Repair vista registry errors

The registry is the data storage or a central knowledge bank of all Windows operating systems. It stores configuration information of all software and hardware configured on your computer. Therefore, your operating system, application and the hardware devices cannot perform a single task without consulting the registry.

The registry also contains information about the different user profiles configured on your computer. As you continue to use your Vista computer, many bad entries creep into the registry due to installation and un-installation of applications and non-removal of unwanted entries. These entries may not be removed once your task is complete, adding to the clutter in the registry. Many viruses and spyware may also add malicious information in the registry thereby affecting the overall performance of your computer by deteriorating its performance.

In the most severe cases, your system may black out and even fail to start. If you have a system error come here and detail the issue and we can usually help you solve them. Specific errors might need a particular corrective measure. In the next message will be a fairly complete general performance troubelshooter to help if ever needed of course it includes many of the below.

Some general methods to correct a lot of System issues include : System Restore - use if you can go back to before an issue occured - except for malware which most often needs to be removed before using System Restore as that might help spread the infection. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-start settings.

If needed how to make a Windows 7 Repair Disk is below. If you do not have a Windows 7 disk you can borrow a friends as they are not copy protected. Also you can make a repair disk on another computer. Retry Startup Repair after Chkdsk. Restoring registry hives from the backup. Windows Vista System Recovery Options.

Backing up the registry hives. Renaming the old the registry hives. Restoring the registry hives. Windows 7 System Recovery Options Screen. Advanced Boot Options on Windows 7.

Windows 8 Advanced Startup. Windows 8 Advanced Startup screen. Windows 8 Recovery Screen. Windows 10 Advanced Startup. Windows 10 Advanced Startup screen.