Windows (XP) Registry

I receive the following notice every time windows loads after
turning my pc on daily (for the past week or more).

"One of the files containing the system’s Registry data
had to be recovered by use of a log or alternative copy.
The recovery was successful."

I’ve read others who’ve had this issue before, but I’ve
never read where someone actually gave advice for how
to resolve this issue.

Does anyone have any idea how I may begin to track
down what file(s) may be causing this, perhaps a way
to review the log itself and determine what’s creating
this issue?

One side-note. I believe the problem began a few days
(therefore a few startups) after I used a program called
"Eusing Free Registry Cleaner". It’s a free version,
which finds problems in a registry and cleans it up.
I thought about using the old registry I
backed-up, but I’m afraid I may create
more problems since I’m pretty active
on my pc, and have created text files
and downloaded photos and other things
since that time. I wouldn’t want to lose any
data. I have downloaded "Registry
mechanic" also, used it once, that didn’t
clear the problem, although I didn’t really
think it would. So my question is, how to
trace the cause of the file or files
creating this issue?

A Registry Mechanic (installed on my Desktop) scan showed 24 shared DLL’s, 75 Temporary/Shortcut and 14 Deep Scan problems/errors. Unfortunately, I’m not a computer nerd and so, I don’t know what all that stuff means. I haven’t purchased it (Registry Mechanic/PC Tools), yet. I don’t know what a computer "registry" is.

I’m also receiving prompts telling me I have both application and stop (and some other type of error I don’t remember) errors.

My computer’s security programs consist of the following freeware: Ad-Aware SE Personal; Spybot Search & Destroy, and SpywareBlaster for malware/anti-spyware purposes; and for a firewall, ZoneAlarm.

I have an unpurchased/not registered Spy Sweeper (Webroot) on my Desktop which I use for scan purposes.

My only registered/purchased (anti-virus) program is AVG Professional, from Czechoslovakia, and I’m in the last year of their two-year program. I have no big complaints about them. If there’s a better one, I’m not aware of it

HELP

I need help because i want to buy a Registry cleaner Because my computer is running slow but i dont know what to buy

1.Clean My Registry

2.Registry Fast

3.System Mechanic

4.Registry Mechanic

5.Advanced Registry Optimizer

6.RegCure

lots of people say different ones like registry mechanic and registry fix and tune up and ccleaner but i wanna know which beats all registry cleaners ass’s and works wonders on my pc and im not botherd what price it comes at

I’ve tried freeregistryfix and registry cleaner, but they ask for you to upgrade after fixing only about 50 problems. (I still have 460+ to go)!!
I’ve tried Registry Mechanic, Registry Cleaner, and freeregistryfix