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No problem at all Also, every time we encounter some trouble, we also learn something. I certainly do...

This version of Windows Defender does not show a systray icon; however so many people complained that the next version will have it back there. Until then use Start, Programs, Windows Defender. If you want a shortcut on your desktop, right-click on that icon (Start, Programs, Windows Defender) and copy it to the desktop.

The first computer I ever used had 4KB (not 4GB!) of RAM...

Nothing to worry about; Mudd wrote that he did not blame me. However, I do feel a bit stupid since I pointed out a software package that I did not try out myself (because I already have the full version of Diskeeper Pro installed). But I see that forum user bpm3k has posted install instructions earlier, as well as in some other post, so I assume that the package installs without problems. But I will go and test it anyway, somewhere on an unused VMware Windows partition.

That may or may not be the best setting; it depends very much what you are running on your system. During peak running time, when most applications you use are running, check the Task Manager's Performance tab, and see how much of the page file is used. If it is close to the maximum, then I would certainly apply the 1.5X rule. In fact I never want to run into a situation where I am running out of virtual memory - that is not a funny situation! So defining the page file max as large as possible, you are just going to be safer.

If Mike's suggestion does not help, can you post the error code that WD issues (you'll have to check the Event Viewer to see the code).

The reason why placing a very large file (e.g. page file, or and Outlook PST file) in its own partition is that You can make a partition with large clusters, e.g. 64K, and waste very little space The file will never fragment Another good reason for partitioning is porting of working partitions from older computers, or different projects that may some day be detached to another system. Partitioning for the sake of partitioning is stupid. I have seen dozens and dozens of computers that were partitioned (C:, D:) when installed, but in practically 100% of all cases the D: drive was completely unused when the computers were decommissioned.

Diskeeper Lite 7 was the last version made generally available. But there is a newer version available at the Intel website as part of their Desktop Utilities; I believe it is version 8 or 9. See http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/idu/ (I have read in another forum that if you have DK 7 Lite installed, you must uninstall it first before attempting to install the Intel Desktop Utilities). The difference between Windows own defragmenter (provided by ExecSoft), the Diskeeper Lite version and the Pro version is Windows: defragments files only, sometimes partially when not much free space left, and extremely slow. Lite: defragments files only Pro: defragments files, MFT, page file, and folder file. It also has options to prevent fragmentation, e.g. by padding the MFT. As for the merits of defragmentation; I have seen applications speeding up enormously after defragmenting a heavily fragmented HD. I have set Diskeeper Pro to defragment my most heavily used partitions every night, and my systems keeps performing evenly year after year

No, you should always use proper uninstall procedures to remove any programs. Ccleaner is not an uninstaller. Of course Windows components cannot be uninstalled easily. There are ways to uninstall Internet Explorer, but then you lose the ability to run WindowsUpdate and OfficeUpdate.

Not quite sure what you are trying to say. Diskeeper Lite can be downloaded from various places, including MajorGeeks. Executive Software (now Diskeeper Corporation) does no longer offer the free Diskeeper Lite product.

Partitioning can be useful in some cases, and completely counter-productive in other cases. There used to be a very powerful partitioning tool called Partition Magic from PowerQuest, but now it has ended up in the spidery fingers of Symantec, I am not so sure if it is still safe to use.

I usually never use the Analyze button; I just go straight into Run Cleaner. Usually - but this time I did run Analyze first, then ran the Cleaner. So that's not the issue. Could it be that these files are used by other apps? Can you try to delete some of them manually?

Hello, and welcome to the forum See the Ccleaner main page (What's New) for information what has changed since v1.26.218. The main changes were Windows hotfix uninstaller cleaning Secure delete Added and updated cleaning for several applications Added an optional browser toolbar v1.28.277 had a bug in the hotfix uninstaller cleaning fixed, so if you decide to update, use this version, not v1.27.260. Ccleaner releases a new version every few months, and most of the regular users install the updated version. If you do, don't uninstall the previous version, just install the new version over the existing one, otherwise you will lose all your settings (cookies to keep, etc.)

Back to the original issue... I have just run Ccleaner (with the 48 hours option checked), and it has detected and deleted all temp files I have created last Friday. So I do not see this "bug".

You actually have already supplied your part of the test; the only additional thing is to make sure that your %TEMP% environment variable does indeed point to the Temp folder in Documents and Settings. I have created a number of tmp files in my Temp folder, and I will check on Monday how Ccleaner will handle them with the 48 hours rule checked. If I see the same behaviour as you, then we can submit a bug report to the developer.

Further clarification: if you click Yes, Ccleaner will backup the entries that it will remove from the registry. It will not take a full registry backup; for this you will need a tool such as ERUNT, as suggested in an earlier post.

I will do some testing. If I can confirm it, I will report it so it can be fixed for the next version.

What defragger are you using? This doesn't sound like the standard Windows defrag. It's not Diskeeper either?

Have you noticed the note about the "48 hour rule" in Andavari's post? Under Options, Advanced there is a field "Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours". Uncheck this and it should clean everything (except files that are in use by another program).

If you use cookies often (e.g. for logins + passwords), then it is really useful to first configure the cookies you want to keep before you erase them all. Go to Options -> Cookies. You will see A LOT of cookies on the left side if you have not previously erased them, or a few if you have. You should check them one by one for sites you visit regularly, and where you have to logon (e.g. mail.google.com, or forum.ccleaner.com, etc.). Select the ones you want to keep (one by one, or select multiple by holding down the Ctrl key), and move them to the right side. The cookies residing on the right side will not be cleaned by Ccleaner.

What he probably meant is deleting such files/folders could be dangerous. I had (until recently) a program that depended on a 0-byte file (SETI@HOME) using it as a switch; 1 if it was there, 0 if it was not. And I know of applications that crash when trying to write in a folder that no longer exists. Old applications, sure, but there are people who do (need to) use old applications.

I see - for the makers of Ccleaner - an easy solution for the whole "problem", and perhaps an end to this whole discussion. Make two versions of Ccleaner Ccleaner Pro - a licensed version that can be downloaded first by paying users, and does not contain any additional "goodies" such as a toolbar. Ccleaner - the free version that comes bundled with whatever optional tools.

By default, Ccleaner settings are set to what most users want to get rid of. However you can uncheck any objects you want Ccleaner to leave alone. Internet cache is either Internet Explorer "Temporary Internet Files" and Index.dat files (Windows tab), or whatever browser you use on the Applications tab. If you want to keep cookies, uncheck Cookies in the same sections, or better, go to Options -> Cookies, and move the cookies you want to keep from the left side to the right. Next time you run Ccleaner with Cookies checked, the ones you moved to the right will be kept.

Democracies! So your definition is that five or six individuals, claiming to be the "vast majority" of Ccleaner users, hijack practically every topic in this private forum and continuously whine and complain about something that doesn't even affect them in any way, except that the product takes a few milliseconds longer to download, and takes a few sectors on their harddisk. Ridiculous! How about a constitutional and god-given right to toolbar-free software...?

It's "crap" no-one forces you or anyone to install. Macromedia Shockwave comes bundled with the same, and nobody over there complains! Nothing constructive comes out of this - I am going to stay away from this forum and you querulous bunch