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Hi Keeper2All, Welcome to a great forum. One Vet to another, Thanks for your service. Yes, there are dangers on the net.Also wonderful places to visit and learn about.Plus hundreds of millions of good people. You will find some of them right here. Looks like you learned something new today! Best Wishes, davey

Hello tinyspirit, Looks like you have been experiencing quite a few problems. The Cleaner function of CCleaner removes Temporary files and work files that Applications produce that users need cleaned. Your Autocomplete Form History is probably gone.You must have checked it for cleaning. As far as the backup files you refer too,they are created to restore registry settings that were changed or removed by the Registry cleaning function of CCleaner.This is also done only at your initiation. You can Merge the changes back to your Registry in reverse order that you created them.You will find them in My Documents. If you set your options correctly CCleaner is exceptionally thourough and fast. CCleaner does not run in the background,unless you set it up to run at reboot.Then it only runs very briefly.You should not see CCleaner.exe as a Process in Task Manager unless you are currently running it. Best Wishes, davey

Hello rabbit, This link may help you with screen capture,sizing,cropping and such.Read all the Posts. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=13668 Good Luck, davey P.S. Just realized rabbit's Post was back in July,2007. Hope this reply helps someone like me.Still learning.

Hello again stewy, In order to keep your mind occupied click on this link. These are the works of a real forum Expert.You can also read his other important Posts by clicking on the buttons on the left.Anyway look into what he has to say about Picasa photo software.You can link to it from there.But don't try using it or anything else until you hear from JDPower or a Moderator. There may be a simpler way to handle your situation. http://internetrotsyourbrain.com/rridgely/freesoftware.htm davey

Hey we can handle that learning process later.Hazelnut (one of the Moderators),her motto is "Try to stay calm." Understandably, you are still in a mild state of shock. Be assured that there are many experienced members to help you.They have "been there and done that". davey

Did you select save back-up when Fixed selected issues?If so you can reset your registry.Dont try anything yet. If not did you backup your Registry before using the registry clean? Do you have a System Restore point prior to then? Wait to do anything until you hear from JDPower or a Moderator. davey BTW,what photo software are you using?This info may be helpful.

Hello, I suggest you read and apply the information in this link. It may also answer many of your questions. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?act=an...p;f=4&id=15 davey

Hi crazy_1, Very interesting. Please provide more details. CCleaner version. OS and version. Can you do a search for files with Recent in the name? Where are they? What happens if you change the Recent options in the Cleaner window. Explain what you do and then what happens? What is the exact message? davey

Hello, Besides the previous Posts,I would also suggest reading and applying the information in these links. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?act=an...p;f=4&id=15 http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=1504 http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=1110 davey

Yeah JDPower, Thanks for the Java update info and links. Sure helps out. davey

Hi, The guys already assisting you are top notch. I would recommend that you review the Applications listed in The Cleaner window and untick any thing related to your pictures software. Photo Shop or whatever. Good Luck, davey P.S. Please Post some more details so these guys on the forum can assist you better.

Hi hannubys, Thanks for your Post.It led me to do further investigation into the use of Winapp2.ini at the link listed below. Link there and you will see a link to leave a Personal Message to TwistedMetal as regards this problem. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=1110 Good Luck, davey

QUOTE (davey @ Jan 26 2008, 03:19 PM) Hello kissbaby, You must read the forum quite a bit. You have provided all the right information for problem reporting. Thank you for also taking the steps to scan for malware on your computer. Yes ,this is small "bug" in the final totals logic of Run Cleaner vers 02.04 Click on OPTIONS function click on ADVANCED button. Check the boxes relating to IE LOG LISTING and FIREFOX LOG LISTING. This will get around the "bug" until next version. Good Luck, davey ______________

If there is a problem, would you please provide the complete name of the file that is being marked for deletion. There may be 2 as in Win XP SP2 but I am not sure as regards Vista. They will be listed in the report after running Run Cleaner. Thanks, davey

Hello kissbaby, You must read the forum quite a bit. You have provided all the right information for problem reporting. Thank you for also taking the steps to scan for malware on your computer. Yes ,this is small "bug" in the final totals logic of Run Cleaner vers 02.04 Click on OPTIONS function click on ADVANCED button. Check the boxes relating to IE LOG LISTING and FIREFOX LOG LISTING. This will get around the "bug" until next version. Good Luck, davey

Hello, If you are a new or inexperienced user,you may not want to try this until you gain some more experience.You may just want to read for the knowledge. Twisted Metal, a very dedicated Moderator might help you out. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=8588 [solution] Registry Issues Keep Re-appearing In CCleaner Thanks TwistedMetal for making this Post of yours to Dial-a Fix. I followed your simple instructions and cleaned up some of the kinks in my Registry. I will go back there and do a little more read and learn. I still have a 26 item list of "unused file extensions" that CCleaner and Regseeker report but leave alone when asked to fix or delete them.No sweat,they don't really seem to be causing any harm. Looks like a good source of MVP knowledge and fixes there at Dial-a-Fix.Well thought out.No wonder the old version had such a long life-span. It has changed a little.No need to worry about "full" or "medium" versions.He has created a new version. You may want to update your Post.Latest updates I saw were Jan. 26,2008. Thanks Again, davey

Hello worldcraft101, Can you provide us with more information please? What OS version etc,? CCleaner version? What Browser are you using? What security programs,devices or practices? Who uses your computer? Are you set up wireless? How do you use your system on a daiily basis.Give us a general idea. Are you on a home network? Are your phone lines secure? Do you get any automatic updates or RSS feeds? Computer phone service? Messenger service? Thanks, davey

Hi Vic, Yeah Vic I can't blame your concern.Only 3 simple systems.All with previously installed.Uninstalled and new versions reinstalled.All settings reset to users wishes.Nothing complex like what you are handling. Hope Piriform can give you a more detailed answer. davey

Hello mbrown, From reading your Post I thought you may be thinking that CCleaner was providing you a list of Programs that should be deleted. I may have misunderstood your meaning or intentions. I provide the following advice for all CCleaner users. New or inexperienced users should not Uninstall or Delete any Programs. At least not without help and/or a greater understanding of the consequences ,which could be troubling to disasterous. Deleting software or changing the Windows Registry is not recommended without such help or experience.. The Tools function in CCleaner is in response to some requests by more experienced users in the past. The UNINSTALL feature is a more detailed list than what is provided by using Add/Remove Programs feature in Windows.This allows functions that are not even available in Add/Remove Programs. This list is not created from a scan to determine which programs should be removed or to even suggest that they be removed. The STARTUP feature should be treated likewise. All users are advised to read and review the Beginners Guide which I think should be renamed and expanded as the CCleaner Users Guide. Link: http://www.internetrotsyourbrain.com/ccleanerbeginnersguide/ Best Wishes To All, davey

Hello mbrown, Please don't delete or uninstall any programs on the Uninstall screen. It seems to me that you may be under the impression that CCleaner is telling you to uninstall these programs. I m busy right now but I will be back with more information. Please read the Beginners Guide listed at the top of the forum list. davey

Hello again unclebic, I submitted Post #2 above. Since then I have used both options in the current version 2.04 and 2.03.532. I have experienced no problems with either option. davey

HI, Are you talking about the one that CCleaner marks for deletion and is deleted at the next boot or the new one that is created again by Windows. davey

Hi, In the CCleaner window you will see the OPTIONS function listed on the left.. Click on that then click on Advanced button. Good Luck, davey

Hello, I am not sure if this will speed things up for you or not. It did for my system.I am using Win XP SP3 BETA.( SP 2 when I used this option the first time.). Try ticking the box for User Assist History under Advanced cleaning options. Warning message will come up when you do. Inexperienced users are advised that it will temporarily empty their list of most frequently used promams in the Start Menu.They will start to refill the list as they run these programs from the Desktop or the All Programs menu on the Start Menu. This cleaned out hundreds of entries built up over 3.5 years of use. REMEMBER to uncheck this box after using it or the list will be cleaned each time you use the Cleaner function. Hope this speeds things up for you like it did for me. davey

Hello, Maybe it is because it's previous user liked to autmatically update,auto start,all his software updates,security programs,along with cleaning programs ,and defraggers all at the same time.Of course if you are proudly an "heavyduty multi-tasker" you can do the same thing manually. Plus every time something takes "forever" you cancel it,stop the task or just pull the plug. Now your Registry and data is bent like a soft pretzel or a mobius loop. I am still trying to cleanup and untangle this mess. The current user has nothing to do with it being in this shape.Right ??? Twisted Metal, a very dedicated Moderator might help you out. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=8588 Good Luck, davey