SweetBlackMagic

Well, after trying all of my available "restore points" and CCleaner backups to no avail, I have decided to just start fresh. It's proabably for the best anway. Thank you guys so much for all your help. I will probably move "up" to Vista...if that's the right word. Any suggestions for reg utilities? Does ERUNT run under Vista? Regards, Matthew

I'm running PC Tools Spyware Doctor for malware and virus...will run a full scan shortly. I think I still have EVERY backup from CCleaner I've ever made...so I should be safe there No registry tweaks or edits in a long time...WAY before this started happening. Also, all updates appear current and no failures that I can remember. From time to time, it has locked up which has required a cold shutdown...that could be part of the problem, but I've been lucky with that in the past (of course...past performance is not indicitave of future results...lol). Is there a good "registry repair" utility out there that could maybe steer me in the right direction. I would rather not do a rebuild, but understand that may be the only solution at this point. Regards, Matthew

OK...it hangs at 50% on the following two categories: - Unused File Extensions - ActiveX and Class Issues Information requested: - Windows XP Pro SP2 - IE 7 w/ latest updates - No malware detected I always backup the changes that CCleaner asks me to...is there something else I'm missing? And you say no auto updates, defrags, etc...do you mean EVER...or just while CCleaner is running? Regards, Matthew

Long time CCleaner user, but this is the first time I've experienced this. When I do a registry scan, it hangs at 9%. I was able to stop it and then clean the problems it found, but now when I run it again it still hangs at 9% and finds no errors. I have to cancel the scan every time. Anyone else seen this before? Regards, Matthew