Ishi
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Here is my opinion on CCleaner v.3.
The standard installer build prompts you in you like to include Google Chrome.
The icons have changed but I do like the older icons better because they are smoother for the eye and the new ones are just a bit rough.
No major redesign on the user interface besides the icons and maybe the text.
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My Win 7 pinned icon wasn't changed... I have to do it manually...
No, actually.
Mine had the older icon pinned on the taskbar but when I rebooted the computer, it automatically changed itself on the newer version without having to remove and replace it from there.
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I like short-haired cat breeds than long haired ones. But it seems irresistible to just cuddle and for some, they like to bite the little fluffy thing.
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You can do a Google search on a "free mapping program".
Take a look at this one I searched for you:
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I didn't try, but I saw people saying Office 2007 (which the OP uses) doesn't work on WINE
Linux often comes preinstalled with Open Office which the open source counterpart of MS Office anyway so less worries.
There are different Wine versions. There are some that are compatible with MS Office 2007 and there are those that are not. But there is a video on Youtube on how to get MS Office 2007 work with a specific Wine version on Ubuntu.
I use the Software Manager on Linux to install programs so I don't go through the complicated task of assembling packages to install a program. I installed my version of Wine through the software manager.
One day, I was on a hurry and since I was being frustrated with Open Office, I decided to install MS Office 2007 and it did work to save me some time. It worked as it was supposed to although, it soon fails because it is said that it wasnt available for all users on that computer, so I removed it. I guess I have messed up with something in the registry before that since Wine comes with its own registry and I used a registry cleaner before that initial program misalignment. MS Office 2010, however will not work with my existing Wine version.
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Ishi >> Wine Is Not an Emulator. It *might" work with some software (and that's already a huge step), but a lot of software won't work on WINE
If you read my posts on this thread, I did state that not every software will work with Wine:
http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=30157
But I would say that Wine DOES work with a number of Windows compatible applications because I have tried it myself.
But thanks anyway for clarifying it here.
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Yeah Windows 7 is beast. Its not perfect, nothing is perfect but its way better than Vista. Its the best operating system I have ever used. Give it a try.
I think its a wrong concept to think that just because Vista sucks, its successor, Windows 7 is also bad or worse.
Same as Linux. Some of you may think that Linux is hard even for simple tasks but the newer versions I got such as Linux Mint 9 are good to some level, although not perfect. I am getting used to it over time, in fact I use Linux Mint 9 everyday.
If you want an option between Mac or Linux, I'd say try Linux first because on the bottom line, its free, its customizable, you can even run it from a USB and using a program called Wine, you can install and use Windows compatible programs with it.
Macs are expensive and I'd say very restricted.
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I was already expecting something to pop out from nowhere.
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I didn't even know that AVG had a tuneup program. Its a copy of the user interface, but I wouldn't say its a "copy" unless I have tried both programs and have compared any similarities or differences, something I won't probably do seriously since I am happy with the tweaking programs I already have.
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Thanks for the praises guys. I guess we all learn new things everyday.
In short, Wine makes a mini Windows-like environment inside your Linux so you can install Windows compatible programs in it. Again, not all of them will work or work perfectly.
I even saw a video on Youtube of someone install MS Office 2007 on a Ubuntu using Wine but his version of Wine is an older version, he had to downgrade from his existing Wine version, but this is a version that was manually installed using the tricky packaging-config mumbo jumbo.
Just to be clear, I installed my version of Wine from the "Software Manager" which downloads and installs the programs for me. The Software Manager has made it a thousand percent easier to install and remove Linux programs to your Linux machine. The Software Manager also offers thousands of other Linux programs for you to choose from.
But the programs that were installed using Wine are different, they have to be removed either by their own uninstallers, a tool such as CCleaner or by an uninstalling utility in Wine. As a consequence, they also leave orpahed junk behind such as invalid entries in Wine's Registry but since CCleaner can be installed, I use it to clean Wine's Registry.
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Ishi well done for 3 months ago, always best when you do not have to do a re-build.
Is there much of a difference (that matter's) between Ubuntu & Linux Mint 9?
I have just recently installed Ubuntu 10.10 (as a dual boot) to my existing Win7 home premium (32 bit) test box, I suppose I did this to kinda keep my hand in.
Re "Wine" installed on Linux, by the sound of it all your Windows apps are working well? exactly which Windows apps have you installed?
Are you running 32 or 64 bit OS?
I am of course running a 32 bit system. I have a 30 GB partition where all three of my operating systems can share and access.
There are of course a number of similarities and differences.
Linux Mint 9 has the taskbar on the bottom of the screen by default.
If I open the Menu option on the taskbar, there is a quick search function like on Windows 7, but I only got it to search for installed programs, not individual folders and files. Of course it comes with Open Office.
I also love the Control Center, because it has similar things grouped.
Linux Mint 9, has a lot of graphics enhancement tools, particularly, fading effects, application switcher and my fave is ring switcher and I can even make custom controls on those. But you have to enable them first and get a driver update for your video card on Linux which I did. Posted screenshots for that below.
Linux Mint 9 also comes with a Software Manager (like many Linux distros nowadays, I assume) which allows me to download and install applications without the tricky packaging things. I installed Wine this way.
Wine is also compatible with most of the Linux distros, I believe, of course Ubuntu is included.
What Wine does is that it creates a virtual C: drive in your Linux filesystem. Inside the C: Drive, I saw a "Program Files" folder which is where Windows compatible programs are installed by default. It also has a "Users" and "Windows" folder. Wine even has its own Registry. Wine also comes with its own version of IE and Notepad by default.
I was able to install Windows programs like MS Office 2007, Google Sketchup, CCleaner, Disk Cleaner, DevC++ and Adobe Photoshop 7.0, on Linux Mint 9 using Wine. Games Like Quake III and Warsow also worked. I even used CCleaner to clean the Wine's Registry.
Most installers will not work if you have these .exe files stored in your Linux Filesystem, but I discovered that if you move these .exe installers on another partition or a USB, then try to run them from there, they will most likely proceed with the install setup like on Windows. But not all programs will work, some will crash, especially older programs.
Peppermint OS, is still on its infancy in terms of development. It doesn't even come with Open Office by default and its ISO is only 400+ MB in size. But you can install Open Office via the Software Manager. Wine also works here.
But what I love about Peppermint is that it comes with a lot of cloud apps by default.
Both of these operating systems still have a few bugs. But its good to try. If you have questions on how to do maintenance tasks on these systems to keep them running smoothly, I can give ways for you.
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It'll be good to try.
I study C and C++ but I'm not that good in them. I guess I have a long term math problem.
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Ha ha ha, maybe I was a fool to not know that they released Ubuntu 10.10 on the 10th of October, 2010 and what do you know, that was my real life birthday. 10-10-10
By the way Tasgandy, I have managed to install Ubuntu 9 three months ago but I swapped it for Linux Mint 9 (Isadora). I still have Ubuntu 10.04 ISO but I'd rather stick with Linux Mint 9. I did give a burned Ubuntu 10.04 CD to a friend.
The reason I was having problems installing Linuxes on my machine was unsupported drive formats. I would install my Linuxes on unallocated or free spaces and thank God, they got installed this time. I did not even need to do a rebuild.
Besides my Linux Mint 9 which is installed on a 15 GB partition, I also have Peppermint OS installed on a 6.5 GB partition because I only use it for test. But I use Linux Mint 9 regularly for normal usage and since I use Wine on my Linuxes, I can install Windows-compatible applications in them even MS Office 2007. They work fine for me. I got my Internet to work on those two. I just have to boot either one of them first before booting Windows 7 because if I boot Windows 7 first, then restart then log in to my Linuxes, my Internet would just go too slow in them.
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Lets just value what the environment does for us. Let us not lay waste, lets be conscious that the world gets more complex everyday and people around the world should be ready. Bad things can happen in the next few seconds. Let us do action with our hands, hearts and minds and pray for guidance.
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I just hope that governments around the world would look into what Chile has done to save the lives of those miners.
Since we can assume that disasters will happen in the not so distant future, its better that governments are always ready to conduct rescue efforts if such disasters would happen at anytime so that casualties are minimized.
The lesson here is preparedness.
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It seems they want Oracle to give them the OpenOffice.org brand name. LibreOffice ("libre" means "free" in French - free as in free to do what you want, not free beer) is only a temporary name.
Well the word "libre" also means "free" in Spanish. Even in our language, we use that word that way.
But anyway, I would be happy if they can improve this Libre Office. MS Office 2007 and 2010 are far ahead in terms of innovation. I use Open Office on my Linuxes but its buggier than MS Office and it doesn't have the ribbon interface that I love so much.
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CCleaner really has lots of updates. I think many people get happy every time this happens.
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There could be tons of other reasons why your computer is slow. CCleaner is not a guarantee to speed up your system if there are OTHER causes that are slowing it down. Could be a fragmented hard drive, virus, defective software, hardware damage or simply a dusty CPU.
Look into this article:
http://www.qozan.com/10-things-that-slow-down-your-computer/
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The .Trash-1000 is safe to delete. Yes it is from Ubuntu and I hate it. It appears on any partition or disk where you deleted a file whilst using Ubuntu and the bad thing is that if do not empty the Trash on Ubuntu, the files that are supposedly stored on the Trash folder on Ubuntu are still stored in that .Trash-1000 folder. This happens on USB's as well. You delete a file on a USB using Ubuntu, you did not empty the Trash and you plug the USB on Windows, you see this .Trash-1000 and the files you thought were moved to the Trash folder in Ubuntu are sitting inside that .Trash-1000 folder, but if you did empty the Trash, the .Trash-1000 should still appear but its almost empty. I think this happens with some other Linuxes too.
I once used Ubuntu to check my USB for weird files and folders which to me are malware. I deleted them, but I did not empty the Trash cause I want to keep these things for a while, but when I plugged my USB on Windows, my AVG antivirus detected the infections in this .Trash-1000 folder inside my USB and they were the files I moved to the Trash folder in Ubuntu. It was so annoying.
I don't think this is within the scope of CCleaner's cleaning abilities since another operating system is responsible for making it. You can safely delete that manually with no problems if you want the files in the Trash folder in Ubuntu to be gone anyway.
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The GUI redesign is very interesting.
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Newer interface and improved cleaning that burrows deeper into your directories to remove orphaned files and folders. That's what I want.
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I think software companies should be a little more careful when dealing with stuff related to Microsoft and security because Microsoft is getting more persistent on this sort of stuff recently.
And yeah, I think Microsoft has their own obligation to improve security. I want to expect more from them.
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I think we got a lesson here. Always make sure nothing backs up the data we want to be completely gone otherwise there is this horror.
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What I really want to know is what happened to him why he was gone for a few months. Anyways, good to hear that he's alright, apparently.
Registry cleaner does not clean all. Why?
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I don't think it a waste of time at all. We still get reports about problems that come up from the use of the registry cleaner tool so I think the team should work into making it better, more detailed and safer at best.
I myself have found dead registry keys from HKCU\Software and HKLM\Software. Its not a very deep part of the registry at all but there is no denying for me that CCleaner, on occasion misses to remove those that were left behind by removed programs on this location that I have to remove manually.