Vartkes
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Those listed desktop.ini files are temp files, that's why CCleaner removes them. Why you want to stop removing of them? Btw, do you use any skinning program, i.e. IconPackager?
No, I use no skins. However, I am using CCleaner in 'portable' mode - f that is relevant. Why do I want to preserve 'desktop.ini'? Because it is the only clue I have as to why my desktop is being resent to its 'default' look, rather than my customised look.
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Have you got anything ticked under the 'Advaced' section, if so try unticking the 'Window Size/Location Cache'.
No, nothing under 'Advanced'
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I'm running on Win XP (SP2), though I have my desktop to show in Windows Classic view.
Recently this has begun reverting to the Win XP style. On examining the content of the 'CCleaner'
list of objects marked for deletion - I notice the 'desktop.ini' on the list. Always. Why?
Question - I am not sure what a '.ini' file classifies as under the categories of exclusion - I need to stop this
removal until such time as CCleaner sorts this glitch out.
Thanks
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I was exploring the 'Tools' option of CCleaner and came across the item 'WebFldrs XP' on the list.
I'm tempted to uninstall it... but.. I cannot find it anywhere on my system (yes, I have 'show hidden files' enabled.)
I cannot find it on the standard 'Add/Remove programs' section of Windows XP either.
Anyone know what this is - and is it safe to remove?
Thanks
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Today I came across the suggestion that emptying the 'Prefetch' folder periodically (in XP) helps speed up start up (and shut down) of the system - by getting rid of long unused prefetch codes.
An ideal (and safe) thing for CCleaner to do?
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kes
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If you've a lot of programs running, temp files get removed (and created) all the time. It could be possible that in the short space between 'analyzing' and 'cleaning' that these files may have been cleared.
Wait until your harddrive has stopped chugging before running CC and see if that makes a difference.
I know thats not the answer you want, but it's the only one I can think of at the moment.
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Hi burtman
Thanks for that observation. I'll keep an eye out to see if it happens at certain times of the day and not others e.g. when the system is flushing itself of old files in the cache anyway.
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Kes
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I'm running the latest version of CCleaner on Windows XP SP2.
When I press 'Analyze' the program comes back with some large amount of tmp files to be deleted (this morning it was 86MB)
However, when I follow this up immediately with 'Run Cleaner' the amount deleted is much smaller (this morning 12.1 MB).
Strangely, when I follow this up with another 'Analyze' - this time CCLeaner comes back with '0.0 MB' ie it no longer finds the original debris.
What is going on - anyone any ideas?
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Kes
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I am running CCleaner (latest version - 1.25.201, just installed) on an old NT machine.
I just noticed that that when I run 'analyse' it does not pick up
stuff in the System Recycle Bin. (Yes, the option is ticked under the 'windows' pane
on the left.)
Is this a known bug or limitation (as in IE History cleaning under NT? )
The CCleaner works fine with an XP machine - it picks up all items in
the 'Recycle bin'.
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WTF?
If you install the VB6 SP6 runtime like already suggested it may actually fix the problem. And like already stated many programs require it, it's a Microsoft distribution, if CCleaner isn't working because of it you'll eventually run into some other program(s) that require it.
OK. Just this once . I installed the VB6 update, and the problem is solved - for me at least. However, this does mean that the needed files distributed with CCleaner are failing to install / override outdated versions (?).
Thanks.
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Sometimes, after finished the scanning (cleaner), doesn't show nothing, all blank without text, the progressbar is completed
anyone knows why?
thanks
Hi
Here is the advice I got in a parallel discussion thread.
(http://forum.CCleaner.com/index.php?showtopic=1556&st=0)
"This is a shot in the dark, but do you have the latest Visual Basic 6 Runtime?
Get the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7B9BA261-7A9C-43E7-9117-F673077FFB3C&displaylang=en">here</a> if you don't."
Although I was hesitant about installing it - I did, and the problem is sloved.
(I am also running CCleaner on Win 98 SE).
Hope this helps.
Vartkes
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OK, whatever. I have now uninstalled CCleaner. I'll wait until there
is a more reliable version released.
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It's recommended but not required. CCleaner distributes the needed files with the install; however getting the VB6 SP6 runtimes can help as there are often numerous fixes and some bad install programs will overwrite SP6 files with files less than SP6.
Again I'll ask.
Are you sure it reads as C:/WINDOWS or does it read as C:\Windows
You're right ... it reads C:\Windows (sloppy typing)
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Yes, you're right -- C:\Windows
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Er... do I *need* the latest Visual Basic 6 for CCleaner to
run correctly? (Why is this not one of the stated system requirements?)
I do not want to install any software just on spec.
Regards
Vartkes
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No, windows is installed on drive C: (standard installation)
echo %windir% gives ...... C:/WINDOWS
echo %temp% gives ...... C:/WINDOWS/TEMP
Vartkes
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Hi
Thank you for your assurances - however I did not say 'it crashed my computer'.
I said the scan did not produce any viewable items after 'Analyse'.
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You would be surprised man, I have seen CCleaner clean over 650MB on my roommates PC and others have seen 1GB-2GB. I will also say this, it's Windows 98. It has alot of junk in it just from installing it on a hard drive.
I have never heard of CCleaner ever crashing a computer from cleaning. It's recommended by top tech sites and was even on a UK TV tech show (highly rated show in UK).
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I just installed CCleaner on my portable running on Win 98 SE.
I run 'analyse', it goes through the motions - but the resulting screen is devoid of any items. I find this highly suspect. I have not cleaned up my pc recently,
I usually only empty the recycle bin, but little else.
(The same program, installed on my desktop Win XP Pro, came up with tons of cookies etc, despite te fact that the desktop is only a month old)
Something fishy with my installation of CCleaner on Win 98.
Any pointers as to what I should try to establish what is wrong?
(I have tried uninstall / re-install. I am using the latest CCleaner v1.20.118)
Vartkes
Any Way To Stop CCleaner Deleting 'desktop.ini'
in CCleaner
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No, I do not have any 'Custom Files' specified. I am beginning to suspect the 'portable' version of CCleaner on my machine (which is v1.35.424) - I started using this rather than the normal, installed version recently.