Ever since version 1.38.485, CCleaner runs ohhhh s-o-o-o-o-o S-L-O-W under Windows 98. It seems to run normally on XP and Vista, but on my 98SE laptop, it slows to a crawl when I go above this version. I have secure deletion enabled, but with only one pass overwriting. I have seen similar behavior on other softwares when authors make 'Vista compatibility tweaks', but they were able to correct them. Hope CCleaner is not doomed to leave the many, many 98 users behind. Some of us still have older hardware and for many reasons, 98 is still the best choice for older systems with limited memory and disk space. As always, thanks for listening.