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Startup Program:
Startup entries are registry entries that tell Windows which programs
are running when the system is started up.
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Start Menu Item:
Start Menu entries are registry entries that tell Windows which programs
appear in the Start Menu - the menu presented to
you when you click on the "Start" button.
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Shared Dll:
This registry key contains references to shared DLLs (Dynamic Link
Libraries). These are important files that are shared by multiple
programs to reduce memory and disk space requirements. If Max Registry
Cleaner cannot find a DLL file that is referenced in the Shared DLLs
section, such a registry entry is flagged as invalid.
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Font:
Max Registry Cleaner will find invalid font references in the system.
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Application Info:
Max Registry Cleaner will scan the registry entries of applications(programs)
that refer to various paths on your PC. If entries are found pointing
to paths that do not exist on your hard drive, such entries are flagged
as invalid.
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Sound & App Events:
Max Registry Cleaner will scan Registry entries associated with sound
files.
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Logged On User:
Information related to the currently logged-in user is scanned.
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File Extension:
There are entries in the Registry that help Windows use the right
program to open any file with. For example, files with the extension
".doc" open with Microsoft Word. Max Registry Cleaner will scan the
Registry for such file extension records that are associated with non-existing
programs, or for programs that are associated with non-existing files.
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Shared Folder:
Max Registry Cleaner will scan those entries for which a shared folder
referenced from this section is missing or the specified path to this
folder is invalid.
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Help File:
Max Registry Cleaner will scan entries for files with the extensions
".chm" and ".hlp" and verify if the paths to such files are valid.
If not, such entries will be flagged as invalid.
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MRU Entries (Most Recently Used Files):
Max Registry Cleaner will scan your "Most Recently Used Files" list,
and present a list of entries that you could delete.
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Empty Registry Key:
Any keys that are empty (i.e., the key has no value) are
flagged as invalid.
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COM/ActiveX:
Before a COM/ActiveX object can be used by any program, a reference
to this object must be created in the registry. If a registry reference
describing a COM/ActiveX object points to a non-existing file, this
reference is considered invalid.
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Deep Scan:
If any registry values contain invalid paths, such keys are
flagged as invalid.
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Windows/MSDOS Shortcut :
Registry entries for shortcuts (files with .lnk or .pif extensions) that
point to other files or applications, may point to non-existent objects
or icons. Such entries are flagged invalid.
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Cookie:
Scans all cookies downloaded or created by Internet browsers like
Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox and Netscape. It displays all cookie
entries in scan from internet cache. These cookies are present on
path e.g. C:Documents and Settings UserName Local Settings Temporary
Internet Files and C:Documents and Settings UserName Cookies for
Internet Explorer on Windows XP and 2000. ((Here C: is the drive where
your operating system is installed))
Note:
These entries will not recover once you delete it from your PC.
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URL History:
Your internet browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox and
Netscape keeps track of all URL's you type into your browser's address
bar. This is not the same as Auto-Complete URL's. You must click on
the down arrow in your browser's address bar to find these URL's.
Internet Explorer creates these entries in registry and other browsers
add these entries to a file History.dat. After scanning URL History
these entries are reported in to Registry cleaner UI in the form of
registry entries or file. You can select particular entries for Internet
explorer and History.dat file for other browsers and can delete URL
history from your PC.
Note: These entries will not recover once you delete
it from your PC. Before deleting URL history please closed all browser
windows.
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Recycle Bin File:
Whenever user deletes files and folders in Windows by pressing delete
key or using mouse, by default files go in Recycle bin, and whenever
user presses shift + delete those files and folders are permanently
deleted from system. This option scans recycle bin and displays all
deleted entries by user. You can select entries from registry cleaner
and can delete them permanently.
Note: These
entries will not recover once you delete it from your PC.
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Clipboard:
Coping any file, text or image consumes space on clipboard memory
(temporary file).This clipboard memory can be erased by this option.
Note: Contents of clipboard memory are not recoverable
once you delete it from your PC.
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Windows Application Log :
The Windows keeps information about what applications are opened by
users in the form of Application Log. There are as many events in
the application log as many applications are used / opened by the
users.
In Windows 2000/NT/XP, you can see the application log by typing -
Start Menu>Run>eventvwr in run and viewing Application Log.
This option will scan all the records from application log and displays
no of records and memory consumed by application log. To clear this
memory, scan and delete application log.
Note: This option is not used for Windows 98 and ME. Because there
is no Application Log present in Windows 98 and ME.
Contents of application log are not recoverable once you delete it
from your PC.
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