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OK... that makes sense. Thanks.

The only problem is, as I noted in my original post and also reported in another post, it crashes during the install on another computer that I was trying to load it on (however the Slim version installed on it OK). So there is no option to uncheck, since it seems to crash around the point that it's about to ask if you want to install Google software or not. If the program tends to crash on a computer without an internet connection, then it's not something I want on my other computers either, as that is an indicator that there's a glitch in the program. Thanks, but I think I'll stick to using the Slim version, since other responders indicate it's the same thing without any of the Google software (which I don't want anyway). I was only trying to confirm the Portable builds don't have the Google nags (when friends and family call me for help with problems).

Thanks for the clarifications! So, since the portable versions are larger than the Slim version, do they also have the Google toolbar and other software nags built into them? Or is it only because they use the INI files to handle the settings? From what I gather, if I don't want the Google software, then the Slim is best for a desktop computer.

At http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds it shows 4 different builds. CCleaner - Installer 2,935 kb - ccsetup303.exe CCleaner - Portable Zip file, no installer 2,565 kb - ccsetup303.zip CCleaner - PortableU3 For U3 compatible USB thumbdrives 2,650 kb - ccsetup303.u3p CCleaner - Slim - Installer, no toolbar 2,087 kb - ccsetup303_slim.exe I basically understand the difference between Portable and PortableU3. It also states that Portable is the same as the Installer version (only doesn't have an installer). So, what's the "toolbar" that is missing in the Slim version? Are there any other differences not mentioned? The reason I'm asking is because I tried to install the regular Download on a computer with no internet connection and it crashes during the install. However, I was able to load the Slim version and it works just fine. It also looks just like the previous V2.x program that I am using on this computer (hooked up to the internet). I don't want to update to V3.03 on this computer until I know what's causing the problem on the stand-alone computer, in case it's a bug in V3.03. I have searched the website, read through all the FAQs and any other help pages I could find, as well as the blog, which only seems to announce updates being released. There doesn't seem to be anything regarding the actual differences and in the Bug Fix topic pinned to the top of this forum, it seems to indicate that no one responds to it anymore, since February 2009. Is there anyone out there that knows what's going on?

Well, if it's not hooked to an internet connection, then it certainly is blocked from calling out. It didn't give me the option of whether I wanted to install Chrome or not. Since it crashed with Google showing in the title bar of the crashed window, it appears that it may be integrated into the install and doesn't give you the option until after it finds an internet connection? Like I said... the Slim version installed just fine. The full version crashes at the same point, every time. Since it crashed on the standalone, I haven't attempted to update my version on this computer. I'm leery of any such program that has to find an internet connection BEFORE it will install (unless it specifically tells me about it prior to my decision to install it and I know why it needs to do so). In the past, I've found CCleaner to be a great program. Now, I'm becoming a bit skeptical... hopefully, they will get this resolved.

In the past, I've installed earlier versions (2.x) of CCleaner on computers with no internet connection and had no problem. (I also don't install add-on programs offered with most software programs.) When I incurred the problem the 303 Full Version, I went to the website and looked for the system requirements. I might have missed it somewhere, but I couldn't locate any requirement to be connected to the internet when installing the program. (That's how/why I ended up here.) If it's required to be connected to the internet, then it would stand to reason that it should be clearly stated. As I've also noted, the Slim version installed just fine. I might also reiterate that when the crash occurred, there was something relating to Google in the title bar (in the window behind the error box). The install never got to the point that it offered the option (checkbox) to install Google Chrome. I might understand the reason better, if the option to install Chrome was checked and could not connect to the internet... but as I indicated above, I would have unchecked the box and continued with the installation, as I have in the past with all such programs.

I just installed the "slim" version with no problem. Is Google Chrome integrated into the new 303 version?

I just experienced the same problem with Version 303. I downloaded it from the Piriform link. I use Firefox and no "downloader" is used... just open a folder on my harddrive and click "Save". I'm trying to install it on a "stand-alone" computer running XP Pro (no internet connection). I choose the particular "options" (save icon to desktop, etc.) and click install. The install window starts to change and an error pops up informing me that there is a problem with the installation. Behind the error box, the install window has something about Google Chrome in the title bar. Once I close the error box, the install terminates.