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Windows 8 Consumer Preview is like an ugly Vista. Even the most simple task requires switching between the 'desktop' and 'Metro' interfaces. The experience is not seamless at all; it just convinced me that Metro is only skin deep (and what an ugly skin it is! Big blocks of color to not constitute an "interface") The removal of the start menu is annoying; as I previously had shortcuts to my most-used folders pinned there. With it gone; I'm constantly ending up in Metro interface when I don't want to be. I'm sure this would be easy enough to get used to. I miss the old desktop search, accessible from the start menu. The new "Start Screen Search" only lists apps, which means you need to navigate through the search categories with the arrow keys before being able to locate a file. Windows 7 ordered search results by relevancy, Windows 8 seems to place them in the most frustrating order - simply to screw with your head. The only redeeming feature of Windows 8 is the speed. It feels much more responsive than Win7. Win8 boots faster from a traditional SATA (moving-part) hard drive than Win7 can boot from an upmarket SSD (solid-state drive) Windows 8 it also much less "naggy" than Windows 7. It doesn't tell you to install an antivirus, nor do you have to confirm delete actions before they occur. In this sense, if Microsoft would give the option of entirely disabling the Metro interface (without loosing the "metro-in-desktop" niceties using a registry hack) it would almost be worth the upgrade.

People don't read the "Warning" strings. Most of the time they just skim them, or (usually due to language reasons) can't understand them. I get dozens of emails every week from people who deleted things they intended to keep, simply due to a failure to rtfm.

(Chiming in to say I agree)

So what you basically said is "if you want to clean all your apps, use the x64 version (providing your system can run it)". Was the confusing monologue really necessary?

Just run the x32 version. If it detects that you should be running the x64 version, it will launch that instead.

But unlike operating systems, languages evolve over time. Try reading English literature from a century or two ago and see how much sense it makes to you. Colloquialisms are constantly being invented, then *officially* integrated into our language as its use becomes more mainstream.

I use Windows Media Player primarily; with VLC installed for the (very) rare occasions that I find a file WMP can't read. Or when it freezes, which it does quite often.

Similar topic: http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=35179&hl=&fromsearch=1

touché You know what I mean -.-

If you need something mega-super-ultra simple; I wrote one as well. I apologise for the shameless plugging. http://shanegowland.com/software/2011/duplicatefinder/

That's quite clever. It's a shame that it needs a power cord though.

"Spybot Search And Destroy Updates" is missing an asterisk. Line 4202.

CCleaner would not be capable of accessing the contents of this folder, as Nergal alluded to in his previous post.

I can reproduce it too. The Piriform boys are going to have fun sorting this one out...

Possibly a faulty thermometer on the drive.

Have you partitioned the drive?

Well... on Saturday (which was still Friday the 13th in America) I cut my leg open and needed a bunch of stitches. Perhaps that counts..?

That said; if you reformat the drive to a supported filesystem (exFAT would probably be the most compatible, feel free to correct me) then Recuva *might* be able to scrape some data from it. Your best option would be to find an OSX specific recovery tool and hook it up to another Mac.

Ignore the semi-illiterate troll.

Oops! I updated the link text but not the actual hyperlink. Fixed

Uploaded version 0.2 which can now detect incorrect usage of the 'Detect' & 'DetectFile' commands.

Unfortunately no. It runs so quickly that it essentially IS a text file... just with a black background.

There is nothing Piriform can do (with the exception of a strongly worded email) to prevent the incompetence of other companies. CCleaner and Defraggler are safe, if a security product is telling you otherwise I recommend not buying it.

That superstitions are stupid.

CCleaner simply uses the uninstaller provided by FlipToast. Try Revo Uninstall or, as suggested, get in contact with the FlipToast developers.