User's Manual

Clean up and Repair
TuneUp Utilities 2006 55
The category Summary is selected by default. Here, the module shows that the
system scan has been completed and shows how many problems were found in
total. Below this, you can see how many problems were found in each category.
The module can recognize problems in the following areas:
Category Description
ActiveX and COM ActiveX/COM objects were found that are based on
libraries that are no longer available on your
system.
Sounds Some sounds refer to sound files that are no longer
on your system.
Application paths Some of the application paths in the registry point
to directories that no longer exist.
Startup Some programs that should be launched
automatically when the system starts are missing.
File types Some file types refer to programs that are no
longer available on your system.
Shared files The registry contains references to files that were
used by multiple applications that no longer exist
on this system.
Help files The registry contains entries for help files that are
no longer available on the system.
Fonts References were found to fonts that are no longer
available on the system.
Software Some of the programs listed under Add and
Remove Programs in the Control Panel do not
have an uninstall program. These entries will not
work.
Start menu Some of the shortcuts in the Start menu point to
files that are no longer available on the system,
and/or references in the registry point to folders
that have been removed from the Start menu.
Shortcuts Some of the shortcuts on your system point to
missing targets.
History lists Some entries in the history list for standard dialogs
point to files that no longer exist.
As you can see, deleted files can leave behind many “ghosts” in your registry.
TuneUp RegistryCleaner finds these orphaned entries and can delete them.
You can call up detailed information for each of the problems found on your
system by clicking one of the individual categories in the Categories bar.