User's Manual

Clean up Windows
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The default category Summary
will open first. The module will show here that the system
analysis is complete and gives the total number of problems found. The section below
shows the distribution of the problems found in the individual categories.
The module can recognize problems in the following areas:
Type
Description
ActiveX and COM
Windows applications consist of many individual components.
Information about these components is stored in the ActiveX and
COM areas of the registry which are available to applications
installed on your computer.
Sounds The sounds that are played when
certain application or system
events occur (for example, when an error message is shown, or
when you shut down Windows) are stored in sound files on your
computer.
Application paths
The installation folders for some programs are saved in the
registry.
This lets these programs be started through the Run
dialog without entering the complete application path.
Autostart
Many applications (for example, virus scanner programs or service
programs) start up automatically when Windows does. When you
remove such
applications from your computer, orphaned entries
can be left behind in the Autostart region of the registry.
File Types File types link one or more file extensions, like .TXT or .DOC,
to
various kinds of information. For example, they specify the icon
that should be used in Windows Explorer to represent this type of
file, or the program that should be used to open them.
Shared files
The registry contains references to files which were intended for
The analysis has
found a large
number of
problems –
correcting them will
bring noticeable
benefits.