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After a number of software installations and un-installations, the registry becomes full of nagging file references pointing to where the files used to reside but no longer exist. Registry First Aid will find any files and folders that may have been moved on your hard drive and help you correct the registry entries that point to them.

Registry First Aid can scan the registry for:

·	orphan file/folder references;

·	invalid font references;

·	auto run programs;

·	obsolete Start Menu items;

·	invalid help file references;

·	invalid application paths;

·	invalid shared DLLs;

·	invalid known DLLs registry references;

·	unused software entries.

Registry First Aid finds invalid paths to referenced files, folders or fonts on your drives (if they're moved from their initial locations) and corrects these registry entries to actual located objects. Also, if your registry still retains links to file(s) of deleted applications, Registry First Aid will find these invalid entries and you can delete them. With this powerful tool, your Windows® registry will always be clean and correct.

Warning!
Be extremely careful when removing registry entries. Some entries may look like invalid references, but in fact may be used for some other purpose. Always make backup files of your original registry entries when you are prompted by Registry First Aid.

Also, sometimes it would be better to delete not only the string value but also the entire key. An example like this would be when a program that once used a registry entry value has been uninstalled from your computer.  
 
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