Over time, uninstalling applications, altering system settings, removing hardware and making other changes to Windows Vista can damage the integrity of the registry, leaving behind abandoned keys ...

If your installation of Microsoft Security Essentials is corrupted, or if a problem occurs while running the uninstall wizard, Microsoft Windows may fail to remove references to the antivirus software ...

The Windows Registry contains information pertaining to drivers and related settings for hardware components; key OS parameters; information about services, protocols, and application data; and much, ...