Registry Fix scans through your Windows registry.

It checks for the following items:

• Programs that start automatically when Windows start. Sometimes these can get added without your knowledge or permission, slowing down your computer and possibly raising security issues.
• The integrity of the registry. Like any other file on your system, it’s possible for your registry to get corrupted.
• Active X controls. These are used by various software programs but can get damaged or left behind when you upgrade a program.
• Paths to applications. If you’ve accidentally dragged a program away from it’s correct location, this check will spot that.
• Missing help files. Most of the time, these are more of an annoyance but it’s useful to know.
• MRU locations. This means the most recently used file locations that software helpfully stores for you.
• Invalid shortcuts, where a shortcut to a program (for instance, on your desktop or in the start menu) is no longer valid.
• Shared program files – the files in your Windows directory that are used by a number of different programs, to help Windows be easier to use.
• Files listed under Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel. Some software doesn’t completely uninstall, often when it’s been upgraded. This removes the entries that are no longer valid.
• Various other checks that help keep your system healthy and up to speed.

Comprehensive error checking and good reporting of errors found, including the option to ignore errors if desired.

Registry Fix has been produced since 2004.

Downloadable scanner program that will scan your computer for free and alert you to any problems encountered. Runs under all recent versions of Windows.