When Should You Do A Windows Registry Scan?

There are a number of reasons why you might want to do a Windows registry scan. It could be that your computer is not running as fast as it was when you first purchased it, or you may have started to be plagued by problems such as blue screens of death, random crashing and freezing and DLL errors when trying to load a file. These are all indications that you have a corrupt Windows registry, and a Windows Registry scan should be conducted immediately.  

So, why does the Windows registry become corrupted? To understand this, we need to have an understanding of what the Windows registry actually does. The registry is a complex database that manages options and settings for the operating system, system policies, file associations and keeps track of installed and uninstalled programs. Over time, errors can appear in the registry due to incomplete and failed installations of programs. These errors and discrepancies cause the kind of problems we mentioned in the first paragraph. How, then, can you go about cleaning up the Windows registry so that your computer can be back to normal?   

There are three ways that you can go about this. The most drastic option would be to reinstall the operating system as this would reset the Windows registry. However this can take several hours and even longer to reinstall your programs and settings to the way they were before. Another option would be to manually fix the registry, however, even the most technically minded users would find this a challenging prospect. In my opinion, the best course of action would be to conduct a full Windows Registry scan in order to understand exactly what is causing your system problems. Once the scan has been completed, the registry repair program can begin to resolve the issues it has found. 

There are literally dozens of programs out there that can conduct a Windows registry scan for you. Some of the better known and most powerful programs include RegCure and Registry Easy. Both these programs are able to perform very in depth and detailed scans of your computers registry. Once the scan is complete you will at least know the extent of your registry problems and can decide on the best course of action to repair these problems.