Glenn

Your description and example don't match. Instead of ~DF[alpha][[3numeric].tmp or ~DF[numeric][2alpha][numeric].tmp, could it (also) be ~DF[numeric][alpha][numeric][alpha].tmp ? If so, it's probably Microsoft Outlook and there's something wrong since they should clear when you close Outlook. They should only accumulate if Outlook does not properly close, e.g., shut down while "Not responding".

Mysterious are the ways of Microsoft (and Outlook is probably their worst documented product) but ... Depending on how you download e-mail and attachments, and then view them, you may be saving them to the temporary OLKxx folder. For instance, if you open an attachment and view it in Outlook, it will be cached in OLKxx. Since that is a subfolder of Temporary Internet Files, CCleaner will clean it. Even if you have the original in your .pst, when you go back, your app may be looking for the copy you viewed in OLKxx. By any chance are you using Outlook Web Access (OWA)? I forgot about this third way of using Outlook to access an e-mail account. It only downloads into cache so, unless you manually save an e-mail and attachment to a safe folder on a local drive, it'll be gone at the end of the session.

Found this on a review site: "The current revision of the Cruzer Mini has NO write-protect switch, although older, thicker models have this feature. SanDisk probably dropped this feature when attempting to make the drive thinner."

I'm confused ... I use Outlook and: If you're using an Outlook Exchange server, the e-mail and any attachment should remain on the server until deleted. If you're using POP/SMTP, the e-mail and any attachment should download into your local .pst file (and whether or not a copy remains on the e-mail server will depend on your settings). I'm not sure how a cookie would be involved or how Issues (rather than Cleaner) would clean it. Do you perhaps mean the temporary copy of an attachment in the C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKxx folder ?

What are you using for an e-mail client?

You shouldn't have to download anything, it's part of Windows XP Home Edition SP2. Access through Control Panel > Wireless Network Setup Wizard is the easiest.

I think Matt is asking about the right-click context menu > Open With If that's the case, he just needs to use Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types to change the actions for the extensions in question. That interface is safer than editing the registry.

You probably already tried this but, just in case it's just the desktop shortcuts that are messed up, try using Windows Explorer > Search to search the whole drive for one of the files that you "lost".

Actually, lokoike was right, it doesn't back up any data. From Microsoft: "System Restore protects your personal files by not restoring any files in the My Documents folder. It also does not restore any files that use common data file name extensions, such as .doc or .xls." All the details are in Help and Support. It does back up most non-Microsoft app's but it monitors changes to specific file type extensions to do this so some app's using unusual extensions may not restore properly. I don't use Windows System Restore because my office IT support guys recommend against it; apparently some viruses can use it to make themselves persistent. I use another app that creates restore points when I backup my files to an external backup drive. It allows me the option to restore everything (system, apps & data), just system & apps (like Windows Restore), or just selected data. Besides, if you're using CCleaner to clean out your c***, why would you want it to first make a copy of your c***?

If you know someone who has Word 2000 or 97, there is a Works converter for .wps files that can be downloaded from Microsoft. I don't know if there is converter for newer versions of Word. You should be able to convert the .wps to a .doc but, for use with OpenOffice, try converting it to a .rtf and see which is better.

I think capt already knows where to get the patch. The problem appears to be that he can't uninstall the corrupt copy because the Uninstaller is gone. capt - Did you try just running the patch to see if it would install over the corrupt copy?

The hot fix should still be there. CCleaner should have simply deleted the Uninstaller and the audit is detecting the absence of the Uninstaller. The simplest solution would be to get the audit program to ignore it. I don't know if Windows will let you re-install an existing update (it may be using a different criterion for determining if a hot fix is already installed), but KB902400 is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

Although cookies don't take up much drivespace (1 kb each), I agree with hazelnut ... set CCleaner to save the essential ones and wipe the rest. Most cookies are harmless but some are data miners and potential threats to your privacy.

It means that a reference to a deleted shortcut (.lnk file) was left behind during the uninstall ... a very common occurrence. Let CCleaner fix it. Personally, I wouldn't bother to back it up.

means that it can't boot for any one of the following reasons: - non-system disk in floppy or CD drive - bad BIOS or CMOS settings - bad hard drive (physically, cable connection or no bootable file) If the simple stuff doesn't check out, boot from your system restore CD.

Any chance that the problem device has been formatted to NTFS?

You may be mistaken: 1. You get the identical dialog boxes in many non-Microsoft apps, and some properties appear to change for all of them when you change Windows Explorer settings. What seems to differ is the context ... file types are filtered for some apps. 2. You yourself said in your first post that "I troubleshot it to the "Windows Explorer/Recent Documents" checkbox." Not that that helps a lot, but I suspect that you were on the right track the first time ... it's something in the Windows Explorer settings.

I'm not aware that "artist,duration,album,etc" have ever been default file detail column headings for Word 2003. They're standard for Windows Media Player but I've never had them cross over. At some point, did you customize your Windows Explorer file details?

The icons are in the Temporary Internet Files cache ... look for file type .ico You lose them because CCleaner is cleaning the cache. To keep them, copy to another folder and use the Properties > Change Icon to point to the saved copy.

Standard 802.11g is 54 Mbps but some devices push to 100 Mbps using packet aggregation or 125 Mbps using framebursting. I think they're still trying to set the standard for 802.11n but some companies are claiming they'll be able to achieve 600 Mbps.

1 - My wireless is rated at 125 Mbps. It's probably obsolete but I've never had a sustained data stream where the wireless was the limiting link. 2- I use wireless for two reasons: my house is a split-level (difficult to run wires), and the secondary computer is a notebook which moves around. Otherwise I would have wired. 3 - Reasonably safe if you use the available security features but I don't expect the CIA to be monitoring me. I'm using MAC authentication and 256-bit encryption. 4 - Yes. Warning: 2.4 GHz devices (cordless phones, etc.) can interfere with most 802.11a/b/g wireless devices.

DBAN is free and available at several download sites including: http://dban.sourceforge.net/

The problem appears to be these lines in winapp.ini: [Office XP] RegKey8=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Data|Settings [Office 2003] RegKey10=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Data|Settings If you delete the appropriate line for your version of Office, the settings would be left alone but you'd have to edit winapp.ini every time you upversion CCleaner. Also, Mr. G may have had a reason for this.

I think it would be harmless to delete it. It's just the registration of the file type extension, not the file itself (if you actually had a file of that type). In any case, you could back it up just in case. If you then rescan with CCleaner, and it's gone, that would verify it. What I don't understand is how it can be in HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\ without being in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Also, as I said before, I didn't know Greek characters could be in the registry. I'm assuming that if your OS was Greek, you would be Greek and would have known those symbols.

You have to insert a section break: Insert > Break > Section break types > Next page You can now assign the page number format for Section 1 to Roman numeral (i, ii, iii, ...), and the page number format for Section 2 to arabic numeral (1, 2, 3, ... ). You'll also have to set the page numbering format in Section 2 to "Start at 1".