We’ve all seen them – those ads on nearly every software website that offer to clean your registry or speed up your downloads. Many of us have learned to ignore them. Occasionally, however, you come across such an application that actually does what it says. It really cleans the registry, and it really can help repair your system. Such a program is IObit Toolbox. It’s a general purpose repair package reminiscent of the old Norton Utilities. It’s useful, portable, works on several versions of Windows, and to top it off, it’s free.
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IObit Toolbox – A Windows “Fixer” That’s Actually Worth Using
By | August 31, 2010 |
A Quick Guide to Windows Registry
By | July 22, 2010 |
Windows registry is nothing but a system defined database where various system components and applications store their configuration data. Whenever you install or remove a program in Windows, the registry is changed. More precisely, the values of certain keys are changed.
Think of registry editor as a large table where the system configurations and application settings are stored hierarchically. Various applications use the Windows registry in some way or the other and applications use the registry API to retrieve, modify or delete data from the registry.
There are lots of things which can be done with Windows registry, however we will confine this article to understand the structure and operation of Windows registry.
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Find Product keys Of Microsoft Softwares and Serial Keys of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
By | February 17, 2010 |
The biggest problem after a fresh Windows installation is obvious – you have to start installing all the softwares from scratch. This includes installing your browsers, office programs, media players and so on. Most of the applications come free these days but there are some applications which are not (e.g Microsoft Office, Microsoft frontpage etc). And to install them, you have to find the old product keys which came with the CD or DVD pack you bought years ago.
Now, if you have lost the CD case (high chances that you would), the product keys can be extracted from Windows registry. Wouldn’t it be wise to first extract all the product keys of software and keep them at a safe location? This ensures full installation of programs after a system format. This article shows you ways to extract the serial and product keys of application software in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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How to Customize Windows 7 Logon Screen
By | December 18, 2009 |
Do you feel bored seeing the same logon screen every day in Windows 7? The good thing is, you can easily customize it to display the image of your favorite logon screen. In this article, we will discuss two methods that you can use to change your Windows 7 logon screen.
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Remove Write-protection Error from USB drives or Pendrive
By | December 16, 2009 |
One of our readers has asked for this solution and hence as the post title says we will be trying to fix a very common error faced by many USB Drive users. This post includes four different solution sets for removing the write protection error for USB drives or simply pendrives.
Primary Checks
Prior to fixing your error, you need to do some basic checks
1. Make sure the write-protection latch of your drive (if it has any) is turned off.
2. If you are using an updated antivirus, try scanning the drive for viruses.
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Use Registry Defrag to Clean up the Windows Registry
By | February 19, 2009 |
The Windows registry is a database which Windows uses to store all user and system related settings. Most Windows software also use the registry to store their settings. Most, if not all, of these software packages also do not remove their entries from the registry when uninstalled.
Needless to say, the windows registry tends to be in a mess most of the time.
As a Windows user, you also might have noticed Windows becoming progressively slower as you use it, installing and removing software, going about your daily business. One of the reasons for this is because the Windows registry tends to get bloated with stale entries and such, over time and since it is stored in the memory as long as the computer is being used, it slows down the whole computer.
