I can no longer us CC Cleaner

CCleaner for Windows
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I have been using CC Cleaner for years without any problems it is great.

Somehow it will no longer work, I have a laptop with XP Home edition software.

I downloaded the latest CC softwhere.

After i ran the lastest software it found many registry errors that it fixed and no I did not save.

Now it will not run I get a error box and it states C:ProgramFiles\CCleaner.exe is not a valid win32 application.

I have no idea what that means or how to fix it?????? HELP!!!!!!

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Hi Bob, and welcome to Piriform.

That error could mean a few things, and it would have helped if you had made the registry files back-up. That's so important.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000726.htm

However, assuming it could be due to removed registry entries, first thing is, have you tried a System Restore to a date before you ran the registry cleaner? System Restore also restores registry files.

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Dennis

How would I get to restore if I can not load CC ??

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Dennis

How would I get to restore if I can not load CC ??

System Restore is in your operating system and runs independently of CCleaner. Go to Start \ Control Panel \ Backup and Restore Center \ Repair Windows using System Restore.

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On my XP it's Start\Control Panel\Performance and Maintenance\System Restore up on the left in the "see also" panel.

Or ... Start\All Programs\PC Help & Tools\System Restore.

Just covering all possibilities and permutations here. :)

If you need any guidance with System Restore Bob, just post back.

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Hi, Bob. :)

WXP home here, older style menu.

Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > Restore My Computer to an Earlier Time.

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Dennis

How would I get to restore if I can not load CC ??

Just copy & paste this into your start/run box ---> restore/rstrui

Sorry for all the confusion here. This should bring System Restore right up in XP

Regards,

Don