After a period of time all Windows operated computers will slow down. How long it takes for this to become noticeable depends on how much use the machine has. You will one day notice that your computer is noticeably slower than it once was and in addition it freezes more often,or even occasionally crashes completely. The problems start to mount up and it is no longer the efficient fast machine it was when it was newer. This takes place gradually, and depends on how much the computer is used,but it does happen to all Windows operated computers.

This naturally is a cause of much concern and annoyance and you would like to do something to correct it. The thing is that you don't know the cause of the slow running or where to start for a solution to the problem.

Well from long experience I can tell you what is almost certainly the cause of the problem and moreover how you can quite simply put an end to it. In nearly all instances the problem originates with your computer registry. All Windows operated computers since Windows 95 have used a registry in the operating system. The registry is a database of information which the computer's operating system uses to run the computer and programs installed in it.

When you use your computer data is stored in your registry. As a result the registry will accumulate much unwanted data which can take up plenty of space. A lot of this data is out of date and no longer of use.

The unwanted material consists of parts of programs which have never been completely uninstalled and fragments of programs which were not installed successfully. Spyware is often installed without your knowledge and assorted bits of data are also choking your computer's registry.

You require an easy way to remove all this unwanted data from your registry. The good news is there is a simple way to perform this task.

A registry cleaner application, which you can download from the internet, will give you a free scan of your registry to determine what problems are present. The application will show you what these problems are with no charge. You can examine this report and then decide how you want to proceed from there.

You may if you wish remove the unwanted material yourself. Windows computers have a function known as Regedit installed. By using Regedit you can clean your registry. It is a simple process. You just have to examine the registry entries and delete those you don't want. It is actually just that easy.

If you don't know how to do this the registry cleaner application can do the work,for a quite reasonable charge. Should you decide to do the cleaning yourself be very careful. The registry contains a lot of essential entries which should never be edited out. Should you edit out any essential entries the computer may become inoperable or your programs may not run properly. The only way to proceed then is to reinstall the operating system.

If you do not have the computer knowhow to determine what entries are essential, and what are not, you should not try to edit the registry. It is much better to do it the safe way and use the registry cleaner program which can perform the task safely and easily.

Good registry cleaner utilities will first backup the registry so that it can be restored if this becomes necessary. The registry will then be edited step by step to remove all unecessary files and shortcuts, unused drivers, and a lot more.

The registry will be completely edited and tuned up thus making it work properly as it did before it became choked with data. The computer will be returned to full speed running and will be equal to new.

The first step in the process is to obtain a free scan of the computer registry to determine what problems may be present. Registry repair applications are available for download on the internet. We have purchased and tried out all the popular applications. We found that all of them will perform the necessary work but of course there is the good,the better and the best in terms of ease of use and results obtained. We tested all of the applications on the same computer to see what their scans would show. The cleaning and repair were not carried out till all of the scans had been completed. This allows a meaningful comparison of the errors which each program could find.