Within all of the computer questions that I receive; the most prevalent topic that question arise in is that of the registry cleanup. Many problems that people present to me can be solved with just the simple act of cleaning up the registry. A slow computer, rundll and exe errors are just some of the problems that the cleanup can solve. If you are on a short leash with your budget but still need the cleanup, do not fret. There is still you can get the clean up. Just read on to see where you can look for free registry cleanup tools.

Cleaning up the registry is a tricky task. This is because the registry is the single most important component of your computer operating system. If your registry didn't exist or ceased working, your entire operating system would undoubtedly crash, causing your computer to be dead to the world. Because of this you may want to stay away from online ‘live' registry scans. This is because scanning through the internet takes much longer than native scanning. Not only is speed important though. You need to remember that by using the internet you expose your computer to some malware programs that can hijack your operating system during the scan and will only make things worse for you and your computer.

There are many different kinds of registry cleaners that you can find that will repair the registry within just a few minutes. Not all of them are good though. The most important thing that you need to remember is that a cleaner has to be made by someone who is credible in what they are doing. The registry is the brain of your computer and want to make sure that the best care is taken of it by those who truly know what they are doing.

A cleaner that is poorly designed will prove to be worse for your computer than helpful. I'm even going to go as far as saying that it will ‘screw up' up your registry and paralyze your operating system. Make sure that you understand that cleaners you get for free as put out ‘as-is' and that you assume full responsibility for all problems that may develop from usage.

If you are willing to accept that responsibility, than I will recommend that you install and use a free registry cleaner. One of the safest fixes that I can provide you with, though, is a great cleaner called CCleaner. It is incredibly easy to install and to use. The menus are simple and intuitive and the cleaning engine is quick for a freeware program. It should be able to perform a full clean of your registry in just minutes.

After CCleaner identifies all of the problems in your registry it will give you the proper fixes. If you'd rather, you can run a step by step confirmation on the various entries and keys it will change and delete, just in case you know something that it doesn't.

CCleaner also gives you the option to backup your registry. This is an important function that could save you a lot of time and energy in case something does get accidentally deleted.

No matter who you are, at one point or another, your registry will become flooded with a bunch of junk. Wrong entries, corrupt embedded keys and fragmented registry entries are just some of the problems of a registry that is not well maintained. A good registry cleanup can save your compute in the future. If you decide on just using a free cleaner, I'm telling you, they get no better than CCleaner. But, if you have a few extra bucks that you are willing to spend on a professional cleaner than I suggest to you RegCure. It is a powerful and a very well written piece of software. No matter which route you decide to take you need to make sure that you do it regularly to ensure that your computer stays in tip-top shape.