Re: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE problem

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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:enl74JguJHA.1208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Josh Roig wrote:
I run Registry Mechanic and get the two identical messages:

High Priority: Highlighted value is missing or invalid:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\Gather\Windows\SystemIndex

High Priority: Highlighted value is missing or invalid:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\Gather\Windows\SystemIndex

I select the repair option, then restart the computer, run Registry Mechanic again, and get the same two messages.

I have tried using the system restore option, trying all of my oldest existing restore points, and I get the message that an unspecified error has occurred and that the system files have not changed.

The big problem is that my system has become pretty slow. Restarts often bring up an OS failure, although the automatic repair function takes the computer back to the same slow performing system.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks.




First and foremost: Stop sabotaging your system by using a snake oil registry "cleaner" to damage it.

Then, try telling us precisely what problems you're having, under what precise circumstances they occur, along with the exact text of any and all error messages.

Generically, a slow down in system performance can be caused by having too many unnecessary processes and/or applications running in the background, malware, a badly fragmented hard drive, and/or too little system resources (CPU power, RAM, etc.) for what you're trying to do. The one thing that won't cause a system to slow down is the only thing you've mistakenly and potentially disastrously tried to address: the alleged presence of extraneous registry entries.


Thanks for your advice. I've uninstalled Reg Mechanic (and also Ascentive Performance). There has been some improvement in speed.

My program list includes the following:

CCleaner
RegCure
PCSpeedScanPro

I don't think I've used these for a long time. Should I uninstall them anyway?

What can I do to speed up my system?

Thanks.


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