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Working with Registry Editor in Windows 7 – Part 2

Registry Editor tool comes with your Windows and you can use it to modify the registry. This utility is present in all the installments of Windows, including Windows 7 – it is essential for registry manipulation. This app does not have a desktop shortcut and it cannot be found in Start group of programs. The [...]

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Tweaking Windows 7 Registry – Part 1

Just like the case is with previous Windows versions, Windows 7 registry system can be tuned up to maximize operating system performance.  Registry gets updated whenever you make a configuration change, such as installing a new software or hardware, personalizing the desktop with new wallpaper, etc.  Registry works in background for all the system functions [...]

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Windows Registry Tweaking and How it Impacts the Performance of your Computer

PC users who are unhappy with certain aspects of Windows and its performance often resort to registry tweaking.  The main goal is often to modify default Windows behaviour and settings to better suit user needs. Tweaking is a general term that refers to any manual changing of the registry. In practical sense there a many, [...]

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Improve Computer Performance

After buying a new PC computer, it is easy to fall in love with its speed and efficiency especially if your previous computer was slow. New machines have a fast start up — Windows loads quickly on boot up.  Another feature of well-tuned PC machine is the ability to handle/run multiple operations and actions at [...]

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The Blue Screen of Death

It is one of the most hated and frustrating Windows error messages.  Not only it is fatal and leads to the computer crashing but it is can also be difficult for non-professional PC user to diagnose the problem. Cryptic error code is the only clue to source of the problem.  It affects all Windows system, [...]

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COM & ActiveX

To run various applications your computer frequently utilizes little executable files such as ActiveX and COM. This is a site about registry and you are probably wondering how this affects registry. Well, ActiveX and COM data is contained in class IDs (CLSIDs) which can be found in registry. CLSIDs are an essential part of a [...]

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Start Up Programs

Most PC users have noticed that new computer run faster than older ones.  It seems natural, normal.  But why is this? Just like cars, even older PCs should run as fast as the new ones.  But often this is not the case.  The main reason can be summed up in two words: memory resources.
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File Associations

When you double-click on a file icon you expect it to be open by the corresponding program. For example, if you have a file with extension TXT it should be open by text editor such as notepad and is compatible with most other text editors such as MS Word. Each file has to correspond with [...]

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