Wikipedia
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is one of the most reputable online sources of information. It is a valuable resource, quoted by researchers in any area and even though sometimes the information in Wikipedia lacks technical detail, or on the contrary – is too technical for a non-specialist to understand, this is still the best resource on any topic. The Wikipedia article about registry cleaners presents the topic in-depth and gives links to other places where additional information can be found.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_cleaner
How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works is one of the most popular sites where readers can find tons of relevant information on many topics. How Stuff Works are famous for their easy to understand tutorials. In a sense, How Stuff Works describes in a nutshell the internals of a particular technology or concept, so that even people with absolutely no knowledge in the subject, can get a realistic idea about that technology or concept. This video tutorial is a great learning tool about the Windows Registry.
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/labratstv/880-episode-35-registry-101-video.htm
Coding Horror
Coding Horror is a technical site the main audience of which are primarily programmers and other people, who are professionally involved in software development. Coding Horror frequently publishes controversial posts, which challenge the dominating concept on a given topic and show an alternative point of view. The posting about Windows Registry is an example for that. This posting states that the introduction of the Windows Registry more than a decade ago created many problems both for Windows users and for developers.
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000939.html
Microsoft Help and Support
The official Knowledge Base of Microsoft contains tons of resources for all its products. The articles there are frequently revised to reflect the most recent changes in a particular product and can be accepted as the Definitive Guide to troubleshooting for that particular product. Many of the articles in the Help and Support database are for intermediate to advanced users because of their exceptional level of detail. This article will tell you how to deal with frequent problems with the Windows Registry.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986
Microsoft Developer Network
Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is one of the most popular resources for programmers, who write software for Windows using the Microsoft development solutions. When something is published on MSDN, in a sense it is from the horse’s mouth because MSDN is the official place for announcements. The guide about the Windows Registry is one of the fullest available on the Net and it contains valuable information primarily of interest to programmers but even advanced users will be able to understand the article and make use of the information in it.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724877.aspx
The Blog of Mark Russinovich
Mark Russinovich is a top Microsoft developer and one of the people who knows Windows best. His books about the Windows internals are the most essential guide for everybody, who wants to learn Windows from the inside. On his blog Mark Russinovich publishes regularly interesting posts and this drives like a magnet Windows geeks from all over the world. The post about the registry junk is a great explanation why everybody, who wants his or her Windows computer to stay clean, should use a registry cleaner.
Spyware Remove
Spyware Remove is one of the sites, where you can find a complete database of spyware, together with descriptions of the pest and how to remove it safely and completely from your computer. Since spyware frequently writes to the Windows registry, it does not hurt to know what new pests have been created recently and how they mess up the Registry. Of course, you will hardly clean the Windows Registry manually and on your own but still you need to have an idea how spyware affects the Registry.
http://www.spywareremove.com/fileextensiondatabase.php
Spywaredb
Spywaredb is another database of (mainly) spyware, where you can look up and see what new spyware has recently hit the Web. Spywaredb has information not only about spyware but also about adware, trojans, keyloggers and the other types of malware, which are a serious security risk but many people underestimate them. So, if you see suspicious entries in the Windows Registry and you have doubts that they might be the result of a malware infection, you can check with this malware database if they have a documented case of it.
Tech On Tour
Tech On Tour is another useful site where you can find tons of information about issues you will encounter on a daily basis. The article about the uninstallation of Registry Booster tells how to deal with the consequences of installing a free registry cleaner with limited options, which however can’t be uninstalled using the conventional means for that.
http://www.techontour.com/applications/2007/03/09/how-to-uninstall-registry-booster/
Help and Support
Microsoft Help and Support is one of the best places to check, if you have problems with your Windows Registry because this is the official support site for all Microsoft products and it contains really useful information about all sorts of problems you might encounter. Check this article, if after you have run a Registry Cleaner, you still get messages that your Registry is damaged.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186909
Webopedia
Webopedia is one more online encyclopedia, which contains useful articles. For many topics the articles in Webopedia excel their counterparts in Wikipedia and that’s why there are people, who prefer to check with Webopedia than with Wikipedia and the other online encyclopedias. The article about the Windows System Registry is very well written and quite easy to understand, even if you are not a techie.
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2005/windows_system_registry.asp
PC Tools
PC Tools is another tech ezine, where users and pros can find a lot of useful stuff on many PC topics. The guides of PC Tools, including the one about the Windows Redistry, contain many tips how to optimize your computer, as well as links to another useful resources on the Net. The tips, tricks, tweaks, and hacks on this page are arranged in several categories, so it will be easier for you to find the solution to the problem you are having, no matter if it is hardware-related or software-related. Still, be cautious when you mess up with the Windows Registry because if you make a mistake, this could lead to a lot of trouble.
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia and it has articles on almost any topic imaginable. The article about Windows Registry cleaner in Wikipedia describes in great detail the structure and use of the Windows Registry. This is one of the best descriptions of the Windows Registry on the Net, giving insights about all the technical details of the topic, as well as reference to other resources where one can learn additional facts about the Windows Registry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_registry
Annoyances
Annoyances.org is one more good site with resources of interest to the Windows users. The article the link points to is one more explanation of the Windows Registry. However, the explanation is a brief one, so if you don’t have the time to read lengthy in-depth explanations, this one is for you.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry
The Elder Geek
The Elder Geek is one more site for the Windows user. The Elder Geek contains information mainly about Windows XP, but many of the tips you will find there are applicable to other Windows versions as well. The registry edits, listed in the page from the link, are many in number and they are classified according to the type of tasks you need to perform. Again, you should be warned that messing with the Windows Registry is not safe and there is a risk to accidentally damage your Windows.