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Registry Wizard
Registry Wizard (for Windows 95/98 only) makes maintenance,
troubleshooting, and repair of the Windows Registry database a quick and
easy process. The Windows Registry is a database that replaces many functions
of Windows 3.x’s AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and *.INI files. This
Registry c ontains all the in formation about the hardware, system , p rograms,
and network us er settings on your PC.
Each time you ad d new hardware or software, the Registry is updated. Some
of th esechanges can occasionally leave other component s inoperab le , orcreate
problems with other aspects of your system.
Registry Wizard lets you troubleshoot an d maintain the Windows Registry,
ensurin g that it is optimized for the maximum performance of your system.
You can perform an y of t hese tasks using the Registry Wizard: Back up &
Restore, Clean, Repair, Tune-up.
You r overall objectives are to remove unnecessary items, ensure that all items
pointtoactualfiles,sorttheRegistrysothatassociateditemsaregrouped
together, and reduce the size of your Registry so it c an be accessed more
qui ckly. In fact, there are m any similarities between optimizing your hard
disk, and optimizin g your Registry.
• Backup & Restor e. That is, either back up your existing registry or restore
an old version of your registry.
• Clean. That i s, locate items that you can safely delete from the Registry,
such as y our Recent Doc list, the T ip of The Day, y our Run List, and so on.
• Repair. That is,identify all of the Registryitemsthat point to files th at have
moved or to nonexistent items, and r epair or delete them.
• Tune-up. After you remove unneeded items and r epair the rest, you need
totune up yourRegistry. That is, close the gaps andgroupassociated items
together. Registry Wizard will wal k you through, and perform, all these
tasks for you.
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