Andavari

I've personally always changed the global temp folder to point to C:\TEMP.

ERUNT doesn't work with Win98, however my RegTools98 will. I've used my RegTools98 for years therefore they won't screw up a system if you follow the directions in readme.txt, in other words don't use the batch files that are only for usage in MS-DOS mode. Mind you I've only tested them on Win98 not Win98SE. Download:

Well AVG's installer is bigger but the funny thing is once installed according to Add or Remove Programs it was smaller once installed when compared to AntiVir however both AVG and AntiVir are using SFX RAR archives that launch the installer. Perhaps AVG is including a bunch of other languages, and OS support and just skips them once it detects the type of system someone is using.

Dirty girl! j/k!

You didn't by any chance rename the downloaded installer to ccleaner.exe did you? If you did rename it to ccleaner.exe rename it to something else, for example; ccsetup128.exe

You aren't the only one. I installed AVG Free a few hours ago to try and figure out which free antivirus I'll be using in about a month (Antivir lost miserably) and CC wanted to remove three registry references to AVG, so being curious I let it and then I noticed it wanted to remove allot more stuff. I don't know if it would have broken AVG in anyway but I don't like the ideal of a registry cleaner mucking around with an installed antivirus rather it has some invalid registry data or not because I remember someone posting about CC messing up their installation of NOD32. CC needs an exclusion list! Edit: Fixed typos!

Let me get this straight, are you saying if "KB12345" is installed by Windows update you rename it to something like: "Z KB12345"?

Those cc_###.reg files are backups/undo files of the Issues (registry cleaner). If you haven't noticed any problems after a few days they're most likely safe to delete, personally I never create any .reg backups when prompted to do so by CCleaner, but then again I always create a daily backup using ERUNT as that's the only registry backup I fully trust.

I don't have the slightest ideal why CC would ignore files older than 48 hours. However, I have always disabled the 48 hour rule with no consequences that I've been able to detect.

Glenn is correct there will or should be a large coloured chart showing you exactly how to hook everything up on the back. Also the way the back of PC's are designed it's pretty damned difficult to hook something up wrong, e.g.; a USB cable won't fit into a Firewire port, etc. About your antivirus, Dell most likely has it pre-installed on your system and most likely it will be included on a Dell restore CD, or they would have given you an actual install CD with it for restoration at a later time. Once your PC is up and running launch the antivirus and find the Update button wherever it is located within the program. If you didn't pay for a full year on the antivirus expect it to expire in 30 days to 90 days depending upon the trial period of course - however that isn't a problem since there are a few free antivirus programs. Don't mind Eldmannen he was just joking!

I personally don't utilize Dell Support/Customer Service anymore, if you have a problem, etc., just browse their site for the solution all on your own hence if you use their tech support you'll literally wait ages to get through. Their techs are basically just reading stuff off the web that's widely available. They also have the nasty habit of not fixing anything and tell people to format to fix stupidly simple problems. LMAO Eldmannen, that was funny however it seems to be very true hence I can't even order ink cartridges without getting someone with an ascent from hell that I don't understand. Outsourcing sucks!

You can manually add that folder to Custom Files and Folders here's how to enable it: Run CCleaner and then click the big 'Options' button on the left. In Options click 'Custom'. Click 'Add Folder' and browse to that temp folder. Select Yes when prompted. Click the big 'Cleaner' button on the left, now look at the bottom under Advanced and tick 'Custom Files and Folders'. Note: I don't think this will respect the 48 hour rule of ignoring temp files!

Yeah AVG is smaller and less bloated than NAV, however than explains many av's when comparing them to NAV Although I like AVG, have you noticed that it now has the largest setup file out of all the free full featured av's available (even though the setup file is an SFX RAR archive)?

Well that folder on my system has 1.89 MB, 5 files, and 2 folders. One of the files it has stored in there is KB913446 which is an update to tcpip.sys.

It's possible to not have stuff pre-installed on the OS, it would just need to be one of those things in Add or Remove Programs that could be called "install additional Windows components" so that people could have their Internet Explorer, etc. MS could probably even make an EU option during setup to allow the OS to install in compliance with EU law. It all sounds rather stupid to me.

Having somebody's comp shutdown right after it starts isn't being curious, it's showing malice ("malicious intent") against that person. Don't be surprised if nobody is going to help you with your little project of inputting it into the registry.

Do whatever you want to that folder, just don't cry if you break something. Mine has 14.2 MB, 1051 Files, 15 Folders and the only thing I did to that folder was to right click it in C:\WINDOWS and apply the attribute Compress to all the files and sub-folders. I also don't let any registry cleaners remove any references that point to that folder.

Because there's obviously some activity going on in it, for instance the logfile named ReportingEvents.log is locked and in-use, also in some of the files and folders they are either created or updated when you are online which may have to do with Automatic Updates - I don't know for sure since I haven't searched for it. However a locked and in-use file and files and folders that are automatically changing and updating on a daily basis would suggest that folder shouldn't be messed with by a cleaning program or an end-user.

CCleaner doesn't clean that folder. And if it or any other cleaning utility did I wouldn't be using it/them.

To be a f**cking nuisance!

CCleaner warns about open browsers because people where running the cleaner with Firefox open instead of closed, which of course created problems with their Firefox. It however doesn't seem to effect Opera in any way. About rebooting, you have to reboot for it to delete Internet Explorers index.dat files, however that's the only browser that requires you to reboot in order to truely remove all it's garbage. A simple solution if you don't want to reboot often other than when you are required to after Windows Updates is to use a third-party browser that doesn't use any of IE's components such as Opera or Firefox.

Don't dwell upon it Lost1, it will eventually be forgotten and forgiven by everyone envolved. I surely don't hold any grudges.

@lokoike My reply wasn't targeted at you or anyone else for that matter. Sorry for the confusion.

The last time I checked a 1.44 MB floppy only actually holds 1.34 MB or thereabouts, due to the filesystem on the floppy. Anyways it isn't all that important playing this game of "it will," "it won't".

Possibly "you may have so many junk files on your system causing it". You could uncheck some of the cleaning options and run them individually. That's just one possibility.