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Results of our
7 day test of
popular registry cleaners:
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We
don't hate ErrorDoctor.. its
flashy and a bit of eye
candy for the younger
generation. We ranked
Errordoctor at number 6,
Well behind the leader
RegCure.
Our top choice RegCure,
detected and cleaned a lot
more problems, 113 errors
for RegCure vs. 14 for
ErrorDoctor.
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About the Windows Registry
and a complete overview of
Error Doctor
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What Is The Windows
Registry?
The Windows registry is a
critically important aspect
of your computer system. It
stores a he variety of
information regarding your
Windows operating system.
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It also houses settings for
Windows software and most
other software applications
that are found on your PC.
Changes To The Windows
Registry
When you start an
application or a file,
Windows consults its
registry to determine the
exact process to follow and
also determines many of your
personal preferences for
these same programs.
Whenever you create or
delete files, amend programs
or files, and install or
uninstall information the
Windows registry should
change accordingly so all
new settings and pertinent
information is accurately
stored and used.
Why Errors Occur
Because of its importance it
is not surprising to learn
that the registry is one of
the leading contributing
factors to many errors,
software failures, and file
errors. Exception and fatal
errors can also be
attributed to an entry or
number of entries within the
registry. This is because,
over time, the registry
becomes filled with more and
more entries. These entries
can become corrupt for a
number of reasons but
regardless of why it has
happened it is likely to
cause serious problems that
have fairly serious
consequences in some cases.
What Is an Error Cleaner?
Error Doctor is a registry
cleaner. Registry cleaning
applications scan through
all system files and
registry entries to find any
spurious information. Error
Doctor can find any program
interactions, missing
entries, duplicated entries,
and corrupt entries. If you
have never run a registry
cleaner on your system or it
is a long time since you
last cleaned your registry
entries then there is a very
good chance that there are
hundreds or even thousands
of problems. It is believed
that more than 90% of all
computers have 100 or more
problems within the Windows
registry.
Registry Backup And Undo
The registry backup feature
of Error Doctor enables you
to backup the entire
registry. This is
particularly useful should
you remove any registry
entries that turn out to be
useful. This is rare but
because of the role that the
registry plays and the fact
that the registry entries
are so important, it is
possible. Once you have
created a backup point you
can always revert back to
this stage should the need
arise.
Scheduling A Regular
Clean Of The Registry
The scheduler is a very
handy addition to the
feature set too. You can
schedule Error Doctor to
scan for errors every five
minutes, every five hours,
or every five days. You can
even set it to run every
time you start your
computer. Bearing in mind
how often the registry
itself changes and how many
errors may be caused by this
it is highly advised that
you use the scheduler. You
should attempt to clean the
registry at least every week
but more often is preferable
if you are a heavy computer
user.
Automatic Scanning
The automatic scan is
designed primarily for use
by the non-technical user.
This scans for all registry
entries that are incorrect,
duplicated, or missing. It
also provides a solution and
every error is grouped
easily and accordingly. You
can choose to fix one
problem at a time or you can
select a particular group
and clean them all at once.
Using The Error Doctor
Free Scan
Error Doctor offers a
completely free scan of your
registry. This will enable
you to see any problems that
are currently found in your
registry as well as detailed
information regarding each
one. The free scan is
designed to show you how
effective the program is in
finding these errors. While
they may not currently be
causing a specific error,
cleaning your registry can
free up masses of hard drive
and system space not only
improving the speed and
performance of your computer
in general but making your
system much more robust and
reliable.
