Tom AZ
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Is there any significant reason for keeping "Windows Log Files" -- or can they be "cleaned?" If this item is not checked in CCleaner, what is the normal retention time for these files -- and/or is there a setting somewhere to change the length of time these files are held before they're purged?
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Thanks, Andavari, for all your help!
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It should be perfectly safe to delete if it's just the extracted/downloaded setup files for IE6. Again you need to look at the text document in that folder named "This folder is safe to delete.txt"
Here's the contents of that file:
This folder contains the information needed to install Internet Explorer 6.
Once Internet Explorer 6 is installed and functioning properly on your system, you may delete this folder to free up disk space. If you delete this folder but later want to reinstall the product, you will need to download it again from the web site.
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FF2 opens about as quick sandboxed as it does un sandboxed for me and I haven't tweaked anything for it.
Definitely several seconds slower for me -- 5 sec to 10 sec slower, in fact. I'm using Sandboxie 3.28.
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Windows Update Setup Files look at the document "C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files
So, just to clarify, is this safe to clean -- or should it be left alone?
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My Sandboxed Firefox is rather slow in opening -- generally 13sec-15sec. Is this fairly normal when opening FF 2 under Sandboxie? Are there any setting tweaks to speed it up a little?
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Are there any worthwhile little utilities that can help manage and/or significantly speedup XP prefetching?
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If you upgraded from Win9x/Me to WinXP (i.e.; not a fresh XP install on a formatted disk) then it's most likely left over junk. Look at the dates of the files to make a determination.
That's exactly what I did. I used PC Mover to migrate from a Win98 Machine to XP. I checked out the dates on those files and they range from 2000 - 2002. So, I guess it would be safe to get rid of them -- right?
Also, what about those other files in the "Windows Update Logs?"
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Applog is a program in Windows 98 and Windows Me used to improve the performance of your computer. It has two functions. The first is to save files to your hard drive in the order they will be needed most. The other is to load files into memory for a program before the program requests them. This is similar to the way Speed Start works. Here are more details on the process:
Applog keeps track of how you use your computer, as follows:
* Which programs you run most often, and how many times you run them
* Which files are loaded by those programs
* In what order those files are loaded
All of these entries are now on an XP machine. So, TwistedMetal, in your opinion, can they be deleted -- or should they be retained?
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Can you just copy+paste in the whole "Windows Me" and "Windows Update Logs" then make bold the lines you don't know about?
Andavari . . . here's what's currently being displayed for these two categories. Would love your comments on whether or not you think they're safe to delete. Most of it looks pretty benign . . . I think
. "WINDOWS ME"
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\AGENTSVR.LGC 5.98KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\AIM.1.LGC 82.48KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\ARDIAL32.LGC 15.97KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\ARTGALRY.LGC 42.48KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\AUPDATE.LGC 11.48KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\AVERYWIZ.LGC 26.85KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\AVYMEDIA.LGC 50.00KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\BILLMIND.LGC 6.30KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\BUSLAW.LGC 8.23KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\CALC.LGC 3.31KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\CASHVER3.LGC 0.17MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\CDPLAYER.LGC 7.80KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\CORPSEC.LGC 6.83KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\CS32.LGC 4.67KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\CSINSM32.LGC 4.05KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\DEBT.LGC 7.32KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\DIRECTCD.LGC 19.94KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\EAC.LGC 34.86KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\EDOCS.LGC 77.23KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\EXCEL.LGC 0.89MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\EXPLORER.LGC 3.28KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\EZLEGAL.1.LGC 8.41KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\EZLEGAL.LGC 8.06KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\FRONTPG.LGC 47.25KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\GRPCONV.LGC 6.56KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\HH.LGC 102.02KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\HOTSYNC.LGC 62.63KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\ICWCONN1.LGC 12.81KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\ICWOOBE.LGC 65.79KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IEXPLORE.LGC 0.11MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IKERNEL.LGC 0.12MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IMGICON.LGC 6.09KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IMGSTART.LGC 1.87KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\INSTAPP.LGC 9.74KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IRALRSHL.LGC 43.60KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IS.LGC 0.23MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\ISUNINST.LGC 5.51KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\IV3.LGC 10.50KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\KNLWRAP.LGC 21.01KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\KODAKIMG.LGC 44.56KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\KODAKPRV.LGC 14.21KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\LAPLINK.LGC 87.32KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\LUALL.LGC 15.15KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSACCESS.LGC 18.82KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSBACKUP.LGC 69.04KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSBP_STB.LGC 1.65KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSIEXEC.LGC 1.21MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSIMN.LGC 0.16MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSINFO32.LGC 24.81KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSOHELP.LGC 66.55KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\MSPAINT.LGC 8.40KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\NMAIN.LGC 0.64MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\NORTON.LGC 15.34KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\NOTEPAD.LGC 3.63KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\NPNSDAD.LGC 36.39KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\NPROTECT.LGC 7.26KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\OLBACKUP.LGC 1.41KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\OPTWIZ.LGC 25.14KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\OSA9.LGC 11.55KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\PALM.LGC 40.95KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\POINT32.LGC 14.21KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\QBW32.LGC 0.72MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\QDCSQS.LGC 0.11MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\QUIKSYNC.LGC 6.54KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\QW.LGC 0.21MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\REALPLAY.LGC 0.17MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\REGEDIT.LGC 2.70KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\REGSVR32.LGC 0.11MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\REGTRK.LGC 8.87KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\RSRCMTR.LGC 3.18KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\RUNDLL32.LGC 15.70KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\RUNONCE.LGC 5.87KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SCAN.LGC 4.28KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SD32.LGC 57.41KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SNDVOL32.LGC 5.27KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SPOOL32.LGC 7.01KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SSHOT.LGC 14.96KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\STIMON.LGC 8.92KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SYMUNDO.LGC 5.33KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SYSMON.LGC 3.59KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\SYSTRAY.LGC 29.76KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\THEMES.LGC 4.79KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\TWUNK_16.LGC 3.74KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\UNINST.LGC 98.79KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\WINDOC.LGC 0.13MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\WINHLP32.LGC 20.91KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\WINIPCFG.LGC 2.62KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\WINWORD.LGC 0.66MB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\WINZIP32.LGC 7.32KB
C:\WINDOWS\APPLOG\WORDPAD.LGC 9.16KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\ADVAUTH.CAB 46.11KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\BRANDING.CAB 8.05KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\filelist.dat 1.55KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\HELPCONT.CAB 0.34MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\HHUPD.CAB 0.67MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\ICWCON.CAB 0.46MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\ie6setup.exe 0.47MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\iecif.cab 14.87KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\IEEXINST.CAB 24.58KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\iesetup.dir 0 bytes
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\iesetup.ini 395 bytes
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\MOBILE95.CAB 0.35MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\README.CAB 27.78KB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\SCR56EN.CAB 0.76MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\This folder is safe to delete.txt 327 bytes
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\TS95.CAB 0.15MB
C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files\VGX.CAB 0.96MB
"WINDOWS UPDATE LOGS"
IE Temporary Internet Files (1 files) 0 bytes
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk 8.00KB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log 0.13MB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb0013E.log 0.13MB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\res1.log 0.13MB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\res2.log 0.13MB
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How do you uninstall SiteAdvisor 2.8 in Firefox? My "uninstall" option is grayed out.
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Some other observations as it relates to SiteAdvisor 2.8 and Firefox:
1) When 2.8 downloaded and installed, it installed as a second instance of SiteAdvisor -- so I now have two: 2.6 and 2.8. It didn't replace 2.6.
2) The "Uninstall" feature for 2.8 is grayed out -- not sure how to uninstall it.
3) When I disabled 2.8 and enabled 2.6, SiteAdvisor works again -- even when Firefox is sandboxed.
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It appears that the new McAfee SiteAdvisor (2.8) no longer functions properly when Firefox is used under Sandboxie. Anyone else experiencing this?
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Are there problems again today with SiteAdvisor?
False alarm. Guess it's OK.
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Are there problems again today with SiteAdvisor?
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I currently have the "Winapp2.ini" add-on installed with CCleaner. In the "Cleaner" -> "Applications" -> "Windows" section, is it fairly safe to have the following two items checked for cleaning? I have quite a few MBs in both of them:
"Windows ME"
"Windows Update Logs"
I have read through the code for each of these, but there are a couple of line items I don't really understand. Thought I should check before doing something I regret.
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Well, I think that SiteAdvisor - being in business for much longer - warns for more sites. WOT now has tested over 20 million site and they employ users/visitors to rate the sites.
Maybe you should look at it this way: SiteAdvisor is part of McAfee, LinkScanner is part of AVG and TrendProtect is part of TrendMicro. All are large companies. Do we trust them? WOT is part of the community.
Can anyone who has WOT installed rate sites, or do you have to be a registered member?
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I recently switched from SiteAdvisor to WOT (Web Of Trust).
Downloadable from here.
Fred, also curious as to how favorably WOT this compares with SiteAdvisor?
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Anyone else experiencing any problems with McAfee SiteAdvisor today (Firefox) -- or is it just something on my end?
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That looks like a real good giveaway Tom, although I've no use personally for things like the "network" feature.
Nice post.
Edit: Damn, I just can't resist having a look at it. Downloading now.
I have plenty of rippers and burners myself, so I don't really need it. However, like you Dennis, curiosity might just drive me to have a look at it.
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Today's Giveaway-of-the-Day is StarBurn
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I found the drivers at:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Filter_Res...mp;lang=eng#DRV
Are you going to try updating this driver on your machine?
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Where did you find out that the driver was down level?
I have a little program called Driver Updater Pro. It's a commercial product, but I think there's a free download -- just not fully functional.
Supposedly, the driver I have installed is 4.0.1001.0 (07/02/01). The current version is 9.1.0.1002 (06/06/08).
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I currently have this driver installed on my Dell computer: Intel 82801DB PCI Bridge - 244E.
This driver is several versions out-of-date, but everything seems to be running just fine on my XP machine. Can anyone tell me exactly what this does and how important it is to update it?
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Windows Log Files
in CCleaner
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I guess that was one of my "big" questions. I thought maybe the Event Viewer files were included in the log files. Good to know they're not.