lokoike
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I was going to say that your instructions were "Speaker Info for Dummies", and I looked up and noticed the website is kids-online.net/learn....hahaHeh, I just used Google Image and searched for PC speakers. Didn't even look at the url.
Just in case you were thinking I was a regular there!
But seriously, glad I was able to help. And I certainly wouldn't consider you a "dummy".
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No problem.
If you think there still may be a problem, post a screenshot of what your Disk Defragmenter looks like, and I can tell you if it is okay or if it looks fishy.
Here is how to post a screenshot, in case you were unsure:
http://www.lunarsoft.net/forum/index.php?s...1&hl=screenshot
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Don't worry, this isn't a problem at all. If you view the Disk Defragmenter (DD) legend at the bottom of the window, you will see that the blue represents contiguous files. These are files that are defragmented, so you want to see that. If it was red, that would mean that DD didn't do its job very well, because red symbolizes fragmented files.
The bar is only white while DD is scanning your files. After it has analyzed your drive, the only white you will see is your free space. How much free space you have determines how much white will be showing.
Also, DD often runs into files it can't defragment for one reason or another. If a file is in use, for example, DD will leave it alone. This isn't a problem, and is in no way related to CCleaner.
Happy cleaning, and welcome to the forum!
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It says: "Not all index.dat files are Norwegian."
Tis true. Mine are actually purebred Scots, which would explain the digital kilts.
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hi lokoike,
Funny you should mention that. Shortly after I added a router with firewall, and then also added Kerio personal firewall, I noticed I no longer had anything on my scans! Prior to that I'd get 1-5 'bad guys' almost every day, even if it was only a tracker that I picked up with Ad-Aware. In fact, before the firewalls, I don't think I ever ran an Ad-Aware scan without finding at least one 'critical item'. It probably happened but it doesn't stand out in my memory.
I know the feeling! I did tech work at my highschool, and I would periodically find over100 nasty items with Ad-Aware on our un-firewalled Dells! It was miserable! I honestly don't know how I survived before I got mine.
sonsie----->who just found out recently that she has a wee bit of the Scottish in her.
Ah, splendid! Good to see you aren't "CRAP!!!" . Not to say that I thought you were...
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CCleaner hasn't been tested with Vista yet.
Well, supposedly, it was made Vista compatible in version 1.25:
v1.25.201- Restyled the top of the main window.
- Removed Exit button.
- Added VBScript support to Ini files.
- Tools/Options section buttons now stay highlighted.
- Added Opera cookie cleaning.
- Updated to be compatible with Windows Vista.
- Fix bug in shortcut detection routine.
- Optimized registry scanner routines.
- Added Turkish translation.
- Updated Dutch and French translations.
- Minor bug fixes and optimizations.
Whether this means it has actually been tested on the WinVista beta or not, I can't really say.
Regardless, that is an interesting idea, but I do see a potential problem with it:
What if those other users don't want their accounts cleaned? I would like it if CCleaner was installed into All Users, but I don't know if having one user be able to clean all accounts is good or not. It may save people like you and me time, but for others, it would be a nightmare. I can just see people coming on here saying "things were removed from my computer, and I never even ran CCleaner!", when in fact, their son or daughter may have done so and just not told them.
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i was just looking at the top of my comp and it says that my graphics card has tv output / dvi. i was just wondering what sort of cable i need to do this
By TV output, they are either referring to an RCA or an S-Video cable? Here are some pictures, in case you aren't sure what those are:
RCA video cable:
S-Video cable:
Almost any TV, old or new, has an RCA video input. S-Video, on the other hand, is a newer technology, so only newer TVs and DVD/VHS players will have S-Video inputs.
If your computer's video card has an RCA out, you will want a male-male RCA video cable that is long enough to make it to your TV or DVD/VHS player. It will probably have a yellow end on it, like in the picture above. If the end is red or white, it is for audio, not video.
If your computer's video card has an S-Video out instead, than get a male-male S-Video cable. S-Video cable will probably be slightly more expensive, but the quality will be better.
Let me know if this is what you needed, or if you have any other questions.
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However, one can get DAILY updates from the website and they are out there every day so it seems.
So I'm guessing you think that is a pretty big deal then? You do realize that AVG is smaller than Norton, faster than Norton, less resource-consuming than Norton, FREE, and it gets updates EVERY SINGLE DAY? Frankly, I don't see Norton's daily update as a cool feature; I see it as a necessity. So I don't really think that is something to brag about, as there is no reason for daily updates NOT to be there.
And, if you have a good firewall (in other words, any non-Symantec firewall
), whether software or hardware based, the necessity to run an antivirus scan weekly is no longer there. Sure, do it if it makes you sleep better at night, but if your firewall is configured probably, constant scanning just roasts your platters, and doesn't really prove anything.I haven't gotten anything malicious at all since I installed ZA Pro long ago. No viruses and no spyware whatsoever, and my computer runs great. I run an antivirus scan every 1-2 months, just for kicks, cause I know that I'll always come up clean.
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well i need something constructive.... like 100? 150 cmon i need an idea, I'm not unicef.
Well, I generally charge about $100-200 for labor, but that is totally up to you.
There are a couple different ways you could charge:
1. Count the hours you spend looking up/purchasing parts, building the computer, and installing software/Windows updates, and then pick an hourly wage. For example:
Looking up/purchasing components: 2 hours
Building computer: 2 hours
Installing software/updates: 4 hours
Hourly wage: $15/hour
Total profit: 8hr * $15 = $120
Using this method means that you would make about the same profit for every computer you build, whether low-end or high-end.
The other method for charging you could use is:
2. Get a certain percentage of profit from each component. For example, if you buy a $120 hard drive, and you are making 15% profit on each part, you would get $18 of profit for the hard drive. Do that for all of the components to get your total profit. If you use this method, you may make less money than the other method on low-end computers, but you will make a greater profit on higher end computers. Also, the 15% can be adjusted to whatever amount you want.
You could also do a combination of the two methods listed above, or you could just randomly pick any number that pops into your head.
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In our local paper, this is the site of the week.
It's different!
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/
EDIT... ooops ... typo !!
Hahaha! Tying shoes is 4 n00bs.
I remember long ago when I actually took the time to tie and untie my shoes every single time I wanted to wear them! I know, pretty silly.
Now, I have reached the blissful point in my life where I can simply slip my permanently laced shoes on or off with relative ease. I haven't done extensive research on this, but I have a feeling the average person spends 8-10 years of their life tying/untying their shoes. Just think of all of the productive things I can do with that saved time, like sleep!
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I have a friend whom I visit by email, and, from comments she's made, I suspect that her computer is bogged down with excess garbage. I recommended CCleaner to her; she downloaded and installed the most recent version; and says that right after she clicks the "Analyze" button, she gets this message: "Details of files to be cleaned." Then, nothing more happens.
After the message: "Details of files to be deleted:", are the files listed, or is there nothing listed at all? Does CCleaner actually freeze, or does it finish analyzing and just not list anything?
Although it is doubtful, there is the possibility that she literally has nothing for CCleaner to clean. Perhaps she ran Windows Disk Cleanup beforehand, and has no applications supported by CCleaner... but once again, this is doubtful.
I would suggest that she try clicking the 'Run Cleaner' button, and see if it finds and deletes any files that way. If that works, there may just be a bug in the analyze routine, but if it doesn't work, let me know, and myself (along with everyone else on this forum) will try to think of some more suggestions.
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The last time I checked a 1.44 MB floppy only actually holds 1.34 MB or thereabouts, due to the filesystem on the floppy. Anyways it isn't all that important playing this game of "it will," "it won't".
I wasn't trying to be argumentative or play the "I'm right, you're wrong" game, and I don't feel that my statement conveyed that. I simply wanted to correct the inconsistency.
You (Andavari) said it wouldn't fit, pwillener said you were wrong, so I let him and everyone else know that, in fact, it really wouldn't fit on either a 720k or a 1440k floppy. I didn't want users to be under the false impression that they can transfer the CCleaner Standard Build installer via floppy, and then be disappointed or confused later on when they find that they can't.
So, for future reference, CCleaner v1.28 Standard Build does not fit on a 720-1440k floppy disk. The Slim and Basic versions do. Hopefully, this will remedy any confusion.
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Under Advanced there are some options that are accompanied by a warning if checked.
I think that a warning should be added to the 'hotfix uninstallers' option in regards to people who have IE7 and SP2 via downloads. There may be more necessary warnings than these 2, but users should be warned that if they use the hotfix uninstaller...they will lose the uninstallers for IE7 and SP2.
I agree with K's suggestion, but do have a small correction to make:
Using CCleaner's Hotfix Uninstaller feature will not remove the uninstaller for Service Pack 2 if you acquired it via download. I have run the Hotfix Uninstaller remover feature in both CCleaner 1.27 and 1.28, and I am still able to uninstall SP2.
But, as far as uninstalling IE7 beta goes, krit86lr is totally correct. And judging by all of the users on this forum who have not been able to go back to their stable version of IE6 after removing the IE7 beta uninstaller, obviously this is a fairly major issue.
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...sometimes immidieately after CCleaner I use portable (for USB) pack of Norton System Works 2006 (inside is only Windoctor and DiscDoctor) too. And I wonder whay almost ALWAYS WinDoctor can find some problems (with shortcuts, with registry or something like this) left by CCleaner
...Use a dozen different registry cleaners, and you'll find a dozen different entries. When it comes to cleaning your registry, there are hundreds of entries that are useless due to uninstalling software, file extensions, etc. What one program finds, another might miss.
CCleaner, while powerful, isn't a very aggressive registry cleaner. This is because it is made with safety in mind. Instead of finding any issue that could possibly be necessary or unnessary and marking it as useless, CCleaner only removes items that you can be certain are unneeded.
That is why, if you were to run an app such as Norton Systemworks or RegSupreme Pro, you may find more issues. These scanners may be more powerful, but they are also potentially more destructive to your system, if they find and remove an entry that may end up being necessary.
MrG improves the Issues scanner with every version, so as more CCleaner updates come out, those other registry scanning apps will eventually not even be necessary.
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OK. I understand now. I think that will be good to add in options f.ex "Secure deletion files in CCleaner procedures" or something...
One idea I had recently was to have a button on the left side called "Secure Delete" and when you click it, there would be a blank box that you could drag files into to securely delete them. Something along those lines anyway.
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i am hoping that too. I'll try the explorer thing... and i did select backups when prompted (although i only remember it for the registry fix...)
where are the backup files put? probably mydocuments... which would make for a nice laugh
Is there chance that you may have accidently made the contents of My Documents hidden? Try clicking Start > Control Panel > Folder Options and then click the View tab. Scroll down the list to the category labeled 'Hidden files and folders'. Click the 'Show hidden files and folders' button, click the Apply button, and click OK. Now open up My Documents and see if your files are there or not.
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Haha! That's awesome!
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Well the download page states its 1.40 MB.
Size: 1,442,232 bytes
Size on disk: 1,445,888 bytes
So yeah, pwillener, I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't fit on a floppy. I haven't tried it yet, but if it did fit, it would be just barely.
Also, if you are using a 720k floppy, which many people still do, the Standard Build most certainly wouldn't fit, while the Slim and Basic versions would rest comfortably on both types of floppies, with plenty of room to spare.
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K, here is what the case speaker will look like:
The cable will be plugged into the motherboard, and the speaker will most likely be attached to the bottom of the inside of the computer case. It might also be attached to one of the walls of the case, but it shouldn't be too difficult to find.
As far as knowing which fans to turn off, as long as you don't mess with any fans attached to the motherboard, or the PSU fan, you should be okay. Most PSU fans won't let you adjust/turn-off them anyway, so that probably won't be a problem. All newer CPUs will have a fan, which will be the biggest fan on the motherboard. Older ones don't generate as much heat, so they will just have a heatsink. Also, newer motherboards may have another heatsink and/or fan for the north bridge, so if you see more than one fan or heatsink on the motherboard, that is why. You want to leave these alone, because if you disconnect them, those components will very quickly overheat and fail.
However, you can safely turn off the case fans (at least for a short while). These will be any fans not hooked to the mobo. They may be located on the back of the case, below the PSU, on the front of the case at the top or near the bottom, on the top of the case, or on the sides of the case. They are necessary, but having the computer run without them for a short time for troubleshooting purposes won't hurt your computer.
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Any negatove consequences to secure file deletion?
Other than the one Andavari mentioned, the only drawback of using CCleaner's secure delete is that the deletion process takes substantially longer to finish. If running CCleaner normally takes 4 seconds, with secure delete enabled, it may take 12 seconds.
However, secure delete won't hurt anything, so speed is the main drawback.
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When you tried to uninstall CCleaner using CCleaner (feels very strange to write that), did CCleaner automatically exit. If not I could see why it would goof up removing itself as it's running and in-use.
No, it did not. That is why I am writing it up as a bug.
I knew before I did it that it wouldn't work, and I only did it to prove that point and see how it would respond. I was actually disappointed, cause I kinda hoped it would crash.
I think that it shouldn't be included in the uninstall list if it can't actually uninstall itself (even if nobody with an IQ higher than 7 would try to delete it with itself anyway).
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Sorry, but I still don't understerstand.
What is exactly a RESULT of checking f.ex. NSA (7 passes)? What have I to do when I want to delete files (or directory) by NSA procedure after checking it in CCleaner?
- when I choose file(s) or directory(ies) by clicking right mouse button and then I choose "Delete" from context menu IT MEANS that choosing files will be deleted by NSA procedure? IT MAENS that CCleaner have not be turned on to delete files by NSA Procedure, if I earlier checked option mentioned above?
Please, answer me.
Thank's in advance
All that CCleaner overwrites are files that it normally removes. In other words, if you have the overwrite feature turned on in CCleaner, and then click "Run Cleaner", every file listed is overwritten however many times you select.
It DOES NOT mean that deleting a file in Windows will overwrite it. Windows does not overwrite files, and CCleaner only overwrites files that it cleans, such as cookies and logs. If you want normal files overwritten by CCleaner, instead of simply deleting them with Windows, you can put those files in a folder and then add that folder to CCleaner's Custom Files and Folders list.
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I feel I should mention this, even though it may seem stupid and obvious:
If you use CCleaner's uninstaller and attempt to remove CCleaner, it will remove it from the Windows Add & Remove Programs list, and it will partially remove itself as well, but not totally.
The problem with this is that the uninstaller for CCleaner is deleted, so the only way to totally delete it is to manually remove the CCleaner files and folder left over.
Now I realize that most people probably won't try to remove CCleaner with... itself... but still, if CCleaner can't actually remove itself, the option should not be offered. The only fix I can think of is if CCleaner simply did not show its own entry in its uninstaller list.
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No Sense aka Nonsense? is for people making stupid suggestions without proof or any knowledge of a subject and seems to be in more abundance than Common Sense. Common Sense shall however always prevail.
Nonsense!
Why else would common sense be called "common", if it wasn't so? And I feel I should add that I have all sorts of scents.
I was going to say that your instructions were "Speaker Info for Dummies", and I looked up and noticed the website is kids-online.net/learn....haha
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