Registry Cleaning

Yes, your PC is manifesting a devil’s tooth. It has suddenly started to act strange and you need a copy of the windows vista registry cleaner. You search for it on the internet and lo and behold! You see a million different companies, advertising their windows vista registry cleaner. So, which one do you download? […]

When it comes to Windows errors, the sheer variety and number of errors may leave you more than slightly confused. Depending on what is wrong with your Microsoft operating system (OS), you may run into Windows runtime errors, DLL errors, Win32 errors, ActiveX errors, Windows uninstall errors, and JavaScript errors. And these are only the […]

I don’t know how much you folks know about EXE errors, but I bet you are familiar with the .exe extension. With apologies for the alliteration, I have met plenty of regular PC and Internet users who know that certain files bear the .exe tag, but are not too sure of what these files do. […]

The first time I heard of Windows Registry was when I was 15. Having saved up to buy my first PC (a second-hand, 2GB memory job), I had used it for barely six months before it began acting funny. I would receive error messages that made no sense to me, or would be asked to […]

For those who know what OLE means in computer parlance, understanding and controlling ActiveX errors should be easy. For those who don’t, ActiveX is a technology (well, not exactly, but we’ll use that term for the present) that Microsoft created to facilitating Object Linking & Embedding (OLE to you) to empower web browsers, particularly Internet […]

As a brief introduction to Win32, you need to know that Win32 is the 32-bit API for all modern Windows versions. The Windows API, in turn, is the name that Microsoft has given to the core set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) available in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. In short, Windows API is the […]

Win32 is the 32-bit API for all modern Windows versions. Bamboozled? Okay, let us explain what API is. The Windows API, popularly known as WinAPI, is the name that Microsoft has given to the core set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) available in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. In technical jargon, all Windows programs except […]

DLL is the abbreviation used to describe Microsoft’s version of the shared library concept within Windows OS. DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library and Windows as well as other applications store various functions and data required for their proper operation using DLL files. Some DLL files are specifically used only by the application that installs […]

When was the last time you took your car to the mechanic’s for servicing? Why did you take it for a servicing anyway? Forgive us for asking obvious questions, but just as the engine of a car is its soul, which can be wrecked without proper servicing, so is Windows Registry the soul of […]

Without preamble, we would like to state one fact: if you want an error-free PC, you need to regularly clean Windows Registry.
For those stumped by this declaration, we’d better explain what Windows Registry is. In very basic terms, Windows Registry is a database that exists within every Microsoft Windows operating system. You’ll find plenty […]

The Windows Registry is such an important part of your PC that any problems with it will affect the way you run your entire system. I once read somewhere that experts call the Windows Registry “the heart, brain, mind, or even the soul of Windows. So you will appreciate that the registry is absolutely […]

Every PC user has, at some point or the other, faced the problem of Windows error messages popping up repeatedly, causing programs not to respond and the PC to slow down or freeze. The problem most often develops when you have either installed or uninstalled a program or hardware, because in either case, changes […]

When do you realize that your PC’s performance is not optimal? You know the answers, but I’ll tell you anyway - when it is so slow that a snail would seem like Carl Lewis in comparison, or when it makes a habit of crashing or hanging. That is the time to optimize your PC performance, […]

The Windows registry is a large and important configuration database storing everything from critical system information, to what wallpaper to display on your desktop. As you use your PC, your registry grows in size. Without regular maintenance, your registry can grow to the point where it causes your PC to run inefficiently. If left untreated, […]

The Windows registry is arguably one of the most used, yet least understood components of your PC. Quite simply it’s a central configuration database that’s used by Windows, and by the programs and hardware on your computer. The registry is a key component of Windows and any registry error(s) should be dealt with quickly to […]