Anthony A, I think you are wise but in the minority if you read a whole manual before using an application. Calling someone stupid and lazy who has a problem, whether or not it is of their own making, will not encourage them to post a question in this forum and isn't that the whole purpose?
I said you are stupid if you just start pushing buttons NOT if you asked questions. I was clear that I think you should get all the info you can before you start using the app that includes asking questions.
I am a firm believer there is no such thing a s a dumb question, just look at some of the questions I have asked and you will see I mean that
Lots of new users tend to press the button without knowing what will happen.
I'm not a newbie to using PC's; am a newbie to the highly recommended CCleaner.
I downloaded from the default Web download site, attempted to run Ver. 2.03.532, and my WinXP2 SP2 stated:
"Not a valid Windows file". (!)
I then downloaded same version from the Alternate Site; this one booted OK and installed Ver. 2.03.532 .
After the program install, doing a system Restart, then booting CCleaner, Ver. 2.03.532, I click-on the tabs and observe that "everything" is already defaulted as check-marked.
My 1st thoughts: "Are these check-marked as Exclusions or Inclusions?"
There is no so-called industry standard about that.
I saw that CCleaner has no built-in offline Help files.
The program's Help File click-on's Web site came up as "Not accessible" with all 3 of my browsers: Firefox, Opera, IE7.
So what's a CCleaner newbie to do?
Attempt to get some answers from any suitable "info" forums!
After reading the last few posts in this forum I THINK that UN-checking all those boxes changes the default to basically, "CCleaner defaults to Do-Nothing-to-Anything (Yet) - proceed with thoughtful care and caution."!
Would be helpful, though to find where the CCleaner online help files are located!
Also if you click on CCleaner Discussion it is near the top under important topics.
The ideal would be if it was incorporated into the program, the compiler moderator Twisted Metal, has but a lot of effort and knowledge into it all in his own time.
Hi everyone, i`m a newbie & a dummy. I was introduced to CC by Trojan Hunter which i`ve just purchased. I personally do not want to spend ages reading through a manual before i use software. It is far too much for newbies to take in, in one go. Often you end up more confused than when you first started. I much prefer if all the naughty bits are turned off by default, then i can start looking and learning about the other features as and when i want to, without ending up with a duff pc. If i have a problem (pc wise)then the only way i can get it resolved is by other users online. Most people who start using pc`s have to go through a learning curve of making stupid errors & cockups, not because they`re in a hurry to use the software, but because they really don`t understand the instructions and all the new terms and processes they have to take in in one go. All of my security software i have purchased, because it has been the only way i can get effective software that is very easy to understand & use. My first ever purchase when i got online 9mths ago was Bit Defender, which i promptly uninstalled an hour later before i had a mental breakdown. Today one of the most important things i look for before i download any software, is the feedback left by other users. Today, because i have had the time spare, i`ve read all through the forum in relation to CC. For this reason i`ve decided not to download the latest version of it, but go for the one that long term users of CC are reverting back to, for the time being. Having read through the forum, when i got to the first post under this heading, by ANTHONY A, i initially thought that this person has a serious attitude problem with regard to newbies, and totally agreed with what HAZEL had said in her post about his view. One of the interesting things i like about forums, is that everyone has their own personal view about things.
Having read through the forum, when i got to the first post under this heading, by ANTHONY A, i initially thought that this person has a serious attitude problem with regard to newbies, and totally agreed with what HAZEL had said in her post about his view. One of the interesting things i like about forums, is that everyone has their own personal view about things.
I don't have any kind of problems with so called "newbies". At no time did I say anything against "newbies". I do have a problem with people that don't look before they leap than complain when they end up in a hole. This stupid behavior is not something "newbies" have a monopoly on.
I don't have any kind of problems with so called "newbies". At no time did I say anything against "newbies". I do have a problem with people that don't look before they leap than complain when they end up in a hole. This stupid behavior is not something "newbies" have a monopoly on.
Yeah, But the term "stupid' is unfriendly and demoralizing. These forums are commonly used to seek and offer assistance with issues. Try to keep that in mind. As you advise to look before you leap, I would advise to choose your words before you open your mouth ...or type... to project a positive rather than negative effect.
First off, please be nice. We are not 3 years old...
I wasn't going to post anything, but this thread is big and active. CCleaner is seriously lacking documentation and this is the only thing really hurting it. About 90% of the posts on this forum about CCleaner, can be answered by the CCleaner Beginner's Guide. I have no idea when and if CCleaner will have a proper help file. I have talked to MrG about this matter long time ago. He said he was going to have me do it and put it on the CCleaner site, and then later. He said he was working on it, based off my Beginner's Guide. But, like I said, it was a long time ago.
The CCleaner Beginner's Guide is probably bigger than most people think.
It's averaging about 188,000 hits a day. Ok, take off 200 for my Rainbow Six: Vegas Clan Site.
I am at 187,000 hits so far this month. It was at almost 1.9 million hits last year and I wasn't even hosting the CCleaner Beginner's Guide the whole year. I am excepting it to have more hits this year.
I just don't think it looks professional for the help to be hosted by a different site, CCleaner is very big and popular, so why not included it on the CCleaner site or in a help file with the program. I am willing to do everything concerning the help documentation.
Yeah, But the term "stupid' is unfriendly and demoralizing. These forums are commonly used to seek and offer assistance with issues. Try to keep that in mind. As you advise to look before you leap, I would advise to choose your words before you open your mouth ...or type... to project a positive rather than negative effect.
I tell it like it is and I don't loose a seconds sleep over it. Installing a program and than start pushing buttons with no clue what will happen is STUPID period. Newbie or expert it is foolish behavior.
Oh Waite a minute. I should try to be more positive and just ignore reality. What I meant to say is if you install a program and start pushing buttons with no clue as to what will happen it is really a VERY INTELLIGENT thing to do. I highly recommend this behavior because it it obviously the correct thing to do. Don't worry about your trashed computer it's not your fault it's the programs fault. The program should have just worked on it's own with no effort on your part. Honest you have no responsibility what so ever to learn how it works before you use it