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Yeah, I found that in the freeware thread yesterday and downloaded the stand-alone exe version. It is setup well. I haven't used it extensively, so I haven't run into the same bug as you did yet, but I would definitely suggest others give it a try. Only reservation is I'm not sure if he is still updating it. The last time it was updated was 03, so it looks like what you see is what you get.

Just bookmarked that site; they've got some interesting articles. I liked the glowing pig one.

I'm not a huge fan of PDFs either; I think it's a bloated format that consumes more space per file than is necessary. Of course, I feel the same way about DOCs; WPDs usually take about 1/6 the size of a DOC, and don't seem to be lacking any capabilities. That said, I still use PDFs and DOCs for compatibility's sake. But I figure having OpenOffice.org saves me from dropping $400 for MS Office, and another $300 for Adobe Acrobat. I don't understand what features could exist in these two apps that would truly be worth $700 more than OpenOffice; how much more utility could they offer? AbiWord is great too, so thank you for informing me of it, rridgely.

Getting both? Doesn't that defeat the purpose? Why not get the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack? That includes both the QuickTime and Real Alternatives, plus it lets you play DVDs and a million other video and audio formats. Also, the installer is smaller than QuickTime! And back to your original question, just highlight the file or folder and hit Delete on the keyboard, or drag it into the Recycling Bin. Should get rid of it. Otherwise, reinstall the whole app, and then uninstall it.

Adobe Reader does not give you the ability to create PDFs. It only allows you to read them. You need Adobe Acrobat to create PDFs, and the Standard version costs $299. So other than the having a huge list of rarely used options and the ability to open in an FF tab, Adobe Reader offers basically no more functionality than Foxit, yet it is far slower and far larger. If you want to be able to create PDFs for free, get OpenOffice.org 2.0.1. It lets you render your finished documents as PDFs in Writer. Not to mention, OpenOffice makes a great substitute for MS Office; it's free, good, and doesn't support MS!

Do you have the link for it? That sounds useful. The conversion doesn't take long, does it? Edit: Here it is. Answered my own question. And the conversion is snappy. Nice extension, JohnDemolition.

Doesn't open in a Firefox tab, eh? That's a shame. But frankly, I see that as a small price to pay. Sorry about missing that in the freeware thread. I've basically been avoiding that one because it is so huge, and I didn't feel like weeding through the useful and the useless.

Okay, so in the past, I've been using Adobe Reader 7.0, Adobe's attractive, free PDF reader. Never ran into any bugs, but the program always had two faults; it was extremely slow, and it was enormous! So, a couple months ago, I upgraded to Adobe Reader 7.0.5, and I found that it loaded quite a bit faster than its predecessor, due to an added startup process. I was absolutely thrilled, because now my PDF's only took about 15 seconds to load, as opposed to around 30 seconds or so with 7.0. Still, I couldn't see how Adobe could justify how bloated the app is; once installed, it occupied over 64 MBs! In my opinion, that is just awful! So, while floating around FileHippo.com, I found a nifty little app called Foxit Reader 1.3.1231. The download was 1.11 MB, so I figured, this has got to be crap. After downloading it, it only took 2.66 MB. And what really amazed me is that it looks just as great as Adobe Reader! The icons are sleek, it loads up instantly, and it renders text and images just as well as Adobe did, only faster! I don't know how this works, but somehow, Foxit Reader manages to beat Adobe Reader in every single aspect. Way faster, way smaller, installs and uninstalls are instantaneous, and no resource hogging startup processes. If there is anyone still using Adobe Reader, remove it now! You needn't force yourselves to suffer any longer!

For when he crashes.

Yeah, I've heard about people modding their X-Box and putting an OS on it. Never heard of someone doing it with an iPod, but they certainly have enough storage. Heck, the smallest video iPod you can get (30 GB) is as big as my notebook's HD! I just bought a PNY Flash ROM stick with 2 GB on it; that's enough space for a full install of WinXP with room to spare!

Held together by sheet metal screws?! A plane like that could definitely use a light-weight pilot. Like this one.

Another thing you may want to consider is restarting your computer. Many programs require a restart after installing, due to running processes that need to be updated. But most programs that require a restart prompt you to do so, so unless you deliberately chose not to restart, that probably isn't the case.

You're talking get the icons from an OS file like shell32.dll? That makes sense.

I do like the way that Disk Cleaner is set up. I like the icons shown next to each of the areas cleaned, to give you a better idea of what is being cleaned, to make the items easier to locate, and just to give you eye candy. I think that in the future, that would make a nice addition to CCleaner. I image it would make the installer / program size quite a bit larger, but they wouldn't have to be real hi-rez images. Anyway, CCleaner still pwns Disk Cleaner, but there is always room for improvement.

Open up that file in Notepad, and then copy and paste its contents here. That will probably give me, or anyone else for that matter, a clue as to what it is and what made it. Also, tell me where it is located on your hard disk; what is its directory? If we know what app made it, and where that app puts its files such as dxva_sig.txt, we can know what to suggest to MrG.

A file with the .txt extension is a notepad file. Notepad is located under Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad. If you want to know what app made that file, you'll have to tell me where the file is located, and show me its contents.

PETA's gonna be at her door for sure. No animals were harmed in the testing of this hair dye.

Wow! The Univac 1 ran at a "blazing" 2 Khz! My TI-86 calculator is literally over 3,149 times faster (6 Mhz > 1,905 Hz), costs over 6,818 times less ($110 < $750,000), and weighs over 17,466 times less (1.5 lbs < 26,200 lbs), to put it in perspective. The times have changed indeed.

Well, I wouldn't say it is a totally useless request. I can see some good in it. You could have the three categories, like klitos said: keep, remove, and neutral. The default for all cookies could be neutral to prevent them from accidently being deleted. Every cookie could have a checkbox next to it, and if checked, would be deleted and added to the always remove list. If not checked, it would be added to the always keep list. And of course, you could always go back and change it if you so desired. I can also see Tarun's point; for me, I always delete my cookies anyway, and the option to save them already does exist. I would say this addition would be more of a personal preference than a necessity.

In your first post, you wrote that you hope that file ext's revert...after re-boot. That would mean that you had not yet rebooted before you made your unhappy post. I wasn't trying to call you computer illiterate, I was just stating what you wrote. Anyway, I'm glad that you got it fixed up. And sorry about the genderial confusion!

But if the files were inaccessible, that wouldn't cause the extension for the shortcut to not be recognized by Windows. Windows would still know what the shortcut was, it just wouldn't know where the shortcut's target was located. I'm still banking on it being a registry problem. It may be true that files on his network can't be accessed because of a problem in the network, but the extension problem has nothing to do with that. I do find it amusing that Silkworm came on here ranting and raving about how terrible CCleaner goofed up his computer, and he didn't even try restarting. It may be a really easy fix, but he's just too upset to even try it first!

That is one of those things where it is totally personal preference. I generally turn my computer off when I am not using it, to save power and such, but there are reasons on both sides of the argument: Reasons to leave it on: 1. Quicker access (no waiting for your OS and apps to load up) 2. Temperature remains the same at all times (constant heating and cooling can wear down the solder in the boards and cause them to malfunction) Reasons to turn it off: 1. Saves plenty of power 2. Hard disk and other moving parts such as fans will last far longer 3. Processes are reset on startup, and restarting can fix many problems

So two different registry cleaners find the same "faulty" shortcuts, and suggest removal? Perhaps then, Windows is to blame? Or do both cleaners coincidently have the same error?

No need to worry; point was not missed. I was simply replying to Inu-Ya's comment. Yes, it is humorous that you can crack Limewire with... well, itself! I mean, that is the equivalent to being able to activate Windows with a built-in activator. And considering Pro is $300, it would make a quaint lil' feature...

If he is seeing the extension to a shortcut file, that means that Windows doesn't recognize what the shortcuts are anymore. That is the exact same thing that RegSupreme Pro 1.1 did to my computer before I scraped that piece-of-crap-app off of my hard disk with a razor. Well, not technically a razor, but it was definitely removed promptly. Anyway, even if you have Windows set to show extensions (Start > Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Hide extensions for known file types), it will still not show the .lnk extension, so obviously your computer is not a healthy pup. The programs are all fine, but the shortcuts to them (and everything else) are toast. So Silkworm, you can still run all of your apps if you manually find the shortcut's target and run it. Obviously, that is a huge nuisance, so back to solving the problem. All you should have to do is run System Restore; that is what I did when it happened to me, and the problem was completely solved. I am inclined to believe that this was caused some registry editing application, but I doubt that it was CCleaner. If you have any other registry editing apps, and plan on coming back to this forum, please share them with us. There is a good chance that something other than CCleaner wreaked havoc on your computer.