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Cleaning the Registry

This page contains information on cleaning the registry with Microsoft RegClean.

To obtain the latest version of RegClean (4.1a), click here.

What is it?

RegClean is a 32-bit registry cleaning tool. It will remove invalid registry entries.

Why would I use it?

Registry entries can become corrupted or simply invalid. This can come about after installing many different software packages which access the registry, or by installing newer versions of existing software. In the case of OLE applications, version information and OLE server id information can become invalid. Even if you don't manually edit the registry, it's quite common for it to develop invalid entries.

While it doesn't fix all registraiton problems, RegClean can find and correct a number of consistency problems in the registry. In general, it checks Control, Insertable, and TypeLib keys for each registered object calss, as well as everything under the Interface key.

How do I use it?

Using REGCLEAN.EXE is quite simple. Just run it. However, there are a few things you should do first if you are experiencing problems with an OLE-related product. Always back up your registry before running RegClean or any other tool which can modify the registry.

1. Un-install the product
2. Back up your registry. For Windows NT, you must have full administrative privileges.
3. Run REGCLEAN.EXE
4. Re-install the product

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