nukecad
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This is log file(2 files? the file number changes)from your temporary folder that is in use by a scheduled Asus task.
Open the Task Scheduler.
In the window that appears, double click on "Task Scheduler Library" in the left hand panel.
Select "ASUS"
Disable or delete the entry that has anything to do with "AsusSetup.exe."
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I didn't even try to recover the previous settings, it didn't take long to put them back to how I want them, cookies to keep took the longest of course.
I was just having a winge,
I had not expected that Ccleaner would 'factory reset' itself just because it could not find the ini file, I had assumed it would keep the settings it already had.
Oh well, my own stupid fault for making assumptions.
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Have you checked that Firefox is set to remember passwords?
The setting is in Options > Security
On that page you can also view your saved logins to check that it is actually being saved.
If it is shown as saved, close FFx reopen it and see if it's still there.
If not then FFx is removing it on closing when it deletes cookies.
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Arghh!
When answering a query from a poster I set the 'Save to INI' to check out just how it works.
So once I'd done that I deleted the CCleaner.ini
And then found that everything had been reset to default, including my Cookies to keep, my ticked options for general cleaning, and even the registry cleaning option. (which I don't much use but still).
If CC can keep my settings when I'm not using 'Save to INI' why does it junk them when I have used it and then deleted the .ini file?
OK, it's not something that you will do often, but perhaps the 'Check for ini' routine (I'm assuming) could be changed to keep the last settings if the .ini is not found?
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If you go to Options > Advanced you will see an option to 'Save all settings to INI file'
Ticking this means that a file called ccleaner.ini is created, and maintained, in your C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder.
This file contains all your current CCleaner settings, including 'cookies to keep'.
(Be aware that if you create this file and then later delete for whatever reason, CCleaner will reset to the default settings next time it is run; presumably because it's looking for the .ini and can't find it).
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unticking 'Saved Passwords' for Firefox on the Applications tab will stop CC removing Firefox passwords.
Note some application login pages are set up as forms, (I'm not sure if AT&T is), so you may need to untick 'Saved Form Information' as well
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And don't forget Google's April fools spoofs, TiSP (Toilet Internet Service Provider) was my favourite.
https://archive.google.com/tisp/index.html
Lot's of others as well - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_April_Fools%27_Day_jokes
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On my old computer running XP, I have many index.dat files located in weird directories like TEMP.
These may not be Internet Explorer 'index.dat' files, they may have been created by another programme (or programmes).
The .dat extension is commonly used for data files (files that are not human-readable and do not hold a document-based binary file).
It's possible to find files named 'index.dat' that are not used by Internet Explorer.
Indeed it is often hard to find the Internet Explorer 'index.dat' files themselves because they are designated as System Files and do not not normally show up in Windows Explorer, even with 'show hidden files' selected.
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What text editor were you using?
Is the file extension .txt, .rtf, .doc, .docx, or some other?
If you are lucky then in the same folder there will be a file with the same name but with an extension of .bak
This is a backup of the file.
If you rename this to change the .bak to the same as the corrupted file the it will open and you can see what it contains.
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Err, that is not Ccleaner.
It's TFC, a different programme.
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Ccleaner is not an anti-virus or anti-malware programme.
It is a junk cleaner. (Cleaner = Crap Cleaner).
It clears out cookies, caches, saved forms, saved logins, etc.
If you want to check for and remove 'dangerous' files on your system then I recommend that you go to Malwarebytes.com and get their anti-malware scanner.
While you are there get the anti-exploit as well. (And possibly the Junkware Removal Tool).
None of the above are anti-virus programmes, choose one of those yourself.
If you use Ccleaner, in conjunction with an AV, and regilar scans by the others I have mentioned then you should be pretty safe.
Best of all they all have Free versions which are sufficent for a normal home user.
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My free version of CCleaner says, in the lower right hand corner "New version click to download".
When I click, I'm sent to what I believe is the upgrade page to CCleaner Professional. v5.18.5607
This is normal.
It can be a bit confusing if you are not used to it; what you do next is-
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the 'No Thanks' button.
- You will be taken to another page from which you can download the latest Free version. (or buy one of the professional versions).
Click on the download button for the free version and it will download a file called 'ccsetup###.exe' to your computer.
(You may be redirected to the Filehippo page, if you are then be sure to click the GREEN download botton there, not the Blue one).
- Double click on 'ccsetup###.exe' that has been saved to your computer and it will install the latest free version, overwriting the previous version.
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Just to note that since Patch Tuesday this week my Windows 10 is also now having problems with Windows Updates.
Takes ages 'Checking for Updates' every time.
It just spent 10 minutes to find a Defender Definition update, installed it fast enough, then went back to 'Checking for Updates' for another 5 mins.
Before Tuesday it would take less than a minute to do a Defender Definition update and the checks..
Windows Modules Installer Worker also keeps firing up and taking 60-70% CPU and 80-90% disk access for 15-20 mins at a time.
I'm searching for solutions but most of the online suggestions involve turning off Automatic Updates, which you can't do in Win10 home.
So maybe it's not Windows trying to push Win7 users to upgrade to Win10?
Maybe its just Microsoft being incompetent (again)?
EDIT (13:17)
Well that seemed too easy, just ran Disk clean-up and used the option to Clean-up system files.
Went and did another Windows Update and it found and installed another Defender Definition update in under a minute.
I'll keep an eye on it, and the WMIU (I can hear that one start as the disk spins up).
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It could be either the 'Saved Passwords' or 'Saved forms' in the browser settings?
You could try unticking each one in turn in a particular browser and seeing if that cures it.
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Support for Google’s Widevine CDM on Windows and Mac OS X so streaming services like Amazon Video can switch from Silverlight to encrypted HTML5 video.
I just noticed that they have done this by installing the Widevine CDM Module as a plug-in with the FFx 47.0 update without asking, or even informing you.
This plugin only has the options to "Always Activate" or "Never Activate" enabled.
The "Ask to Activate" is not selectable.
I thought one point of Widevine was that it is a native Web API and so does not rely on plugins?
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It does sound like this could have been a desktop icon that had been removed but the graphics still thought it was there and so left a 'hole' for it.
Have you noticed any programme icon missing from your desktop?
If it happens again then I suggest rebuilding your icon cache; don't worry its not hard to do, just google it.
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I'm beginning to hear from neighbors that Win10 is installing overnight without their approval. No permission. It's just doing it.
It's probably this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36367221
They were/are being sneaky again by scheduling the upgrade; the only way to decline the scheduled upgrade is to click on the very small blue 'here' text in the middle of the notification.
Just closing the alert by means of the red closebox does not cancel the schedule.
This is considered by most to be a tactic that defines malware distributors.
They were supposed to have added another pop-up alert if you just close the window by using the red closebox.
Microsoft are doing themselves no favours with these sneaky, underhand tactics.
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Windows 9 ?????
Not offically.
When I first saw this thread I thought maybe a mistake by the OP.
Obviously not.
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(bugger - and I just got my FF add-ons down to 1)
I agree, the less add-ons and plugins the less there is to potentially go wrong.
I only have 2 extensions and 3 plugins active.
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Don't know if you can change this survey at this stage but -
Question 2.
Had to put 'Unemployed' which is nearest, and I suppose true, but strictly I am disabled and currently unable to work.
Question 5.
Anit-virus? -
It's somethng that changed a few versions back, can't remember which one, annoyed me as well.
Luckily there is an addon that gives your homepage whenever you open a new tab.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/?src=api
Works perfectly, install and forget, does exactly what it says on the tin,
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Interestingly my bookmark still says http://forum.piriform.com but firefox 46.0.1 automaticaly connects to https://forum.piriform.com when I select the bookmark.
I've just tested and it does this with other https:// websites as well, even though my bookmarks for them still say http://
And no, I don't have the Https Everywhere add-on installed.
I guess mozilla must have incorporated it as standard.
I'll change the bokmark(s) anyway, but just thought that I'd mention this.
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Apparently its a setting that has been in FF for some time now.
About:config, browser.urlbar.autofill = true
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+1 to this suggestion.
(Malwarebytes Junkware Removal Tool does a similar, if slightly different, thing, it automatically creates a Windows restore point before doing anything else).
If the manager bit is implemented it would also be nice to include an option to do a full reg backup as well.
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Must be some misinformation on the Internet because too many people think of it as being anti-malware when clearly it is NOT.
Just from a quick search-
Maybe this?
http://en.softonic.com/s/ccleaner-antivirus
or this?
http://ccleaner-antivirus.software.informer.com/
CCleaner now in Win 10 deletes my password for AT&T sign in?
in CCleaner
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So when you run Ccleaner is it deleteing the saved login or is it still there after CC has been run?
It seems from what you are saying that the login is saved, (is not being removed by CC), but it is not being used for some reason.
So that sounds like a Firefox problem.
I would make sure your Firefox is up to date (v47.0.1).
Then I would delete the curently saved login.
Make sure the 'Remember logins for sites' is selected.
Then login to AT&T to save save a new one.
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I've just had another thought.
I don't know just how the AT&T login screen works, but I do know that newer versions of Firefox can have some oddities with saved logins.
For instance if I am logging into any vBulletin based forum, my username and password are not filled in at first.
I have to click the Login button which then produces a 'failed login - try again' screen that does have the name and password fields filled.
Its not just vB, logins for some other websites work this way now as well.
(I think it was about FFx version 43.0 when this first started happening to me).