Novices - Beware of Your Registry

I’m sure like I am, you’re frustrated with spamers promising if you purchase their Registry cleaning utility, your Windows system will be protected from disaster and be rejuvenate to the youthful state it was when you purchased it.


Their sales pitch usually includes a modicum of truth mixed with a dash of scare tactics.
The following is an actual quote by a vendor of a Registry repair utility: "If you don't fix registry problems when they arise or try and prevent them from even happening at all, then you may soon find yourself faced with sudden crashes, system stalls, or a severe degradation in operating speed. Working to fix registry issues and prevent system crashes should be a top priority whether you use your computer for business or pleasure, and you'll find a greatly enhanced computing experience by doing so."


I nor any qualified technician will contest the statement that registry problems can potentially cause sudden crashes, system stalls and severe system degradation. However, it’s the suggestion by vendors of Registry cleaning and repairing software that if you visit their Web site and participate in a free Registry scan you’ll receive a "meaningful" analyses of your Registry that I and I’m sure most qualified technician will contest.


I can almost guarantee if you’ve had your computer for any length of time their analyses will
discover literally hundred of Registry entries they suggest should be repaired or purged. And it goes without saying, repaired and purged using their software.


Suggestions like there are Dll (dynamic link) files not associated with a program or an entry that doesn’t point to an active program.


Common sense should however suggest if a Dll file isn’t associated with anything and an entry doesn’t point to an active program, probably nothing bad will happen if you ignore them.


Please know I’m not suggesting all Registry repair programs are incapable of detecting potential problems. Nor suggesting a state of the art Registry repair program in the hands of a qualified technician has no value. What I am suggesting is if you’re a novice or even a bit beyond novice
allowing a software program to arbitrarily resolve Registry problems is courting disaster.


If you’ve ever observed a technician tracing a Registry problem, you know it requires significant expertise, the personality of Sherlock Homes and extraordinary patience.
Personality traits that will insure the baby isn’t thrown out with the bath water.


Here’s wishing you a Good Boot.