The Windows Registry is a configuration database that stores settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform: the kernel, device drivers, services, SAM, user interface and third party applications all make use of the Registry. The registry also provides a means to access counters for profiling system performance. The registry contains two basic elements: keys and values. Registry Keys are similar to folders - in addition to values, each key can contain subkeys, which may contain further subkeys, and so on. Keys are referenced with a syntax similar to Windows' path names, using backslashes to indicate levels of hierarchy. Simply put: The Registry contains information that Windows continually references during operation, such as profiles for each user, the applications installed on the computer and the types of documents that each can create, property sheet settings for folders and application icons, what hardware exists on the system, and the ports that are being used. Alright, now it is very important for Windows OS. It is vital to backup registry whenever you think you might gonna change it in some way. I will recommend you to take registry backup at regular periods in case it gets infected and you want to restore healthy copy of registry some time. This article will guide you about how to backup and restore registry in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
Problem: When you click at a drive or folder, it opens in a new window.
Cause: This is either settings issue for explorer or malware/virus attack.
Solution: There are couple of solutions for this problem.
The Registry is a heart and soul of any Windows system. It contains information that controls how your Windows appears and how it behaves. Most applications today use registry to store configuration and other important data. When you install an application, a new registry entries will be created. These entries will automatically be deleted when you uninstall the application. Unfortunately, it does not always work that way. Sometimes, you will find that some applications fail to remove their own registry entries. These entries will become obsolete.
Your Cleaner is a free system optimization and cleaning tool like ccleaner. It cleans your pc from space-wasting temporary files and other unnecessary disk clutter. Makes your computer run like new. Your Cleaner contains best registry cleaner, it will fix all your registry problems. Your Cleaner also includes duplicate file finder. The program has the convenient and clear interface. Your Cleaner performs detailed cleaning of traces of your online activities (Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, History, Autocomplete Form, Saved Passwords, Saved URLs in Address Bar) of all most popular browsers: Microsoft Iternet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Navigator, Safari.
Reg Repair is a free registry cleaner utility. Reg Repair digs deep into windows registry and finds and fixes potential causes of many performance problems. It helps remove the digital dirt that gets accumulated over time and slows your system down.
Recently I had to scan some documents. I had got USB (ill-fate), so got scanned documents and trojans along with me in USB drive. After I plugged it into my PC; my all drives stopped to open.
Error message was
"resycled/boot.com is not a valid Win32 application".
While I could right click - explore my drives all right. This infection might also try to hide your files within your drives. Do not panic. Its not lethal for data.
Many powerful anti-viruses are available in market now a days, costly, heavy, monstrous and which hit your computer BIG TIME. It is always recommended to use some antivirus software to cop with current threatening situation of virus attacks particularly from USB and computer network. Most of these resides in the computer and corrupts registry, removes folder options, open drives in new explorer and many other little nasty problem like task manager gets disabled and more...
Click at the figure at right for full version of image before reading this. Have you noticed that the hard disk with more and more size you use, some of your MBs or GBs will not show up when you will see hard disk drives sizes or complete hard disk available size in My Computer. It will always show less size than origional and what the hard disk size actual is! Suppose you have 160GB of Hard Disk Drive and it just shows up 128 GB in windows. With this tip you can use more available space within your hard disk which is available but somehow reserved by the computer. Here how it is...
This trick should tripple your internet speed...
Open Notepad, Save this file as tweak.reg
Copy and past the following code in tweak.reg file:
Most malacious codes and scripts also damage or modify registry which can cause abnormal behavior of installed programs and infections in registry can cause loss of your data, Operating System's instability and more... Here is how you can keep your registry clean.