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Davey,
Thanks for the links! They contained a wealth of information. It'll probably be a few days before I have a chance to do anything.
Tom
Hi Tom,
Take your time !!! If it ain't fun,why do it?
K.I.S.S.
Good luck,
davey -
I think there are so many variables involved with System Restore it's kinda difficult to predict how many Restore Points each individual will actually get.
I've got mine set at 5%, which is 1116mb of my System Partition. That has given me 7 restore points going back to the 8th July. Not a lot, and not very far back.
In my case, I have a lot of software installed, which I assume means a lot of System Volume Information for each restore point. If you have a relatively small amount of software, then your System Volume Information is gonna take up that much less space because you've that much less to restore.
That's how I interpret it, and if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will put me right.
And of course, how far back do you want your Restore Points to go? In my case, I wouldn't want to restore any further back than a couple of weeks, so I've played around with the % allocation until I've got it more or less the way I want it.
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.
Just my opinion.
And you told me you weren't a "techie",Techie !!!
A very appropos posting Dennis. I am not surprised.
Best wishes,
daveyP.S. Like every other user out there, "I want my PC like it was before - I - something screwed it up".
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I didn't read larry's link, but if you mean motherboards, then yes. RAM wouldn't phone home, at least it should not.
AJ
From what I found on Google,I imagined running those programs may reset some info for MS.
Maybe they pick it up next Auto update or "Patch Tuesday"?
oobe/msoobe Kinda reminds of one of my all time favorite singers !!! ROY ORBISON
davey -
I probably should have been paying more attention...but I ran C Cleaner on my applications, and it deleted a central program from my HP computer. it was a software repair wizard. Now I can't use it. Does CCleaner have a log or recovery place for programs/applications?
Hi ko220,
Welcome
Lots of good advice for you from the members !!! You should be able to get it back one way or the other.
If you are a Vista user then hazelnut's suggestion of System Restore should do the trick.
When you say CCleaner deleted this program,do you mean that the icon is missing or does this program still show in Add/Remove programs or CCleaner TOOLS > Uninstall programs list ?
The only programs that I have ever heard of CCleaner deleting were programs stored in Temp files somewhere.
It does happen but not that often.
Worse comes to worst, you should be able to re-install that program from your install disc or probably online.
What is the name of this program ?
Good luck,
davey -
There are registry defrag software programs available. If I want to defrag the registry, will I need to obtain one of these or does Piriform Defraggler do this task?
Hi mazzy,
As you can see from the other replies Registry "defrag" OR "optimization" is a very special task.
I use ERUNT to backup the Registry before doing anything to the Registry.THIS IS CRITICAL.
Like many other members I use NTREGOPT to optimize the Registry.
However,only run this when all other programs are stopped running.
As soon as you run it then reply YES to reboot immediately.THIS IS CRITICAL.
This program made a significant change to my Registry size with a proportional increase in speed. (17 %).
Good luck,
daveyNew Users and all users
P.S. Follow this link and get both ERUNT and NTREGOPT at the same time. Maybe something else also. UPDATED JULY 19,2008
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Could someone explain me what's the reason for two different blue tonalities (a lighter and a stronger ones) to indicate that there are "defragmented files in that specific position", in the Defraggler screen? Thanks a lot for any answer!
Hi DiFini,
Just a little more detail for the more "finicky" user, another refinement by the program developers.
This does not imply that it is more important to have more solid colors.Some people think this makes a big deal of difference but only for a very, very few specific IT applications.Most users see no difference at all.
What is a few seconds a day for most users ? Especially if it takes minutes or hours of defragging to arrive at the difference.
Best wishes,
daveyP.S. Most users are better off leaving their PC a little idle time to let Windows optimize itself. Their PC will perform better for their purposes that way.Leave "Prefetch" areas alone and Windows will take care of the rest.
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I would like to suggest you find yourself a very nice backup program
Got to add my comments for the "newbies" out there.
Writeaway is not kidding when he suggests that you have a very good backup program when it comes to Registry Boosting and such other misleading names.
Boosting implies like your are going to get some amazing increase in system performance. BELIEVE ME YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY BOOST !!! . The only boost will be to the "snake oil" salesman's bank account.
The "mild" Registry cleaning effects of CCleaner are more than enough for any Registry.
Most users Registries don't even need "cleaning" if that is what you want to call it.
The best performance booster's are junk file cleaning like CCleaner every now and then and Disk defragmentation even less often.
How simple can it get?
Constant "cleaning" and "defragmenting" is a waste of time and effort for most users and the consistent performance of their PC.
Best wishes,
daveyP.S. Now get a warm moist(not damp) cloth and gently "clean" your keyboard, mouse and surrounding area.
Gently clean your screen with proper cleaning papers.
Now the dust, snack and drinks stains are gone. GO HAVE SOME FUN !!!
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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?
Hi Tom,
Just a refresher from one of your posts. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=108633
However, I would never want to delete all my system restores at one time.
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.
davey -
Working on a young fellas P4 1.8ghz 256 ddr ram where I cleaned up a few things.I had a couple of extra sticks of 256 ddr ram laying around so I put one into his machine to bring it up to 512 ram.
After plugging in the ram and restarting XP a message along the lines of "A major hardware change has been detected and you need to reactvate XP" came up.
It reactivated no probs but come on, a major hardware change just by plugging in an extra stick of ram.
Anyone ever seen this before?
Adding 256 DDR MB to my 256 DDR RAM PC, I would consider a major hardware change.
Especially if the module monitoring such events was written maybe 6 - 8 yrs. ago 256 MB increase would be a "BIG" change.
I wonder if it is a 16 bit program.
Humpty, this "young" guy I know may drop by with his P4 2.8 ghz 256 DDR RAM and have a few things cleaned up.
You're a good guy, Charlie Brown.
daveyP.S. If I reactivate my XP will my PC phone home to MS soon.
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As per the title. No matter what i do, the folder just won't empty.
The folder is set to G:\download temp\*.*
Program bug?
Hi iarp,
Like Augeas says that option must be on in order for Include entries to work.
http://www.ccleanerbeginnersguide.com/
IncludeThis will clean the files and folders that you add. It will list them in the big white box. On your right you have Add Folder, Add File, and Remove Folder. It also supports drag-and-drop, just drag the file or folder to the window and then you will be prompted to add or not.
Add Folder will add a folder to the custom clean list.
Add File will add a file to the custom clean list.
Remove Selected will remove a file or folder from the custom clean list.
In order to clean custom files or folders, you must have Advanced - Custom Files and Folders checked.
davey -
One more thing......if your clock gets reset accidentally, system restore points cannot be deleted using the inbuild Windows cleanup utility.....they occupy 12% of HDD space.
And if your clock keeps on resetting then your HDD gets bloated with restore points.....
Its terribly vital to have this feature: to clear up most of the restore points...
Hi Sunny,
Come on Sunny!!! No software developer wants to touch MS System Restore Points.
The next thing you are going to want is CCleaner to reset the PC clock.
Anybody messes with my Clock or my Recycle Bin is in deep trouble.
Windows releases System Restore data store as needed.
I also find 5% on the slider is more than enough for me as fas as System Restore Point space on WinXP.
davey -
Hi everyone,
I am sorry to hear that you are having problems with file extension association.
We are looking into the issue.
Thank you
Hello MrT,
I figured I would include a snapshot of my list also. I have had these since day 1 of using CCleaner 2.02 something in Nov.2007 .
Just thought it had something to do with my "bent" and "twisted" Registry but who knows it may help.
Coincidentally I had an extra one today that I told CCleaner to also delete. It was extension .tmp . Can you believe that?
It deleted and as usual the others always stay.
Regards,
davey That's a catchy user name you have, MrT. -
What setting am I missing?
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.
davey -
Hi davey
Thanks for your help...
So, I will set "history days" to 7 days, because at the moment I have "0". And then I change the size to 400 MB. After I made this I do NOT close my IE7-Browser, I do a Restart (Reboot). Is this correct davey?
And after my restart my CC Cleaner will start, because I selected "autorun the CC Cleaner". After my cleaning the folder size should be the same (400 MB)?
Hi Deanz,
If you had the number of days as "0" that may have been the problem.
Make sure that you complete the process by using the "OK" button.
It may not be necessary to reboot but I recommend it because I never know what most users have been installing or uninstalling at the same time and it is best to do this way.In your case you can just as well go ahead and run CCleaner after Closing your browser and other programs.
As late as it is now you may have already done so.
So what happens?
P.S. I don't understand why users want to run CCleaner at start-up. All this does is increase the amount of your boot time and maybe cause conflicts with other programs trying to start at reboot also.
Why not run CCleaner at the end of your day or wait until you really need to run it which could be a couple of days ?
I don't want CCleaner to clean out my temp internet files,my work files etc. if I need to reboot because of a power outage or some other reason.
When it comes to computers, "automatic" does not mean better or more sophisticated. To me it means more "automatic" problems, complications , and conflicts.
davey -
But it refers to Mechanical and Inventor. I'm not sure if AutoCAD 2008 has 32 and 64...
I found this related to the error with AutoCAD:
acad.msi: AdskExecuteSequence
This error message indicates that there was a failure during the installation. In most cases, this error message does not provide an accurate diagnosis of the installation problem.
CCleaner found a lot of issues. I've used it two days now, and it always find things. But clearly not this error.
I had for example a startup-error, and this is gone now thanks to CCleaner.
As far as CCleaner Registry issues is concerned , be sure to keep scanning for issues until no more are found.
CCleaner is not a Registry "fixer". It identifies certain inconsistencies and tells the user what they are and what it will do to "fix" the inconsistency.
I think Hazel's link to that workaround is probably your best chance to get AutoCAD 2008 installed. It is not the fact that the AutoCad 2008 is 32 bit or 64 bit. The problem is with the install program from Autodesk itself. Apparently it is trying to use the 64 bit installer instead of the 32 bit one that is needed.
You need some tech help from Autodesk itself to get this resolved. With a price tag like that there should be plenty of help.
daveyP.S. Make sure that you are downloading from the Autodesk official site and not some unauthorized site.Many unofficial sites exist and can not be relied upon to the be latest and "clean" version. You don't want to be designing something with "spyware" as part of the package do you? The official version may already have the install problem fixed.
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I just ran it earlier, hence my question. Nothing else running, fresh after a virus scan. She's "only" got a gig of RAM and a 2.6 (?) GHz processor, but nothing else was running. (Aside from the usual background processes.)
Huh, this could be it... She runs Norton, which does seem to enjoy taking control of everything going on. Are there known issues with CCleaner and Norton? I can't imagine it would slow things down that much, especially when it's just I/O reads, not file manipulation. (Referring to the 'analyze'/'scan' bit.)
No no, it's run on demand, typically by me. Definitely not at startup, and definitely not when a million other things are trying to use the disk.
Try turning Norton off if such a thing exists.It's been awhile since I have had it long before CCleaner.
Many security programs look at CCleaner with a lot of suspicion.
I leave my security on AVG or Avast with no problems.
I have 256 MB pent 4 2.8 Gh
davey -
The "temp" files I'm most curious about are all in:
C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\Local Settings\Temp
CCleaner always deletes mine. What's up?
davey -
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Hi guys
I'm trying to determine what "type" of video card I have?
Is my card a "PCI" or "AGP" card?
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128 MB
Windows Device Manager
Reports that the device is working properly.
Location: PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0
GA-8VM800PMD-775 Motherboard
Expansion Slots: 1 AGP slot & 3 PCI slots
My video card is on the "AGP" slot, dose this mean that my video card is a "AGP" type of card? even though it's location is "PCI bus 1"
I'm shopping for a new video card... and getting a little bit confused
Thanks in advance for any helpful info
You got me confused too!!!
I'll bet our teenage friend "CTskifreak" knows.
davey -
I'm just curious what the 'average' time is for people... On my machine (~30GB disk used, slow 5400 RPM), it takes no more than 30 seconds to 'analyze' the system in CCleaner. On my mom's laptop, it takes a good 10 minutes. (No, no viruses, and the drive gets defragged routinely. ~20GB disk usage.)
I'm just wondering which system is closer to the norm, and if anyone has any recommendations for what could be slowing things down so much on the second computer?
Hi fogster,
Your time is more normal and your mom's PC is very abnormal.
Check task manager on her machine to see what CPU usage and such is going on when running CCleaner on her machine .
Are you both using the same security software and the same settings?
She doesn't need to defrag that often anyhow.
It certainly seems that something else is running when she is running CCleaner.
It could be conflicts of scheduled tasks.
When exactly in her processing day is she running CCleaner.I hope it is not at start-up with other things also running at start-up.
Let us know these answers plus OS etc.
I figure somewhere between 1-2 seconds per MB to "analyze" and less to clean(No "secure delete").
Best wishes,
davey -
I was told, even today, that Spybot is still good for catching the sneaky ones, and it's saved my ass on a few occasions. As well as Ad-aware. This excerpt confuses me.
Hi Coffee,
I think you are being confused because you have gone beyond the best general advice you can get here.
http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=11000 Follow the advice listed here and the related links and you can't go wrong.
This is all most people need until you get into another level of malware detection and removal.
This next level is getting very technical and specialized.This is the level that is confusing you.
This level is where people like our own advisor and Spyware Hell and Help moderators like Tony Klein and the others are the Masters and Experts.
Don't worry about this as much as increasing your knowledge and use of back-up software and hardware.
Best wishes,
davey -
A good fun link Kenny.
My Grandma's law..
Put your foot down with a firm hand.
Your Grandma and my Grandma would have been good friends.
Birds of a feather.
davey -
Yes, we do have a very large garden - I have been toying with the idea of getting a couple of helpful Polish lads around to help for a few pounds. Maybe when I get even more feeble.
The US roofs were a little flatter than ours, but not a lot, and mostly two floors tall as well. The workers, who were probably Central American, just shinned up with a handful of tiles in one hand and a nail-gun in the other. I'm sure there would have to be a mass of scaffolding here to satisfy health and safety, and rightly too, as we insist in using these clay or concrete tiles. They did seem to be legit firms though.
Sheep aren't too bad, goats are just too bolshie. You have to remember that what goes in one end comes out of the other, and to sheep and goats flowers are far more delectable than silly grass, and they have all day to think of ways to escape.
P.S. Cops, walking? Ha ha ha! At least yours don't wear stab jackets.
Did I say goats? What was I thinking? English sheep of course.
Those Polish lads will probably work any others right into the ground. They are hard workers !!!
Right,are stab jackets anything like "bullet proof vests" or do stab jackets require a little more metal in their make-up?
Number of deleted files up to 9,473 .
Good night morning ToTo time for bed,
davey -
The error messages that I get are:
Error 1606. Could not access network location Autodesk\AutoCAD 2008\R17.1\enu\.
Fatal damage under installation:
acad.msi:AdskExecuteSequence
I have also got the message that the program already are installed on my computer.
I've done a search for AutoCAD 2008 in my computer and in the registry. Everything should have been deleted/un-installed. I can't find anything that has to do with AutoCAD 2008.
I used the Windows Installer Clean-Up, but it didn't find any AutoCAD 2008 like in the control panel. AutoCAD 2008 is nowhere!
I'm using CCleaner becaus it says on the webpage:
Registry cleaner
Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.
I thought the program would help...
Check out this link related to your install problem. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/it...;linkID=9242018
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/it...;linkID=9240617
CCleaner didn't find any issues ?
davey
Get back deleted startup programs
in CCleaner
Posted
Hi QTIP,
If you used CCleaner Tools > Startup like I think you did then those entries are gone as far as I know.
You have not deleted any programs just the entries to start them at start-up.
You may be able to just do a system restore and get your Registry back to where it was.
Let us know.