What kind of proprietary info is in that file?
what is with ccleaner?
ccleaner -> tools -> startup "Windows" -> click on ccleaner entry -> on the right side "disable" or "delete"?
restart
perhaps this help?
4 hours ago, t_2 said:<div class="ipsQuote_contents ipsClearfix" data-gramm="false"> <p> What kind of proprietary info is in that file? </p> </div>
Nothing 'identifying' by default, but it will indicate some of the apps you have installed, and if you have made any Includes/Excludes the pathnames will be listed in there, any 'Cookies to keep' will also be listed.
I'd have no qualms about sharing mine, but some people like to be ultra-cautious about sharing info/log files on an open forum, especially if they are not sure just what info may be in the file. (Which I why I suggested doing it by PM if that would make you more comfortable).
There is no guarantee it would help anyway but it's something else I could take a look at.
'ccleaner.ini' is basically in plain text with some added flags to tell CCleaner what your settings are, so you can easily read what yours contains by opening it in notepad or similar.
Mostly the flags are True or False, which correspond to Ticked or Unticked for that option.
Mine currently starts off like this:
Quote<div class="ipsQuote_contents ipsClearfix" data-gramm="false"> <p> [Options] AP= AutoICS=1 Brandover=0 Language=1033 (App)Adobe Reader DC=False (App)Amazon Kindle for PC=True (App)Autocomplete Form History=False (App)Bing Finance=False (App)Bing News=False (App)Bing Sports=False (App)Chkdsk File Fragments=True (App)Clipboard=False (App)Cookies=True (App)Custom Folders=True </p> </div>
I wonder if it's an icons cache related issue, although I don't know off hand if it is.
Something I've seen before on older versions of Windows is a "stuck" icons glitch in the SysTray even though the software for it has already closed. The icon stays there until something is done such as moving the mouse cursor over the stuck icon which makes it disappear.
2 hours ago, Andavari said:<div class="ipsQuote_contents ipsClearfix" data-gramm="false"> <p> I wonder if it's an icons cache related issue, although I don't know off hand if it is. </p> </div>
Yes. I've also been wondering about that.
However it seems like Windows 7 is wanting to put some icon in the system tray at startup, whatever that icon may be.
But it may be that it's using the CCleaner icon because it can't find the one it wants to use? Odd but possible.
And I don't see it doing that unless there is a task set in Task Scheduler?
Might not be a 'startup' task, as you know you can set a startup trigger on other tasks.
Quote<div class="ipsQuote_contents ipsClearfix" data-gramm="false"> <p> Something I've seen before on older versions of Windows is a "stuck" icons glitch in the SysTray even though the software for it has already closed. The icon stays there until something is done such as moving the mouse cursor over the stuck icon which makes it disappear. </p> </div>
That does sound like what is being described here.
Let's see what t_2 comes back with, a refreshing of the icon cache may well be in order and can't hurt.
trium is truly a Super Hero:
Used CCleaner itself to remove The Smart Cleaning startup entry. No longer have the CCleaner icon in the tray and no CCleaner64.exe process running after boot. Yea!
Also checked the other identical machine that did not have this problem and it does not have the Smart Cleaning entry in the startup programs either.
Strange but fixed. Thanks to all for the help.
So it was Smart Cleaning after all, good to hear you have now sorted it.
Why it got stuck in the Windows Task Scheduler like that so that turning Smart Cleaning off didn't remove the task I don't know.
As you say Windows does strange things at times.