Probably the most overlooked computer maintenance tool is the registry cleaner. Not only is it a somewhat unknown entity, it also gets a bad rap from some people who either don’t know how to use it properly and just don’t have an understanding of how a Windows registry works.

I will use this article to make a case in favor of registry cleaners because I know their use is important in fighting off registry corruption. Also, I will talk about just what registry corruption can do to an operating system and how it can hinder normal computer operations.

Yes, Registry Corruption is Real

I repair computers as my line of work. I know registry corruption is a reality because I see it all the time. I’ve seen registry corruption slow computers down to the extent they were aggravating to operate and I’ve seen it render computers inoperable. I also have used registry cleaners to get a great many of these broken computers back up and running again. Most times, this has happened to the surprise and delight of my customers.

How do I know registries cleaners need to be used? The answer is simple. Because registries do become corrupted and when they do, the computer’s performance will inevitably suffer, maybe even to the point of becoming nonfunctional.

New OS’s Need To Be Corruption Free

Years ago you could get away without a registry cleaner. However, the newer operating systems, namely Windows XP and Vista corrupt easily, and because these OS’s are so huge, a little bit of corruption goes a long way toward deteriorating the performance of these systems.

The first signs of registry corruption is a slowing computer. Of course, spyware and viruses also will cause a computer to slow down as well, but if a computer is free of these parasites, a slow computer is usually caused by registry corruption.

Why Not Clean the Registry

I don’t know what these people who think registry cleaners are useless do when their computers slow down and spyware or viruses are not the problem. In my experience, when this situation occurs, it is always registry corruption causing the problem. I personally, don’t know how I’d get along without a registry cleaner.

So, when your computer starts performing poorly, the first thing to do is use a spyware and/or virus scanner. These two programs do about the same thing. If you find problems there, clean them out. If that puts your computer back on its feet, great! If not, get a free registry scan with a reputable registry cleaner.

From my experience, I know once you clean a corrupt registry with a good registry cleaner, the computer starts to perform better than it has in a while. I have had many happy customers remark after their computer’s registry was cleaned, that they hadn’t seen their computer perform so well in a long time.

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