dan1
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I do have Divx player installed and provided All the info on the Ccleaner page. I took a screen shot and will have it here or attached
Thank you for the replies! Dan
I trust the .jpeg can be zoomed or copied and expanded-The resolution should allow a clear pic.
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Hello,
In: Tools/Startup/Windows
The 1st line/entry under Program
it shows: B Register C: - No Key, File or Publisher info. Under Enabled- It's set to NO.
Is that a valid program? Should that line be Deleted? If not, what is: B Register C: ?
Thank you in advance for any assistance.
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Actually not advisable, it's an option that's turned off by default. With the size of hard disks nowadays removing them won't give much free disk space.
Can the Prefech files be cleaned/deleted with relative safety from causing problems?
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Ever since there was DOS I have used a P.C.
Until 3 years ago every version of Windows would have a daily BSOD.
Since then I have used XP and a BSOD is an annual occurrence.
XP has the APPEARANCE of being much more reliable and safe.
Experience and instincts suggest that M.S. were running out of engineers for telephone support,
so XP was designed to stumble on as best it could, and to keep all errors and problems as inconspicuous as possible.
I have halved the size of my C:\ by use of reparse points,
and halved the time taken to create and archive a partition image backup file.
All the stuff I relocated is not wasting any C.P.U. time, and is never involved in defragging, and is available should I need it.
I am fairly certain that I can delete things such as $hf_mig$ and I386 etc.
but I know that Murphy's Law sees all and knows all, and will immediately strike if I do ! !
Incidentally, I am currently suffering a delay between power on and Log in that varies between 30 and 60 seconds.
Until last month it was consistently 20 to 25 Seconds.
Something has gone wrong with a catalogue file - I am now investigating.
I am confident whatever I need to fix it has been retained, and will be available when I know how to fix it.
I am ultra cautious.
I also have great respect for the bravery and assurance of those with an alternative approach to life.
Alan
Alan, Your reply is duly noted. I shall erase that memory (the one in my head) of playing with Hotfixes. I should know better than mess with something in (or near by) my PC. Any digging into my ancestry would expose Murphy as blood kin, and one who would happily move into my home under the guise of a "short visit" and once he learned that I have not suffered a BSOD in 3+ years be "Glad to make up for that oversight" in short order.
Good Day! Dan -
It is pointless to backup those entries on the system drive because the backup would use at least the same amount of disc space as the what you are deleting.
You could put the backup into another partition,
but I do not know if Windows would close a door and be unable to use it if you restored it to its original place.
I have Moved my hotfixes to a separate NTFS partition and replaced them with a reparse point named $hf_mig$.
I did this in March. The latest hotfix is ACTUALLY in the remote partition
But Windows Explorer can still see this and all the hotfixes at the original position and does not realise they have been moved.
I am hoping the rest of Windows will oblige should I want to undo a hot fix.
If you need information on reparse points, see the answers I received in my post on
http://netez.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=6642
You can find other information there also.
You can also search Microsoft, but that always hurts my brain.
They assume their information is being read by people who are happy to format and re-install Windows before breakfast ! !
Alan
Thank you Alan for your fast reply. (I hope I am inserting this reply in the correct place, I have never seen one w/o a separate reply box) I see that I was in the right place about the nature/importance of Hotfixes. I am a novice at this PC thing and although I follow your ideas and reasoning, actually putting items into a remote "partition" and reparse points....... this is the 3rd PC I have owned and in it's 4th year of use. During that time I have never had to uninstall a Hotfix because of a bug. I have plenty of HD space left (I'll never fill it), so that is not the issue. I am looking to optimize it's speed and reducing unnecessary files and keeping temp. caches low/empty seemed to be one way to accomplish that. Based on real life, is it practical to delete uninstall Hotfixes?. It is something I never would have thought of, but since it is offered on CCleaner,it appears to be a viable option. Overall safe, or really best to leave be? I tend to think that MS would have a command prompt method prepared if a Hotfix would have to be removed at a later time. Or is that unlikely?
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I analyzed specific areas and found only one that contained a large file of items. They are in the Hotfix Uninstaller so I checked FAQ's and the forum and could not locate info. I believe that entry is to clear the disk of space set aside for Hotfix's that Microsoft installed during Window's updates. If that is the case, and no recent Hotfixes are present (no new reported bugs), I assume that removing them (uninstallers) via CCleaner is advisable. In the unlikely event a Hotfix would have to be removed, is there an option to back-up those entries, as when registry cleaning is done? Thanks in advance for info.
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Yep, you need office. I never understood why though since people with MS office will have the full version of outlook.
Anyway take a look at this program:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html
It will add spell checking to OE for those who don't have MS office.
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Of course another option would be to switch to Thunderbird. Which is a mail client from mozilla that has built in spell check and numerous other features lacked by outlook express.
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Hello, I went to the Snapfile URL and crossed my fingers- It works fine now and it is a very small file- Thank you so much for your assistance!! Great Forum! Dan
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Hi, I'm lost on just trying to post... But this is probably out of the ccleaner forum,but I need some help-One answer was on the Web,but very involved and I would have burned out the PC in min.'s. The Spell check is grayed out on my outlook Express 6 Email. Checking help (dropdown menu) and looking down I saw csapi3t.dll was unknown- I think the problem. (I know,thinking is the main problem!). Is there a easy way to repair the spell check feature on the outlook mail - Win. XP SP2 Med.Ed. My many thanks for any help!! Thank You, Dan
Thanks for the link Hazelnut, I saw that sight and although I have the Two-2 CD's for recovery-I would not want to chance losing all else-plus I don't know how to "open windows explorer"- not on desktop - I'll live with out the spell check and keep a dictionary near by. Good Day! Dan
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Hi, I'm lost on just trying to post... But this is probably out of the ccleaner forum,but I need some help-One answer was on the Web,but very involved and I would have burned out the PC in min.'s. The Spell check is grayed out on my outlook Express 6 Email. Checking help (dropdown menu) and looking down I saw csapi3t.dll was unknown- I think the problem. (I know,thinking is the main problem!). Is there a easy way to repair the spell check feature on the outlook mail - Win. XP SP2 Med.Ed. My many thanks for any help!! Thank You, Dan
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Hi, A real newbie here. After running cleaner and "fix" problems-the back-up goes to the desk-top and in my documents by default. If after the "fix" all seems ok, should the items be "merged" , deleted or left alone. The desk-top icon I can delete (I think) but in the mean time my documents will just get filled with those files. Thanks for any help. Dan
Good Day! Dan
Cleaner/Applications/Utilities. Team Viewer
in CCleaner
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In the Applications/Utilities section of the cleaner It shows a program Team Viewer. Since I don't recall seeing this before, I just need to know if that is always an option that can be 'ticked' or does it appear only on PC's that have that program installed? Since I have the other programs in the Utilities section, I assumed that CCleaner lists only those found.
-If so, I never downloaded it and I can't find it via the Search function, in Add/Remove or on the entended list provided with the Revo uninstaller.
Thanks in advance for any help with my Y/N question.