Computer crashes and Windows errors are the worst things that could happen to your computer. It is an unpleasant experience and not to mention costly and inconvenient. Computer technicians do not come cheap as well as computer parts. The good news is that such computer problems can be avoided with proper maintenance and prevention.

You could be spared the loss of important files and cash by cleaning your operating system’s registry, where around 80% of computer problems start from. Computer registries cause problems when they overflow with unwanted data and information fed to it by the Internet. Users should therefore exercise utmost responsibility in their Internet surfing activities.

The frequent installation and un-installation of applications, utilities, programs, and games can slow down your system. For every program or application you install, data is entered to your registry. They continue to accumulate as you keep on installing more programs. Your registry is bound to crash if you keep this up and do not remove unnecessary data as you go.

It is also not advisable to remove programs without following the appropriate steps. If you try to remove programs incorrectly, there is a tendency to leave several “orphan registry keys, which also add to the size of information your registry is already carrying. Bulky programs such as Norton products come with hundreds of registry entries that using the correct removal tools would not suffice.

Furthermore, when you remove entries from the registry, place holders or empty registry keys usually remain, not much help to reducing your registry size.

Malicious spyware and viruses are also capable of inputting fallacious entries to your windows registry. They could even alter existing entries that cause errors in your system.

Your PC system works by loading the registry into the hard disk. Each time you shut down, changes made to the registry are entered in the registry files in the physical memory. So when your system crashes, the registry files cannot be updated with the new data. This results in abrupt shutdowns and system crashes. Your registry also sustains damage.

What to Do

To make sure that your registry is clean and get peace of mind, take the following simple but often taken for granted steps. Download a reliable registry cleaner. The tool enables you to carry out an in-depth scan of your registry. It will remove false and unwanted information in your registry. Registry cleaners are relatively easy to use. They solve and prevent Windows registry problems at the same time.

Registry cleaners could also serve as a defragmenter to make your registry more compact by removing registry gaps. Performing a registry cleanup and defrag on a regular basis is sure to help prevent your computer from crashing and perform more efficiently.

The abovementioned tips are very useful and will bring more benefits if you carry out a full system scan regularly. For this you would need efficient antivirus and anti-spyware programs, which need to be consistently updated. Such tools are readily available online. They are a worthy investment to keep you PC away from malicious data, programs, and applications.