Bug: CCleaner Registry Cleaner removes MSC extension

[bbinnard]

Running CCleaner's Registry "Scan for Issues" identifies the .MSC extension as unused and marks it for removal. This is incorrect - removing the .MSC extension prevents the user from running things like services.msc or the Manage function from My Computer.

[Kezza147]

Running CCleaner's Registry "Scan for Issues" identifies the .MSC extension as unused and marks it for removal. This is incorrect - removing the .MSC extension prevents the user from running things like services.msc or the Manage function from My Computer.

 

Bingo! Thought it was this causing me no end of problems...

 

If anyone else needs the fix to re-associate msc's then here's a link:-

 

MSC association Fix

[robotman7711]

Yeah, this just happened to me on XP Pro SP2. I got a little worried for a minute wondering why My Computer always froze. Here are fixes for Windows XP: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

[r.holler]

Running CCleaner's Registry "Scan for Issues" identifies the .MSC extension as unused and marks it for removal. This is incorrect - removing the .MSC extension prevents the user from running things like services.msc or the Manage function from My Computer.

 

Actually, I just ran v2.04.543 for the first time, and it tried to remove *dozens* of "so-called" unused extensions.... it even flagged ".exe" as an unused extension. I'm glad I noticed it and unselected all of them before I proceeded. I now wonder if I can trust CCleaner at all.

 

-Rich

[CTskifreak]

This is really strange. I have never had a problem with file extensions being deleted that I use every day. I have 2 PC's, an XP Home and a 2000 Pro machine, and both have never had a problem. It seems to only happen to certain people.

 

 

AJ

[nico]

I too have this problem. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong. I only noticed it after installing the latest version. I'm using it on a computer with Windows Vista.