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Windows 98 SE Delete Registry Entries

By Expert Author: Thomas Gredgen
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When you start to work on your Windows registry file, first you'll want to ascertain where it is located. This article is specifically for the Windows 98 registry file located here:

Windows 95, 98, ME- C:Windows

Windows 95, 98, ME- C:WindowsProfiles

You can find registry files here:

Windows 95, 98 and ME- System.dat, User.dat, and Policy.pol

With that out of the way, you will want to first back up your registry file prior to trying to make any changes to it.

The reason you need to be so careful is that this is where all of your configuration information is held including the Windows system and hardware configurations, information about installed programs, user preferences and the types of documents that are created from each application.

If you lose this information, you computer will essentially become a door-stop.

Backing up Windows 98SE registry files are pretty easy.

1. Go to Start menu, then go to Run submenu.

2. In Open dialog box, type Regedit, and then hit Okay.

3. Locate and then hit the root subkey that contains all the child subkeys and values that will be backed up.

4. You will then want to export everything so on the File menu, hit Export.

5. In Save, select a location where you want to save the Registration Entries (.reg) file.

6. Type in any file name you will remember in the File name box, and then hit Save.

Now, you can start to work on your registry file. While this is one way to approach going about the Windows 98 SE - Delete registry portion of fixing your registry, you will want to bear in mind that it is still much easier and safer to use a piece of software which will do this for you.

Trying to fix registry errors and going about making a Windows 98 SE Delete registry function to work is both risky and time consuming.

The Windows registry file is an extremely delicate file and is an integral part of the Windows operating system. As it gets clogged with obsolete entries, bad entries and the like, it may need to be cleaned up and optimized in order to get rid of the plethora of problems it can cause when it is overloaded including freezes, system shutdowns and the Blue screen of death.

There is now a ton of software packages on the market designed to deal with this problem in a quick, easy and safe fashion rather than resorting to manual manipulation.
Thomas Gredgen

About the Author:

Thomas Gredgen is a technician for http://www.registry2aid.com and tests many registry programs and places his results on the website. Utilize one of our registry repair resources and allow it to do all of the work for you.

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