Very strange Windows Vista installation error

[McJ]

Hiya.

 

Some very odd happenings with v2.08.588 on Windows Vista SP1. I'll post two screenshots to demonstrate. What are "uninst.exe" and "CCleaner.exe" doing as entries here? If I attempt to remove or disable these two entries from CCleaner > Tools > Start Up, CCleaner physically removes the "uninst.exe" from the system and then generates an error (see pic 2). I've never encountered this behaviour before, and I've been using CCleaner for years. FYI. When installing, I did NOT select for CCleaner to run during startup.

 

 

[davey]

Hiya.

 

Some very odd happenings with v2.08.588 on Windows Vista SP1. I'll post two screenshots to demonstrate. What are "uninst.exe" and "CCleaner.exe" doing as entries here? If I attempt to remove or disable these two entries from CCleaner > Tools > Start Up, CCleaner physically removes the "uninst.exe" from the system and then generates an error (see pic 2). I've never encountered this behaviour before, and I've been using CCleaner for years. FYI. When installing, I did NOT select for CCleaner to run during startup.

I figured I would reply now.Don't be surprised to hear from some other Dual core Vista users.

There are others that have been waiting a long time for this to be fixed.Start-up items that is.

 

The following info will help others to come up with a solution.

These answers help to evaluate the problem.Just fill in the answers next to or below the questions?

 

Provide a list of your CCleaner.ini file.( Tick option for Save settings to INI file at Options > Advanced then close CCleaner.This file will be created in C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder.)

 

Are you using a winapp2.ini file?

Answer "Yes" if you do and please explain its contents or provide a brief listing.Otherwise answer "No".

 

Are you running with Administrator privileges.

 

CCleaner version ?

 

OS,edition ,32bit or 64bit and version ?

 

Browsers and ver.?

 

Security software and ver?

 

Other data you think might be relevant?

 

What did you do and then what happened?

 

Thanks for your report,

davey

[McJ]

Thanks Davey. Details below.

 

Provide a list of your CCleaner.ini file.( Tick option for Save settings to INI file at Options > Advanced then close CCleaner.This file will be created in C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder.)

 

[Options]

Language=1033

UpdateKey=06/09/2008 04:41:50 AM

WINDOW_MAX=1

WINDOW_LEFT=0

WINDOW_TOP=0

WINDOW_WIDTH=620

WINDOW_HEIGHT=450

(App)Autocomplete Form History=True

(App)Desktop Shortcuts=True

(App)Start Menu Shortcuts=True

(App)Old Prefetch data=True

(App)Menu Order Cache=True

(App)Tray Notifications Cache=True

(App)Window Size/Location Cache=False

(App)User Assist History=True

(App)IIS Log Files=True

(App)Hotfix Uninstallers=True

(App)Custom Folders=True

MSG_CONFIRMCLEAN=False

 

Are you using a winapp2.ini file?

No

 

Are you running with Administrator privileges.

Yes

 

CCleaner version ?

2.08.588

 

OS,edition ,32bit or 64bit and version ?

Windows Vista SP1 32Bit

 

Browsers and ver.?

I.E 7.0

 

Security software and ver?

Kaspersky AntiVirus 7.0.1.325

 

What did you do and then what happened?

Upgraded from previous version.

[davey]

Thanks Davey. Details below.

 

Provide a list of your CCleaner.ini file.( Tick option for Save settings to INI file at Options > Advanced then close CCleaner.This file will be created in C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder.)

 

[Options]

Language=1033

UpdateKey=06/09/2008 04:41:50 AM

WINDOW_MAX=1

WINDOW_LEFT=0

WINDOW_TOP=0

WINDOW_WIDTH=620

WINDOW_HEIGHT=450

(App)Autocomplete Form History=True

(App)Desktop Shortcuts=True

(App)Start Menu Shortcuts=True

(App)Old Prefetch data=True

(App)Menu Order Cache=True

(App)Tray Notifications Cache=True

(App)Window Size/Location Cache=False

(App)User Assist History=True

(App)IIS Log Files=True

(App)Hotfix Uninstallers=True

(App)Custom Folders=True

MSG_CONFIRMCLEAN=False

 

Are you using a winapp2.ini file?

No

 

Are you running with Administrator privileges.

Yes

 

CCleaner version ?

2.08.588

 

OS,edition ,32bit or 64bit and version ?

Windows Vista SP1 32Bit

 

Browsers and ver.?

I.E 7.0

 

Security software and ver?

Kaspersky AntiVirus 7.0.1.325

 

What did you do and then what happened?

Upgraded from previous version.

 

Thanks for your update.

What happens if you turn off all those Advanced user options ?

You really know how to go looking for problems don't you?

Are you sure the program was installed to Vista equivalent of C:\Program Files\CCleaner

 

davey

Edited June 9, 2008 by davey

[McJ]

Thanks for your update.

What happens if you turn off all those Advanced user options ?

You really know how to go looking for problems don't you?

davey

 

I'll try that now. What I have done is deleted this registry key.

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder\CCleaner.exe]

 

Now. That removes thes "CCleaner.exe" from MS Config > Startup, but amazingly the entry still exists within CCleaner > Tools > Start Up.

 

Time for some more evasive registry hacking methinks

[McJ]

Alright. All CCleaner registry keys (and their tree counterparts) removed from registry. MS Config reports no Start Up items. Yet still, CCleaner reports that "CCleaner.exe" is among start up keys, as referenced in my picture above. Wonder where on Earth it's pulling this information from, because it sure isn't from my registry.

 

Any ideas where I can get the previous version from?

[davey]

Alright. All CCleaner registry keys (and their tree counterparts) removed from registry. MS Config reports no Start Up items. Yet still, CCleaner reports that "CCleaner.exe" is among start up keys, as referenced in my picture above. Wonder where on Earth it's pulling this information from, because it sure isn't from my registry.

 

Any ideas where I can get the previous version from?

Filehippo.com http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/4083/

What is in Startup folder ?

 

Where does icon point to ?

 

I suspect program was accidentally installed to Startup folder somehow.

davey

Edited June 9, 2008 by davey