Getting Started in Registry Genius 3.0 > Registry Genius Overview > Registry Cleaner 

Registry Cleaner 

Registry Genius builds its core function around the component Registry Cleaner, which will automatically scan, clean and fix the problems it could find. In Registry Cleaner, you can scan the following entries as below:

• ActiveX, OLE, COM Sections
  The ActiveX, OLE, COM sections of registry contain some invalid entities that could cause system error, and application crash.
• Uninstall Sections
  The Uninstall Entries section of registry contains some invalid entities that link to the missing entities. This is caused by the incorrect installing and uninstalling of application in system.
• Font Sections
  The Font Entries section in registry contains some invalid entities that could cause the abnormal font style in applications.
• Shared DLL's Sections
  The Shared DLL section in registry contains some invalid or damaged entities that could cause the DLL conflict between two applications.
• Help Section
  The Help File Information section of registry contains one ore more invalid entities that cause help file opening fail.
• Startup Programs
  The startup Program section of registry contains some invalid and damaged entities that would bring startup error and cause system slow when Windows start up.
• Invalid Shortcuts
  The Shortcut section of registry may contain some invalid shortcut entities that link to the missing .exe file. This is caused by incorrectly installing and uninstalling software, or moving .lnk file.
• Empty Registry Keys
  Empty registry key refers to the entities in registry that no value to associate with.
• Invalid File Associations
  The File Association section of registry may contain invalid file associations. If a file type is associated with a program that does not exist then it shows up as an irregularity.
• Sounds Sections
  The sounds section of registry may contain some junk entities that cause system slow.
• Start Menu Items
  The Start Menu Section of registry may contain invalid entities linked to start menu programs.
• Recently Used Files
  Some registry entities that were used recently.
• File Extensions
  Some invalid file extension entities may be existed in registry.
• User Software Settings
  The registry may contain some invalid or damaged user software settings records that need to be cleaned or repaired.
• System Software Settings
  The registry may contain some invalid or damaged system software settings records that need to be cleaned or repaired.
• Application Paths
  Application Paths section of registry may contain invalid entities that point to the incorrect application path.
• System Services
  System Service section of registry may contain some damaged entities related to system services.

In Registry Cleaner,  you also can:

have a summary on the scanning results .
review and select which detected items is going to be cleaned or ignored to the Ignore List , which Registry Cleaner always consult prior to any scanning and do not scan any items listed within .
take full backup on the whole Registry files.

 

See Also:

Registry Cleaner Step by Step Guide
Registry Backup
Registry Backup Guide