DjLizard

Did you wait long enough? Windows thinks a program is "not responding" when it doesn't acknowledge input (i.e., it's working so hard that it doesn't have time to respond to your mouse click, keypress, etc -- the instant you click/type, the instant it says it's not responding -- this is a "feature" of Windows XP (previous versions of Windows weren't that sensitive)) Sometimes on slower computers, slower hard drives, hard drives not running in DMA mode, systems with low RAM, systems with a hefty amount of background processes, or systems with a gigantic IE cache that's never been cleaned, CCleaner will appear to hang while it is working as hard as it can to get the result. Look at your hard drive light on your tower to see if it is blinking rapidly, or if you can hear the sound of your hard drive cranking away... if so, just let it sit and clean your system. The golden rule of computing: wait as long as you can possibly wait, and then wait a little bit more. If you still have issues, try lowering the size of your browser's cache. Some systems have it set to an insane value, such as 4 GB, by default. By this time, your cache will have all 4 GB used, and CCleaner is obviously going to take a while to analyze/clean 4 GB worth of files. You can also try cleaning IE's cache using IE itself. Perhaps you will notice that it takes quite a while to clean it. Once it's clean, see if CCleaner is still taking as long as it does. Thanks.

same thing

That's the best suggestion I've heard yet!

just like yo mama ...

This is kind of dumb, but try checking box 3 too. *shrug* :/ :/

it's "too"

The preloaded 'fox is as large as [or a tad larger than] one regular instance of Firefox, which is roughly the equivalent of one Internet Explorer instance (when de-integrated from the OS, that is). When more instances of Firefox are launched, the code is shared, and each subsequent instance's resource usage is very minimal.

You can't say that it's *always* a hardware or Windows problem. You can't assume their system is unstable either. Yes, I would suppose that if you just freshly installed Windows and nothing else except CCleaner you'd see that it works... it is a clean system at that point. What we're trying to do here is figure out what's on the system now that is causing the problem, rather than recommending that anyone reinstall their entire OS for this one feature to work. Never offer format/reinstall as the first suggestion, never assume, and never say always.

*bow*

Download this: <link removed> Check everything in box 1 (especially the first checkbox), and checkmark box 4, and click Go. Lemme know.

Also USB cable modems can cause sick problems. At least two of my customers in the past year have had cable modems that actually shut off their computer the instant the USB cable made contact with the port... can you say... defective? Oh, but when connected with ethernet, there was no problem.

I suggest using Firefox Preloader it makes a huge impact on usability

I know how to make CCleaner work without installing it, but I'm not going to tell anyone unless MrG specifically says that I can share that information. I'm sure he would prefer to support the officially bundled CCleaner rather than my "hack" (it's not really a hack though). EDIT> actually, I can't get it to work in win98 yet

Yes. This is a frequently asked question that is not in the FAQ section yet. (MrG wink wink ) There are many Windows files that will recreate themselves, which is normal behavior for Windows. Rest assured that it was in fact deleted the first time you told CCleaner to clean.

Holy crap... Well, try installing these two items to see if they clear up the problems (these are the latest Visual Basic run-times and Visual Basic Common Controls) : 1) http://www.djlizard.net/dload.php?action=file&file_id=131 2) http://www.djlizard.net/dload.php?action=file&file_id=132 Don't be alarmed if the first one runs and shows a dialog for a few moments and then disappears - that is normal - it means it is done. After both are installed, restart the computer and see how it goes.

It will cost as much hard drive space as you have system RAM (i.e., for me, it'd be 1024 MB of space, not 500) The computer won't overheat from constant CPU usage if it is built properly. A CPU is designed to do work, not to not do work.

That looks freakin' sweet... I'll be puttin' that on my tech CD

They are.

Tarun asked for it by posting incorrect information ^_-

Actually there is a difference in report rate, especially in 9x-kernel environments. With Windows 98 and a PS/2 mouse, the report rate is defaulted to 60 samples per second, whereas a USB mouse defaults to a much higher report rate, making the mouse cursor appear more smooth. Windows NT and higher set both the PS/2 and USB default rate higher than 60... but the difference doesn't stop there... Um, if you're referring to DOS, USB works fine in it. I access thumb drives and external CD-ROM drives all the time with DOS USB drivers, and USB mice will work in DOS if USB legacy support is enabled and supported by the BIOS... furthermore, Linux and BSD support USB, which are not Windows environments :PPPP With USB, not only can the sample rate be higher, but the size of the samples can be higher, too, resulting in the confusing "DPI" that nobody seems to understand (even technicians). USB 1.0 is about ~48 MHz. One more thing... PS/2 is a legacy device because it rides the 8.3 MHz ISA bus (well, nowadays it runs at a whopping 11MHz), which is a piece of crap that we need to ditch but for some reason still exists even in AMD 64 architectures... argh. die ISA, die... Once ISA and everything relying on it is gone, computing will get a bit better..

Firefox using more resources is an illusion... after you add in the core components of IE (which are already loaded into the operating system... because it partly IS the operating system) the resource usage is about the same. Need memory temporarily? Minimize it! Watch in your task manager as firefox memory usage drops to a few megs when you minimize (of course, in XP, everything does, but still!)...

me too anyway, this entire stupid thread should be destroyed now.

Matter of fact, don't quote at all anymore... we can pretty much see what was JUST POSTED, lol

lol gunner. motherboard manufacturers don't spam like that. steve1368: This may sound weird, but are you helping someone named Mordred [the impaler]? o_O Anyway. There are motherboard driver and BIOS updates and sometimes it is useful to get them, but it is NOT generally recommended that you get them unless you are having problems, and are advised by a technician. Steve: your question can't be answered because they are both equally good but in different areas. MSI tends to make some of the most stable and balanced video cards, and ASUS tends to make the best Intel motherboards... MSI makes some pretty good AMD 64 boards... it will definitely depend on the model or platform in mind. I currently use an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe, which is a kickass board for AMD 2500+ through 3200+, but is last generation. The equivalent P4 board is apparently just as great. (ASUS P4P800-E DLX). Your board is based on the i845 chipset, which is excellent, but is also last-gen. Your particular board was getting high ratings with the high-end PC builders. Also, ASUS tends to pack in as much hardware as they can on one board (a bazillion USB ports, a bazillion PCI slots, etc)... MSI goes more for stability and balance than performance, whereas ASUS is known for performance and high quality.

Lemme guess. That's *your* website?