Clean the registry (Windows).
Microsoft has detailed instructions for backing up and editing the Windows Registry for Windows 95, 98 and Me in Article No. 322754 in its Knowledge Base at support.microsoft.com.microsoft.com
Residual artifacts, such as USB identifiers and portable programs, can be discovered by analyzing the Windows Registry and Windows Prefetch files.
The registry editor window opens.
The navigation control is located beside the registry editor window.
To do so, go to FILE → Export... under the Registry Editor window.
For example, Windows 8 still uses a legacy version of the registry inside Windows 8, a necessary evil required by many applications.
The article also contains links to instructions for editing the Registry in Windows 2000 and XP.
It also terminates and prevents the launch of 156 different programs, including Registry Editor, Windows Command Prompt, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari and Google Chrome.
Edit the Registry (for Windows Messenger 4.0 or higher) Click on the "Start" button.
