A computer registry that has not been properly maintained for a very long time will start to create some problems for the system. One usual indication that your PC registry needs cleanup is when your computer is running very slow, usually much slower than what you would expect from it on a normal use. Another is when it completely freezes while you are in the middle of doing things. The last one is certainly the worst that can happen so you definitely would like to keep such things from ever happening.

When Microsoft created the Windows operating system, it included the registry as one of its important functions or features. You can think of the registry is a large repository of all of the things being done on your computer. It can be the processes that you are very much aware of such as when you are typing a document, browsing a web page or making some calculations. It can also be background process such as your anti spy-ware program making a scan of your system or your program conducting an automatic backup of your current projects. All of these actions or processes are recorded in the registry. Now could the registry be filled? That is not very clear but what is sure is that too much of anything is bad. That is why too much processes or files that are within the registry will eventually make the whole system work harder and thus, run slower.

How can you prevent such ill occurrences? The only thing that you can do is to clean up your registry. You can do it manually, meaning by yourself but that is not recommended by the experts especially if you do not know your way around the registry. That is because you might delete some files that are essential for certain programs to run. The safer way to do things is to use a registry cleaner. It is a software dedicated to maintaining the condition of the registry to keep things in good order.