Registry Purify FAQ
Q: What's Windows Registry?
A: The Windows Registry is a database which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. Whenever a user makes changes to settings, file associations, system policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry.
Q: Why do I need Registry Purify?
A: Windows?Registry is the vital center of your PC and problems with the Windows Registry are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages. These problems can occur for many reasons including uninstalling software with poor uninstall routines, missing or corrupt hardware drivers, improperly deleting files and orphaned startup programs. By using Registry Purify regularly to fix error in Windows Registry, your system should not only be more stable but also it will help Windows boot faster.
Q: What platforms does Registry Purify run on?
A: Registry Purify will work with Windows 7(32-bit), Windows Vista(32-bit), Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT. It will not work well on Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows ME.
Q: Is Registry Purify targeted for novice or advanced users?
A: Registry Purify was designed to be as simple to use as possible, Making it suitable for novice and advanced users.
Q: What is the typical usage of Registry Purify?
A: Do you encounter such case? Some software doesn't uninstall itself when you want them to be removed. How to remove such software completely becomes a problem. Especially, all kinds of entries scattered in the Windows registry. Only deleting the folder where such software places their files is not the better solution. In this case, Registry Purify will help to handle the scattered invalid registry entries instead of finding everything yourself.
Q: How Registry Purify works?
A: Windows registry develop large number of registry errors that can cause our Windows to crash, low performance and many other Windows problems. These problems can occur for many reasons including but not limited to registry entries left behind after uninstall or incorrect removal of software, missing or corrupt hardware drivers, or orphaned startup programs.
Registry Purify safely scan your entire Windows registry using robust "SharpANA Engine" algorithm to quickly identify missing and invalid references in your Windows registry and provides you with a list of all registry errors found, you can then choose to selectively clean each item or automatically repair them all. It will safely clean and repair Windows Registry problems with a few simple clicks and enable you to enjoy a cleaner and more efficient PC.
Q: How can I upgrade Registry Purify?
A: Please visit our site (http://www.registrypurify.com) for latest version of Registry Purify and other useful tools. Frequent visiting is recommend, for we improve our Registry Purify instantly.
Q: Registry Purify appears to freeze during its scan process. What's wrong?
A: Although Registry Purify may appear to freeze, please be assured that it is still running. Reason Registry Purify may appear frozen is that occasionally Registry Purify needs additional time to build its invalid entry list inside the scan results window. Other than this, any other scan or scan and repair process will occur within an acceptable time frame (normally within just a few minutes).
Q: How to scan invalid registry entries?
A: To start scanning, click on the "Analyze" button, analyzing starts. By default Registry Purify will scan all sections.
Q: How to verify invalid registry entries?
A: After finished analyzing of your Windows Registry, Registry Purify will provide you with a detailed list of all registry errors found. You can then choose to selectively clean each item or automatically repair them all. For your convenience, the list show you the invalid registry key, write time, value name and invalid data, with which you are able to examine and verify each invalid registry entry freely.
By double click any entry found in Registry Purify list, Microsoft Regedit will run focusing on the entry you just clicked. It is convenient for you to examine each entry detailedly and then make your decision.
Q: How to clean invalid registry entries?
A: Cleaning invalid registry key is very simple, you can choose from one of the two following way:
Selectively clean each
Two method to select one item in the list: one is to click the check box on the left side of each item; another is to highlight the item you want to select and click the second "Check" toolbar button. After selected item(s), just click the fifth "Clean" toolbar button to Selectively clean each.
Automatically clean all
Simply click the third "CheckAll" toolbar button to select all items and click the fifth "Clean" toolbar button to clean all.
Q: How to undo invalid registry repairs?
A: Click the sixth "Undo" toolbar(Figure 0) button, a dialog named "Undo Repairs" appears as shown below(Figure 1). Check the ?dated backup registry file(s) you want to undo, click the "Undo" button(Figure 1) on the bottom to undo repairs. Please pay attention to the second column which header is "Year/Month/Day/Hour:Minute:Second", This column helps to identify the date when registry repairs executed. By the way, the backup registry file is named with the date when repairs executed. The format is: "year.moth.day.hour.minute.second", ".reg" is the extend file name.
Q: How to directly access backup registry file?
A: For experienced user, backup registry file can be handled directly from setup folder of Registry Purify. Typically, the Registry Purify setup folder is: "C:\Program Files\Registry Purify", and backup registry file is located in "Backup" folder. NOTE: DO NOT MODIFY ANYTHING IN THE "BACKUP" FOLDER.
Q: Why should delete some backup registry files?
A: If the number of your backup registry files is over ten, Registry Purify will remind you to delete some files. For too many registry backup files will take up more hard disk space, registry backup file deleting recommended. Just check the backup registry file(s) you want to remove, click the "Delete" button on the bottom to delete (direct deleting, not in "Recycle Bin") file(s).
Q: What format Registry Purify used for registry backup?
A: For end user's convenience, Registry Purify's backup registry file is compatible with Microsoft Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00. The registry file is fully opened to end users, meaning that you can edit directly or just import manually by double click on it.
Q: I need to reinstall the software, unfortunately I lost my registration code. What should I do?
A: If you have lost the registration code, contact us at support@registrypurify.com and please include the copy of your order receipt.
Q: How to contact us?
A: Web: http://www.registrypurify.com
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