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  1. They can, but it's extremely uncommon. Usually web browsers cache every image you view while browsing the web. Each of these images comes with a "expires" header, which tells the computer how long it should hold onto the file. The "expires" header is usually determined by the software running on the website's server. Depending on the server software, the default "time until deletion" can be anywhere from a few hours to a few months. Some developers may wish to tell your browser to hold onto the file for longer than usual. This is achieved using what's called an "ExpiresDefault directive." This allows developers to specify things like 'ExpiresDefault "access plus 5 years",' which will preserve the file for five years after the day of first access. Most well designed web browsers are smart enough to ignore such egregious requests. Since there is a constant churn of old cache files being deleted and new ones being downloaded, you can expect to find thousands of them hidden away when you run Recuva. Edit: I noticed you mentioned tooltip image icons and other non-web graphics appearing. I'm not familiar with how (or if) the operating system caches these. I know applications written on Microsoft's .NET Framework can manipulate the Global Assembly Cache, which could theoretically be used to store a DLL file packed with bitmaps for later retrieval; but it doesn't sound like something a sane developer would do.
  2. Support for Windows 7 without SP1 ended April 9th 2013.
  3. I feel bad for Pale Moon developer (I use that term lightly, as all he really does is copy+paste and compile). His entire userbase is comprised of the impossible-to-please vocal minority.
  4. Most A/V products outsource their spam fighting efforts. In most cases sending them to your A/V provider will just annoy them - probably why they directed you to PhishTank.
  5. Good thing there's a C++ function that does exactly this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa364930%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
  6. ESET flags CCleaner because it includes Google Chrome in the setup file. They're overly strict about installer bundling. Try the slim version.
  7. Android was designed to be customizable through APIs, not lots of settings. Catering to developers eventually made it a superior product for regular folks, too.
  8. Oh, don't get me wrong; all software should be customizable. But I would rather see that achieved through a strong plugin architecture and API - not through a row of checkboxes. It's interesting that; while most people say they like having lots of options, much of the software that has gained in popularity in the last few years has subscribed to the "less is more" design approach. iOS being the obvious poster child.
  9. -1 If I click the CCleaner icon on the left-hand side of my desktop, with the intention of selecting the settings page; I shouldn't have to override the muscle memory telling me to move my hand rightwards because CCleaner has opted to move my cursor beyond the point I'm aiming for. As for making it an option; I still think it's a bad idea. Good software makes decisions, instead of providing options. (See also: this great post by Alex Lemi)
  10. It's not. Maxthon like to claim it, but it's entirely fabricated. Even their support for HTML5 standards has been fabricated.
  11. Creepy table service. One of the few downsides of having my entire life publicly accessible on the internet.
  12. The whole "compare checksums for security" thing needs to die. If someone was able to swap the installer for malware, they also would have been able to change the checksum so it matches the new file. But to answer your question; no, Piriform doesn't provide them. Some of the third party download sites do though, so it's worth checking there.
  13. Macs don't need to be defragmented. They do it automatically.
  14. It was more complaining than bragging. I briefly left the country to escape them.
  15. I'm still recovering from a string of days between 46 and 49 degrees.
  16. Did you use CCleaner's registry cleaner? If so, there's a chance some of the C++ runtime environment values got wiped. Restore the backup you (hopefully) made. If you only used the junk file cleaning, you may need to reinstall the C++ runtime and whatever debugger you use. Most likely the Visual Studio debugger. Are you 100% sure this isn't just a problem with your code? RaiseException();, when not attached to a debugger, will iterate through the memory stack. If the exception in your code is thrown because of a stack related issue, I'd imagine something crazy would happen. Look for memory leaks in particular. Finally, is the EXCEPTION_MAXIMUM_PARAMETERS value in your debugger set to a value greater than 1? You would need to investigate where/how this is set within the documentation for whatever debugger you use. Hopefully there is something helpful here.
  17. I love that 23 degrees is considered to be a warm day in England. It was 23 here today and I wore jeans and a sweater.
  18. Are you a C++ programmer?
  19. I haven't paid tax in years. If my deductions don't bring me below the tax threshold, I give all my money to charities. They can do much better work with it than the nut jobs currently in office.
  20. Hazelnut, my remark was entirely a joke. Ireland is a tax haven, so large tech companies funnel their profits into Irish banks. The only reason this tax exists is because the UK government could find no other way to collect corporate taxes from these companies. With Ireland no longer existing as a tax haven, corporate tax laws of America and Britain could once again recover a fair amount of money. I'm not actually advocating warfare against a foreign nation, sheesh.
  21. I'd imagine it would be even more confusing to the developers who have the same code with two different version numbers.
  22. Add this to the list of ~remark removed
  23. CCleaner interacts with the operating system, not the hardware; so it's immeasurably unlikely that it would cause issues with one specific PC manufacturer.
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