I am new to CCleaner and was curious if it is able to clear all on the drive used for the OS but clear none of the system files? I have recently had some issues reinstalling Autodesk products and I have come to the point where I think it would be much easier to just wipe the drive clean and reinstall things. My problem is that I dont have and Operating system disk because I downloaded the OS from the Windows store.
PiccoG - Hello and welcome to the forum. If you have a system restore point that was created prior to your installation of the Autodesk products, it would be much easier and faster to use that to restore your system rather than reinstalling Windows.
What is the operating system?
If you have a system restore point that was created prior to your installation of the Autodesk products, it would be much easier and faster to use that to restore your system rather than reinstalling Windows.
Maybe, but sometimes System Restore can make more of a mess than was already present.
I wonder if that OS from the Windows Store can be re-downloaded and burned to a disc for restoration, I mean if you've already bought it once there has to be some way for restoration.
Maybe, but sometimes System Restore can make more of a mess than was already present.
I wonder if that OS from the Windows Store can be re-downloaded and burned to a disc for restoration, I mean if you've already bought it once there has to be some way for restoration.
If it's Windows 7, the links are here: http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/
Digital River is authorized by Microsoft to make the Win7 ISOs available for download; if it's Windows 8, then it's a matter of revisiting the Microsoft store. Either way, as long as you have a valid activation key, you shouldn't have any problems.
Probably the best approach is download the ISO, verify the image, then burn it to DVD (or USB), and have it ready to go. Then try using the restore point. Reinstalling Windows is only slightly less painful than a root canal, just ask someone who knows.
That is why I asked what the poster's operating system was, without that info we cannot really target our advice.
@picco,
To answer your question, No, CCleaner will not do what you want.
If your problems are limited to just Autodesk, have you tried their website for a removal/cleanup tool?
And just to highlight some limitations of using Restore Points; they do not alter personal data files and only restore a very limited handful of system files. Yes they can be your "get out of jail free card" in certain circumstances but are not a substitute for imaging or backups.