Setting Up Options - What to search |
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You can set options in Registry Cleaner and Fixer for what to scan in the registry. They are described as follows:
Activex OLE COM Sections
Registry Cleaner and Fixer will search for currently installed COM and Activex objects. Please note that searching Activex OLE COM sections can take several minutes. Registry Cleaner and Fixer is the only tool that does complete heuristic analysis of Activex OLE COM sections as they are interlinked and interdependent.
User Software Settings
Registry Cleaner and Fixer will search for software settings of current logged in user. System Registry is divided into two parts per user settings and settings for system as a whole. So only the currently logged in user settings will be searched for invalid references.
System Software Settings
Registry Cleaner and Fixer will search for all the system software settings. They are not for current user but are applicable for whole system. Most of the Windows stuff is hidden here. Searching System Software Settings can take several minutes.
Shared DLL's Section
Registry Cleaner and Fixer will search for orphan reference to System Shared Dll’s. Windows keeps list of system Dlls with there path in registry. Some times due to installation / uninstallation of software it may contain invalid reference links.
Fonts Section
Many users install new font faces and remove them if they do not like it. Many software comes bundled with there own fonts. Windows store each reference to a font in the registry. If it is not cleaned regularly, Windows can get confuse and start showing different font faces instead of what you expect.
Invalid File Associations
Windows remembers which program to use to open what type of files. Example notepad to open text files. This is known as file associations. Sometimes a file association is created but its opening program is removed or deleted. Thus windows gets confused when you open these files or will show icon associated with the program, with the program no longer installed. Registry Cleaner and Fixer will search for such invalid file associations and report them to you.
Run Sections
Many programs run from different location on windows startup, such as Startup folder, and Run Sections from the registry. If a program is not properly uninstalled it will show up in the Run sections of Windows Registry. Every time you start your system a message box may pop up that windows have not found a program.
Sound and Appevents
Windows gives you facility to associate an application event with a sound event. Like a ding dong sound you hear when Application shows you a Message Box. If a sound file used for that event is missing Applications and Windows have to wait in confusion and sometimes may show incorrect results. Such as playing irregular sounds.
Uninstall Section
It contains currently installed programs which are shown in Add Remove applet from the Control Panel. Some times you might already have uninstalled a program but it may still show itself in the registry. Registry Cleaner and Fixer will report you these errors.
Help Section
It contains currently installed help files by Windows and other programs. It may contain incorrect entries of programs you might already have uninstalled.
Virtual Device Drivers and Services
Device Drivers are important software files that Windows loads into memory when it starts up in order to support specific hardware like printers. Symptoms of having invalid device drivers include messages upon startup similar to: "This file is either referenced in your Registry or your Win.ini... You should either remove this reference or reinstall this file’s associated application...". Sometimes if a problem is too graved windows can failed to start up normally.
Application Paths Section
Many applications store there programs association with their installed directory. Sometimes they are moved or changes such reference keep cluttering the registry. When ever you launch a program Windows first search Application Paths Section. Missing entries will only increase such search time.