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Can you be a little more specific on the paths? For example, there should not be shortcuts in "C:\Users\<profile>\Appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows" but there are subfolders that hold shortcuts. C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts (Shortcuts to network places/locations) C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent (Recent Items apps, docs, places etc.) C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo (Here are shortcuts that appear in your Send To menu) C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu (Programs menu and subfolders for your start menu) There should not be any shortcuts in this folder: C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Subfolders here for temporary CD/DVD burning, Games Explorer, Windows Error Reporting (WER) Hope that helps. If you can provide a few more details as to the files (name, ext & location) I can give you more specific info.

Yeah but... Wild cards are permitted by CC for subfolders. But not the root of the drive. Perform your test again using the .k99 on C:\ I placed a file named 'test.d4' on C and used the wildcard *.d4 and it remained. Moved the file to C:\SubFolder\ and updated the ini accordingly and presto it was found/removed. I put the file back on C:\ and in the ini changed it to the full file name. It was found/removed. Also note the screenshot reflects what happens when you select the root of a drive in CC to add a folder and specify cleaning using a pattern. What I should have said is that CC wont allow a wildcard to be used on the root of any drive/partition. CC allows the wildcard if a subfolder is selected...

Mushu13: What I was trying to confirm is that under Vista, the checkbox in CC for 'Hotfix uninstallers' dosent apply? But I think I figured out the answer+reason. Casey44: With Vista the individual updates all use a common installer/uninstaller. So we wont find 50+ uninstaller files. Vista does keep copies of the files contained in the update(s). It only answers part of the question. Found a few intersting sites along the way though. http://blogs.technet.com/mu/default.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/updatemanagement/bb259683.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/default.mspx When all else fails... http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&lang=en&cr=US

As Davey said "once you get your list built". The problem is that you are not permitted to use wildcards. So if the the file naming conventions chage, you'll have to keep updating that list. If the file names are even remotely random then your at a loss. I did some more experimenting and came up with the following. CC simply will not allow wildcards to be used on any fixed disk. Not even another partition, not on an external hdd either. But I think I know why. Its intentional. While XP and Vista dosent have as many critical files on the root of the drive, older Windows version do. The 9x platform relies on Autoexec, config etc. This is the reason why wildcards arent permitted. If you browse and select a single file, it stands to reason you know what file your selecting and there wont be any mishaps with numerous files getting deleted and preventing the OS from loading. What if someone unknowingly entered *exe* or *con So I think it was done by the CC team again, as Davey indicated... To be safe. The question open for debate is, should wildcards be permitted on the root of a drive? Im undecided at the moment. What about non-system partitions, flash and external hdd's? Absolutely. There are files I would like to clean on the root of my flash and ext hdd where wildcard use is almost essential.

Thats what I did. But I ran into a problem. If you modify winapp.ini the embedded one is still used and the winap.ini is disregarded. I made several changes and they only work if its done in winapp2.ini Edit: Just found the solution for winapp.ini (Post #2: Suggestion 2: WinApp1.ini) http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=15158

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One time I had a similar situation. I found by rebooting 2x I can restore my system permance back to what it was. Use the system for 20 minutes. This will give a chance for delayed startup items to finish loading and complete the background tasks (when idle) such as the search indexer. If readyboost no longer seems to be working then try disabling readyboost on your flash drive then re-enable it. Under Computer, right click your flash drive and select properties. Goto the readyboost tab and select "Do not use this device". Click Apply. Then re-enable readyboost and click apply one more time. Moving on. I dont use the "Old prefetch data". Instead, I have several items in the Include for cleaning useless pf files. Include1=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|_*.pf Include2=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|dllhost.exe-*.pf Include3=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|autorun.exe-*.pf Include4=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|MSI*.pf Include5=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|!*.pf Include6=FILE|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|*demo*.pf Include7=FILE|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|install*.pf Include8=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|RUNDLL32*.pf Include9=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|*setup*.pf Include10=FILE|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|*tmp*.pf Include11=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|unin*.pf Include12=PATH|C:\Windows\Prefetch\|*update*.pf Hope some of that helps. In a short time you'll get your performance back. A good drive defrag always helps things along too.

First let me apologize for being overly critical earlier. You're right. By using the 'Include' your telling CC to remove all files with the tmp ext. on the root of the drive. I did some experimenting and I see the problem now. If you enter the full file name, CC will find and remove it. But when using the wild card, it simply dosent work. This is strange because I have a dozen files and folders in the include list. All of them use a wild card. So apparently it is a bug.

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Which version of Office are you using? I have 2007 and made the following change to my winapp.ini [Office 2007] Deleted by Disk4mat

Thanks for the correction. I picked that up from another thread.

This would be a useful feature

egnm1969, much better idea. That will make it more clear to people in terms of 'what to expect'.

This can be achieved using WSH. DIM WshSet Wsh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")Wsh.Run "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe /AUTO", 1, True 'The True flag causes WSH to wait for CC to exitWsh.Run "RunDll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState", 1, False 'We use False flag so WSH isnt running while in hibernateSet Wsh = nothingWScript.Quit Open Notepad. Copy & paste. Adjust the path for CCleaner.exe on line 4 as needed. File menu, Save As (not save) for the file name type: CCSleep.vbs In the file type box, click the drop down and select "All files" Edit: This assumes you enabled the option in CC to close after cleaning

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A little while back when I was using Vista Premium I had System Cleaner (file and registry cleaner & I dont reccomend it). Every time I cleaned the registry, Media Center was almost un-usable. I got extender errors, I couldnt stream video etc. In fact the only thing that worked was local playback of MP3's. Anyway like Dave said. If we can find out what items are being removed in the registry, we might be able to determine which key(s) are essential for burning. Run CC and scan the registry (but dont clean it). After the anylyze finishes, right click and select 'Save to text file'. Then you can either attach it in a post or copy and paste it. Edit: Have you tried burning a disk outside of Media Center? Say dragging and dropping files in Explorer then burn from there? If Media Center is working its a mute point. Just thought maybe you tried it prior to the reload.

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I might have missed something here. I thought CC already had the capability to remove hotfix uninstallers? I also image my drive as means of backup and my images never exceed 3 GB's. I use Acronis and exclude files like the page file and system restore folder. Which application do you use for imaging? My WinSXS folder is 1.85 GB's. There are tons of multimedia files that can be removed. Just the tutorial and getting started videos add up! I also noticed that my Installer folder is 765 MB's. Not much can be done about that (C:\Windows\Installer). I have windows update set to manual and I DL individual updates and install as needed. Since SP1, I've installed 1 additional update. I used vLite as mushu13 mentioned to make my SP1 integrated install. Worked perfectly and I got rid of alot of junk I didnt need.

This caught my interest. I did a translation on Google and removed all punctuation and got something that makes a bit more sense. Now my interpretation is that CC is only cleaning the active user account (logged on) and not all users accounts. I remember seeing a thread about that, but cant locate it at the moment. Keith do you remember seeing that thread? Gustavo, Mi ingl?s es deficiente para que me perdone. ?Quiere limpiar todas las cuentas de usuario? Adem?s de su propia? Creo que debe acceder a cada cuenta de usuario y ejecutar CC. Voy a buscar y buscar otra manera de hacerlo.

Andavari is correct. As for the request itself, I am in favor of cleaning restore points etc. But I suspect one primary reason we will not see it is because of the numerous threads that go like... "Help! CC Deleted All of My Restore Points" or "System Restore No longer Works". I can only imagine what would happen if the words "System Restore" were mentioned anywhere in the CC UI. Otherwise like I said. Im in favor of the request.

Agreed on all points. I just prefer to TS a problem without installing additional applications if possible. But this situation calls for less than typical solutions.

Im just currious. What is the purpose in doing this? TIA

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