Andavari

Must be something to do with your particular system as it should normally get rid of those files without causing the system to lock. Would be helpful if you state: * Windows version (i.e.; Win 7, Win 8.1). * CCleaner version. * What antivirus you're using.

They'll get flagged if double-clicking them doesn't result into a program opening them, i.e.; nothing is registered to open the files, this is regardless rather a program can read them. They have to be registered in the registry with a program that opens them to be ignored by default. You can always right-click them in CCleaner and exclude them.

Got it a day late, didn't have any Internet for approximately 33 hours due to someone severing an ISP fibre optic line in the region.

With Google being legit it's not like malware getting installed. And to remove stuff more thoroughly uninstall with Revo Uninstaller (there's an old free edition of it but I don't know if it works on Win7/Win8.x), and track every installation of downloaded software with an install tracker/watcher program (Total Uninstall, ZSoft Uninstaller, etc.,) even if it's something you've used for years and trust because trusting can bite you on the butt.

The forum isn't exactly the prettiest thing when displayed in Firefox. Also don't forget some people haven't chose an avatar so you can end up with blanks.

I've tried this and it works, it only shows the entry in CCleaner but does absolutely nothing: [Detect Windows Temp*] LangSecRef=3025 Default=True DetectFile=%windir%\Temp

A dummy cleaner that is used for detection purposes only but deletes nothing may be a workaround - although I've never tried that before.

Slowness can also arise due to antivirus scanning particular programs and the antivirus taking forever to complete the scan. In the past when I used Avast Free Antivirus I saw first hand that it could take too long to launch some programs due to Avast's real-time protection, subsequent launches of those affected programs didn't suffer the slowdown because Avast had already scanned them. From my experience this happens with multitudes of antivirus software and while some are smart enough to let a pre-scanned program start as fast as possible other antivirus software won't such as MSE which seems to re-scan them all over again. Edit: Since you have Avast on the computer make sure that Windows Defender is disabled (if Avast didn't offer to turn it off during install) so that you don't have two av's running simultaneously.

Impossible to having "nothing running in the background" on a Windows computer. The noise you hear can/may be caused by any running program such as an anti-virus which is literally always scanning and can be heard through headphones on some computers as a low-level whistle, etc. Although it may not be something running causing it - it could be the hardware, etc. For instance I moved my soundcard from one slot in my tower into a different one to stop an interference sound. Edit: Something I forgot is some manufacturers will have the headphone plugin and USB inputs shared as one unit on the front of a computer, having a USB device plugged in while listening through the headphones can cause a noise in the headphones especially if the USB device is doing something like copying files to from it, etc.

My advice until the bug is fixed: Stop using the registry cleaner. -or- Make a System Restore Point before using the registry cleaner.

You basically have to because there's no way of telling how an antivirus or security product in general is going to react to a machine some better than others.

What programs are running in the background? I only ask because years ago when uTorrent was downloading it would cause an small audible noise/interference through headphones while listening to music.

This is an example/template you can convert for your uses, you'll have to input the correct paths, etc. Use at your own risk because if you make a mistake it could cause issues:

Well I'd like to link to the Forum Help section but after looking at it I figure it's easier to just show a screenshot of how to start a new topic.

Sounds more like something was wrong with the installed copy, and over-installing/re-installing fixed it. We'll have to remember that if anyone else is having that slow cleaning issue.

I wonder if IE's cache ("Temporary Internet Files")/History have a corrupted file which is causing CCleaner to hang. Perhaps try using the built-in IE tool for cleaning, run ChkDsk, and then try CCleaner again.

How to Start New Topic I've made this since every now and then a new member will ask how they can make their own topic. Screenshot (click image to enlarge it):

This has all been said before on the forums multiple times: * Wipe Free Space ("WFS") isn't something you should be using regularly because it has the potential to wear out the hard disk causing it to fail. * WFS is something you use when you want to sell off or donate your computer.

In CCleaner: Under the Firefox heading if you have Compact Databases enabled/ticked that can be one reason for cleaning taking so long.

I'd say keep the .reg backups for a bare minimum of 1 month. I used to keep them for a minimum of 3 months or longer but that was over a decade ago using over-aggressive registry cleaning programs before I starting using CCleaner. CCleaner has a more gentle registry cleaner but it can still cause issues, hence the reason to maintain the backups for awhile.

From the twilight zone this one was. Assumptions get you nowhere. I fully agree with Nergal. And thankfully this topic was already locked!

They only just recently made it more compatible with build 10049, see here for the official change log: http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=43427

Removing a Run entry which could possibly remake/reinstall itself really isn't the proper way of handling it. Perhaps instead try to disable "iFunBox Fast App Install Handler" using: Windows: Start > Run > MSCONFIG MSCONFIG allows you to only enable/disable. -or- In CCleaner: Tools > Startup CCleaner allows you to enable/disable/delete. Use delete with extreme caution as it could mean having to reinstall a software that requires a Run entry to function such as an anti-virus, security programs, drivers for the system, etc.

Don't assume anything! I actually did understand what you meant! It was just a reassuring post that you found the correct documentation.

Out of our powers mta, but I'll leave a note so an Admin can do it.