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This works for starting my Task Manager, so try it for your program. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/make-a-shortcut-to-start-task-manager-in-minimized-mode/

To defrag pagefile.sys you run a Boot Time Defrag . . http://www.piriform.com/docs/defraggler/technical-information/boot-time-defrag

Working good for me. (Upped CC to 4.08 on Nov 28, installed a new program on Nov 29, and it's on the list.) Try a clean reinstall. CCleaner 4.08, Win7 x64

Get this portable version. Save to a flash drive. You won't be denied access. When you hover the Sys Vol Info files you will see the size and create date of each Restore Point.

By scan I presume you mean analyze. Analyze takes only seconds for me. Try running in Safe Mode.

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Since RAM is volatile, your RAM is cleared when you reboot or shutdown your computer. Nothing can be retrieved. All data is gone forever.

You have oodles of free space, so I don't understand why you are so concerned. The loss in space is due to VSS expansion, which you can prevent by suspending VSS during defrag. You can always regain space by deleting some older restore points in CCleaner\ Tools\ System Restore. For a much faster defrag, defrag only the files. Tick ☑ Filename and click Defrag Checked.

I expect a quad core processor's max usage would not exceed 25% while running a single-threaded program.

Options\ Advanced\ untick ☐ Hide warning messages

You need to delete this folder or file . . If routine deletion is blocked, delete with FileAssassin or Unlocker.

By maxing VSS at 2 GB I'd be limiting my pcs to one restore point each cos my points average >1 GB each. Have 7 totalling 9.11 GB on the Win7, and 14 using 14.8 GB on the Vista.

Stopping VSS is irrelevant; that only prevents VSS expansion during defrag. The System Volume Info files will display in the Drive map even if restore points are excluded. They cannot be defragged, therefore nothing can be done to change their red blocks to blue. They should not appear on the File list and will not be included in the total frag count. Be content with a frag count less than 20%. Modern disks are so fast (~9ms seek time) that unless your drive was badly fragged you likely cannot discern any performance improvement after defrag.

Windows won't allow us to defrag System Volume, so exclude it. Options\ Advanced\ ☑ Custom settings\ Define\ ☑ Exclude restore point file . .

After analysis select an item, right-click and open containing folder, delete if desired.

So as to not invite a headache I wouldn't delete any of them, just leave 'em be. If feeling adventurous I'd disable the questionable ones, and if something hiccups just re-enable them.

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That's intentional, always has been. The purpose is to isolate the block. Click on a white block to refresh. Also in the drive map tab click on a color, easier to find the blocks.

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Interesting. In my Vista SP2 they concur. You can adjust the maximum size for shadow storage. If you wish to max it at 10GB, in Command Prompt type: vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /Maxsize=10GB enter. Other readers of this thread who wish to verify shadow storage allocation -- Start\ Accessories\ right-click Command Prompt, Run as Administrator, type: vssadmin list shadowstorage enter. Both actions are easier in Win7. Win key + Pause-Break\ System Protection. Hilite the OS[C] system drive\ Configure\ Disk Space Usage. Adjust the slider.

You had only 6% free space before defrag so I'm presuming you lost Restore Points, which increased free space to 19%. In Vista you can check your VSS size by right-clicking System Volume Information\ Properties\ Size. You can check the quantity of Restore Points in CCleaner\ Tools\ System Restore. Unless suspended, Windows ordinarily increases VSS size during defrag, but you may have lost some or all of your Restore Points due to Windows clipping the VSS allocation cos you were running low on free space. To temporarily suspend VSS activity during defrag ensure this is ticked ☑ . . If you now have no Restore Points create one immediately.

How to sort a specific file extension.

I don't encourage registry cleaning and I doubt cleaning the registry will fix your issue. If you must tinker with it, clean only small chunks of items and absolutely backup. You can restore a backup by right-clicking it and merge.

You couldn't possibly have perused all those sites. Sorry, I'm not gonna do your homework for you. Have enough of my own.

Type explain RDRAM into your web search engine and you'll get oodles of sites explaining enough details to make you an expert.