To commence a deep and comprehensive
scan of the Windows Registry (Full Scan), click either the Scan Your Computer button on the Main Status screen
or the Start Scan button on the
left of the screen.
Registry Mechanic starts a Full Scan, which scans all key sections of
the Windows Registry.
Custom Scan
To conduct a Custom Scan, click
the Options button the left of
Registry Mechanic's screen,
followed by the Custom Scan button
on the Options screen. The
Custom Scan screen displays.
Select the available sections of the registry
that you wish to scan by selecting or clearing the appropriate check boxes.
Click the Start
Scan button to commence the scan.
If you made changes to your selections, a
message prompts you to save these changes. Click Yes
to continue with your section selection and save it. Click No
to cancel your section selection and continue with your previously saved
selection.
Notes:
If you have changed the section selection prior
to clicking the Start Scan button,
a message displays, prompting you to save changes:
Click Yes
to save your section selection and continue scanning with this selection.
Click No
to discard your section selection. Control returns to the Main
Status screen.
By default, the first
10 sections on the Custom Scan screen are selected.
Scanning your system
During a scan, the Scanning screen is displayed. As Registry Mechanic
scans your system, colored bars increment from left to right, providing
an indication of how far the scan has progressed. The upper bar indicates
the overall scan progress, while the lower bar indicates the progress
of the current section being scanned.
The time taken to progress through a scan depends on a number of factors,
including:
The number of sections you have requested Registry
Mechanic to scan.
The speed of your system.
The amount of problems found in your Registry.
Any third party applications running in the background,
such as virus protection software.
To stop the scan at any time,
click the Stop button. A message
prompts you to confirm if you wish to cancel the current scan.
To continue with the
current scan, click the No button.
When Registry Mechanic has finished scanning your system, the Scan
results screen displays. Here you can view the individual problems
detected by the scan and modify
the actions you require before implementing them with the Repair
function.
