The most important thing that RegistryFix does first is scan the system for missing file associations, startup programs, DLL files, and invalid device drivers. Missing file associations will slow down a computer because they prompt the system to look for something that isn’t there. Depending on the number of missing associations, a non-productive search can be a tremendous time-waster. Missing startup programs bring about error messages as soon as a computer starts, but missing DLL files and invalid device drivers are a bit more troublesome.
Almost every software program accompanies a series of DLL files (dynamic link library files) and if the software is dependent upon some sort of hardware, it additionally accompanies a device driver. Device drivers act as a communication buffer between the software and the hardware. Should either one of these components disappear, working software becomes inoperable. In most cases, the situation is resolved by simply reinstalling the missing component. In other cases, such as with operating system software, a missing DLL or device driver could prevent an operating system from running correctly or even starting at all.
After finding these system discrepancies, RegistryFix itemizes each and every one found, and it then prompts you for the appropriate action. You may need to reinstall or update a particular program for example. Or you may need to delete something. Either way, RegistryFix lays it all out for you so that you can see what’s causing a problem and then decide for yourself, how you want to solve it (via reinstallation, updating, or deletion).
This software scans the system’s registry and reports similar problems as well. Chances are, if there’s a problem with software stored on the hard drive, there’s also a problem with the software’s registry entries. Registry Fix seeks out invalid, corrupted and/or missing registry entries too (keys, subkeys and values) and either correct the problems it finds itself or it itemizes issues and then prompts you for action.
We really want to emphasize the importance of the prompts that RegistryFix gives you when it encounters problems because we’ve seen too many “optimizers” on the market that neglect to offer them. In some cases, an optimizer will find what it thinks are problems, but in reality, what it finds really aren’t problems at all. Unlike RegistryFix, aggressive optimizers will
