"Hi, my computer is running awfully slow, and I think I need to repair my registry. Will this help get my PC running the way it used to? Will it stop freezing up? Will it end the annoying white box in the top left corner of my screen from popping out?"

I got this email recently and realized there are still people suffering from computers that are running slow and inefficiently. If this lady decides to repair her registry, she is definitely on her way to getting her old computer back. You see, cleaning your registry is indeed the best way to get a hanging, (not-so-) old computer running like new again.

What is the best method to repair a registry? First, let us talk about the registry repair option which is hard and not recommendable. There may be people who would like to try fixing their registry by hand. I tell you, this is a bad idea. Should you decide to do this, make sure that you are a certified computer expert. More often, even computer specialists do not repair their PC's registry because they do not want to risk making a crucial mistake. It is very easy to accidentally delete a file in your registry because it's all codes. They are not the usual words that our eyes are trained to read.

If you wish to fix your own registry, the best way to do it is by using a registry cleaner. However, make sure you that you do not download one from a freeware site. Why? Because these programs usually come with spy ware. A reliable piece of registry repair software will find the corrupt files clogging up your registry. This clogging causes other applications to malfunction. It will not only delete those files, it will also do future scans to prevent your registry from being congested again. Simple, right?