User Guide

McAfee Utilities
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Registry Wizard
Registry Wizard (for Windows 95/98 only) m akes maintenance,
troubleshooting, and repair of the Windows Registry database a quick and
easy process. The WindowsRegi stry is a database that replaces many fu nctions
of Windows 3.x’s AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and *.INI files. This
Registry c ontains all the information about the hardware, system, programs,
and network user settings o n your PC.
Each time you add new h ardware or software, the Registry is updated. Some
ofthesechange scanoccasiona llyleaveothercompone ntsinoperable,orc reate
problems with other aspects of your system.
Registry Wizard lets you troubleshoot an d maintain the Windows Registry ,
ensuring that it is optimized for the maximum performance of your system.
You can perform any of these tasks using the Registry Wizard: Backup &
Restore, Clean, R epair, Tune-up.
You roverall objectives aretoremoveunnecessary items,ensurethat all items
pointtoactualfiles,sorttheRegistrysothatassociateditemsaregrouped
together,and reduce the size of your Registry so it can be accessed more
quickly. In fact, there are many similarities between optimizing your hard
disk, and optimizing your Registry.
• Backup & Restore. That is,either backup your existing registry or r estore
an old v ersion of your registry.
• Clean. That is, locate items that you can safely delete from the Registry,
such as y our Recent Doc list, the Tip of The Day, your Run List, and so on.
• Repair.Thatis,identifyallof theRegistryitemsthatpointtofilesthathave
moved or to nonexistent items, and r epair o r delete them .
• Tune-up. After you remove un needed items and repair t he rest, you need
totuneupyourRegistry.Thatis,closethegapsandgroupassociateditems
together.Registry Wizard will walk you through, and perform, all these
tasks for you.