattered all over the system, which made them difficult to track.