Registry Scan Descriptions

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Below are descriptions of all the scans Registry Power Cleaner performs. If there are problems found in these scans, they can seriously affect your registry and cause many common PC problems.

General Registry Integrity
Registry Power Cleaner scans the registry and verifies that programs locations match up with the values that are stored in the operating system.

Fonts
Registry Power Cleaner scans for fonts that are referenced in the registry, but no longer exist on the system.

Shared DLLs
Registry Power Cleaner scans for DLLs (dynamic link libraries) that are registered as a shared resource (used by more than one program) but are no longer being used by multiple sources. If invalid DLLs are found, Registry Power Cleaner re-designates these as a non-shared resource.

Start-Up Items
Registry Power Cleaner scans for programs that are set to start when your computer starts, but no longer exist on your system.

Uninstalled Programs
Registry Power Cleaner scans for invalid uninstaller information.

Virtual Devices
Registry Power Cleaner scans for invalid entries for virtual devices.

File Extensions
Registry Power Cleaner scans to make sure that the current file extensions are valid and associated with the proper programs.

Components
Registry Power Cleaner scans to see if the controls that are registered on the system exist.

Shortcuts
Registry Power Cleaner scans for broken shortcuts.

System Tools
Registry Power Cleaner scans for programs that write to the application events log and verifies that they still exist.

Start Menu Items
Registry Power Cleaner scans for items on the start menu that are no longer valid.

Help Files
Registry Power Cleaner scans for references to help files that no longer exist on the system.

Application Paths
Registry Power Cleaner scans to see if there are any registry entries that point to applications that are no longer there.

Type Libraries
Registry Power Cleaner scans for specific types of DLLs (dynamic link libraries) such as com, dcom, com+, and Active X libraries that are no longer being used.

Browser Helper Objects
Registry Power Cleaner scans to see if any registry entries reference BHOs (browser helper objects) where the application no longer exists.

File Associations
Registry Power Cleaner scans to see if any system extensions are not being used any more.