Tom AZ
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For those of you who are into all of the info this program provides, just wondering how this "Giveaway" looks? Is it decent? I know there are some Sysinternals apps that do many of the same things, but this seems to bring a lot of stuff together in one place -- and not super heavy on resources. Obviously, today, the price is right.
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With Startup Delayer you can add delays, but i'm not sure about the order thing. http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=startdelay
With Startup Delayer, if you drag a startup item into the delay section and decide later that you don't want that particular item delayed, is there a way to change just that one item and set it back to a "no delay" status -- or do you have to start over completely?
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In Windows XP, is there any way to control the order that auto-start items load at startup?
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Are both Geswall and Defensewall similar in function to Sanboxie?
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To change the Start Menu to scroll programs like seen in other versions of Windows, and which is necessary if you have too many programs do display on screen:
1. Right click the Start button and select Properties.
2. Click Start Menu (tab)->Customize (button)->Advanced (tab).
3. Scroll down until you see Scroll Programs, then tick it.
4. Keep clicking OK to exit the settings.
5. Now see how the Start Menu is now in a long scrollable row.
Didn't know about that. Thanks, I'll give it a try.
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In Windows XP, when I click on "Start" -> "All Programs," I get a display of three columns of programs in alphabetical order -- but it's not all of my programs. For some reason, it's limited to three columns. Because these are in alphabetical order, it's now displaying programs through the letter "S," but that's it -- nothing beyond.
I'm not sure why this is happening, but how do I get ALL of my programs to display?
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After you remove the Hotfix Uninstallers you'll have to run CCleaner's registry cleaner, maybe several times to remove what will then be invalid uninstall data in the Windows registry.
Well, Andavari, first back to the basic question of hotfix uninstallers . . . how safe (or prudent) is it to remove them? What do you do -- keep them -- or delete them?
Also, in what folder are these uninstallers found and how do you identify them?
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That's why I rely upon ERUNT to undo registry changes
I just read this on the ERUNT site in the FAQ section:
Question: Should I disable Windows XP?s System Restore function when using ERUNT?
Answer: Yes! Though System Restore backs up more than just the registry, the registry is essentially all you need to revert your system to a previous state.
I would feel a little uncomfortable disabling the System Restore function. Is there a problem with running them concurrently?
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I also think I remember reading that CCleaner only removes temp files that haven't been used in the last 10 days. This info may have been in the old Beginners Guide -- don't know if it's still applicable.
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My humble suggestion is to adjust the % disk allocation until you have the number of restore points you want, going back to a length of time that makes you feel comfortable.
Suggestion well taken . . . thanks, Dennis. I, too, am not terribly anxious to reach too far back into the past for a restore point. Too many things changing too fast.
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P.S. I find 5% on WinXP very sufficient for at least the last 30 days,even if you create 3 or 4 manual restore points a day.
daveyDavey, I'm certainly not challenging you on this because I absolutely do not know myself, but are you relatively confident that a 5% setting will yield 30 days of auto-created restore points and that many manually created restore points per day?
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According to my XP how to do it book, by default Sys Restore creates restore points until it has used 12% of disk space available, at which point it begins to remove old entries. However looking at my setup (r/click My Computer, Properties, Sys Restore) I only have 1% allocated which is just under 2 gb. I can't remember changing this but I may well have done at some point in the past. I've never used it (sys res) and I'm not too fussed about restore points. But then my setup is fairly static and I do take data backups - which sys restore doesn't 'restore' anyway.
My book also says that sys restore deletes restore points after 90 days. That setting is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Currentversion\Systemrestore\rplifeinterval (7,776,000 seconds, 90 days). Restorepoint interval is in .....\rpglobalinterval, at 86,400 seconds, 24 hrs. I've just checked my registry and these settings are correct. So I assume 90 days unless the disk space allocated is used.
This is very interesting and VERY helpful. Thanks so much for sharing it.
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Pros:
* The number one thing in my views has to be to: Quickly and very easily remove old restore points, only leaving the most current one. All without having to first disable and re-enable System Restore.
Speaking of old restore points . . . does Windows hold on to them forever, or is there some automatic purging process in place when you reach a certain number of them -- or they're older than a certain date? In other words, is manually deleting them they only way to get rid of the old ones?
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Maybe this?
Or are you signed on as Administrator when you are trying to actually clean USER #1 ?
Got to be something basic like that.
daveyI will check these things.
However, back to my question . . . is everything in C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\Local Settings\Temp safe to delete -- whether CCleaner does it or it's done manually?
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CCleaner always deletes mine. What's up? davey
What setting am I missing?
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What Folder are the *.tmp files residing in?
The "temp" files I'm most curious about are all in:
C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\Local Settings\Temp
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Typically, is it safe to delete any and all temp (*.tmp) files? If so, what's the easiest way to do that?
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i find it quicker to remove the system restore points by turning it off and back on again.
Do you have to reboot between turning it off and then back on again -- or is that not necessary?
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What is the easiest way to remove old restore points? Also, is there a way to selectively remove them? For instance, remove all earlier than such and such a date.
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You need to change the BIOS setting so that your machine looks to the CD ROM first when booting. Than it will detect the disk and by pass your HD.
That was it -- and it's now fixed. Thanks, Anthony.
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The Linux CD is a joke to make, 30 seconds, and gives you a very simple UI that is basically the Macrium image recovery UI. Thats all you can do with that disk. It's about 6 MB a loads very quick. Once loaded you can remove the disk and the Linux enviroment runs in RAM so you can insert CD/DVD's with your back up images on them if you choose to back up that way. I will be storing my images on an external HD so in my case I would use the Linux disk to navigate to the external HD and retrieve the backed up image.
How do you test this CD once you've created it? I thought it was as simple as putting the CD in the drive and rebooting. However, when I do that, my XP just seems to bypass the CD drive and Windows loads as it normally does. Or, have I done something wrong?
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Thanks, Anthony, for clarifying this.
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I am currently messing around with Macrium Reflect free version. The Linux recovery disk that comes with the program boots no problem and the UI is all XP type windows so there is no Linux learning curve with it. The program is pretty slick to.
Just checked this out -- looks very interesting! However, one thing I didn't fully understand. What is and how do you use the "Linux Rescue CD" and/or the "BartPE Rescue CD Plugin?" Do they both do essentially the same thing?
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Just wondering what the pros and cons are of using the Windows (XP) built-in "Disk Cleanup" Utility?
davey
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So, what's the real bottom line conclusion when it comes to removing Hotfix Uninstallers -- wise or not so wise? There seems to be a lot of different opinions and conflicting information floating around -- even on this forum. Would love to have some of the Moderators weigh in on this subject (have already had some input from DennisD).