[Application List, mystery entry.]

any chance it snuck in via a pre-ticked box on the back of another software package.

similar to how google chrome wants to sneak in with CC.

 

Know exactly what you mean mta. But I normally look carefully for that kind of trickery before allowing any installation to proceed.

BTW, that Winamp thing never appeared in this Win 7 HP "installed programs" list either.

[Application List, mystery entry.]

Hi.

 

Run regedit and remove the following registry key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Winamp

 

Thanks for the fix Winapp2. That has cleared the entry from CCleaner, although I'm still puzzled as to how Winamp found it's way into machine/registry.

[Application List, mystery entry.]

After installing the latest v3.28.1913 of CCleaner, I just had a run through all the option check boxes, and discovered a program that is not installed on my machine.

Under the 'Application' tab in the 'Multimedia' section, Winamp appears! Why is that? BTW the box is also unchecked.

This is a program that I would never have installed on this machine, because the last time I did, it caused so much mayhem I had to do an OS re-install to get rid of the mess it created. Does anyone know why this entry appears and do they know how I can get rid of it.

 

Back in the 90's Winamp was the only media player for me, but sadly, after it was taken over, it just seemed to always cause problems in my OS's.

[Defraggler wishlist for version 3.x]

At this moment in time, I would just like to wish all the team at Piriform a very happy new year and my it also keep them all in good health too.

Thanks also team, for providing us with awesome free programs that keep our machines humming so well.

[Defraggler wishlist for version 3.x]

Defrag C: Drive when machine is 'idle' for more than 5 minutes, would be awesome

[defrag aborted]

Hi Ral400,

 

The C:\System Volume Information\ usually refers to 'System Restore Points' and depending on how many you have, this block in Defragler can be quite large eg; 6-7GB +

 

I keep my restore points to an absolute minimum using CCleaner. Go to Tools> Sytem Restore> highlight all but the last two top entries and then click on the 'Remove' button.

My reason for doing this is that, using either one of the top two restore points, gives much cleaner results than trying to use a restore point that may contain programs that

have been uninstalled or contain hidden problems.