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I tried it out, it really won't fit my needs on my WinXP system since it doesn't full erase a CD-RW, and since it doesn't verify the disc once done which I think is very important for data CDs. Also the disc it created causes IsoBuster to crash when I was scanning the disc after completion -- something which has never happend before. However on my Win98 system it may be what I need (I'll have test it to be certain) since the old version of Roxio Easy CD Creator is a bit of a nuisance since it's a resource hog, and from time to time it can't remember the settings I've selected which could end up creating a backup disc without my requirements.

Has anyone tried the donationware SilentNight Micro CD/DVD/ISO/AUDIO Burner? Seems rather impressive from the website details with the total size only being 1187 kb and it doesn't need to be installed as it's a single .exe file, and doesn't install .dll's, etc.

Who knows, but when it comes to CoolWebSearch you're better off having as many utilities as you can that can remove it, whatsmore Trend Micro CWShredder is specifically programmed to remove CoolWebSearch.

Start using C:\Program Files as rridgely has already suggested! In the meantime if you don't want to uninstall Opera and lose your settings which is always a pain input this into CCleaner's winapp2.ini file if it doesn't already exist. This is for the Opera setup for single user usage, it won't support the Opera setup for multiple user profiles, it's a sloppy way to have CCleaner clean something it already would do fine with if the program was installed in the proper location: ; Application Cleaning file; WARNING - DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING;; Copyright ?2004-2005 CCleaner.com, All Rights Reserved.; This file and it's contents may not be copied or distributed; without the express permission of the author.;; Notes; ---------------------------------------; LangSecRef; ?3021 = Applications; ?3022 = Internet; ?3023 = Multimedia; ?3024 = Utilities; ?3025 = Windows; ?3026 = Firefox/Mozilla; ?3027 = Opera[Opera 8 (Single User)]LangSecRef=3027Detect=HKCU\Software\Opera SoftwareDefault=TrueFileKey1=C:\Internet\Opera\profile|COOKIES4.DATFileKey2=C:\Internet\Opera\profile|cookies4.dat.sbsd.bakFileKey3=C:\Internet\Opera\profile|GLOBAL.DATFileKey4=C:\Internet\Opera\profile|OPERA6.ADR.SBSD.BAKFileKey5=C:\Internet\Opera\profile\CACHE4|*.*FileKey6=C:\Internet\Opera\profile\cacheOp|*.*

To quote a Yngwie Malmsteen song "I don't know."

I did a Google search for PPDIR and in some references it's talking about some Intel hardware configuration, however that doesn't explain why there's a .cab file present.

Have you by any chance tried Syinternals PageDefrag? It lists a few files that it can defrag before Windows even starts.

Locked in-use stuff can be removed in Windows with the small and effective freeware called Unlocker. Also HijackThis has a MISC Tools section that has the option to delete a file on reboot.

http://forum.ccleaner.com/index.php?showtopic=3166 It's also available when you click in CCleaner: Options->About The command line is present there.

I got rid of IE once on my Win98 system a few years back and to my amazement Win98 seemed like a bland piece of crap after removing it, sure it ran faster but allot of the functionality I was used to was gone. Reinstalling IE on a system that is without it can be a tricky thing.

No, I only had a DOS av scanner which at the time was F-PROT Antivirus for DOS which doesn't install anything into the registry and isn't resident at all. I decided I needed real-time protection when I discovered Avast's resident shield wouldn't work. It's been like that for over two years now through various versions of Avast and in one version the resident shield could be enabled during a Windows session, but would not be active when the computer was restarted. It doesn't matter all that much to me since the Win98 is only a backup PC to transfer files from my WinXP PC, I just keep it updated in the event my WinXP PC goes kaput for any reason.

My comp is clean!

I personally prefer Avast, however I've noticed on my Win98 system the resident shield can't be enabled therefore I installed AVG instead. For Win2k and WinXP I'd use Avast (without the skins). As for free third-party software-based firewalls, you can take your pick from many (to find them Google them): * ZoneAlarm (2 way protection, buggy, free, updated often). * Sygate Personal Firewall (2 way protection, buggy, free, not updated often, bugs reported by users go unresolved). * Outpost Free (2 way protection, free, an old version, to me it has an unconventional way of configuration via the terms used). * Kerio Personal Firewall v2.1.5 (2 way protection, free, old version, has vulnerabilities if not properly configured to block certain incoming TCP and UDP ports -- you'll have to know what to block, can lose it's configuration when least expected). * Jetico (2 way protection, free, needs to mature through a few versions and eventually pass GRC.com as TruStealth). If I missed any someone else will probably give the lowdown on them.

Boot into safe mode with the Admin account and try from there, since it could be some security software installed that isn't allowing the registry to be cleaned.

These two are extensions added into the registry when you opened a folder containing files ending with those extensions. CCleaner will offer to remove them since there's "probably" not an application installed that directly opens them. Note: The .tmp extension is a temporary file extension, otherwise known as a junk file! This I have no ideal what it pertains to. If the .reg file won't import (don't know why it wouldn't) you could open it with Notepad and change heading from: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 To: REGEDIT4

HouseCall hasn't worked on either of my two systems for the past year or so even when using it with Internet Explorer, it was constantly having problems either updating, initiating, and giving an analysis after scanning was completed. I've completely given up on it.

Try a defrag in 'safe mode' to see if it can deal with some locked/in-use files that it "may not" be able to deal with in 'normal mode'.

You don't by any chance have Microsoft AntiSpyware or ZoneAlarm installed do you? They are two culprits that can cause shutdown issues, especially Microsoft AntiSpyware.

The usual problem I suspect is if a program uses any type of executable compressor program such as UPX. I'm not picking on UPX, but as an example allot of av scanners have flagged completely safe UPX compressed files (.exe, .dll, .sfx) as being infected or suspicious, hence the reason newer releases of WinRAR don't compress SFX created archives since the SFX module itself is no longer compressed by UPX.

I got rid of McAfee's online scanner which was OEM-installed by Dell using RegSeeker. To get rid of allot of it that even manual cleaning can't possible accomplish run several programs with registry cleaners. You already know about CCleaner and RegSeeker, however there's also EasyCleaner and a few freeware one's I've never tried listed on Softpedia.com via an advanced search for "registry cleaners" filtered as freeware.

If you're talking about their antispyware I don't know, it's still rather new however it will probably improve given some time. I'll probably try it again sometime next year.

That's correct! Good luck hunting down whatever is causing it.

Just unselect Office in the Cleaner Settings. CCleaner then won't clean any part of MS Office.

Yes I have. However, MSAS ranks like ZoneAlarm on my system meaning it's on a fine edge between staying on my system and being uninstalled. If it's annoying restart/shutdown/logoff issues happen too much it will be uninstalled.

It's up to you if you want to use MSAS or not. Personally I have it installed and I'm even using the real-time protection. Whatsmore none of my other scanners have found anything suspicious with MSAS those would be Ad-Aware, ClamWin Free Antivirus, eTrust EZ Antivirus, Ewido, and Spybot S&D.