[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

Use the. reg association fix for xp listed here then you should be able to merge your ccleaner reg backup.

 

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

Thank you so much. I was able to follow their instructions and import the registry file.

[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

If you made a backup, it should be in your Documents folder. Double-click on it and choose Yes when asked if you want to merge.

 

 

I did that. It won't let me do anything without having a program associated with the .REG file extension.

[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

CCleaner doesn't do anything by just being resident on your computer.

The settings you used should have been safe but if CCleaner did any damage, removing CCleaner won't help.

I would try restoring the registry from the backup.

Although it may not be the cause of your problems, personally, I would also remove IE8. I found it to be unstable and a memory hog.

 

I've upgraded CCleaner and uninstalled IE8. How do I restore the registry?

[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

Try using your backup (double-click on the .REG file).

 

Did you install IE 8 recently ?

 

PS : Latest CCleaner is 2.21

 

 

I installed IE 8 after everything was already slow. I really just don't understand why CCleaner would slow my computer down. Should I remove it and see if that helps?

[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

What is running slow? Booting? Opening applications? Running applications? Closing applications? If so any application(s) in particular?

 

Did you add/remove/change any other applications around the same time?

 

Do you by any chance have Internet Explorer 8?

 

 

In answer to everything, I backed up the registry before "fixing" all of the errors. I have McAfee for virus protection and Ad Aware for malware protection. Neither program has found anything.

 

Everything is slow now. Booting, opening, running and closing. Yes, I do have IE 8.

[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

Which OS? Which version of CCleaner? What settings did you use when you cleaned?

 

 

Windows XP Home

 

CCleaner version v2.20.920

 

For the registry cleaner, I "Scanned for Issues" with everything checked and then had it fix all of the registry errors.

As far as the cleaner is concerned, I had it clean everything except the following in Windows and everything that was automatically checked on the applications tab.

IE: Autocomplete Form History

System: Start Menu Shortcuts and Desktop Shortcuts

Advanced: Nothing was checked

 

Thanks so much for your help with this!

[Why would CCleaner slow my computer?]

I installed CCleaner because my computer was running slow but now it's even worse! Is anyone else having this problem? Does anyone know what I can do about it?

 

Thanks,

 

Sauni