Technology: PC Tips : How to Clean Windows XP Registry

Cleaning Windows XP registry involves downloading Microsoft Reg Clean, which scans the registry for any unresolved issues and un-installed programs that it can clean out. Clean Windows XP registry with tips from an experienced computer programmer in this free video on computer help.

Expert: Dave Andrews
Contact: www.daveandrews.org
Bio: Dave Andrews is a software developer that holds a degree in computer science. Currently, he is employed by a government IT department.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown

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Hi, my name is Dave Andrews. Today I'm going
to show you how to clean your Windows XP Registry.
What we're going to use to clean our Windows
XP Registry is a program called Reg Clean
that comes from Microsoft. If you'll just
search the internet for Reg Clean, you'll
find the download for it. When you first scan
Reg Clean, it's going to scan your Registry
and look for any issues that it might be able
to resolve. There could be some Registry keys
that the program is been un-installed they're
just left hanging an it'll find those and
it'll clear those. Right now it's scanning
my Registry for any errors.
Depending on how much clutter that might be
on your Windows Registry, it may take this
program a little bit of time to run, but it's
usually very quick. Now that it said that
it's finish checking, it's going to ask you
if you want to fix the errors that it found.
Just click on fix errors. Click exit. Now
as you can see here, it's created a Registry
key file that represents all the changes that
it made to my Registry. I can right click
on it and open up that Registry file with
note pad or word pad, to see any of the changes
that it might have made. It's that easy to
clean your Windows Registry. My name is Dave
Andrews and I just showed you how to clean
your Windows XP Registry.