Registry is the databse of windows which stores all configuration information. When you install or uninstall something, this information is saved in registry.
A registry is your computers main function. Without it, your computer wouldn't work. Every time you un-install something, bits and pieces of information are leftover, which could and will eventually...
First of all windows xp registry cleaner scans n finds all those files that r corrupted after that it deletes all corrupted n unnecessary files from our pc.
In Windows go Start -> Run -> Type "Regedit" in the run box (leave out the quotation marks). Note: You can seriously damage you operating system by working with the Resgistry Editor.