GreenWhite
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"As far as removing the uninstallers (%windir%\$NTUninstall* folders) breaking future updates as GreenWhite mentions, this is not the case."
Yes indeed. I made a mistake.
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CCleaner cleans the hotfix "uninstallers". If you don't want to uninstall your hotfixes then you don't need the uninstallers.
Not wise to remove the uninstallers. Unless you absolutely need to which I don't think anyone can go to that stage.
There is a possibility you may break any future packs that will come available.
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Argue about what?
I am just saying it in general that the toolbar is a bad idea.
No urge to start a flame, sorry.
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Softpedia have give Ccleaner the clean bill of health again after switching from the version with the toolbar to the version without the toolbar and no extra languages.
How can people still argue about the issue when Softpedia doesn't even want the toolbar. It just shows ignorance that people have sometimes.
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I dislike the toolbar also. I uninstalled first download and went for the middle-weight version. Maybe if more users made the donation this would not be necessary, and yes, I donated.
Donations help.
But then how sure are you there will be no toolbar assuming CCleaner has a fairly high percentage of donors.
This is money we are talking about here. Very few complain about having enough or too much. Suffice to say, no minimum limits or requirements. No way to measure the level of human greed.
The question is if you are dedicated enough.
Has it ever dawned on you that perhaps CCleaner has not only been relying on donations for survival, and that all along someone has already been funding the project?
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Would you really pay $10 for it if the next version was not free?
Or would you stick with 1.27 and complain about the "spirit" of CCleaner, whatever that means.
It could be either open source or having a freeware and an alternate pay version with enhanced features.
The donation tab should be retained for extra funds.
Not like sneaking the toolbar in.
To your question, I would but there should be a freeware version for marketing purposes.
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I guess this is just testing the waters by the authors of CrapCleaner.
Since everybody is so nice about the program, hey why not put in a Yahoo Toolbar and see what happens.
If everything goes well, we may even earn afew extra bucks.
Other programs might be bloatware for instance, Adobe Acrobat Reader. But guys, this is a Crap Cleaner program. A program which is suposed to clean crap not ADD it.
I think some people are over-estimating the loyalty of its fans or users here.
One advise, DON'T play with this thing. Firefox had an experience once with the German version, something with the re-direction to EBAY or something. Correct me if I'm wrong. I still remember how the users react at the time.
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Did you accidentally install the Y Toolbar, or do you not like the option?
NETBIOS outbound...this may answer your question.
http://forum.ccleaner.com/index.php?showtopic=3927
I hope this helps!
I didn't install the toolbar and I don't like the option.
The NETBIOS outbound attempt connection I think is more than it seeking for new updates.
I uncheck the auto update during the install by the way.
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What is this Yahoo Toolbar doing here? I know its optional but still ...
I'm very disappointed.
And why is that it is always trying to connect to NETBIOS outbound?
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The problem with cleaning OpenOffice is that you clean some of the settings as well. For example, security and memory configuration.
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Glad you like it, Mike.
The PRO version will enable you to create and edit rules. Besides that it can also let you disable PAWS. A lot of people are not comfortable with the phone home issue.
Anyway that didn't bug me.
Prevx1 is a lot lighter on resources and I'm beginning to like it. The only think is that when do install or Windows Update, the pop ups not only require you to allow or block the process, you'll have to include some other details like what you are doing. At times especially Windows Updates, it can be quite irritating.
In other words, you have to write something so that they can be sent back for analysis or something.
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You can try Netveda Safety.NET 3.61 or CHX-I which are both gathering quite enthusiastic impression at the moment.
CHX-I is a bit more for the advanced users I think.
I am using Look'n'Stop at the moment but its not free.
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From the about.com review it says it monitors the registry. I've previously used security programs that monitored the registry and they would always bite me on the bullocks by completely annoying me whenever I'd try to edit something in the registry, add a blocked site into the HOSTS file, etc., therefore I don't think I'd like Prevx Home.
These type of security programs would be great if they'd be smart enough to know the actual PC user is the one making the system changes, not some malware.
I had Prevx Pro but now I'm having the latest Prevx1.
The HOME and PRO are for advanced users and these type of programs will only be as effective as the knowledge of the user about his computer. This is required. A lot of people who had downloaded the Home and Pro especially got irritated by the constant bombardment of pop-ups asking for permission even when doing simple things like installing a program, for instance.
They also get annoyed with it constantly phoning home. You can block it with the PRO though. HOME, you cannot.
Personally I like to know what's working behind the scene at every moment. I find the program very useful. This app will keep you in the driving seat, so to speak.
In short, I wouldn't recommend this app for a beginner.
For beginners I think Prevx1 is far more suitable. This is a new app in BETA stage and is simpler to use. Oh yes, the pop ups are still there but less intruding. But it is still in its infancy. A lot of things need to be added and improved upon.
Then again if you want to look into these kind of products, try Online Armor, ProcessGuard, StarForce Safe'n'Sec.
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Do we need flash player?
Of course we do. But having the option to disable it under some circumstances is a good thing. Try go to the Thermaltake home site and you'll see what I mean. Wait for the flash to come and watch the cpu fly !!!
If you're using Firefox, you can install No Script extension and have total control of your browsing (disable Java, Flash, as well as forbid other plug-ins).
If you are afraid of the Flash ActiveX, you can easily disable it through Internet Options. And then use Firefox.
Try it out.
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I might try that if I can't find anything else. One of the things I really liked about Advanced Hide Folders when i tried the trial version was that you could run it in stealth mode, meaning there was no sign of the program on your computer and the only way to access it was via a keyboard shortcut. Meaning no-one even knew you were trying to hide anything.
I'm just surprised, considering theres a free program for nearly everything, that I can't find quite what I'm looking for
Thanks for the tip, JD. But I'm with the open source camp for encryption program.
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I haven't got any problems with Ad-Aware.
I don't know but if you guys want to try;
I would suggest disabling hyperthreading in the bios if possible.
I remembered there was a time when Spybot has got this problem and it was due to incompatibility with hyperthreading.
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Thanks for the tips but still haven't been able to find quite what I'm looking for. I just want a simple program that will allow me to add a password to some folders to prevent others accessing them, I don't want to encrypt the information or anything like that.
Something just like this: Advanced Hide Folders, but a full free program, not a trial version (which this is, despite what it says
).There must be one out there somewhere, but I can't find it
JD,
I guess you haven't tried Axcrypt. It works just the way you wanted it. On top of that it encrypts the file. Its no harder than right-clicking and enter the password.
And if you want to open it again, just click the file and enter the password again.
That's all. And if you don't like it, then uninstall it.
Its much easier to use than Cryptainer LE.
Try it out.
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TrueCrypt is a superb program. But if you want simplicity I would recommend Axcrypt.
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Clearing page file upon shutdown will definitely slowdown the process. I've done that in the past and if you have the patience, go for it. It all depends on the size of the pagefile. The larger the pagefile, the longer the shutdown gets.
If you are paranoid about wiping the tracks of your activities, I suggest you do this.
Since you already have CCleaner and I assume you do. Go download the Eraser program. This is a secure delete software and its free. It has all the Guttman you want.
Now use CCleaner as a reference of what it cleans and transfer all that into Eraser. Now all the tracks not only get wiped out, they will be securely deleted.
You will always have to cross refer it once in a while because there will always be new paths and files for deletion.
Try it out.
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Thats strange, after I installed it firefox took an unusually long amount of time to start up then my homepage and no other sites would load. I uninstalled it and things worked fine. Maybe I'll try it again later.
Maybe the one they have at Mozilla is broken. Here try the homepage;
http://www.rabotat.org/firefox.html
Its officially tested for 1.0.5 and as I've mentioned no problems with 1.0.6 as well.
Good luck.
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I installed that and firefox wouldnt load. Then I realised it was only for up to 1.0.4. So if your on the newest build of ff dont download this.
I have 1.0.6 and no problems at all.
Here try this PDF link;
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Get extension PDF Download 0.5 for Firefox. This will solve your problem.
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/morei...ication=firefox
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Where's the Basic and Slim versions?
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Don't you guys get it?
He's already a Yahoo Man. Wait and be patient. I won't be surprised if it is not going to be available.
Or perhaps he is playing with the paranoid users.
CCleaner is not an indispensable product. It is not the end of the world. Its just a simple cleaning product with bugs.