Do I need any of the DLL's
What benefit are the contents of embedded_INIs_v2.13.zip
I have been using a "standard" version v2.10.618 which is installed on C:\.
together with winappi.ini dated 18/10/2007.
N.B. winsys.ini and winreg.in are absent.
I have now checked the Advanced "Save all settings to INI file" option, which immediately created CCleaner.ini.
Then I downloaded Portable version v2.13.720, and unzipped on Drive H:\
As expected the portable version ran with default settings - none of my "standard" customisation.
Immediately after copying CCleaner.ini to H:\ it had all my standard customisation.
I found that both Standard and Portable found identical registry settings to purge.
The Portable also found all the Files that Standard wanted to purge,
but in addition Portable found a lot of
C:\Documents and Settings\Dad\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\413677275\.
I found that Unicows.dll was needed for Windows 95/98,
and decided I did not need it because I use Windows XP Home edition with SP3.
I deleted ALL the *.dll files, i.e.Unicows.dll and also all the language files.
I could see no difference in operation.
Is there any situation in which I will need any of those *.dll files ?
I shut down the P.C. and then restarted, after which Portable still found and offered to delete exactly the same files and registry settings as before.
WHY ?
Does the winappi.ini do nothing at all ?
If winappi.ini did anything useful for Standard CC,
I would have expected Portable CC to be inferior in its absence,
Or did the original "Standard" CC put data in the registry based upon winappi.ini,
and the "Portable" CC (which has no copy of winappi.ini) has made use of those registry settings ?
(N.B. I think "Portable" software should not modify the registry - and I would not expect it to use it either.)
Will the various *.ini files within embedded_INIs_v2.13.zip do me any good ?
What benefits may I expect ?
If I try them and decide I do not like the effects,
will deleting these files restore everything exactly as it was ?
or will I need to also do a System Restore to put the registry back as it was ?
Regards
Alan